Removing the Back Seat - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Matizzay · 07-26-2012, 09:57 AM

Has anybody removed the completely useless back seat? It's a nice shelf but I'm sure there's a lot of weight savings to be had getting rid of it.

If so, DIY please!

lancie · 07-26-2012, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Matizzay

Has anybody removed the completely useless back seat? It's a nice shelf but I'm sure there's a lot of weight savings to be had getting rid of it.

If so, DIY please!

about 8 kg of weight savings ...

CBR600RR · 07-26-2012, 12:36 PM

^ thats it??? just 20 pounds???

Snoopyalien24 · 07-26-2012, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CBR600RR

^ thats it??? just 20 pounds???

It's a car meant to save weight, why would the seat be more when they are barley usable?

Flat Black VW · 07-26-2012, 02:00 PM

I removed mine but didnt take any pictures. To remove the bottom you just take out the one visible bolt on the front of the bottom of the seat and the bottoms come right out. I left the back of the seats in and just folded them down so I have a flat shelf.
I also removed the seat belts in the rear which just required popping off some panels and unbolting the belts.

CBR600RR · 07-26-2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

It's a car meant to save weight, why would the seat be more when they are barley usable?

Oh I hear ya, I just thought they would weigh more like 50 pounds or something.

DarrenDriven · 07-27-2012, 03:38 PM

In the future please post DIY request in this topic:
DIY Article Requests

This has been moved to the Cosmetic Modification forum.

SPEEDGOD · 07-04-2014, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matizzay

Has anybody removed the completely useless back seat? It's a nice shelf but I'm sure there's a lot of weight savings to be had getting rid of it.

If so, DIY please!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flat Black VW

I removed mine but didnt take any pictures. To remove the bottom you just take out the one visible bolt on the front of the bottom of the seat and the bottoms come right out. I left the back of the seats in and just folded them down so I have a flat shelf.
I also removed the seat belts in the rear which just required popping off some panels and unbolting the belts.

I'm removing mine tonight and putting it back since I'm installing the back seat arm rest how does this affect the air bag? Anything I should be aware of?

86-tundra · 07-05-2014, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CBR600RR

^ thats it??? just 20 pounds???

You could fill up with 2.5 gallons less gas. Or run on the treadmill for a few months

Reaper · 07-05-2014, 04:39 AM

I gutted the back of my car...then I put it all back in after weighing it. Left out the spare tire, tools, owners manual crap and a few other things. Everything else was just too damn light and not worth all the rattles and buzzing that I got after removing 25 pounds of seat and plastics. Id rather get a light weight battery and take my spare out and I'm pretty "because racecar" but it got buuuzzzzzy real quick with everything removed back there. The heaviest thing back there other than the spare is the seatbelt. Seriously.

Jmonty · 07-05-2014, 10:21 AM

No pictures of how I pulled it all out after a gas spill sorry.

Pacific Auto · 07-05-2014, 06:43 PM

I always have my back seat down to fit all my work equipment.

So I am planning to remove everything in the rear and carpet it up nicely.

There is a lot of stuff in the rear you can remove for weight:

-Rear Seats
-Airbags
-Seat Belts
-Speakers
-Side plastics
-Center brake light
-Spare tire
-Tools/ jack/ foam
-Floor mats

07-26-2012, 09:57 AM	#1
Matizzay Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 86 Location: Dubai Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Removing the Back Seat Has anybody removed the completely useless back seat? It's a nice shelf but I'm sure there's a lot of weight savings to be had getting rid of it. If so, DIY please!

07-26-2012, 02:00 PM	#5
Flat Black VW Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: NOVA Posts: 894 Thanks: 227 Thanked 343 Times in 202 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I removed mine but didnt take any pictures. To remove the bottom you just take out the one visible bolt on the front of the bottom of the seat and the bottoms come right out. I left the back of the seats in and just folded them down so I have a flat shelf. I also removed the seat belts in the rear which just required popping off some panels and unbolting the belts. __________________ Build Thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43355

07-05-2014, 04:39 AM	#10
Reaper in orbe terrum non visi Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: violent Location: Mountains Posts: 1,747 Thanks: 279 Thanked 762 Times in 446 Posts Mentioned: 62 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I gutted the back of my car...then I put it all back in after weighing it. Left out the spare tire, tools, owners manual crap and a few other things. Everything else was just too damn light and not worth all the rattles and buzzing that I got after removing 25 pounds of seat and plastics. Id rather get a light weight battery and take my spare out and I'm pretty "because racecar" but it got buuuzzzzzy real quick with everything removed back there. The heaviest thing back there other than the spare is the seatbelt. Seriously. __________________ I have E85 where there isn't E85, that's my secret. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t=reaper+build

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07-26-2012, 12:36 PM	#3
CBR600RR Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Black Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 451 Thanked 563 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^ thats it??? just 20 pounds???

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