Whats in your boot? (over the spare wheel)

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Whats in your boot? (over the spare wheel)

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As the title says... whats meant to be in there? My GTII has just a flimsy boot carpet and nowt else. Set more than a bag of crips in there, and it falls into the spare wheel beneath :hehe:

Surely theres some kind of hard cover meant to be under there? And is there a source for better quality boot carpets? This ones paper thin and a bit stained from the famous rocco leaky boot!


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There should be a thicker, wheel-sized bit of foam backing on the back of the carpet, providing some sort of rigidity.

I have probably got two spare carpets - let me know if you want one.


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Take the carpet out, put it down on a bit of wood, mark round it, cut wood, put in three battons under-neigh to raise it over the spare wheel (it does site proud), install wood (may have to make a slight cut out for hte rear seat belt lower connections), replace carpet over wood.




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Jay4424 wrote:Take the carpet out, put it down on a bit of wood, mark round it, cut wood, put in three battons under-neigh to raise it over the spare wheel (it does site proud), install wood (may have to make a slight cut out for hte rear seat belt lower connections), replace carpet over wood.




...job done!




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...and then it's strong enough for piling up with bricks.


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fonzooorooo wrote:...and then it's strong enough for piling up with bricks.
Household or clemmies? :hehe:


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use whatever bricks you can find. next door's garden wall would do. lovely cheap way of getting that lowered look :hugegrin:


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To 'the edmundator'

I would be interested in one of the boot carpets if possible (for the same car as the original poster).

Are either in good nick? Colour?

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New boot carpets are also available from Newton Commerical. About £35 if memory serves. I haven't used these folks before, but I did notice it on my travels.


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I can build you one of these:
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How much?


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Junglist wrote:How much?
Ummm, I've no idea to be honest but pretty much the cost of the materials which can't be more than about £20 I reckon. Won't be until after Action though. If you want one, PM me and I can sling over some designs. Had meant to reply to you this week but work has cut into reality again so I;ve been a little focused.


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fonzooorooo wrote:
Jay4424 wrote:Take the carpet out, put it down on a bit of wood, mark round it, cut wood, put in three battons under-neigh to raise it over the spare wheel (it does site proud), install wood (may have to make a slight cut out for hte rear seat belt lower connections), replace carpet over wood.




...job done!




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...and then it's strong enough for piling up with bricks.

Just abit! ....loadd it up to the nines with thm, and the trailer, then went to a rocco meet, with my "Lowered look!"

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