Spare Tire Cover / Trunk Deck
Yet another spare tire related post. 🤣 Here is my $172 solution. The new trunk deck is made from one 8’ long piece of 1x12 utility grade white wood ($20 from HD) cut into two 34.25” pieces and the remainder cut to align with that section of the foam spare tire well insert (used as a template). The spare tire came from a 2017 sti and was $92 w tax and shipping purchased off eBay. The jack was $44. The bolt and washer for the spare was $15 from the dealer. The bolt was about a 1/4” too long so I added a rubber washer on top to take up some slack. I already had an extra tool bag for the jack, jack handle, tire iron, etc. Note the two 3/4” high shims (1.25” square) I fastened on each side of curved section to semi align top with adjacent piece of decking. 1/2” would’ve been a better shim height. I like having three sections as I can flip up the section closest to the back and access the well without removing the other two sections.