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Golddeenoh · 06-15-2012, 09:59 PM

removing the back seats for both weight and so that I can say that I can't put anyone in the back because I don't have any seats.

eTiMaGo · 06-16-2012, 02:21 AM

very easy way to lose a pretty large amount of weight!

TPA5 · 06-16-2012, 12:38 PM

How much weight do you drop with ditching the rear seats? I've been debating it, but every now and then I do need to fit more than 1 passenger in my vehicle. Is the weight drop noticeable?

Klink10 · 06-16-2012, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TPA5

How much weight do you drop with ditching the rear seats? I've been debating it, but every now and then I do need to fit more than 1 passenger in my vehicle. Is the weight drop noticeable?

Someone on the forum did a weight loss thread. I think it's around 90 lbs.

Golddeenoh · 06-16-2012, 04:29 PM

the torques bits kicked my butt so I don't think I will be getting them out today as I had planned. but i did debadge :D

BEEF · 06-16-2012, 07:08 PM

^^^ lol, that did drop a little weight (much stress on the "a little")

Golddeenoh · 06-17-2012, 10:05 AM

well I went to Harbor Freight and got the E bits so that I could get the seats out so now they are out and some extra stuff I had back there. I left the spare and the right bin so that I could keep the jack and two equipment in the car.

mr_miles · 06-17-2012, 10:38 PM

my weight guestimate was 55 pounds for the large section, and 45 for the small. my scale is inaccurate and never gives the same reading. but between 90 and 100 pounds seems to be about right.

eTiMaGo · 06-18-2012, 12:14 AM

I used a postal grade weighing scale when I first removed my back seat, if I recall correctly the back section was almost 40kg and the seat 12 or 13, so that's about 100lb indeed :) Plus a few more if you remove the bottom frame thing that stays bolted into the floor

mr_miles · 06-18-2012, 12:31 AM

the spare tire and cover weigh a pretty hefty amount also.....i vaguely recall the cover weighing in at 12 pounds?

Golddeenoh · 06-18-2012, 12:10 PM

left the spare tire, mostly because I expect I would get a flat if I took it out. I also tested the weight difference on a lot of dirt road(I hate Dirt Roads) the weight reduction was noticeable and the rear end was noticeably lighter. I actually went from a good sped on pavement to suddenly being on a dirt road as I rounded a corner, luckly I have experienced problems like that before in other vehicles so I managed to save it, but not before my wife about lost it thinking where going to crash. needless to say, If I am going to go rallying about I should get some dirt tires :D

why? · 06-18-2012, 01:12 PM

Removing everything from the rear really changes the handling. Very entertaining.

nookandcrannycar · 06-19-2012, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Golddeenoh

removing the back seats for both weight and so that I can say that I can't put anyone in the back because I don't have any seats.

I haven't removed my rear seats, but I like your conclusion on this. My reasoning though, might be considered near the height of cynicism. I don't want the extra weight to reduce my MPG and I don't want to populate the rear seats with potential litigants should an accident occur. My only rear seat occupant has been my little cousin, first in her car seat and then later in her booster seat (before she met the weight, etc. requirements).

06-15-2012, 09:59 PM	#1
Golddeenoh Takes corners too fast! View User's Garage Drives: Absolute Red 2009 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 830	that is it time to lighten the load removing the back seats for both weight and so that I can say that I can't put anyone in the back because I don't have any seats. __________________ mods:15''Drag DR21 w/Nitto NeoGen 205/50R15, Tanabe DF210 lowering springs 1.6/1.8, TRD Rear Sway Bar, Tanabe Front Sway Bar, Micro Image Short Throw Shift Kit (both in and under), 8.64lbs flywheel, F1 Stage 4 Clutch, AEM Cold Air Intake (Red), Megan Racing Header, DC Sports Axle Back Exhaust, Micro Image Crank Pulley, NST lite Alternator Pulley, ARP Manifold Stud Kit,Tanabe Front Strut Tower Brace, ScanGuage II, Micro Image Silicone Radiator Hose Kit (Red), NRG Carbon Fiber Shift Knob (round), 2009-2011 Toyota Yaris Liftback Foglight kit, NRG Grounding Kit (Red), Hella Horns(Red),CF Hood

