Did you happen to weight the MDF before you put it in? I bet it weighed over 20 lbs. That stuff is not light.
All that work for a 14 lb savings on the back half of the car, and you kill the looks of the interior of your car.
Did you happen to weight the MDF before you put it in? I bet it weighed over 20 lbs. That stuff is not light.
All that work for a 14 lb savings on the back half of the car, and you kill the looks of the interior of your car.I don't understand.
The MDF boards I have are 1/4". On my bathroom scale, they register 5 lbs. I understand the back seat and associated hardware will net a 55-60 lbs weight reduction. That's half a hot chick right there! I'm in it for the weight savings. This is my daily driver and I almost never have a need for a backseat.
I know what you mean, man. Don't worry. I'm not banking my pink slip on this. I haven't had anyone in the backseat in a long long time. I have one kid and he drives himself around. It's me only or me + 1 99.99% of the time. If I can easily remove say 40 lbs from my car, then that should help daily driving. That's about the weight of an extra car battery. At the track it doesn't mean much but combined with removing the spare tire and jack, it becomes significant. Besides, it will take under 30 mins to reinstall the back seat anyway. I'll need to do that when my mom comes to visit.There is nothing wrong with doing weight reduction to go faster, but do not get your hopes up that you will actually net a 55-60 lb savings....
I think you guys need to decide whether or not you want to make your cars dedicated track cars, or keep them practical street cars.
How is taking out the back seat making are cars not practical street cars?Its not like were taking off the door panels and passanger seat. I dont know about you but Ive had only 1 person sit in the back seat after owning the car over a year. The only thing my back seat got used for was throwing my shool books on so I might as well shed a few pounds off the car. And my RSD works just as good for my school books!
The MDF boards I have are 1/4". On my bathroom scale, they register 5 lbs. I understand the back seat and associated hardware will net a 55-60 lbs weight reduction. That's half a hot chick right there! I'm in it for the weight savings. This is my daily driver and I almost never have a need for a backseat.
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