Wut do you use to hold the floor mat in place after you took out the spare? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

chaoskaze · 08-05-2015, 07:07 PM

Wut do you use to hold the floor mat in place after you took out the spare?

Anyone?...............Took out my spare & lost the foam few months ago. Just noticed I can't use the trunk anymore............cuz nothing is there to hold the trunk mat up anymore......

Any idea to help this dumb stranger?

Tcoat · 08-05-2015, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by chaoskaze

Wut do you use to hold the floor mat in place after you took out the spare?

Anyone?...............Took out my spare & lost the foam few months ago. Just noticed I can't use the trunk anymore............cuz nothing is there to hold the trunk mat up anymore......

Any idea to help this dumb stranger?

Used this in my Talon.
http://www.homedepot.ca/product/whit...48-inch/924855
Cut the extra off and glued stacked strips up the middle to reinforce it. Very strong but extremely light. Worked well as long I didn't get to carried away with what I put on it (Do not try to put a battery on it).

humfrz · 08-05-2015, 08:36 PM

I'm old school, I'd suggest you simply cut a piece of plywood to fit. 3/8" should do it; 1/2" would be sturdier.

Even more old school ..... I'd put the spare tire back in the car ......

By removing the spare tire, for a weight savings, you're messen with the balance of the car ... plus, you still won't be able to beat that mustang ....

humfrz

ac240sx · 08-06-2015, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

By removing the spare tire, for a weight savings, you're messen with the balance of the car ...

I'm not personally one to remove the spare - "better safe" and all that - but this is curious to me. Do they actually design/build cars with a spare in mind?

Tcoat · 08-06-2015, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ac240sx

I'm not personally one to remove the spare - "better safe" and all that - but this is curious to me. Do they actually design/build cars with a spare in mind?

Tapatalk

Completely. When they engineer cars they include all of the standard equipment in the plan. You could have some nasty surprises if they didn't.

Dake · 08-06-2015, 11:25 AM

I always chuckle when I see guys pulling their spare out at AutoX. Congrats, you've made you car ever so slightly more inclined to understeer!

PatSciFRS · 08-06-2015, 12:14 PM

Really guys? How much does the spare donut tire and wheel weigh? Around 30 pounds. The variability in weight of different drivers is much more than that. Either way, it is probably not worth it to remove it. Maybe if we just go on a diet that would help more!

chaoskaze · 08-06-2015, 02:22 PM

I took it out after install my sound system + sound deadening.. Figure they weight about the same hahaha.

But yea thank you @Tcoat for giving me idea to work on something.

MokSpeed · 08-06-2015, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Completely. When they engineer cars they include all of the standard equipment in the plan. You could have some nasty surprises if they didn't.

This.

Most vehicle aesthetics are even designed to incorporate a license plate bracket knowing it will more than likely be required.

fx1mark · 08-06-2015, 03:02 PM

I haven't done this but it should work.

buy a can of expanding foam, spray the entire can into a large trash bag, seal it (tightly), chunk it where the spare was and hold down the floor of the trunk where you want it until the foam quits expanding. when the foam hardens it will be formed to the shape of the cavity. I have received motor parts packed in a box that way.

Hotrodheart · 08-06-2015, 04:08 PM

I had two of the original equipment Michelins let go within 30 days... I keep the spare in the trunk. Do you think the extra few pounds matter that much?

Hotrodheart · 08-06-2015, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fx1mark

I haven't done this but it should work.

buy a can of expanding foam, spray the entire can into a large trash bag, seal it (tightly), chunk it where the spare was and hold down the floor of the trunk where you want it until the foam quits expanding. when the foam hardens it will be formed to the shape of the cavity. I have received motor parts packed in a box that way.

That'll add too much weight, no?

RustySocket · 08-06-2015, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodheart

That'll add too much weight, no?

It adds about as much weight as the can of spray foam...

Hotrodheart · 08-06-2015, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RustySocket

It adds about as much weight as the can of spray foam...

Uhm, I speak fluent sarcasm. I was trying to underscore how ridiculous it was to lose the spare to shave a few pounds.

08-05-2015, 07:07 PM	#1
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08-06-2015, 02:22 PM	#8
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humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 30,432 Thanks: 29,826 Thanked 32,845 Times in 16,844 Posts Mentioned: 715 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'm old school, I'd suggest you simply cut a piece of plywood to fit. 3/8" should do it; 1/2" would be sturdier. Even more old school ..... I'd put the spare tire back in the car ...... By removing the spare tire, for a weight savings, you're messen with the balance of the car ... plus, you still won't be able to beat that mustang .... humfrz

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Dake Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Houston Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 469 Thanked 840 Times in 423 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I always chuckle when I see guys pulling their spare out at AutoX. Congrats, you've made you car ever so slightly more inclined to understeer!

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PatSciFRS Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: Scion FRS 10 Series Location: USA Posts: 48 Thanks: 1 Thanked 22 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Really guys? How much does the spare donut tire and wheel weigh? Around 30 pounds. The variability in weight of different drivers is much more than that. Either way, it is probably not worth it to remove it. Maybe if we just go on a diet that would help more!

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fx1mark Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: red 2014 FR-S Location: Alabama Posts: 259 Thanks: 52 Thanked 162 Times in 99 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I haven't done this but it should work. buy a can of expanding foam, spray the entire can into a large trash bag, seal it (tightly), chunk it where the spare was and hold down the floor of the trunk where you want it until the foam quits expanding. when the foam hardens it will be formed to the shape of the cavity. I have received motor parts packed in a box that way.

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Hotrodheart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Kailua-Kona HI Posts: 401 Thanks: 46 Thanked 428 Times in 181 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had two of the original equipment Michelins let go within 30 days... I keep the spare in the trunk. Do you think the extra few pounds matter that much?

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