I'm interested in a picture of a MINI compact spare laying flat on the floor of the trunk...I need to see how much space it takes up when laid down like that...i'm considering building a false floor for the spare, amps and a sub and wanna see if there looks to be enough space for all of those things laid flat on the floor...

 

The MINI compact spare will NOT lay flat on the floor of just the trunk section of the MINI. If you want it in the trunk section you have to have it standing up - many folks have it attached by bungies to the back of the rear seats, and even then it takes up a good portion of the trunk. I put mine upright in the rear foot well behind the passenger seat.

 

ugh...

if it won't lie flat then i can't use it...

are there any compact spares that will lie flat in our trunk?

 

Only if you can fold one in half....

 

For a spare to work on the Mini, it has to have a diameter close enough to the normal wheel so all the electronic sensors don't go haywire thinking it is damaged. A tire that size will simply not fit in the rear cargo area lying flat.

 

With the back seat up or down? No spare will fit flat with the seats up.