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What to do with the Extra 20" - 6/26/2008 5:41:30 PM    goat_230 Posts: 57 Joined: 3/3/2008 Status: offline So after getting my rims installed , turns out that the tire shop nicked one of the rims slightly and so I got a great deal on it for a spare when they ordered/installed a brand new replacement....... So my question is this....... What the hell do I do with it...... Besides the obvious put a tire on it, keep it in the trunk as a spare..... I would like to "mount" it somewhere in the trunk with like a custom box or something.... Any Ideas?? Thanks in advance guys....  Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Attachment (3) _____________________________ - 2003 Monte Carlo LS - *Proud Owner* "pretend this says something profound" -Goat Post #: 1

RE: What to do with the Extra 20" - 6/26/2008 5:48:10 PM    Cowboy6622 Posts: 3059 Joined: 6/6/2007 Status: online i think the obvious is the best thing to do with it... but it probably wouldn''t fit in that little hole where the mini spare goes.  maybe you could make a good decoration in your garage or something out of it? _____________________________ "Ye thou I drive thru the valley and the shadow of rice, I will fear no turbo, for thy 3800 V6 art wit me, thy horsepower and thy torque, thou comfort me." (in reply to goat_230) Post #: 2

RE: What to do with the Extra 20" - 6/26/2008 5:57:20 PM    goat_230 Posts: 57 Joined: 3/3/2008 Status: offline Nah not gonna fit in that hole....... That was my first thought too... The stock 16" and tire wouldn''t even fit in there. And I dont think it would be worth it to try to mod that hole in any way... _____________________________ - 2003 Monte Carlo LS - *Proud Owner* "pretend this says something profound" -Goat (in reply to Cowboy6622) Post #: 3

RE: What to do with the Extra 20" - 6/26/2008 7:13:39 PM    Taz Posts: 2894 Joined: 8/9/2007 From: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Status: online The spare tire well in most modern cars are designed to fit the donut spares only. You''d take up about 90% of your trunk space if you kept it in there as a usable spare. If I had the room, I''d keep the rim in the garage or something.  Use it as a spare rim incase you ever damage one of the rims on the car. If not, you can always sell it. _____________________________ (in reply to goat_230) Post #: 4

RE: What to do with the Extra 20" - 6/26/2008 7:33:35 PM    Cowboy6622 Posts: 3059 Joined: 6/6/2007 Status: online i thought about telling him to sell it... but who would buy just 1 rim? _____________________________ "Ye thou I drive thru the valley and the shadow of rice, I will fear no turbo, for thy 3800 V6 art wit me, thy horsepower and thy torque, thou comfort me." (in reply to Taz) Post #: 5

RE: What to do with the Extra 20" - 6/27/2008 11:34:47 AM    rchurch   Posts: 266 Joined: 11/29/2004 Status: offline I had a friend who took a rim, mounted a tire on it, then mounted it on a stand, covered it with a piece of glass and had a pretty cool table.  If I remember correctly, it was a Crager S/S rim and Mickey Thompson slick.  For the glass, he gave the measurement to a glass company and had them cut it out, and I don''t think it was that expensive. To make the stand, he went to the junkyard and bought a hub with a bolt pattern that fit the rim, welded it to a piece of pipe, then welded the other end to a piece of plate he cut round for a base.  Sandblasted the whole thing, painted it, and then mounted the rim and tire on it.  Made a little sitting area in his garage with it.  Nice!    (in reply to Cowboy6622) Post #: 6

RE: What to do with the Extra 20" - 6/27/2008 11:43:40 AM    scc24540 Posts: 2323 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: wouldnt u like to know Status: offline if you keep it in your trunk the entire trunk will be worthless, cant haul anything, wont be able to put decent subs in there and if you do squeeze some in they will sound like ass becasue the wheel will be taking away all the room for the sound vibrations to resonate. i agree with the others, either put it away safe somewhere and use the doughnut to get you back to the house to install that one if need be or make it into some sort of ornament.  _____________________________ (in reply to rchurch) Post #: 7

RE: What to do with the Extra 20" - 6/28/2008 5:31:29 PM    Taz Posts: 2894 Joined: 8/9/2007 From: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Status: online quote: ORIGINAL: Cowboy6622 i thought about telling him to sell it... but who would buy just 1 rim? The same people who sell only one headlight assembly on ebay. Personally I like the table idea.  I remember seeing a similar table on one of the umpteen t.v. car programs (like Horsepower TV).  They went a little cheaper though.  They simply got an old axel, mounted a scrap rim on one side, then painted it.  Then they mounted the decorative rim to the other side, set it up on the floor, then laid a piece of clear lexan on top. It was more decorative than functional though. If you were going to make a table out of it, I think you should do it right and go with rchurch''s method. Or you could hang it on the wall, and try making a clock out of it. _____________________________ (in reply to Cowboy6622) Post #: 8

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