Eric,
The way I see it, your spare tire is not "permanent". It is designed to be
removed. The cover, though bolted, is not "permanent" either, unless it is
hinged in place. You "remove" it from the car when you need access to the
spare or jack, right? Now, I don't know about the Neon, but the SHO I have
uses a "J" hook that is threaded on the end for the cover, and the hook end
just slips in a catch. If the Neon is anything like this, it isn't
"permanently bolted".
But, as we all know, it's not up to us to assume what the rules mean :-)
Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
84 300zxt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linnhoff, Eric" <elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>
> ..regarding the removal, or not, of spare tire covers in Stock, Street
> Touring and SP cars.
>
> In a Neon the spare tire cover is held in place with the
> same "through" bolt that holds the spare tire in place. Once the
> spare tire, jack & tools are removed the cover needs to be replaced
> and the "through" bolt used to hold it in place. At least that's the
> way we've played it up to now.
>
> Hmmm, this does bring up an interesting point for Stock, ST and SP
> Neons though. Rule 13.2.K; "Any item that cannot be held permanently
> in place by factory installed fasteners may be removed" requires us
> to keep our spare tire covers in the car. Or so we thought.
>
> BUT, 13.2.F states: "Spare tires, tools and jacks may be removed."
> Would not one be permitted, under this allowance, to also remove the
> loose hardware that held these items in place? That sure seems
> reasonable to me and well within the spirit of the rule. If so then
> there would be no longer be any hardware to "permanently" hold the
> spare tire cover in place thereby making it not "held permanently in
> place" and by definition, removable. Right?
>
> So, which rule takes precedence, and why? And yes, I realize that
> it's such a non performance-affecting issue that at anything above
> the local level I always run with it in place just to be legal.
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> 1998 Dodge Neon R/T (see-dan)
> STS #69 TLS #13
> knuckledragger@kcweb.net
> http://www.geocities.com/eric10mm/KnuckleDragger
>
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