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Old 10-09-2005, 09:17 AM
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I wanted to take out my back seats? is it possible to do that without taking out the seat belts too?
Old 10-09-2005, 10:10 AM
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i dont think you take the seat belts
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Originally Posted by camarossman88
i dont think you take the seat belts
they seem to be attached to a plastic hoop think that is bolted to the back of the seat.
Old 10-09-2005, 01:06 PM
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Just unbolt the hoop that the seat belts go through on the back of the seat. I think it is a hex bolt T-27. I think on the bolt.
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you have to take out the seat belts separately so if you want them in leave them in. I took out my back seat , seat belts jack and spare tire and lost 80 lbs. anyone know whatelse I can do to lose weight that doesnt take from comfort or require serious fabrication ?? also I will be relocating the battery to the back.
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I removed my backseat last week, I wasnt going to take the seatbelts out but if you take off the plastic cover that is on the sail panels you can see its one bolt holding the seatbelts on , its really easy so I just took them out anyway!! You can see what it looks like on my cardomain
Old 10-09-2005, 03:10 PM
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Do you guy's think that it look's too plain. with the back seats removed ?
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I dont think so , I like it much better, my brother got in my car yesterday and said "Whoa, its a real racecar now!!"
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I plan on removing mine soon, but that's to start working on the custom sub enclosure that's taking over my backseat.
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i think if you really wanted to keep the belts you can get like a hacksaw and cut a slit in the plastic seatbelt guide on the backseat. Im not looking at it now but cut it in a spot so it shouldnt bind when you use them normally. But if you want to take the seats out to save weight, you should be taking the belts off too, thats where most of the weight is
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I just unbolted them at first from the seats, then I decided to take the seatbelts out all together
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I did the same exact thing
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you can remove the seatbelts without removing the sail pannels, you just have to manuver your hand back in there with the spare tire and that other pannel on the drivers side removed

are you wanting to keep it out permanantly or doing it for some kind of maitnence? because you can just set the rear seat on the axel/gas tank hump if you have to, thats what i did
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I don't really use them...and i always have boxes..ect..in my car and i don't want to ruin the leather on the seats.
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Originally Posted by Luna
I dont think so , I like it much better, my brother got in my car yesterday and said "Whoa, its a real racecar now!!"
ahh luna? a real race car cos its missing back seats? you crack me up!and is race car really one word...racecar? so i learned two things today! just messing with you man, but wait , you have a brother, when were you gonna tell me? secrets between formula owners, what has this world come to? anyways, is there a reason you guys wanna take out your back seats? are you doing it for weight? i mean honestly i don't care but i was just wondering is that served a purpose

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yeah i really dont ever have anyone in my backseats either. I think i might take them out and just leave them in the garage. What did you guys do about the part where theres no carpet under the seat? COuld you feel any type of difference with the seats out? nic
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Here's mine.








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Hey do you by any chance have some measurements for those things? Did you build them yourself ?
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Damn, that's what I want in my Z.


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