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Undermount Spare Tire Cover?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by PaulK, Aug 12, 2013.

  1. Aug 12, 2013 at 10:21 AM
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    PaulK

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    PaulK [OP] Life is hard. It's harder if you're stupid.

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    I just got done power washing the underside of my truck after some fun in the dirt, and it was a real PITA to clean up the spare tire. I’m thinking about putting a cheap spare tire cover on it. I would cut a small hole in the center of the cover to allow any water that might get in there to drain out. I was also going to keep the tire mounted valve side up and just add a valve extension that would hang out of the top of the cover – steel braided ones are inexpensive on Amazon.

    $18 Quick Pressure QP-000350-Acorn Stainless Steel 350 mm/13.78" Flexible Braided Wire Valve Stem Extension
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHUK1D6/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    Is there any reason why this might be a bad idea?
     
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  2. Aug 12, 2013 at 10:35 AM
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    If you do a lot of wheeling, you will probably be replacing it rather often.
     
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  3. Aug 12, 2013 at 11:58 AM
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    I don’t have plans to do any heavy wheeling or rock crawling – just some weekend puddle jumping and camping. I figure that I’ll have to replace it every spring just because of freeze/thaw and road salt. They are really cheap on Amazon, so this isn’t a big deal. I think it would be worth it to keep the spare clean and the wheel protected from salt, dirt, and stone chips. I just don’t know if this will actually make things worse for some reason, that’s why I asked the experts.
     
    PaulK, Aug 12, 2013
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