Weight Saving Tips

[james1988]

Right, I want to save some weight in my MK2 PH2, has anyone got any little tips for me?

Any help with this would be really appreciated.

 

[black kro]

eaay mods:

1) - remove all junk - glove box, boot, door pockets etc

2) - lift our rear seat bases and unused head rests

3) - spare wheel/jack etc - when was the last time you had a puncture?
(carry can of foam)

Total saving close to 50kg or equivalent to 5bhp on a typical one tonne Clio with 100bhp!

 

[black kro]

from then on it's more difficult to return to original quickly

My spare seats are permanently in the garage - the seats belts still work so forced my niece to sit in the back on the metal on her fleece when I picked her up once!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

from then on it's more difficult to return to original quickly

My spare seats are permanently in the garage - the seats belts still work so forced my niece to sit in the back on the metal on her fleece when I picked her up once!

I took 3 friends home in the back of mine when I didn't have any form of rear seats.

That one was a laugh!

If you don't carry passengers, take the passenger seat out.

Infact, the passenger seat weighs more than the rear bench, so take that out and you can still have 3 passengers!!

 

[JD]

also means you dont have to act as taxi for all you uni friends on a night out if you have only one seat in the car

jamie

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

also means you dont have to act as taxi for all you uni friends on a night out if you have only one seat in the car

jamie

See my post above!! Depends how fussy they are tbh.

 

[kully]

go on a diet yourself too ......lol

can remove carpets and door panels .

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

go on a diet yourself too ......lol

can remove carpets and door panels .

Surely taking a big s**t before you go out would do the same as that....

 

[xcore]

replace glass with clingfilm

 

[pinky]

collonic irrigation

 

[james1988]

my god thats funny

 

[pinky]

just a suggestion:rasp: tetchy pants

 

[Phoenix]

replace windows with plastic/perspex windows(massive weight saver)

 

[edde]

Light weight battery.

 

[Leeshez]

Less fuel in the car.

 

[jamesp24]

Drill holes in the chassis lol.

 

[james1988]

good shout /\/\/\/\/\/\/\

 

[roders990]

u should strip the back end out, and glove box, never fill up ur car, i managed 48kg on mine, and worked out a 3.9bhp increase/ton

 

[roders990]

although its all back in now and im planning on filling up in the morning

 

[Phoenix]

:lolup:

 

[clio_luke]

go on a diet yourself too ......lol

can remove carpets and door panels .

Surely taking a big s**t before you go out would do the same as that....

carpet in a 182 is supprisingly heavy tho!

 

[theathea]

what not to remove to save weight:
drivers seat (& driver)
pedal assy
front wipers
reduce all fluids ie;
engine oil,brake fluid,screenwash,coolant
steering wheel
wheel bolts( 2 per wheel)
windscreen
underpants

 

[MarkCup]

Surely taking a big s**t before you go out would do the same as that....

carpet in a 182 is supprisingly heavy tho!

I put mine on the scales at work and it weighed 12.4 kgs with the front rubber mats included, and they weighed 3 kgs alone.

That's not far off the weight of a spare wheel.

If you get as far as I have, it makes more of a difference, as you're removing a proportionately larger piece.

 

[kully]

how much weight have you lost now mark ???

 

[Reyes]

replace your seats with buckets. literally

 

[MarkCup]

how much weight have you lost now mark ???

No idea yet. It's all boxed up in the attic except the parcel shelf which I sold.

I will drag it all into work at some point to see what it adds up to.

 

[Monkey_beast_182]

wear no pants - that'll save you a few grams...