To strip or not to strip, that is the question....

[impotentials]

So the time has come to decide if I stick with the original plan of making a shiny neat car or go a little more speed conscious. So do I remove all the rear seats, carpet etc and lose a few pounds. Keep the front carpets, head lining and door cards. Then get some buckets and a new stearing wheel. Or keep all as is. Stock if you like. I assume losing a little weight will still be noticeable? Certainly a difference when I put a fat man in the car as a passenger. 

Opinions please.....

[WiNgNuTz]

Not sure about the misleading thread title.

On topic, is this gonna be a daily driver? If so you might want to retain at least SOME of the sound deadening.

[adam b]

Either do it properly or don't do it at all

[Piggy]

Either do it properly or don't do it at all

this.

losing just the seats and some carpet wont be a huge difference tbh. 


See my thread and playlist on youtube where i have GONE TO TOWN stripping mine. Inside and out. Only lost about 150-160kg.

[impotentials]

Either do it properly or don't do it at all

Kinda feel you're right. Think i will leave it for now, replace the seats and wheel for sure tbough

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Not sure about the misleading thread title.

On topic, is this gonna be a daily driver? If so you might want to retain at least SOME of the sound deadening.

Kinda had to use a title like this. What else would i use.

[kentiiboii]

If it's not a daily I'd say go for it!
Stripped my gti6 out and noticed the difference, still loads of Wight to lose yet though.

[adam b]

You are better off losing weight from rotating and unsprung mass first

[impotentials]

So today, I have made the decision and begun the long job of stripping the old girl out.
so far on the rear. Seats out, door cards, belts carpet etc. Tomorrow the laborious job of the sound deadening. Fingers crossed a heat gun will be all I need.

[RetroPug]

You can make a lot of money but you have to work nights so there are pros and cons really.

[connorp]

I'm seriously debating it too, I've already got 1 sparco bucket seat that's just in storage, I'm either going to get a reclining one for the passenger and keep rear seats or get another sparco and lose the rear seats, opinions?

[impotentials]

I'm seriously debating it too, I've already got 1 sparco bucket seather's just in storage, I'm either going to get a reclining one for the passenger and keep rear seats or get another sparco and lose the rear seats, opinions?

So I just went out for a drive after stripping the majority of the rear of the car. Defo feels lighter on cornering. Way louder but loving it. amazing hearing the difference in exhaust noise now theres no sound deddening.
Now to order a pair of fixed back seats and a wheel.
do it. I dare you.......

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You can make a lot of money but you have to work nights so there are pros and cons really.

Lol

[adam b]

Not much weight in the rear...

[7057sam]

Personally it's a daily I would nt bother not worth the hassle/ball ache/drawing police attention etc.

Yeah you save weight but it's not always the best thing and don't think you get crazy extra power on track either me,cully and pebbles all have full interior and destroyed most thinks on track at fcs this year including Somone on here who has stripped extensively

[susiebennett1208]

losing rear seats and sound insulation off the floor does make a difference and makes it a lot louder inside the car, a lot colder and chicks hate it but I must say when I stripped glass air bags speakers seats locks air con unit etc out my Ibiza boy it made a difference! but I went mad and the car like driving a rat rod an I drove like a maniac

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losing weigh will always result in better acceleration and less under steer but remember the more weight you lose the higher the car gets so unless you got adjustable coils..... trust me it goes a lot higher on 306 too I took a few things off my pug and added a few and the car is now very high

[connorp]

Yeah f*ck it I'm going to strip it!!

[impotentials]

Yeah f*ck it I'm going to strip it!!

Hows the strip out coming mate?

[kentiiboii]

Yeah f*ck it I'm going to strip it!!

Hows the strip out coming mate?

I love driving my stripped out gti6!
Pull off is great and you really can notice the difference, I still have a lot more weight to get rid of though.

[connorp]

I haven't started it yet, I'm going to buy the bits I need for it first, like bucket seats, subframes, harnesses etc. but I will let you know when I've started, but the only thing I don't want to loose is the speakers

[highwayman306]

Get headphones nice and light

[connorp]

Yeah true!

[adam b]

I have to use noise cancelling headphones in mine over 20 minutes or so. Especially on the motorway doing 4.5rpm at 70. Arrrgh

[kentiiboii]

I've kept my stereo and front speakers.
Not changed my dash, center console or door cards yet. So easy to keep it all in, but doubt it's much weight anyway

[Matt]

Just strip! It looks the tits and the rattles are what makes a car feel alive

[toseland]

Either do it properly or don't do it at all

this.

losing just the seats and some carpet wont be a huge difference tbh. 


See my thread and playlist on youtube where i have GONE TO TOWN stripping mine. Inside and out. Only lost about 150-160kg.

Which was then added again when you put that harness bar back in.. 

[kentiiboii]

Either do it properly or don't do it at all

this.

losing just the seats and some carpet wont be a huge difference tbh. 


See my thread and playlist on youtube where i have GONE TO TOWN stripping mine. Inside and out. Only lost about 150-160kg.

Which was then added again when you put that harness bar back in.. 

Probably, I know mine weighs a fair but and that's 42mm cds.

[adam b]

I've kept my stereo and front speakers.
Not changed my dash, center console or door cards yet. So easy to keep it all in, but doubt it's much weight anyway

You'd be surprised. Dash is bloody heavy

[Pebbles167]

I've stripped cars before, full strips including dash and wiring, and half comprising of just seats and rear trim.

Without stripping the front, there isn't much point. You'll barely lose 50kg on the rear alone, so I've decided to leave all mine in on my current 206, at least until I decide to get another cage and go FIA.

Some of the heaviest bits were in the front. Sound deadening was surprisingly heavy, as was air ducting and especially the wiring, good few KG there.