The "Sidewalls" on that spare are a bit to shallow.. To be a FULL Size tire. ☹
Don't get me wrong.. I Would LOVE to have a FULL Size spare, under there...
Just not enough room, as is...
Jerry
I was working on my Mav, three weeks ago.
I dropped the spare to check it out... ( first time doing this since purchase 3 yrs ago).
I have another Steeie Set (tires/wheels).
Test fitted a Full-Size... NO DICE on the fit...
FYI...
Jerry
I tried to use my wire brush, but it was to restricting..
So, my Dremel Tool with a wire wheel worked fine... I did chew-up the few wheels that I had in doing so.. Just had enough 😬 to finish the backside... (a new PACK of them, just arrived today in the mail.) :)
I than hit the spots with a...
In my 45+ years of driving. I had a break in twice, AT WORK! Of All things (stolen radios and a jack I left out in the second one.) 😒
Got a tip after the last one to buy a few black bath towels. Used them to cover an item that I had to have. They matched the carpeting/rubber flooring pretty...
Obviously, I was brought up differently... :p
Your Statement is what MY parents and relation, did to THEIR vehicles on a regular basis.
They never had ALL these problems..
Which would explain, why I am always baffled by the posts on this site... :unsure:
Jerry
By the Way...
Yesterday, marked...
Nice Thread!
"Blu" will be with Me, Three years, December 17th.
Three Oil Changes and NO Major issues 😎
Only thing is that, I have started to "Touch Up" the corrosion spots on the underside. Just, the edges around some of the frame suspension components. About, 7 spots..
Milwaukee, needs to...
Kinda like the "Center of Balance"...
In the Mav Assembly video, you can see that the Roof sheet metal is the last to go on the body... Which makes cense with all the spot welds, there are....
Jerry
That's what I had done, after paying off my home. Back in 2010.
Though, the account was used as a "Slush Fund"...
Which, helped pay for....
* New Windows for the Home (8)
* Adding Central Air
And MY 2022 XL.. (Paid "CASH" on this one). :)
Jerry
Could Be!? :unsure:
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Jerry