Weight Savers - Toyota Yaris Forums

cali yaris · 11-20-2008, 12:57 PM

This could go under fuel economy too, but for me it's a performance issue.

Please post up anything you've taken out of the car and WEIGHED. I'd like to start a list (like we used to have) of what the savings are on each item.

I can start with rear 60/40 seats, which I removed this morning.

40% seat = 35.5 pounds
60% seat = 55 pounds
TOTAL = 90.5 pounds

3 rear seat belts are next.

Yoda · 11-20-2008, 01:14 PM

Clean out 3 months of trash
5lbs

Loren · 11-20-2008, 01:21 PM

I think it would be appreciated by all if the comedy were left out of this thread.

The one-piece rear seat weighed as follows:
Rear Bottom - 11.0
Rear Bottom Support - 6.0
Parcel Shelf - 1.5
Rear Back - 36.5
Belts (all) - 7.5
Total - 62.5

Stock steel wheels weigh around 19 pounds each. Replacing them with readily available 12 pound alloys saves a total of 28 pounds (and it's rotating mass, which really helps acceleration and braking... and unsprung weight, which helps ride quality and handling over rough surfaces).

m911gt · 11-20-2008, 01:25 PM

I have removed the rear trunk area, plastic compartments and spare tire but I do not have a scale available. Could someone please find the weight of these components? Thank you

KCALB SIRAY · 11-20-2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoda

Clean out 3 months of trash
5lbs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loren

I think it would be appreciated by all if the comedy were left out of this thread.

The one-piece rear seat weighed as follows:
Rear Bottom - 11.0
Rear Bottom Support - 6.0
Parcel Shelf - 1.5
Rear Back - 36.5
Belts (all) - 7.5
Total - 62.5

Stock steel wheels weigh around 19 pounds each. Replacing them with readily available 12 pound alloys saves a total of 28 pounds (and it's rotating mass, which really helps acceleration and braking... and unsprung weight, which helps ride quality and handling over rough surfaces).

If by chance you were referring to Yoda's post, it is a valid post with a good percentage to gain in fuel economy.

cali yaris · 11-20-2008, 01:35 PM

lower center trim piece (where the shifter and e-brake are) = 1.5 pounds

front door panels = 8 pounds each (7lbs, 14oz.)

jkuchta · 11-20-2008, 02:05 PM

the headliner felt like it weighed 3-5 lbs.

The carpet felt like it weighed 15 lbs, (no scale).

Does anyone know where I can get the entire car weighed here in Socal?

cali yaris · 11-20-2008, 02:07 PM

good question. some recycling places might let you drive onto the scale, or let me ask Rick over at the shop. I'd like to weigh mine too.

cali yaris · 11-20-2008, 02:15 PM

headliner: 5 pounds

jkuchta · 11-20-2008, 02:40 PM

cool...that weight is really high up too!

Tamago · 11-20-2008, 02:49 PM

full interior out:

front seats: 65lbs each (130 total) + 44lbs seats/brackets back in
steering wheel: - 8 lbs + 2lbs
seatbelts... 5lbs savings removing all belts, + sparco in
rear seats out 90lbs + harness bar 25lbs
passenger airbag.. 9 lbs
carpet and padding: 17 lbs
rear wiper and rear plastic panels 15lbs
spare tire and rear deck lid 30lbs
stock wheels - 15X7's with 225's.. i call it a wash
headliner+ a and c pillar plastic 7 lbs

around 240lbs savings..

last time i weighed the car it was 2133lbs on 17X7's (about 30lbs total heavier than my 15's, plus passenger airbag and carpet)

estimate car to be at 2133 still.. stupid turbo is heavy

turboyaris · 11-20-2008, 02:57 PM

contact any race shop to get your car weighed... they shouldnt charge you much, but they would also be able to tell you corner weights just make sure your tires are properly inflated before you go on the scales

YAR1S · 11-20-2008, 03:00 PM

shoot, go to a junk yard. If you ask them they might let you drive your car onto their truck scale. You could always slip them some money, lol.

cali yaris · 11-20-2008, 03:20 PM

A pillars: 1.5 pounds (for both)

PetersRedYaris · 11-20-2008, 03:38 PM

Brake pedal assembly: 9 lbs. Clutch assembly: 7 lbs. Plastic gas pedal assembly: 2 lbs. I suggest keeping the gas pedal, otherwise you can't even go...

Sorry, couldn't resist.

m911gt · 11-20-2008, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

If by chance you were referring to Yoda's post, it is a valid post with a good percentage to gain in fuel economy.

True, however if one's car is filled with garbage, they are most likely not as concerned about negative effects of weight addition as the rest of us.

NonStopTuning · 11-20-2008, 04:08 PM

Excellent thread Garm!!!

toyochris · 11-20-2008, 04:25 PM

dont forget the driver pounds. some of us must get on a diet.

