FITTING OF SPARE WHEEL ON BOOT?
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Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
Hi Justin,
Not all boot lids left the factory with the necessary equipment fitted for mounting the wheel. The distinguishing feature from the outside which seperates the two is the round badge in the top centre of the boot lid. On the underside of the lid, a framework is attached which provides the necessary strength so as to carry the wheel on the outside. There is also a brace arrangement that holds the boot lid open when the wheel is mounted upon it.
My understanding is that this feature was deleted by the factory after 1973. Boot lids fitted with the kit prior to this was random, and as mentioned above, not all were fitted.
Ron.
Hi Justin,
Not all boot lids left the factory with the necessary equipment fitted for mounting the wheel. The distinguishing feature from the outside which seperates the two is the round badge in the top centre of the boot lid. On the underside of the lid, a framework is attached which provides the necessary strength so as to carry the wheel on the outside. There is also a brace arrangement that holds the boot lid open when the wheel is mounted upon it.
My understanding is that this feature was deleted by the factory after 1973. Boot lids fitted with the kit prior to this was random, and as mentioned above, not all were fitted.
Ron.
ghce
Well-Known Member
Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
A number of people have converted standard boot lids to the wheel carrying option by fitting the reinforcing plate from another bootlid and drilling the existing lid, a search on the forum should provide you all the necessary info to do it.
Alternatively you could find an optioned lid from a wrecker or ebay and then repaint to match your car.
Graeme
A number of people have converted standard boot lids to the wheel carrying option by fitting the reinforcing plate from another bootlid and drilling the existing lid, a search on the forum should provide you all the necessary info to do it.
Alternatively you could find an optioned lid from a wrecker or ebay and then repaint to match your car.
Graeme
GRTV8
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Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
Oh My G
Ive got to tell you this .
True story .
42yrs ago . In an iron ore field , in a place far far away , in the outback of West OZ.
I took delivery of my new rover [ with the boot mounted spare ] and drove her up to this pretty rough mining town where I was working .
A co-worker , who was a bit naive , was very impressed with the boot mount . It gave the extra space in the boot for more beer and stuff . Apparently !
One needed more space in a Falcon boot . You never knew where the next party needed to be held .
Nek minut !
Here is this Ford Falcon driving around town with a spare wheel mounted on the boot lid of his car .
A drill , long bolt with nut , bits of wood . All sorted .
Gerald
Oh My G
Ive got to tell you this .
True story .
42yrs ago . In an iron ore field , in a place far far away , in the outback of West OZ.
I took delivery of my new rover [ with the boot mounted spare ] and drove her up to this pretty rough mining town where I was working .
A co-worker , who was a bit naive , was very impressed with the boot mount . It gave the extra space in the boot for more beer and stuff . Apparently !
One needed more space in a Falcon boot . You never knew where the next party needed to be held .
Nek minut !
Here is this Ford Falcon driving around town with a spare wheel mounted on the boot lid of his car .
A drill , long bolt with nut , bits of wood . All sorted .
Gerald
chrisw
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Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
They're easy to retrofit - a few of us have done it in the past.
I have a friend with a few NOS braces if you're interested, so would just need the remainder of the kit, which is easy enough to make up with a little ingenuity.
justinus said:
They're easy to retrofit - a few of us have done it in the past.
I have a friend with a few NOS braces if you're interested, so would just need the remainder of the kit, which is easy enough to make up with a little ingenuity.
Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
A huge percentage of survivors have had these fitted, I'd say more than half of those I've seen in recent years. Obviously nothing like this number were so fitted originally. My Tobacco example looks suspiciously Monza red from the inside
Can't say I generally bother with it though. Driving locally I simply don't carry a spare in either of my cars and I very rarely do any long-distance "touring". In 27 years of driving I've NEVER had a puncture.
All I can say is be very careful though, the aluminium skin on the boot dents very easily if you aren't careful.
A huge percentage of survivors have had these fitted, I'd say more than half of those I've seen in recent years. Obviously nothing like this number were so fitted originally. My Tobacco example looks suspiciously Monza red from the inside
Can't say I generally bother with it though. Driving locally I simply don't carry a spare in either of my cars and I very rarely do any long-distance "touring". In 27 years of driving I've NEVER had a puncture.
All I can say is be very careful though, the aluminium skin on the boot dents very easily if you aren't careful.
Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
Where would one obtain a boot mount kit? Also, isn't there a vinyl cover for the spare wheel when mounted and what did it originally look like? ie; did it say Rover with a picture of the Viking ship and was this cover also originally included with the boot mount manufactured cars?
And finally, is this what the boot badge looks like covering the spare wheel mount hole?
Where would one obtain a boot mount kit? Also, isn't there a vinyl cover for the spare wheel when mounted and what did it originally look like? ie; did it say Rover with a picture of the Viking ship and was this cover also originally included with the boot mount manufactured cars?
