Ok,

I know this isn't an audio question per se, but I've been reading this section for a while and don't have a good answer for this question.

For those of you who have pulled out the spare tire to mount an amp or other gear, what do you do about flat tires? Obviously AAA is an option. But what other options are there?

Fix-a-flat? Does it work? If so, how well? Slime? How well does that work? To be honest, I'd really like to mistall my amp(s) in the truck, so this idea is appealing, but I travel a LOT so having the spare seems useful to me. I'm hoping one of these options is viable.

Also, does anyone have pics of the OTHER side of the trunk space? I suppose it's the area where the fuel lines go? Is that what is on the other side? I'd really like to know how much space there is on that side to mount things like a CD Changer, etc.

Thanks for your thoughts and any pics.

 

This is the best picture I have upload that shows that other side of the trunk. I have more but I have to upload them. Just for reference the spare is a piece of junk your better off flatbedding the car and having the tire pluged or replaced.

 

Not to mention the Z-06 come with 'Goodyear Runflat tires' That you can drive on at 40 MPH even if they have no air in them.

 

Wrong. They come with Eagle F1 tires. The regular 'vettes come with run-flats and NO fix-a-flat. But thanks for playing...

 

I just to the blow out gods FIx a flat will not work on 17" tires (well, this is what I have been told) Here is the sest pic I have.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ruexp67

 

Positive about MY 2003. Older ones I can't really say. He could have swapped them in himself (or he could be mis-informed.)

 

http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/#z06

 

Just to throw in an alternative opinion...

I am surprised at how much space there is above and behind the fuel tank, and above and inside the spare itself. It can be awkward to utilize but many owners have done it.

I am one of the ones to have carried my spare around for 4.5 years, only taking it out for track days and wiring projects, otherwise never using it.

Everybody is different but I can't imagine not carrying around a spare. I know me and my personality, and I just couldn't stand relinquishing control over something I am completely equipped to do, something as simple as changing a tire. If I get a flat at least I know I can do something about it. No matter how bad the spare is as a solution, at least I can get out of the car, put the spare on the front, swap the front to the rear, drive away.

Therapy and Prozac might be a better solution for me, but I know if I had to sit there and wait for help it would eat me up, just tapping my foot and waiting for AAA or a flatbed would take a year off my life... Of course that would be the one day that I forgot to carry my cell phone...

I used fix-a-flat on my Accord and it didn't work very well (I used one "large" can and it wasn't enough--definitely carry two cans.) Plus the guy who repaired the tire just plugged it without dismounting so now I have all this crap in there and the wheel is out of balance. I have to get it unmounted and cleaned up, rebalanced.

Especially since you travel a lot, I recommend keeping the spare and creatively placing a couple of smaller amps.

If you show all posts in this forum from the beginning in ascending order, you can read how many of the earlier owners approached this problem. Much of the recent advice has focused on creating "show" or competition-level systems, but many original owners were most interested in maintaining space and preserving roadster character while improving the sound system. These are two extremes, but there is a lot of room for creativity in between.

 

Maybe he had them installed or maybe the dealer did it before he bought the car.