Originally Posted by djtimodj

Little more work today! Got round to removing some more trim and parts of the bose system.

Stuff that came out the boot area.
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Parts removed from inside the car.
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Bose sub and speakers removed + lots of bolts and metal plates etc.
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Boot area with extra trim removed.
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Stiffening plate that will be removed after the cage goes in.
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Any one know what this sensor is? May be an air bag sensor for rear end crash?
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Seat belt system that will be removed after the cage goes in as Ill be fitting 4/5 point harnesses. This thing has some good weight in it (few Kg's so good weight saving here)
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I would say another circa 5KG's removed today, the bose sub and rear speaker will more than likely be going back in after the cage is fitted. The speakers will need some little custom mounts/boxes and the sub might fit under the driver seat to be hidden.

Untill next time!

Originally Posted by djtimodj

Ok guys after seeing Paul_s guide to removing boot plastics I got on with a job I've wanted to do for quite a while! Stripping the rear end of the car! lol..

As the cars a total toy day to day noises reduction is not a problem so I've removed 80% of the rear plastic trim.

The starting point! Im sure we all know what the zed boot looks like! lol..
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Cargo net and floor mat removed. This is a little bit of dynamat I fitted when the car was driven daily. Dynamat Is really heavy! This little bit of matting weighs 3KG!!!
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False floor and dynamat removed.
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Dirty boot! lol..
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Foam that holds the tools in place and supports the false floor.
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Strut bar plastics being removed.
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Most of the plastics popped off quickly but any that put up a fight I used the green plastic tire leaver! lol..
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Some extra weight that was now not needed! Steel brackets supported the cargo net fixing points.


Part of the Bose audio system. Amp may be ? This might get relocated in the the corner of the boot on a new bracket I think.
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Plastics, trim panels and fixings removed! Lots and lots! ha.
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Sticky heavy rubber pads removed from the boot floor. Must be to stop any vibration from the spare wheel.
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Rear suspension turett top is hiden under this part of the rear brace, Im looking to use a hole saw drill bit and remove about an inch wide section to allow access to the KW rebound adjuster! This makes setting the suspension settings a hell of a lot quicker as at the moment you need to drop the hole damper unit out to adjust it!! :bangin:
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So the next step is to hole saw the turret tops and clean up the boot area, may be get some dry ice and remove the sound deadening. Im thinking about DIY painting the rear boot inside as nissan cheaped out and its just in primer lol...

Oh yeah I forgot to mention, the weight reduction from removing the rear plastics was about 11kg. This does NOT include the spare wheel and jack etc. Im guessing the jack and wheel would be around 20kg's?? So the lot removed saves around 30kgs. Not bad! :-)

Im yet to take the beast out for a spin and see what the in car nosie is like now! ha. Im guessing loud! :blush: