The Modern Spare tire doesn't secure in the trunk, or does it?

[elambo]

Yes it has become more of the norm for all auto makers not to include a spare tire or a dedicated place for a spare, but it shouldn't be and consumers shouldn't accept this practice at least not until good airless tires hit the market.

I wholeheartedly agree with you! Also common are Tesla owners who blindly argue for the status quo purely because anything else would be deemed offensive and psychologically unmanageable. "My car didn't come with a spare, and I've never needed one, therefore no car should ever come with a spare." "I'm not having issues with FSD, therefore FSD is perfect." "Safelite did a great job on my windshield, therefore they are faultless." One really needs to be careful about what they read here and who they take as an authority.

The *fact* is, if an owner wishes for a spare for their unique situation, then they should have a spare, and no single alternate opinion even registers. The thread should offer assistance aimed at that question.

 

[Dangaurd_Ace]

DO not have your SI hold the tire in the passenger seat, this makes for an unhappy trip

 

[Skavatar]

an alternative way to store the spare without cutting up the oem parts

 

[mimetz]

Modern Spare fits fine in subtrunk, no cutting, with tools, jack, etc. underneath:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModelY/comments/15k6s9o/if_youre_willing_to_sacrifice_a_little_subtrunk

 

[Resist]

an alternative way to store the spare without cutting up the oem parts

This actually a great idea. The only problem I have with it is when you push back the foam/carpet it will most likely end up with a permanent crease in it. But again, Tesla should have given the cars a dedicated place for a spare tire.

On my last road trip I did reluctantly attach a tie down strap to the child seat hooks behind the rear seats, as someone here suggested. The strap then went through the spare tire bag hooks, it was tight and felt secure. It took up a little rear cargo space but I didn't have much luggage. Will the weight of the tire stay secure during an accident? That I'm not sure about as I don't know what the weight limit is for those child seat attachment points are. If the tire is thrown around with a lot of force in an accident, its weight could double on those attachment points. And now that I think about it, having it in the sub trunk, like in the video, it would be unsecured and become a missile during a roll over accident.

 

[Skavatar]

yeah, it'll leave a crease or two. when its time to trade it could try warming it up with a hair dryer or heat gun on low and then put a heavy bag on top to get it close to factory shape.

just did it last night, i have mine facing down. and used a scrap piece of 2x4 to hold up the hanging end. I did not notice any additional road noise with the tub removed.

 

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1st time i've seen this video, haven't seen it here in any of the spare tire threads either.

basically a 4 Modern Spare spare tires torture test on a M3P.

 

[BroncoAZ]

yeah, it'll leave a crease or two. when its time to trade it could try warming it up with a hair dryer or heat gun on low and then put a heavy bag on top to get it close to factory shape.

just did it last night, i have mine facing down. and used a scrap piece of 2x4 to hold up the hanging end. I did not notice any additional road noise with the tub removed.

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Looks good and the trunk floor appears to be flush. As for the crease, does anyone think a dealership will notice that at trade in?

 

[QtownTaxiGreg]

Looks good and the trunk floor appears to be flush. As for the crease, does anyone think a dealership will notice that at trade in?

Probably. You should probably whip it out altogether and store it. Easy enough to cut some other foam up into the right shape to flatten it all out again.

 

[Resist]

Has anyone come up with a non intrusive way to secure the tire in that sub trunk area? Because of the spare tire's weight it will become a missile in a bad accident (like a roll over), so it really needs to be secured in place somehow.

 

[QtownTaxiGreg]

Has anyone come up with a non intrusive way to secure the tire in that sub trunk area? Because of the spare tire's weight it will become a missile in a bad accident (like a roll over), so it really needs to be secured in place somehow.

Seen plenty of posts where they have strapped it down using gaps in the frame to thread ratchet straps. It's a little agricultural but works.

 

[QtownTaxiGreg]

I'd be more concerned about the jack taking a flight into the cabin.