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After some long hard thinking on the topic I decided I was extremely tired of the specifically "show" oriented styling and status of my xB. After a ton of money and work over the entire show season I only placed in two events and both times I took second. I realized recently that I purchased the xB not only for its unique exterior styling but also for its "fun to drive" factor. Having made the decision to not care about shows anymore I'm now gutting every bit of weight I can get out of the xB and moving towards every performance mod available. So this is the beginning of a long journey to come over the winter months. I started the project last night and removed a laundry list of overweight items from the interior...
front passenger seat
rear bench seat
rear bench seat support bar
both interior carpets
all plastic covers from base of both seats
center floor console
spare tire
spare tire floor support
rear foam cubbies
rear floor cargo covers
rear seatbelts
huge trunk setup with 2 12" alpine subs -- (soon to be for sale in the PPC...)
That list is just the beginning and basically what I could take out of the car at the floor level. Some things to come out soon are airbags, upper dash piece, door panels, windshield washer bottle, and vairous other things that are no longer needed on the car. I plan to rebuild the interior fully customized with brushed aluminum and carbon fiber. Basically I just killed all my free time this winter. It's cool, I never like to be bored...
I will post pics of the work I did last night when I go home for lunch. I didn't have time to upload them last night. I will also be weighing every piece I take out just to see how much can really be removed...
front passenger seat
rear bench seat
rear bench seat support bar
both interior carpets
all plastic covers from base of both seats
center floor console
spare tire
spare tire floor support
rear foam cubbies
rear floor cargo covers
rear seatbelts
huge trunk setup with 2 12" alpine subs -- (soon to be for sale in the PPC...)
That list is just the beginning and basically what I could take out of the car at the floor level. Some things to come out soon are airbags, upper dash piece, door panels, windshield washer bottle, and vairous other things that are no longer needed on the car. I plan to rebuild the interior fully customized with brushed aluminum and carbon fiber. Basically I just killed all my free time this winter. It's cool, I never like to be bored...
I will post pics of the work I did last night when I go home for lunch. I didn't have time to upload them last night. I will also be weighing every piece I take out just to see how much can really be removed...