FL5 Spare Tire ?

[frenzal]

Mine has it! From Canada.

Thanks!

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[type r fanatic]

Apparently this BMW spare will fit under the trunk floor without raising up the floor since the wheel is only 5" wide.. has anyone tried it in their FL5?
https://www.integraforums.com/forum/threads/a-spare-tire-that-fits-under-the-load-floor.51812/

 

[CatD10]

Apparently this BMW spare will fit under the trunk floor without raising up the floor since the wheel is only 5" wide.. has anyone tried it in their FL5?
https://www.integraforums.com/forum/threads/a-spare-tire-that-fits-under-the-load-floor.51812/

Only works on the rear though,

 

[type r fanatic]

Only works on the rear though,

If you get a flat on the front you can just swap a rear tire to the front and put the spare on the back

 

[Zone47]

So this is the kit that comes with all FL5s sold in Brazil:

* Moving to Brazil *

Too bad all FL5s don't get that, especially for the purchase price. People get flat tires ya know.

 

[djl526blue]

I'm planning to go with the Modern Spare version which I'm sure will work just fine. And at less than $500 complete, it is even reasonably priced. I'm just going to tuck it under the tie down net or bungee cored it into the corner of the trunk which is plenty large. But this is so much more of a finished look. It's a shame it's not offered for North America. I'll now have had three cars with no spare tires and I've had to cobble together a solution for each. Yes, cars to get flat tires. Ask me how I know.

 

[Zone47]

I bought one of the space savers from an 05-12 Acura RDX off ebay for $127 shipped which I thought was a fair deal. It was never used and came with the center retainer screw.

It only fits the rear since the front brake caliper is so large... so for a flat front tire, it would take a bit more swapping around.

The tire is nearly even height wise with the factory tire. It looks like the lugs would have to be the sleeve type rather than the factory tapered nuts.

Now all I need to do is get a good scissors jack and lug wrench. The tire raises the whole floor up a bit but I'm going to build a new floor where I can store smaller things on each side.

* Edit * I went to Pick a part and got the perfect slotted scissors jack to fit the lift point for $6 with the handle in a padded bag.

For the lug wrench, I'm just going to pack a 1/2" drive breaker bar and the appropriate socket. Now just need to remove the floppy plastic floor and construct a new one to fit over the tire, which uses the side pockets for additional storage.

 

[DRGN]

So this is the kit that comes with all FL5s sold in Brazil:

Hi, I realize this is coming from some rando on a car forum but if you could please find and post the part numbers for all of that under your trunk lid, I'm sure just about everyone here would appreciate it Us USDM boys even have a slot for that warning triangle in our trunks but honda just decided we don't get one

 

[keller]

Hi, I realize this is coming from some rando on a car forum but if you could please find and post the part numbers for all of that under your trunk lid, I'm sure just about everyone here would appreciate it Us USDM boys even have a slot for that warning triangle in our trunks but honda just decided we don't get one

You can find them here:

https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/fl5-spare-tire.51603/post-880840

They are quite expensive, though.

 

[keller]

On the same topic, just the other day I received a picture of a GRC in a dealership. Toyota really wasn't prepared for our regulations hahaha:

 

[DRGN]

You can find them here:

https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/fl5-spare-tire.51603/post-880840

They are quite expensive, though.

Thanks, missed that. However, the FL5-specific warning triangle isn't in that diagram. Could you please post the part number for it? The generic honda warning triangle 08M09-S2K-001 comes in a black box rather than a red box

 

[keller]

Thanks, missed that. However, the FL5-specific warning triangle isn't in that diagram. Could you please post the part number for it? The generic honda warning triangle 08M09-S2K-001 comes in a black box rather than a red box

Yeah. I'll need to ask the Honda parts guy for that info.

 

[DRGN]

Yeah. I'll need to ask the Honda parts guy for that info.

 

[keller]

Well unfortunately the PN for the warning triangle is missing in Honda's system. It's the only item back there not listed anywhere.

 

[Zone47]

Well unfortunately the PN for the warning triangle is missing in Honda's system. It's the only item back there not listed anywhere.

A flare kit is better and probably safer anyway ....

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