Spare wheel storing system for motor vehicle, has fixed support for spare wheel and placed below loading platform of boot, and central flap provided in rear bumper, where flap has rear surface made of material same as that of bumper

摘要

The system has a plastic fixed support for a spare wheel (4) and placed below a loading platform of a boot. The support forms a structural element of a motor vehicle and interposed between two rear auxiliary longitudinal members. A removable central flap (12) is provided in a rear bumper (11) of the vehicle. The bumper permits access to the support from exterior of the vehicle and forms a body element when the flap is placed on the bumper. The flap has a rear surface made of material same as that of the bumper.