Spare Tire

[MIM1]

Hello,

Do you guys know the best location to store Modern Spare tire in the Model Y ?


Thank you

 

[Watts_Up]

One possibility:

 

[Pianewman]

Search is your friend. There are several threads already.

 

[spokey]

If you take the front floor cover off you can stand the spare in its case up behind the seat and strap it in . Might be able to stand up the bare tire without taking off that piece but I don't think so. I don't carry mine around locally figuring I'll call my wife to bring it if local or Tesla or a local tow back to my house. I bought it more for trips. So my behind the rear seat is not a permanent home. It also blocks a bit of the rear view but as that pretty much sucks anyway, that issue doesn't bother me.

 

[Watts_Up]

So my behind the rear seat is not a permanent home. It also blocks a bit of the rear view

Can you try to remove the liner in the front under floor storage location?

Since this location is used to fold the 3rd row seats,I imagine that there must be more room under the cover.

 

[spokey]

Took a look. The side pieces snap in but the whole horizontal piece appears to be glued in or some other way than snaps. I wasn't willing to rip it out to check.

 

[No_ICE]

 

[Watts_Up]

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Can you remove all the plastic molding around the subtrunk and rear trunk hole to see if you can get even more room?

Note: I did this for my Model 3 and was able to save about 6" of additional vertical clearance.

 

[Pianewman]

What spare is that? How much higher is the trunk floor?
More photos would be nice.

 

[No_ICE]

It's a modern spare. This is not my car, just an idea from another member who has done this. The deck is up about 1-2". I am going to do this to my MY to fit my modern spare, and I am going to take out the foam crossover divider to get more depth for the tire. You lose the front small storage and part of the rear but on a trip I don't mind the spare being there. Might put some stick-on sound deadener on the exposed metalwork when I take out the foam.

 

[Pianewman]

I'd love to see a photo of exactly what's beneath the floor of the small storage well just in front of the "axle."

 

[No_ICE]

I just posted this.

Spare Tire Installed!

OK So my wife said she seldom uses the lower storage in the trunk and she also wants to have the security of a spare tire. I bit the bullet and started cutting and my modern spare fits perfectly in the rear without having the floor panels out of place. I will probably have to go back in and put...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[tradosaurus]

I just posted this.

Spare Tire Installed!

OK So my wife said she seldom uses the lower storage in the trunk and she also wants to have the security of a spare tire. I bit the bullet and started cutting and my modern spare fits perfectly in the rear without having the floor panels out of place. I will probably have to go back in and put...

teslamotorsclub.com

Useless Link. No reference where the spare tire was bought

 

[spokey]

Useless Link. No reference where the spare tire was bought

links and references to modern spare are all over the place. In an odd twist of the fickle universe it is modernspare.com. They even have a section for the model y Fits All 2020-2023 Tesla Model Y Models -Spare Tire And Complete Accessory Kit Options

Personally I'm OK going naked locally. Can call my wife or daughter to bring me the spare. Or tesla. On trips I just fold down the rear seats for more luggage, cargo space anyway and the MS fits nicely between the front and rear seats.

 

[tradosaurus]

I just picked up my new Model Y and need to measure the lift point hole. My understanding is Tesla decided to make the hole smaller on the newer Model Y's, from 25 mm to 20 mm.

 

[Occhis]

Modern spare. I have a heavy rubber mat on the floor and place the spare back there. It stays in place well. Also it’s tied to the black anchor bars that are on the back of the seat backs. If I need the floor space, the spare goes on top of the rear parcel shelf with no rear view mirror interference. Surprisingly it does not slide or move around at all. I don’t worry about it catapulting to the front in the event of a panic stop b/c the rear seat back and headrests don’t leave enough room for the wheel to fit through.

 

[spokey]

That's interesting abut the package shelf. I'm surprised it handles the weight. Mine is pre-shelf so can't consider that. Still for someone who doesn't carry passengers I think the upright behind the front passenger seat might be the best (at least until I do it differently <g>)

 

[Occhis]

It handles the weight well, though it does flex slightly. You could always try a piece of plywood, maybe 3/4”.
Haven’t tried that, but does it block any of the rear visibility?

 

[Resist]

Modern spare. I have a heavy rubber mat on the floor and place the spare back there. It stays in place well. Also it’s tied to the black anchor bars that are on the back of the seat backs. If I need the floor space, the spare goes on top of the rear parcel shelf with no rear view mirror interference.

Can you post a picture? Not so sure those back of the seat anchor points will be strong enough, because they are for child car seats not a spare tire. And what rear parcel shelf are you talking about? The Model Y doesn't have a rear parcel shelf.

 

[Occhis]

Here is a pic of my spare on the parcel shelf tethered to the child seat safety bars. Keep in mind that it is routine for most people to carry items much heavier than that spare untethered in the rear cargo area. In any case, that’s my setup and I don’t see any safety issues, as even untethered it cannot fit between the headrests in the even of a panic stop or crash.
Not all Model Ys came with a parcel shelf, but mine did. They are also available from Tesla.