Zeezeebaba Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Anyone know how heavy the weight bolted to the boot lid is please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Just over a kilo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeezeebaba Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Thanks mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Can't find it but I know I weighed my old one when I removed it from my Zed and as Kyle said it was just over a Kilo. Think it was 1.2kg with the bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 (edited) While on the subject does anyone know how much weight can be taken out of the rear of the car all together... IE spare wheels, carpets, trim etc? Stripping the weight out of my old type R made a noticeable difference to performance and I've been toying with the idea of doing it in the Z. I'm not too worried about road noise/comfort etc, I actually quite like the added theater driving a stripped out car gives. Edit - I also think the Z looks pretty cool all stripped out and painted with bucket seats etc. Edited August 13, 2016 by nowhereboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 While on the subject does anyone know how much weight can be taken out of the rear of the car all together... IE spare wheels, carpets, trim etc? No idea but a few on here have gone and done it before. Djtimo being a good example: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/84366-my-little-weekend-project/page__st__60 Some threads touching on the subject: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/72534-boot-strip/ http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/53017-weight-reduction-any-advice/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Ah cheers GM, I'll have a read through. Can't view the pics right now as I'm at work. I might have a crack at it tomorrow actually, I'm guessing everything can go back in if I really don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Ah cheers GM, I'll have a read through. Can't view the pics right now as I'm at work. I might have a crack at it tomorrow actually, I'm guessing everything can go back in if I really don't like it. You might actually find this thread from djtimo the most interesting tbh: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/48146-stripped-the-rear-boot-area-out-pics/ Exactly though, ...as long as you're careful with parts/clips etc it can all go back in. I'd guess the spare wheel alone is probably 10-15kg so you should be able to make a reasonable weight saving overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Interesting! My spare is fairly useless anyway as I'm too low to fit it without it rubbing the arches heavily while turning. I work for the AA so got them to come rescue me last time anyway (perks of the job) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Interesting! My spare is fairly useless anyway as I'm too low to fit it without it rubbing the arches heavily while turning. I work for the AA so got them to come rescue me last time anyway (perks of the job) There was a thread on here somewhere I'm sure for putting the weights of items removed from the Zeds to gauge weight saving. Can't find it though sorry. Did find this US thread though: http://www.350z-tech.com/forums/173-nissan-350z/43845-weight-reduction-thread.html Makes for an interesting read although you will have to convert lbs to kgs if you're like me & find it easier to understand. They quote the spare tyre as weighing in at 35lbs which is 15+kg so I was pretty much on the money there with my guess for how much that weighed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeezeebaba Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Interesting! My spare is fairly useless anyway as I'm too low to fit it without it rubbing the arches heavily while turning. I work for the AA so got them to come rescue me last time anyway (perks of the job) I've owned a few cars that only came with a can of sealant I might remove my spare and just buy a can instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Interesting! My spare is fairly useless anyway as I'm too low to fit it without it rubbing the arches heavily while turning. I work for the AA so got them to come rescue me last time anyway (perks of the job) I've owned a few cars that only came with a can of sealant I might remove my spare and just buy a can instead. A few of the S3's I looked at didn't have spare tyres & I know my brothers old Clio 182 as well as his current Mini Cooper only have the tyre sealant cans. The downside is though that the sealant won't work if you've ripped a hole out of the sidewall of the tyre or similar and I'm pretty sure once you've used that stuff in a tyre it can't be repaired afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G1en Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 If you have no spare wheel do you have to have the sealant to pass an mot? Because to be honest i would prob never use either so may well take the spare out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 If you have no spare wheel do you have to have the sealant to pass an mot? Because to be honest i would prob never use either so may well take the spare out Having a spare tyre is not a requirement of the MOT although if you do have one it must have a legal amount of tread on it. I have never known of any MOT tester who actually looked for a spare tyre, let alone checked the tread on one. Just go without either if it's what you want to do but imo it couldn't hurt to carry a small can of the tyre sealant though just in case of emergency (last resort). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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