I took mine from a 2002 SLK 320. Totaled car but still new spare. I removed a front & rear wheel of my car & bolted the donut in place, blew it up & had no prob. with clearance at either location. If you want to hide it rather neat like send away for a trailer tire cover on e-bay & it is not that noticeable from outside your trunk. Just measure the donut size dia. (deflated) to get a good cover size match.