Always gets mixed opinions...
If you have one or more spare wheels/tyres mounted on exterior/external wheel carriers like this
do you cover them or leave them uncovered? As you can mine are uncovered. I got rid of the underside spare wheel mounting setup a few years ago.
I know plenty of 4wd's and SUV's have plastic/fibreglass covers that go over the spare wheel, but most people's spares would be similar to the pic on external mounts (or maybe on the roofrack for a vehicle that is used off-road a lot).
I'm going to presume that almost everyone does a semi-regular wheel rotation that includes the spare(s) at some sort of interval. I usually do it around every 10 k km's but I'm not saying that's correct or 'industry standard'.
I can see the benefit of covers in terms of keeping uv light away from the spares that sit fully otherwise out in the open, but wonder if there are disadvantages too like the covers trapping heat that might affect the rubber in other ways.
If you have one or more spare wheels/tyres mounted on exterior/external wheel carriers like this
do you cover them or leave them uncovered? As you can mine are uncovered. I got rid of the underside spare wheel mounting setup a few years ago.
I know plenty of 4wd's and SUV's have plastic/fibreglass covers that go over the spare wheel, but most people's spares would be similar to the pic on external mounts (or maybe on the roofrack for a vehicle that is used off-road a lot).
I'm going to presume that almost everyone does a semi-regular wheel rotation that includes the spare(s) at some sort of interval. I usually do it around every 10 k km's but I'm not saying that's correct or 'industry standard'.
I can see the benefit of covers in terms of keeping uv light away from the spares that sit fully otherwise out in the open, but wonder if there are disadvantages too like the covers trapping heat that might affect the rubber in other ways.