In my Triumph Spitfire, I also made trunk panels and carpeted the trunk. The tire sat on top, so I cut a piece of hardboard just a little bigger than the tire, wrapped the tire in carpet, folded tabs over the hardboard, and glued it to the board. Then I cut a round piece of carpet to cover it all. It turned out very nice. Here are some of those pics.
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