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TexBohunk's avatar
TexBohunk
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017

Spare tire cover

I always remove my spare tire cover when not traveling. Given the humid climate here (east of Houston) humidity is my biggest concern for the life of my spare. With the cover on it holds moisture in as well as will mildew the cover. So I expose the spare to the sun as opposed to excess moisture. I have a nice Houston Texans cover (go Texans!) but also have the one that came with the TT. Am I mistaken with my logic with the moisture and sun? Just want to do what is best to get max life from the spare.
  • TexBohunk's avatar
    TexBohunk
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2017
    Thanks for the feedback. I'll put the original dealer cover on, and use the other when I travel.
  • beemerphile1's avatar
    beemerphile1
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2017
    Sun and ozone is the enemy, not humidity.

    I have found that the putting a plastic bag over the tire and then the cover works best. It stops the typically white cover from staining.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jul 26, 2017
    "So I expose the spare to the sun as opposed to excess moisture""

    My first hearing of this rational...sun better than moisture. I pick protection from....sun.
  • harold1946's avatar
    harold1946
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2017
    Either keep it covered, or store it, protect it from UV with Aerospace 303.
  • FLGup's avatar
    FLGup
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2017
    The sun will eat up the tire before anything else. Keep it covered!
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2017
    Interesting theory, never heard this before. I don't do either, instead store my spare in the trailer's front pass through storage compartment where it's always protected from the elements.

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