Why aren't trailer spare tire mounts standard?

[Bill_AirJunky]

May want to put a new tire on there...it's marked BAD!

Actually it says MAD. When I bought the boat, I told the dealer I wanted a bunch of things, ie; spare tire, transom straps, soft cooler, dock ties, etc. He literally grabbed the tire off another trailer & put it in the back of my truck. I assume MAD is some kind of acronym for a boat or customer name? Seemed strange to me at the time. Later the dealer was closed down due to his sales & financing practices.... maybe it's somehow related?

[PeteOOXXOO]

Slightly off-topic but there are better options than WD-40 for your application. Not sure if they are available in Australia but CRC Corrosion Inhibitor or CRC 3-36 are two such options.

Cheers mate - I will check that out. Thanks for the suggestion

[WhiteWaterWeb]

I too was surprised that our trailer did not come with a welded mount, standard. The dealer was nice enough to send us a heavy duty Fulton spare tire mount though, but my question is do you think using 3M paint protection film would work to prevent the mount from scratching the trailer?

I will likely paint/powder coat the mount over the winter but any suggestions from you to prevent it from marking up the trailer would be appreciated.

Cheers.

[Ronnie]

Malibu offers two different mounts on the factory trailers. A under mount and a side mount. Possibly your 21 VLX didn't come with that option to keep the price point low. I could be wrong, i've never looked at the order sheet for the 21 VLX.

[WhiteWaterWeb]

28 minutes ago, Ronnie said:

Malibu offers two different mounts on the factory trailers. A under mount and a side mount. Possibly your 21 VLX didn't come with that option to keep the price point low. I could be wrong, i've never looked at the order sheet for the 21 VLX.

I did get a hell of a deal on the boat after some solid negotiation. I only trailer 2-4 times a year as we’re on a lake, but I still am pretty particular when it comes to the look of everything. Any suggestions on what to use with that mount, to prevent marking the trailer, would be awesome.

[Cole2001]

1 hour ago, WhiteWaterWeb said:

I too was surprised that our trailer did not come with a welded mount, standard. The dealer was nice enough to send us a heavy duty Fulton spare tire mount though, but my question is do you think using 3M paint protection film would work to prevent the mount from scratching the trailer?

I will likely paint/powder coat the mount over the winter but any suggestions from you to prevent it from marking up the trailer would be appreciated.

Cheers.

I feel like the film would just wear right out. My trailer didn’t come with the factory ones. What I did was a I took thin plastic/rubber pads cut them to the right size and put them wherever there was metal on metal and bolted it tight. 

[WhiteWaterWeb]

7 hours ago, Cole2001 said:

I feel like the film would just wear right out. My trailer didn’t come with the factory ones. What I did was a I took thin plastic/rubber pads cut them to the right size and put them wherever there was metal on metal and bolted it tight. 

Ok thanks!