# question: weight of rear seats in S14...worth removing? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [January 30, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492 "2009-01-30T14:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![white2abbit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/white2abbit/32/5602_2.png) [@white2abbit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/white2abbit)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/1 "2009-01-30T14:14:00Z")
hey, just a quick question: anybody know how much the stock rear seats in an S14 (kouki if it makes any difference) weigh? are they easy to remove? to anyone who’s done it - is it worth it? it’s a daily driver (no need for the back seats), however i’m slowwwwwly trying to make it more track-ready… thnx! ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/2 "2009-01-30T14:44:41Z")
Unless your putting in a cage, whats the point of removing the rear seats? They’re foam… I track my car and still have all my interior in lol ---
**Author:** ![nitescream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@nitescream](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitescream)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/3 "2009-01-30T14:58:18Z")
they weight nothing really, as martino said unless putting a cage leave them in! ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/4 "2009-01-31T10:18:35Z")
take em out, and put in a foam mattress in the back…in black so it matches lmao! ---
**Author:** ![BRIGGS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/briggs/32/5662_2.png) [@BRIGGS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BRIGGS)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/5 "2009-01-31T13:36:17Z")
The weight savings would be so minimul even the best driver would not notice a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Lucidsnow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucidsnow/32/5538_2.png) [@Lucidsnow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucidsnow)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/6 "2009-01-31T13:44:20Z")
the wieght is like 20lbs its ALL FOAM almost except the backing has a thin sheet of metal. in taking it off. the car gets alot noisier if ur daily driving it. its like noise reduction. ---
**Author:** ![fastback240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fastback240/32/5591_2.png) [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/7 "2009-01-31T14:08:17Z")
> [@spark, fuel, not firing](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/spark-fuel-not-firing/20066/31): > > take em out, and put in a foam mattress in the back…in black so it matches lmao! x2 but dont make it black, 240s with matching anything is so not cool. different fenders/bumpers/seats ect… is the new in that and zip ties. ---
**Author:** ![white2abbit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/white2abbit/32/5602_2.png) [@white2abbit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/white2abbit)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/8 "2009-01-31T14:42:03Z")
lol kk…i would have figured they weighed a lot more for some reason, but i guess i am t3h noob ---
**Author:** ![white2abbit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/white2abbit/32/5602_2.png) [@white2abbit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/white2abbit)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/9 "2009-01-31T14:43:36Z")
ps: i only have 1 windshield wiper at the moment, and WOW what a difference in acceleration! i can take turns at twice the speed, and even civics dont mess with me anymore…best mod EVER ---
**Author:** ![Ciaran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ciaran/32/5612_2.png) [@Ciaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ciaran)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/10 "2009-01-31T16:11:26Z")
the best weight savings mod ive done so far are breaks… i mean, they’re heavy as hell, and all they do is slow you down… ---
**Author:** ![Cal-SoY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Cal-SoY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal-SoY)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/11 "2009-01-31T22:59:43Z")
tbh, if you really want to save weight take out your ABS actuator, just pulling the fuse will get rid of ABS but the actuator is alot of weight. And you cant just thinking weight reduction, think about balance, many s13 owners move the battery to the back or run a slim battery. I’ve stripped my s13 in the back, and i’m working on HICAS and ABS delete this spring once i’ve gotten all my parts, that should be quite the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Singh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/12 "2009-01-31T23:29:04Z")
dont’ remove ur seats unless you need to. your car will feel so empty behind you. Lol ---
**Author:** ![Cal-SoY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Cal-SoY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal-SoY)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/13 "2009-01-31T23:35:18Z")
It also gets really loud in the car, the seats, panels and trunk carpets act as serious sound deadening ---
**Author:** ![conky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@conky](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/conky)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/14 "2009-02-01T03:37:02Z")
> [@FS:TW 1992 Honda Civic VX -56K nope.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-tw-1992-honda-civic-vx-56k-nope/18236/37): > > hey, > > just a quick question: > > anybody know how much the stock rear seats in an S14 (kouki if it makes any difference) weigh? are they easy to remove? to anyone who’s done it - is it worth it? > > it’s a daily driver (no need for the back seats), however i’m slowwwwwly trying to make it more track-ready… > > thnx! Hey there, I pulled my back seats to put the cage in and for weight originally. I then put it all back because it really helped with the sound resonation. Its not worth saving the weight unless its a pure race machine. Besides its foam wrapped in leather or cloth…doesnt weigh much! ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/15 "2009-02-01T07:55:11Z")
you may save 12lbs tops. the top half has a larger metal section under the carpet ---
**Author:** ![Turboner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turboner/32/5603_2.png) [@Turboner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turboner)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/16 "2009-02-01T08:32:02Z")
pull the seats out, put a roll cage in, call your gf, thank me in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/17 "2009-02-01T09:53:56Z")
I used to take the rear seats out of my coupe before going to the track… The rear backrest had a metal frame and was no “light weight” per say. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas180](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucas180/32/5556_2.png) [@Lucas180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucas180)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/18 "2009-02-01T11:40:42Z")
There is no point IMO…the weight savings is nothing i mean…go take a shit before you go out on track you would probly save more weight that way. now if you were to fully gut the car of carpets, sound deading, ect…then you could say that helps with weight. ---
**Author:** ![luckky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@luckky](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/luckky)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/19 "2009-02-01T12:26:42Z")
unless your getting a cage no dice… plus those rear seats muffle the road sound, and exhaust sound! ---
**Author:** ![DA\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@DA\_1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DA_1)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492/20 "2009-02-01T12:44:37Z")
white2abbit weight saving is a very costly endeavor. anthing that will show you a difference in performance is expensive. what ur aiming to accomplish in weight reduction in any car that ur going to track is rotating mass, so here are some things you want to lighten ( flywheel,driveshaft,wheels and even tires) try to remember you already added weight to the car with bigger exhaust, intercooler,piping etc so you would need to remove alot of things not just seats to see a difference. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-weight-of-rear-seats-in-s14-worth-removing/121492.md?page=2)