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Spare tire stolen
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:34 am
by heckler40
Have a 2010 LE and the spare was stolen. All they did was slide under and cut the metal hanger and took off. Any easy fix/mod for a hanger? The whole assembly is about $200.
Re: Spare tire stolen
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:36 am
by palmerwmd
Wow that's crazy!!
have you checked rockauto.com?
They usually have pretty good deals.
Re: Spare tire stolen
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:15 am
by smj999smj
You're better off replacing the assembly. It's tough to mend the cable and unless they cut it near the very end, the repaired part won't be able to be retracted into the mechanism. Also, if the repaired section fails, you could be dropping that spare wheel on the road and potentially cause an accident for anyone driving behind you.
Re: Spare tire stolen
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:52 pm
by heckler40
Do you know if the bolt heads are easily accessible? looks like they are facing the top of the crossmember.
Re: Spare tire stolen
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:51 am
by smj999smj
heckler40 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:52 pm
Do you know if the bolt heads are easily accessible? looks like they are facing the top of the crossmember.
I don't know how easy they are to get to, but it does appear they comes down from the top of the crossmember:
