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Why is this person still here?

 

Because no one reported the post...but it's now all better now.

 

 

agreed!

 

Very helpful thread!

I am getting oz alleggerita rims that are very light and will post the weights.

 

ap headers/ exhaust 25lb

recaro pole positions 45lb

tool kit/ spare 40lb

back seat delete/belts hardware 22lb

full custom ozite carpet 35lb

nardi wheel ( airbag delete ) 10lb

rear wiper/motor 3lb

rear bumper support 19lb

misha wing/ cf blade 5lb

odyssey battery 26lb

oz alegeritta rims 34lb

RWD convert 70lb

TOT 334 lb's

Current weight is 3065 lb.'s. Carbon hood and sunroof delete next year and I'll be
down 400 lb's!

 

I got 'em and they are great! As you know, rims are rotational mass.
Makes a difference, especially when you go rwd. That's over 100lb total
unsprung.

 

I knew at some point I was going to remove my upper rear seat. Well, today turned out to be that day. I was back there fooling around with my ECU anyway, so why not?

First, the good news. This is an easy mod. The hardest part by far is just figuring out how the plastic covers work that cover the bolts, but once you get them pried/popped off, you're basically home free. I was able to use allen wrenches for both sets of bolts, center and sides, although the side bolts appear intimidating and not set for the allen bolt pattern. Maybe mine had been loosened before or something, but I got even the side ones off with no problem.

So, I tried to get good scale measurements for you guys (as always) but was limited to my analog scale today as I was battery challenged for my 2 digital scales. Sorry about that.

The rear upper seat assembly (both halves), and all associated bolts and plastic pieces you see came to approximately 16 pounds. I weighed myself with the parts, then myself without to ensure the scale was at it's most accurate, rather than just weighing lightweight parts on it.

So, definitely a nice solid weight reduction achieved in the rear section of the car. This stuff really adds up if you're thorough and methodical.

Now, the bad news. The seatbelt receptacles and seatbelt assemblies look to be WAY more trouble than they are worth. I did fool around with them for a bit, but opted out pretty quickly when I saw what I was up against. You're going to be pulling out some much more involved panels to access them fully from what I could tell. It might be worth it, but that's a project for another day.

So, full upper seat assembly with all hardware pictured: 16 pounds (analog).

Best wishes all.

 

^ steve what i did was to tuck the seat belts under the bose amp. no weight reduction but cleans up the look a bit

 

No Bose amp on my 2001 model. Any picture(s) of what you did for reference?

 

Steve the lower seat is just Velcro'ed down just pull them out..

 

Tim,

I did indeed pull them off but they don't weigh anything and draw attention to other unfinished bolts. So, just left them in for now. If they weighed anything tangible they'd be gone, but I guess I prefer the semi-finished look since they're basically free weight. Thanks for the tip though, since I would have felt a bit silly to not know that and miss the opportunity to remove them!

 

no pics sorry. 2 screws hold the bose unit in place. just lifted it up a bit and slid the end of the seatbelt in there to the clasp and set the unit down.
do a search on rear seat delete. theres a thread with some easy ways to help hide the bolt holes and such without using the gt2 delete kit

 

ERP Carbon Triple clutch w/ Steel FW - 28lbs

ERP Carbon Triple clutch w/Billet FW - 22lbs

That includes clutch, flywheel, cover.