Built a Swingout on a Cayenne

[eurosonic]

I do fabrication on the side so this was a project that was brought to me. Car didnt come with a spare tire. Owner does mild offroading and tows a racecar trailer so he needed a place for a spare. Before it was on the roof.

I designed this to fit under the factory bumper. I wanted to integrate it as clean as possible and keep it tucked close to the body. It was quite a challenge to work within the constraints of the factory bumper but I made it work. Check it out.


2004 Cayenne Turbo.




Made a plate to fit to a flat surface under the tail light.





Mocked up the spindle.


Alot of careful measuring and trimming on the factory bumper



The swingout arm contours with the edge of the bumper.



Added the latch and the carrier. Also added a second mount connecting spindle to the hitch.





Final result. Unit is very sturdy with essentially zero play.








Nice and tight

 

[njtacoma]

Nice work on the integration with the plastic already in place.

 

[yonah]

Very clean and well executed.

 

[Clawhammer]

Nice work!

But... I don't know about California, but around here having half your license plate covered is a sure way to get pulled over.

 

[Herbie]

Nice work!

But... I don't know about California, but around here having half your license plate covered is a sure way to get pulled over.

2nded. May need to find a way to relocate it up to the glass or farther curbside on the liftgate...

 

[eurosonic]

2nded. May need to find a way to relocate it up to the glass or farther curbside on the liftgate...

yes, license plate will be moved over to the right

 

[rayra]

nice work curving the swingarm / mount to the body / bumper curve, too.

 

[ZJARCHER]

I saw that on Instagram and you earned another follower, man. Great, well thought out work!

 

[joel]

Damn. Awesome.

 

[Renntag]

It's common to mount the license plate to the spare tire (cover).

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[PhilipE]

Very nice clean install. :clapsmile

 

[shmabs]

what spindle did you use?

Mike

 

[eurosonic]

the spindle is by RuffStuff

 

[kbahus]

That looks fantastic, great work!

 

[dr_r2r]

Looks good! I tried to put a spare on the roof, but chickened out at the last minute. Too heavy with the potential of becoming a projectile missile. I'd probably just get a hitch mount spare tire carrier.