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Spare tyre - stored on elevating roof of T6

phatwork

phatwork

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Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Vehicle
T6 Beach 102
Since I have a bike rack a door mounted spare is not possible and the tyre space under is too much bulk for the desired departure angle on my 4Motion 5 speed.

So the 25 odd kg spare works fine, placed on the roof - whuch is rated in the manual for up to 60 kg.

I store 2 light polycarb 25mm pipes (in the gutters) to give the back of roof some support and get canvas to be full opened - it else sags 2cm, max

The roof itself is not impacted or bent in anyway - the 2 back tailgate hinges work as anchor points for straps, as does the Frontunner.co.za roof rack ($150)

A loop with lock completes it. The wheel cavity below I will use for the max 70 litre water tank that I would like for expeditions. Its a 7 seater Beach BTW.

Hope this is of some use to the community. In the city I dont carry a spare (just compressor and 4x4 tyre weld) and I will use this for out of town trips.
 
Post some pictures of the wheel on the roof please.
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