Outside Spare Tire Conversion

[Captain of the Titanic]

Here is a picture of the back of my Hummer with the new spare tire modifications. It was a little more work that I expected, but it got done in about 3 hours.

The modifications were as follows:
1. Get a lit license plate holder.
2. Remove the old spare with the stock rim and license plate housing. Have the new, matching rim mounted.
3. Remove the stock light housing and light, cut the light wire and wire up the new license plate holder.
4. Drill two holes in the lower spare tire carrier support, right side. Mount the license plate. As you can see, because of the TX state law requiring that the word TEXAS appear without imparement, I was forced to mount the plate holder upside down.
5. Remove the light/plate holder-center piece on the spare tire holder. This was interesting. The welds on the piece were very tight on my truck, and I ended up breaking all 6 of my sawzall blades. I got pissed off, cut through the top weld with a cutting wheel on my Dremel tool, and beat the thing with a sledge and a chisel until the left weld broke, then worked the piece back and forth until the right weld broke.
6. Grind off the remaining welds, prime, and paint.
7. Mount the spare with the new rim.
8. Get out a folding chair, sit back, drink a beer and admire your work. Wear parka if you live north of the Texas border.

I apologize for the picture quality