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Stock seat weight
Looking to see if anyone (boxster spec guys?) knows what a stock leather seat with the power back angle adjustment weights? Or any Boxster seat for that matter.
Doing the weight-game math.
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09-17-2010, 07:16 PM
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I could weigh mine when I get back from out of town
I changed my stockers to gt3's awhile back. The stockers were very! Heavy. When I get home in a few days I will weigh them. Been trying to add in my head how mch weight I got out of the thing with the few mods I've done.
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09-18-2010, 02:39 PM
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There are hundreds of pounds to be had in the car and still have it streetable. And I'm finding out quickly that it's a lot cheaper to lighten the car than it is to add more power.
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09-18-2010, 02:52 PM
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Here's to that! Coolest experience I ever had was in a 2.4 liter 911 that was 2200 pounds, maybe 170 hp. Streetable but looked pretty bad, great suspension setup. Walked right by a murcielago at laguna seca. I thought it was pretty cool!
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09-18-2010, 03:29 PM
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I've had the seats out a couple of times for repairs to the shifter and e-brake. They are not all that heavy. No, they aren't Momo race seats, but they might weigh 35 -40 pounds and that's about it.
The fact that they are integral to the car, the belts and the sensors, I'm not considering removing mine. |
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09-18-2010, 04:14 PM
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Milt, do your seats have power adjustment? Mine do and I never use it. Waste of weight.
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09-18-2010, 06:38 PM
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Well I had some time, so I took the passenger seat out and used my bathroom scale to weigh me and the seat, and then subtract my weight. My leather non-sport seat with the power recline weighs 45 lbs +/- ~3 lbs.
That's 90 lbs between the two. A set of nice fixed backs run anywheres between 15-18 lbs each, depending on the price. So there is a realistic weight reduction of around 50-60 lbs if both are replaced. I may do this in the future not just for the weight, but also because I'd like to sit about 1/2" - 1" lower in the car.
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09-18-2010, 10:15 PM
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Coolest experience I ever had was in a 2.4 liter 911 that was 2200 pounds
Must be talking about my '73... 
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Yours looks much better
J Matta
yours looks much better! In our case kind of added to the affect to be primer black. The guy in the lambo was pretty po'd. |
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09-19-2010, 06:34 AM
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My car would be a hell of a lot more comfortable if I could sit further back. Let me know how it works out.
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