11-20-2008, 12:57 PM	#1
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	Weight Savers This could go under fuel economy too, but for me it's a performance issue. Please post up anything you've taken out of the car and WEIGHED. I'd like to start a list (like we used to have) of what the savings are on each item. I can start with rear 60/40 seats, which I removed this morning. 40% seat = 35.5 pounds 60% seat = 55 pounds TOTAL = 90.5 pounds 3 rear seat belts are next. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under microimage seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific. Last edited by cali yaris; 11-20-2008 at 01:38 PM.*

11-20-2008, 01:21 PM	#3
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	I think it would be appreciated by all if the comedy were left out of this thread. The one-piece rear seat weighed as follows: Rear Bottom - 11.0 Rear Bottom Support - 6.0 Parcel Shelf - 1.5 Rear Back - 36.5 Belts (all) - 7.5 Total - 62.5 Stock steel wheels weigh around 19 pounds each. Replacing them with readily available 12 pound alloys saves a total of 28 pounds (and it's rotating mass, which really helps acceleration and braking... and unsprung weight, which helps ride quality and handling over rough surfaces). __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

11-20-2008, 01:25 PM	#4
m911gt Carless in Chicago View User's Garage Drives: 08 Blk LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,479	I have removed the rear trunk area, plastic compartments and spare tire but I do not have a scale available. Could someone please find the weight of these components? Thank you __________________ Wanted: Forced Induction Some say that he is the secret love child of Ferrari and Porsche, and others say that he would lap James May twice in a 1/4 mile drag race. All we know is that he is called The Stig.

11-20-2008, 01:35 PM	#6
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	lower center trim piece (where the shifter and e-brake are) = 1.5 pounds front door panels = 8 pounds each (7lbs, 14oz.) __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

11-20-2008, 02:07 PM	#8
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	good question. some recycling places might let you drive onto the scale, or let me ask Rick over at the shop. I'd like to weigh mine too. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

11-20-2008, 01:14 PM	#2
Yoda Drives: 2008 Black Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 966	Clean out 3 months of trash 5lbs

11-20-2008, 02:05 PM	#7
jkuchta View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris hatch (red) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 557	the headliner felt like it weighed 3-5 lbs. The carpet felt like it weighed 15 lbs, (no scale). Does anyone know where I can get the entire car weighed here in Socal?

11-20-2008, 02:15 PM	#9
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	headliner: 5 pounds __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

11-20-2008, 02:40 PM	#10
jkuchta View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris hatch (red) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 557	cool...that weight is really high up too!

11-20-2008, 02:49 PM	#11
Tamago Start another Oil Thread! View User's Garage Drives: ZZW30 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South FL Posts: 4,890	full interior out: front seats: 65lbs each (130 total) + 44lbs seats/brackets back in steering wheel: - 8 lbs + 2lbs seatbelts... 5lbs savings removing all belts, + sparco in rear seats out 90lbs + harness bar 25lbs passenger airbag.. 9 lbs carpet and padding: 17 lbs rear wiper and rear plastic panels 15lbs spare tire and rear deck lid 30lbs stock wheels - 15X7's with 225's.. i call it a wash headliner+ a and c pillar plastic 7 lbs around 240lbs savings.. last time i weighed the car it was 2133lbs on 17X7's (about 30lbs total heavier than my 15's, plus passenger airbag and carpet) estimate car to be at 2133 still.. stupid turbo is heavy

11-20-2008, 02:57 PM	#12
turboyaris Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 459	contact any race shop to get your car weighed... they shouldnt charge you much, but they would also be able to tell you corner weights just make sure your tires are properly inflated before you go on the scales

11-20-2008, 03:00 PM	#13
YAR1S View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris 3dr LB (Bayou Blue) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,602	shoot, go to a junk yard. If you ask them they might let you drive your car onto their truck scale. You could always slip them some money, lol.

11-20-2008, 03:20 PM	#14
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	A pillars: 1.5 pounds (for both) __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

11-20-2008, 03:38 PM	#15
PetersRedYaris View User's Garage Drives: 2005 Scion xB Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Black Hills of South Dakota Posts: 1,059	Brake pedal assembly: 9 lbs. Clutch assembly: 7 lbs. Plastic gas pedal assembly: 2 lbs. I suggest keeping the gas pedal, otherwise you can't even go... Sorry, couldn't resist.

11-20-2008, 04:08 PM	#17
NonStopTuning Drives: NST CARS: S13 AE86 ANT10 AW11 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,097	Excellent thread Garm!!!

11-20-2008, 04:25 PM	#18
toyochris View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB '07 Blazing Blue Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 49	dont forget the driver pounds. some of us must get on a diet. __________________

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