06-16-2012, 02:21 AM	#2
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	very easy way to lose a pretty large amount of weight! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

06-16-2012, 04:29 PM	#5
Golddeenoh Takes corners too fast! View User's Garage Drives: Absolute Red 2009 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 830	the torques bits kicked my butt so I don't think I will be getting them out today as I had planned. but i did debadge :D __________________ mods:15''Drag DR21 w/Nitto NeoGen 205/50R15, Tanabe DF210 lowering springs 1.6/1.8, TRD Rear Sway Bar, Tanabe Front Sway Bar, Micro Image Short Throw Shift Kit (both in and under), 8.64lbs flywheel, F1 Stage 4 Clutch, AEM Cold Air Intake (Red), Megan Racing Header, DC Sports Axle Back Exhaust, Micro Image Crank Pulley, NST lite Alternator Pulley, ARP Manifold Stud Kit,Tanabe Front Strut Tower Brace, ScanGuage II, Micro Image Silicone Radiator Hose Kit (Red), NRG Carbon Fiber Shift Knob (round), 2009-2011 Toyota Yaris Liftback Foglight kit, NRG Grounding Kit (Red), Hella Horns(Red),CF Hood

06-16-2012, 07:08 PM	#6
BEEF View User's Garage Drives: 2008 yaris 3d Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: north carolina Posts: 732	^^^ lol, that did drop a little weight (much stress on the "a little") __________________ Be the change you wish to see in the world -Mahatma Gandhi-

06-18-2012, 12:14 AM	#9
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	I used a postal grade weighing scale when I first removed my back seat, if I recall correctly the back section was almost 40kg and the seat 12 or 13, so that's about 100lb indeed :) Plus a few more if you remove the bottom frame thing that stays bolted into the floor __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

06-16-2012, 12:38 PM	#3
TPA5 Wait, what? Drives: NULL Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NULL Posts: 242	How much weight do you drop with ditching the rear seats? I've been debating it, but every now and then I do need to fit more than 1 passenger in my vehicle. Is the weight drop noticeable?

06-18-2012, 12:10 PM	#11
Golddeenoh Takes corners too fast! View User's Garage Drives: Absolute Red 2009 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 830	left the spare tire, mostly because I expect I would get a flat if I took it out. I also tested the weight difference on a lot of dirt road(I hate Dirt Roads) the weight reduction was noticeable and the rear end was noticeably lighter. I actually went from a good sped on pavement to suddenly being on a dirt road as I rounded a corner, luckly I have experienced problems like that before in other vehicles so I managed to save it, but not before my wife about lost it thinking where going to crash. needless to say, If I am going to go rallying about I should get some dirt tires :D __________________ mods:15''Drag DR21 w/Nitto NeoGen 205/50R15, Tanabe DF210 lowering springs 1.6/1.8, TRD Rear Sway Bar, Tanabe Front Sway Bar, Micro Image Short Throw Shift Kit (both in and under), 8.64lbs flywheel, F1 Stage 4 Clutch, AEM Cold Air Intake (Red), Megan Racing Header, DC Sports Axle Back Exhaust, Micro Image Crank Pulley, NST lite Alternator Pulley, ARP Manifold Stud Kit,Tanabe Front Strut Tower Brace, ScanGuage II, Micro Image Silicone Radiator Hose Kit (Red), NRG Carbon Fiber Shift Knob (round), 2009-2011 Toyota Yaris Liftback Foglight kit, NRG Grounding Kit (Red), Hella Horns(Red),CF Hood

06-18-2012, 01:12 PM	#12
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	Removing everything from the rear really changes the handling. Very entertaining. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

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