Cover for space saver wheel ordered

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m44rrt

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So I have a space saver wheel for long runs - thanks to forum help
It looks messy in the boot
After some R&D I have found that you can buy a cheap cover from www.bargainworlduk.com for around £15 - size small (25" diameter)
I have had some custom Z4 decals made for the cover
I also have a universal boot cargo net
photos to follow

Martin
 
Any pics Martin? Was going to PM you but thought others might like to see it. :thumbsup:
 
Here is my space saver covered together with bag for 12v automatic lifting jack and torque wrench
I have wheel chocs and a 4 x 4 piece of wood in case the scissor jack fails (see other threads)
I also have hi viz jacket, gloves
A universal cargo net holds it all in place
Yes it has a weight but I travel a lot and it gives me some comfort
Driving locally, I usually remove it all

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and yes I can still fit my laptop and travel bags :driving:
 
Thanks for the photos - looks a very neat solution. You sure are prepared for when disaster strikes and it's sods law it's at the worst time.

Need to do the same for mine now as I just have a lot of loose items sliding around. Do you have a link for the cargo net?
 
DaveG - ebay or amazon for universal cargo net, mine was 2ft 6" x 2ft 6"
I had to attach cable ties top left and right at the back to hook the cargo net onto as no handy anchor points available
Space saver is a 17" from a 3 series on ebay, paid about £80 delivered
There is a thread about space savers and use of a 16" space saver - these are more easily found and generally cheaper
 
How do you fix your cargo net in the boot?

I was thinking about sticking in some D-Rings on the rear face of the boot to use with some bungees as things tend to slide :) occasionally and it annoys the hell out of me.

All you've got on the back of the boot is the material liner which seems to be a PITA to remove to get a sturdy fix to anything.

Also not too happy about making holes in things when i dont know for sure what is behind!
 
To attach the cargo net I simply used interlocking black cable ties
I noticed a slit in the metal near a nut in the top left and right
I got a cable tie into each then daisy chained them together as shown below

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I will tighten and trim excess cable ties to suit
 
m44rrt said:
To attach the cargo net I simply used interlocking black cable ties
I noticed a slit in the metal near a nut in the top left and right
I got a cable tie into each then daisy chained them together as shown below

I will tighten and trim excess cable ties to suit
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Ahh, interesting. thanks for that.

didnt see anything when i looked. now where are my glasses.........

I know where i'll be sticking my head this weekend. :)
 
Got my cover made to measure. Great quality - forum link below gives the details.

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19754&view=next
 
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