Gen 6 cardboard spare tire cover broke after I put my sub on it.

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by kathymoore

I went to the dealer this morning and showed them the broken spare tire cover. Without having to say another word, the service advisor had a new one ordered. It'll be here first thing tomorrow morning and it will be covered under warranty. According to her, this is the 5th or 6th spare tire cover that she had to order this week for the '07 Camry. She said all of these were brand new Camrys that were sold at their dealership in the last month.(including my own Camry) Sounds like a problem with the supplier that sold the covers to Toyota?

I wonder if they'll let me keep the old cover so I can glue it back-to-back with the new one, just like what you did...

Usually they have to turn the old part into the parts department if it's warranty. They have to hold it for a certain period of time in case Toyota wants it back. Manufacturers do that frequently.

I'm glad that they took care of that for you.

[07XLE]

I'd still consider making a stronger one out of MDO board once you get the new one or the same shit that happened to the old one will happen to the new. Or better yet, double up the new one with a layer of MDO.

[ToyotaCarFan]

The pressboard trunk floor is flimsy. Mine had a cracked corner when I took delivery of the car, and was replaced under warranty. It's a $90 part! The replacement promptly broke two weeks later when I put a couple bags of mulch from Home Depot in the trunk. I've since reinforced it with 3/4" aluminum angle-irons bolted to the underside of the pressboard.

The reason the Gen6 has such a flimsy trunk floor compared to the previous generations is that it has a donut spare tire rather than a full-size spare. The full-size tire supports a larger area of the floor (via the entire tire sidewall) than the donut (three 2" pieces of styrofoam pressing against the donut rim). This thing is a joke, and unacceptable in my opinion for an expensive car. My guess is it'll get redesigned in a year or two after Toyota starts noticing how many are getting replaced under warranty.

[workerant]

I hate those donuts tire. But didn't realy have an option to install a full one instead.

[Venom_5]

aha, that makes sense .... although i removed my full-size spare anyways and my board still hasnt broken