Bob,
I installed a second spare at the right =
rear of the
van.
Drilled a hole just to the right and =
slightly up of
the rear window washer filler cap. Bolted in an eye bolt. I used some =
hardware
from a Chevy Blazer spare tire anchor to the eye bolt... but you could =
take a
bolt with a hook on the end an run the threaded end through one of =
the lug
bolt holes in the spare rim. The hook would hook to the eye bolt. Then =
get a
butterfly nut sized to the hook bolt threads and tighten until the spare =
is snug
against the right rear wall of the van. I had to slip a short length of =
2 x 4
wood between the bottom of the tire and the wall to get the tire to be =
standing
straight up and down.
Also I had a small square of the rear =
mattress
removed so the tire sits on the metal deck. The small piece of foam was =
then
recovered to match the stock gray fabric so if I don't want to carry the =
spare
there I can just take it out and insert the covered foam plug back into =
the hole
in my rear mattress... but I never have... just keep my second spare
there.
As far as sleeping goes the spare in =
this location
is not much of a problem... if you sleep with your heads forward your =
legs don't
need as much room and you don't miss the10 inches or so that was
lost.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 =
2:07
PM
Subject: Spare Tire
Hi all., just a question that probably has been already =
answered...anyone
have a solution of remounting the spare tire from underneath the front =
of the
Vanagon.?
And in my part of Canada we say VANAGON with emphasis on all =
parts of the
word...
TTFN
Bob
90 Westfalia Multivan
newly rebuilt engine...109k kms..catastrophic breakdown of
headgaskets...pooof gone!!!