Spare Wheel Carrier

Selling off one (or bits :o) of your XM collection, or perhaps searching for those elusive headlight washer covers? This is the place to do it.
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Re: Spare Wheel Carrier

Post by White Exec » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:56 am

Or maybe part of a larger old tyre?
Or plastic dutbin lid, just for underside protection, and a bit of 'location'?
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Re: Spare Wheel Carrier

Post by scooters » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:55 pm

I'm doing a refurb on mine, the steel cover at the front us badly damaged with corrosion. My thoughts are to take the carrier off, blast it, coat with zinc and some marine grade paint cut out a new leading cover from slightly thicker steel, English wheel it to shape and weld it on.

A total pain but not as much of a pain as having a loose spare in the boot.
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Re: Spare Wheel Carrier

Post by kingp » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:04 pm

Leave all the coating and painting to last I hope ;)

If your making something with a curved shape like the original if make sure there's a few drain holes in it and paint the hell out of it to seal the metal away as much as possible or just wash it out at least once a year and let it dry totally before sticking the wheel back in :)

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Re: Spare Wheel Carrier

Post by granvil » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:10 pm

Hi Eddie
eBay item number:151511792513

Spotted on fleebay today. Hope its what you're looking for.

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Re: Spare Wheel Carrier

Post by xmexclusive » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:24 pm

Car and estate are different so check its right.

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Post by Eddie nuff » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:48 pm

I think I'd rather refurb my own than pay £50 +p&p for that.
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Re: Spare Wheel Carrier

Post by Dieselman » Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:09 pm

The tyre doesn't need any protection, so why bother?
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Re: Spare Wheel Carrier

Post by kingp » Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:37 pm

They do as the cack perishes the rubber and the rims rust like crazy sat under there getting a bit of heat off he exhaust on petrol a more than diesels doesn't help with the issue :(

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Re: Spare Wheel Carrier

Post by Dean » Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:47 pm

That's Michelin's for you, I would just have the frame, it won't hurt the tyre, will probably help, well let it dry out rather than holding the dirt and water on it all the time.

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