How much do standard Z4 M seats weigh
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You see, all there really is underneath is three motors on toothed cams for leccy seats. The structure is the same for manual and electric.
I rekon you'd save maybe 4kg tops from electrics to manual seats.
M-sport and manual felt about the same when lifting in and out. I should have weighed them. I can weigh a non-M electric passenger/driver.
All said and done, they all weigh plenty. I'd aim for some buckets if weight is a concern... if not, they are all much of a muchness. May as well have full leccy + heated m-sports then
Dave
I rekon you'd save maybe 4kg tops from electrics to manual seats.
M-sport and manual felt about the same when lifting in and out. I should have weighed them. I can weigh a non-M electric passenger/driver.
All said and done, they all weigh plenty. I'd aim for some buckets if weight is a concern... if not, they are all much of a muchness. May as well have full leccy + heated m-sports then
Dave
My driver's seat weighs a lot more than the passenger one usually 
A diet would be the best way to save weight in my car!
Lighter seats would save a bit of weight. Would a manual hood, think they were fitted to the US 2.0 litre originally, be a lot lighter than the leccy one?
A diet would be the best way to save weight in my car!Lighter seats would save a bit of weight. Would a manual hood, think they were fitted to the US 2.0 litre originally, be a lot lighter than the leccy one?
Leccy seats and roof won't add much I wouldn't imagine, since you just replace with lots of hand controls which are usually pretty heavy duty instead.
OK, they will ultimately maybe weigh more, and it's stuff to go wrong, but I doubt they add so much you would worry.
If I'm really bored one day I'll remove mine and weigh em, could weigh my non-sports this weekend.
Dave
OK, they will ultimately maybe weigh more, and it's stuff to go wrong, but I doubt they add so much you would worry.
If I'm really bored one day I'll remove mine and weigh em, could weigh my non-sports this weekend.
Dave
I think you can only do it when they are installed, after that they're in a fixed position, so not good if someone else drives your car. I think :scratchhead:
45-50kg saving sounds about right, and is a fair old chunk
Just where do you set the passenger one? My wife is fairly short and hates being down low after my 6ft 6in friend has been sat in my car...
I think if they could at least have *some* adjustment and lose 10kg of that saving it'd be a good compromise, but I always think it's just a bit TOO far for a road car to lose all adjustment.
Would love to do it though, get a Z4 down by 100kg with lighter wheels, seats, sound proofing, exhaust etc... I reckon with 100kg off and more fruity noises you'd have something genuinely interesting and capable without resorting to M levels of costs/power etc.
As they say, to add performance, just add less weight!
Dave
Just where do you set the passenger one? My wife is fairly short and hates being down low after my 6ft 6in friend has been sat in my car...
I think if they could at least have *some* adjustment and lose 10kg of that saving it'd be a good compromise, but I always think it's just a bit TOO far for a road car to lose all adjustment.
Would love to do it though, get a Z4 down by 100kg with lighter wheels, seats, sound proofing, exhaust etc... I reckon with 100kg off and more fruity noises you'd have something genuinely interesting and capable without resorting to M levels of costs/power etc.
As they say, to add performance, just add less weight!
Dave
Spud said:
I swapped mine out for a Hawker race battery, more out of a need to create space and avoid putting the battery high up and loosing luggage space while doing a quad conversion.
Saved me a bit of weight at 28lb Vs stock at 42lb
Should be a real easy swap on an ///M with it up and exposed in the boot
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