2024 Prius XLE Spare Tire solution

This is dangerous advice. A loose spare tire becomes a missile in an accident. A front end collision causes that to LEAP in the air and hit you in the back of the head

 

How is that working out for you? Did you ever get the foam pieces? Thanks.

 

I bought the OEM foam when I purchased the spare wheel but did not make the small foam cubes to complete the support of the cargo floor. I put a towel and bubble wrap to level it off and put cardboard on top of the cargo mat for when I put my bottled water or anything heavy in there. Seems to be okay for now. Haven’t made it a priority to cut foam cubes. If I could buy them cheaply, I would. I honestly forgot about it and need to put it on my long To Do list.

 

Thanks. I think I’m going to go with putting a doughnut behind the passenger front seat. I’ll have more room for storage in the trunk this way.

 

I can’t deal with the tire smell. Be sure to secure it.

 

Wedged behind the front passenger seat back I don't think it's going anywhere, unlike if it was just laid down in the back.
I don't even have the car yet, so there's that...

I kind of like that rubber smell, lol.

 

…and don’t block the vents on the back seats.

 

I think it's behind the driver's seat, where I usually put the shopping bags, jacket, water bottle, etc, lol.

 

That’s exactly what I used to do. : ) I’ve lost major back seat floor storage. There’s a smaller vent on the passenger side back seat as well. I miss having the vent on the top edge of the back seat. It was more visible and used zero storage space.