Spare tire delete idea
 

I've been highly considering removing my spare tire as most all of my driving is to/from work where I could easily have a friend bring it out or AAA home if need be. With that said I've love to find a way to utilize the extra truck space made by removing this and the tool trays.

Does any vendor make a new trunk mat that is meant for this purpose? Something clean looking that replaces the factory carpet piece and allows us to utilize this extra space would be perfect!

If you don't know of any, is this something that you would be interested in?

Build a subwoofer box - you could even house the amplifier inside it so it'd be really stealthy.

If you're looking for weight savings, obviously ignore that idea, lol.

Yeah, ultimately I'm looking to remove weight and create space.

Air ride, place compressor and lines under the stock panel...

make your own. take out the stock panel. put it on a sheet of wood or whatever and trace around it. cut it out. cut out whatever shape you want in the middle and put some hinges on one end so you can lift it up. wrap it in carpet or whatever material you want

i think spare tire is important and you will be glad you have it when you need it.

Spare tires are pretty much irrelevant now. I have four unused space saver spares to prove it, two of which are 15-20 years old and therefore useless.

Simple answer to filling that space is to buy some blue styrofoam insulation board and cut to fit. Weighs nothing, can be glued together with silicone or hot glue, and will very,very marginally cut down on noise.

This is such a good idea I may do it myself.

Remember to put the spare back for winter to add weight for traction...8-)

Cellphone coverage and roadside assistance is a more useful solution to this now very rare problem, and probably cheaper in the long run.

We already have a small trunk, why waste this space? I'd really like to see one of our vendors make an aftermarket trunk floor to give us all that space back.

12v inflator and cell phone= lol spare

unless you do not know how to change spare tires, you were suppose able to swap out a flat tire in good 10-15 minutes and get back to the road. call for help for tow or spare tire delivery, that could take up to hours. obvious that is your call and it is depends on how valuable is your time.
you can just simple buy a block of Styrofoam and cut the shape out for your storage purpose.

I was thinking of this for the longest time but I often drive 4 hours a few weekeneds

When you need it and don't have it, you sing a different tune.

Rare? Really? Let me think back a moment:

Car (dates driven) – Spare tire used?

1976 Honda Civic Wagon (Jurassic-1987) – Yes! Probably about 1984 I had a flat.
1987 Acura Integra (1987-1996) – No, I don't think so
1996 BMW 318ti (1996-2007?) – No
1999 BMW M3 (2007?-2013) – Yes! But not for a flat tire. It was a full size spare so I used it for the left front corner on the track to get another day without having to buy more tires [clockwise track].
2013 Scion FR-S (2013-Present) – No

Oh wait a minute! I think I haven't used a spare tire to get home with a flat since about 1984. I do recall a flat tire or two, but slow leaks that I could limp home with, or a slow leak that I noticed after parking in the garage for a day or so. Neither of which required use of the spare. Perhaps my memory is just flawed, and I really have had a few flats. I don't think so though. I think I would remember struggling to use the silly OEM jack and lug wrench on the side of the road.

I have AAA and a cell phone. This may be a great idea. I can always throw the spare in for trips. That is unless I have my track tires with me, then I could use them as spares.