Hi there,

Does anyone happened to remove the spare wheel and the spare wheel holder? Are there any videos or manuals showing steps on how to remove it?

Thank you!

 

Not sure how you remove the holder ... but you're going to need a cover like this one afterwards to hide what's exposed:

https://swrcover.com/en/products/swr-cover-basic-black

There are some diagrams that may indicate how to remove the spare on that web page

 

There was a thread on here about this within the last month, by somebody who had done it and had pictures of everything. I’m not gonna search for you but you should be able to find it easily enough.

 

I understand the size improvement, as well as the better rear mirror view.

Just curious ... what's the plan if you have a flat and no tire on the back?

 

Yes I am searching if there are any other options out there other than the SWR Cover, to me it seems a little bit over priced, thanks for the advise!

 

Yes I am searching if there are any other options out there other than the SWR Cover, to me it seems a little bit over priced, thanks for the advise!

 

Thanks! will search for it

 

I am living in city with tight parking space, and the dimension of the new Defender is not quite suitable for daily-use (considering 90% of time I will use it for daily commute), thought by removing the spare wheel would be a good idea, I know it will ruin the overall off-roading style of the vehicle, looks a bit weird with no tire mounted on back... but I just love the look of the new Defender so much and order it immediately without hesitation.

 

Ok, but he asked what your plan was if/when you get a flat?

 

Excellent question. Once my Defender build went over $80K I went and test drove an SQ7. Would probably be in my garage if the Audi salesperson had an answer to that same question. SQ7 comes with regular tires (not run flats like the Q7) and has no spare tire. Not practical when traveling through rural VT on a cold winter evening.