I'm curious how effective those roadside kits are, that come with fix-a-flat and an air pump - is that really a suitable replacement for a spare tire?
As you can see from my two photos, I have two possible options:
1) keep the spare, keep building the sub box as-is to the right, and find 9 channels of amplification that can fit in the green area.
2) ditch the spare in favor of one of those fix-a-flat roadside kits with an electric pump. Make the sub box slightly bigger. Free up more room to use for an amp rack. Flat kit would probably fit in the red area.
I'm hoping not to raise the hatch floor more than an inch compared to what the foam blocks and tire place it at now, so it's not THAT much more room for the sub, but it will be sealed and I'm guessing I'm going to be a little squeezed for my 12W7 (or GTi or Brahma - we'll fit something).
Either way, I'm needing to pick up some silent fans to make a hidden amp rack, push pull. I'll probably have to leave an air channel just in front and back of the sub box, though I didn't doodle that in - you know how push/pull racks need to be I'm sure.
The real question of this thread is this:
I'm on the fence as this is my daily driver, and occasionally use it for road trips.
Can I have confidence ditching the spare for a fix-a-flat kit? I see several cars coming that way stock, now.
I'd even consider run-flat tires if they came in my size but that's not a year-round option as I have two sets of wheels, one with (nearly new) snow tires.
Thoughts on "keep it" or "ditch it"?
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