I purchased a new 2017 Q50S at the end of March. It did not come with a spare tire. In fact, Infiniti has gone so far as to almost eliminate that as an option (more on that later).
After investigating how much trunk space I'd lose with the spare tire added, I decided to look for all of the parts to add it myself. The trunk space is not much of an issue for me, since we use our Rogue to do any kind of significant hauling.
Here is what I did to get the parts and install them. Note, you will see further on that Infiniti doesn't include all of the bolt holes necessary to truly add this as if it was from the factory. However, as you'll see, the way I installed it works great and is fully secure.
Parts You'll Need
You have a couple of options on where to get the parts. You can try and dig through Ebay, Facebook, Infiniti Parts through a Dealer, etc... However, I recommend you go straight to a salvage yard. Look for a car that is only damaged in the front or sides and that the trunk is intact. I found the following website which is a central search site for salvage yards around the US. There are plenty of Q50 parts listed there! I was able to get everything listed above from one source and one 2015 Q50 shipped to me for only $320 and was all in great shape!
Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market
Here is the spare tire/wheel I received.
Once you have all of your parts, proceed to post 2 to see how it all installs.
After investigating how much trunk space I'd lose with the spare tire added, I decided to look for all of the parts to add it myself. The trunk space is not much of an issue for me, since we use our Rogue to do any kind of significant hauling.
Here is what I did to get the parts and install them. Note, you will see further on that Infiniti doesn't include all of the bolt holes necessary to truly add this as if it was from the factory. However, as you'll see, the way I installed it works great and is fully secure.
Parts You'll Need
1. Spare Tire/Wheel T145/70R18
2. Front Foam Insert
3. Left Foam Insert
4. Right Foam Insert
5. Inside Wheel Foam Insert
6. Jack and Jack crank Parts
7. Felt Blanket for Trunk with Spare
8. Cross Bar (recommended but not required)
9. 4 Thick Adhesive Rubber Pads (with single white lines on them)
10. Trunk Mat for Trunk with Spare
11. All Season Trunk Mat for Trunk with Spare (recommended but not required)
** Note, I didn't list the hub clamp parts, because if your Q50 is like mine you'll have nowhere to bolt it to! (strange is the spare even an option anymore?)
You have a couple of options on where to get the parts. You can try and dig through Ebay, Facebook, Infiniti Parts through a Dealer, etc... However, I recommend you go straight to a salvage yard. Look for a car that is only damaged in the front or sides and that the trunk is intact. I found the following website which is a central search site for salvage yards around the US. There are plenty of Q50 parts listed there! I was able to get everything listed above from one source and one 2015 Q50 shipped to me for only $320 and was all in great shape!
Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market
Here is the spare tire/wheel I received.
Once you have all of your parts, proceed to post 2 to see how it all installs.
