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Old 12-25-2018, 05:39 PM
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Tips for installing spare tire cover

Are there any tips for installing the stainless steel ring of the spare tire cover? Mine keeps loosening after a while and creates clunking noise. If I make it too tight, I cannot wrap it over the “trim” on the cover, if you know what I mean. Thanks.
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I have not tried taking it off yet. Is it opened by inserting a flat head screw driver to unlatch that mechanism at the bottom of cover?
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It's a pretty awful design for anyone who has to take it off. There was a good vid on YouTube that shows how to remove it though and reinstall.
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I have not tried taking it off yet. Is it opened by inserting a flat head screw driver to unlatch that mechanism at the bottom of cover?
Yes, you can use the tool in the car's tool kit or a big Phillips screw driver to unlatch and then remove the chrome ring. Then just pull the back cover off.

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It's a pretty awful design for anyone who has to take it off. There was a good vid on YouTube that shows how to remove it though and reinstall.
Do you still have the link to this video by any chance? All I could find was a video of removing the cover for a Sprinter van. Thanks.

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I'll see if I can find it again.

My only tip is to have another pair of hands. I made my wife keep the stainless ring lined up on the cover towards the top while I fastened it at the bottom. By myself was proving difficult after a couple egg nogs.
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It is one of the most annoying things on the G, and before the new 2019 G owners bash us 2018 and older owners....YOU have the SAME cover!! LOL
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I'm going tor take mine off and put a vinyl cover on, prefer the looks and hopefully take a few grams off of the tailgate

@JesseRohr thanks for the suggestion to have another pair of hands handy though!

in case anyone is interested, here's the factory vinyl tire cover
463 890 670


G300 Pro

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That looks good

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