Seat weight?

[taffyjason]

Does anyone know how much the seats weigh?

[DannyBoy]

Assuming you mean the heated electric leather ones, I recall from somewhere they're a little north of 20kg, which I can well believe having taken mine out to do some sound proofing. They are not light.

 

DB

[taffyjason]

Yeah those ones, just looking up aftermarket seats to see what possible weight reductions can be made, Sparco do a nice 'Milano' model, but that's 17kg, so not much of a saving overall

[glrnet]

They are bloody heavy if I sit on them

[taffyjason]

well you're not invited then!

[glrnet]

Seems fair enough

 

well you're not invited then!

[taffyjason]

ah ok you can come if you like

[glrnet]

 

ah ok you can come if you like

[spursmaddave]

Having shifted some around I would say well over 20kg probably more like 30

[taffyjason]

so an easy weight save there then!

[taffyjason]

be good to get a definitive figure though

[taffyjason]

done some net hunting, figure of 42lbs comes up a lot, or 19kg to us brits, that includes the rails apparently....any aftermarket seats for day-to-day use seem to be about the same, so no real savings it seems

[DannyBoy]

hmmm, seems odd that you can't get anything much lighter than that. I remember wondering how the hell they managed to make them so damn heavy in the first place when I was taking them out. I suppose it depends on how much adjustability/comfort you're willing to sacrifice, and how much carbon fibre you're willing to pay for.

 

DB

[taffyjason]

Exactly, i don't want a track seat, i want to keep some comfort, particularly as i already have chronic back pain! the Sparco Milano is a very nice alternative though...just not much lighter!

[Ian]

My brides were a lot lighter than oem leathers. They weighed around 6/7kg

[taffyjason]

what's the model name? don't suppose you have a link?

 

cheers

[Ian]

I had Bride Cugas. Search google for bride japan & they have the weights on there

[taffyjason]

are they comfy on a decent ride?

[Ian]

Depends whether your a chubster or not

 

I'm pretty big & after around 2 hours they would start to get uncomfortable around the backs of my legs.

[Niko]

Anyone know the weight of the oem non electric cloth seats?

[ddcboyle]

Does it actually make a difference in weight reduction by replacing seats. Id understand if seats, carpets and other cosmetics were removed. Butvseats alone wont make an impact (I presume)

[Lukem]

Surely there is no point in buying a Z and making it a little bit lighter, I can understand going all the way for competition use but other than that will you really notice a difference? Aftermarket seats can be very nice and comfy but I wouldn't buy them for weight saving.

[Jetpilot]

Interesting topic.

 

I always hear the Z as being described as heavy, where as Rx7's where i have just come from as lightweight!

 

Without getting into what a zed weighs, i have read early Z's weigh 1450 - 1500 kg, rx7's 1250-1300kg. Loose 100 kilos out of a 350z and imho, 1350kg ish is a pretty light car. By all accounts loosing that isnt that hard, seats, spare wheel etc

 

Pretty sure you would notice 100 kgs or more.