And finally, is this what the boot badge looks like covering the spare wheel mount hole?
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KeesB
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Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
Why would you bother fitting the spare on the outside? It spoils the beautiful lines of the P6 and you can´t see in the rearview mirror.
The spare of mine is in the boot and I have been on holiday in England with the P6 several times already with 2 adults and 2 children (14 and 16) and all luggage in the boot .
Just my two cents :roll:
Regards,
Kees
Why would you bother fitting the spare on the outside? It spoils the beautiful lines of the P6 and you can´t see in the rearview mirror.
The spare of mine is in the boot and I have been on holiday in England with the P6 several times already with 2 adults and 2 children (14 and 16) and all luggage in the boot
.Just my two cents :roll:
Regards,
Kees
mrtask
Well-Known Member
Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
Justinus, the photo you attached of the round badge is indeeed what covers the hole in the boot if you don't mount the spare wheel on top. Yes, there is a also a vinyl wheel cover, some of which had a large embossed viking ship emblem, but no Rover lettering. There are two sizes of wheel cover, as the four cylinder cars were a narrower tyre width than the V8 cars. I don't know if the cover came with the kit, but I would have thought so. Try the usual suppliers, who are listed elsewhere on this forum (http://www.classicroverforum.net/viewforum.php?f=60), and there's always the For Sale section on here (http://www.classicroverforum.net/viewforum.php?f=33). Lastly, trawl ebay!
Justinus, the photo you attached of the round badge is indeeed what covers the hole in the boot if you don't mount the spare wheel on top. Yes, there is a also a vinyl wheel cover, some of which had a large embossed viking ship emblem, but no Rover lettering. There are two sizes of wheel cover, as the four cylinder cars were a narrower tyre width than the V8 cars. I don't know if the cover came with the kit, but I would have thought so. Try the usual suppliers, who are listed elsewhere on this forum (http://www.classicroverforum.net/viewforum.php?f=60), and there's always the For Sale section on here (http://www.classicroverforum.net/viewforum.php?f=33). Lastly, trawl ebay!
Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
I'm led to believe the original thinking behind it was to allow the P6 to accommodate a set of golf clubs and this appeared in some advertising or press releases at the time. Given Rover clientele back in the day, I'd love to believe this was true.
KeesB said:Why would you bother fitting the spare on the outside? It spoils the beautiful lines of the P6 and you can´t see in the rearview mirror.
The spare of mine is in the boot and I have been on holiday in England with the P6 several times already with 2 adults and 2 children (14 and 16) and all luggage in the boot
Just my two cents :roll:
Regards,
Kees
I'm led to believe the original thinking behind it was to allow the P6 to accommodate a set of golf clubs and this appeared in some advertising or press releases at the time. Given Rover clientele back in the day, I'd love to believe this was true.
ghce
Well-Known Member
Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
I love the look of a boot mounted spare wheel, just one more thing that a P6 has that other cars don't, somewhat reminiscent of the more vintage era of cars, personally I think the boot end of a P6 is a little weak looking in the styling department and it needs something to take away the bland styling lines so either the spare wheel or some thing else such as Chris York's Boot mounted Jag brake lights.
Graeme
I love the look of a boot mounted spare wheel, just one more thing that a P6 has that other cars don't, somewhat reminiscent of the more vintage era of cars, personally I think the boot end of a P6 is a little weak looking in the styling department and it needs something to take away the bland styling lines so either the spare wheel or some thing else such as Chris York's Boot mounted Jag brake lights.
Graeme
Phil Robson
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Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
& we're all better for it - I personally have never liked them - & the boot's not that small.... :?
I tend to think they ruin the look - just like badge bars!
Each to their ownghce said:
& we're all better for it - I personally have never liked them - & the boot's not that small.... :?I tend to think they ruin the look - just like badge bars!
Brian-Northampton
Administrator
Re: FITTING OF SPARE TYRE ON BOOT?
Hi Justinus,
As others have said, it really is quite straight forward to fit. We ran an article on it in a previous issue of our Club Magazine (Driving Force) and we've also put it up on our website for anyone to access. It describes all the parts required and how to do it. Take a look here: http://www.p6club.com/content/fitting-boot-mount-spare
If you decide to go for it, you can take your time collecting the parts from eBay and/or the usual P6 suppliers. If you have any queries about it, as you've seen, there's plenty of help here
Cheers,
Bri.
Hi Justinus,
As others have said, it really is quite straight forward to fit. We ran an article on it in a previous issue of our Club Magazine (Driving Force) and we've also put it up on our website for anyone to access. It describes all the parts required and how to do it. Take a look here: http://www.p6club.com/content/fitting-boot-mount-spare
If you decide to go for it, you can take your time collecting the parts from eBay and/or the usual P6 suppliers. If you have any queries about it, as you've seen, there's plenty of help here
Cheers,
Bri.