Hi,

just bought a 130 V8 and am wondering whether there exist a part that replaces the spare wheel with a box/luggage or tool space...
I know the tire is great and important, but I would sometimes prefer to have extra luggage space instead of monting sth on the roof and have wind noise and speed restrictions...

any tips ?
thanks

 

I've not seen a storage box instead of the wheel. It wouldn't give you much practical space. But have seen on a Jeep with rear mounted spare a platform that sits on top of the wheel and lets you mount a large box on top of the spare. Might be a bit high on the Defender but worth a look online.

 

https://saltekmotorsports.com/

you can put anything you want on it.

 

Yes. @Saltek Motorsports has a spare wheel delete box like the one @DefenderSISU showed installed on his. However, they also just came out with their new tailgate rack last month, which lets you both keep your spare wheel and gain a ton of storage space. Below is a pic of it on my 110. It is rated to hold (over) 100 lbs. Just mount something like a pelican box on top. And if you need more space after that you can get something like a Yakima Exo GearLocker on the hitch.

 

I had forgotten about it. But he did ask for a replacement.