Back seats

1. user_28622 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 West Sussex, Worthing Posts: 1671 Golf TDI 130

   #1 23rd November 2008, 15:49

   At the min im thinking about getting rid of the back seats then putting a show cage in and then building up a load of ply wood and then putting a lot of audio equipment in .
   
   But before i do this i was wondering if anybody has got rid of the seats and regretted it later on in time
   
   Thanks for your views it will help me out alot
2. Lauraaaa Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Salisbury Posts: 132 Seat Ibiza Cupra R

   #2 23rd November 2008, 15:56

   i took out my back seats dont regret it because couldnt use them as had non reclining bucket seats in the front. only thing is its quite a bit lighter and i kept nearly losing the back end of it round roundabouts x
3. si_pow Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Workington, Cumbria Posts: 1025 2001 mk5 Fiesta ZS

   #3 23rd November 2008, 16:02

   Yeah, i was thinking about taking mine out and getting a full 10point cage welded in. Im going to take mine out and leave it a month or two, then see if i miss them.
   
   Great excuse to not give people lifts too. haha
4. maddison_vts Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torbay Posts: 1565 2000 phase 2 Saxo VTS Turbo 2000 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #4 23rd November 2008, 16:44

   i miss not having back seats, but it feels sooooooooo much quicker without them, probably because all i can hear is road noise and the exhaust all time though!
5. si_pow Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Workington, Cumbria Posts: 1025 2001 mk5 Fiesta ZS

   #5 23rd November 2008, 17:17

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by maddison_vts i miss not having back seats, but it feels sooooooooo much quicker without them, probably because all i can hear is road noise and the exhaust all time though!

   Does it really make that much difference? Do u have pics of what urs looks like without pics?
6. VTR_Craig Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2007 Lincoln/Newark Posts: 2673 Mercedes C220, Scooby, Saxo VTS

   #6 23rd November 2008, 17:22

   its really loud, hear every rattle and squeak, hear fuel pump whining.
   
   plus show cages are shite - don't make me use the quote
7. maddison_vts Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torbay Posts: 1565 2000 phase 2 Saxo VTS Turbo 2000 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #7 23rd November 2008, 17:28

   i haven't got any pics but i can take some. The difference isn't that much, some may say different but i took the car drag racing a lot last year and stripping the car out gained me 0.3 of a second. Sounds like nothing but its a lot on a drag strip. The biggest difference is the noise, every gear change you hear the exhaust pop and overall you generally hear pretty much everything. It creates an illusion that you are going much faster than what you really are because of the noise. I'm sure if you have a search there will be plenty of guys on here that have stripped theirs out. To some people it looks very untidy and unfinished because the interior on the saxo isn't properly painted, its all overspray but then to others they think it looks really good. It all boils down to what your into!
8. tobomoto Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Essexshire Posts: 1885 zx7r, 28 seater optare

   #8 26th November 2008, 00:15

   i took the seats out of mine and filled it with speakers, amps ect. i thought it was good but i needed to put the seats back in- not too family friendly!
9. user_28622 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 West Sussex, Worthing Posts: 1671 Golf TDI 130

   #9 28th November 2008, 20:22

   im not to bothered about family, and at the moment ive taken the seats out in the back at the min and there going to stay out for a month to give it a good test drive, thanks to si_pow for his idea, oh and also gunna start my progress thread tomorow probs so keep ur eyes peeled