lightweight boot

[speed]

does anyone know the diffrence in weight between a bare metal boot to a fibergrass en,

i was thinking, metal boot, remove, lock/wiper/gas struts, cut the metal out of inside and pin it, will have pollycarb too,

is it worth spending money to save a few grams? or is it kgs and worth every penny

disscus/

[stevie_b]

I would say it is probably not worth the bother. I haven't cut the inner skin out of my metal one (so there is still weight to be saved with no cost with a grinder :lol: ) but still the difference compared to my fibreglass tailgate is not massive. I can weigh them both at the weekend to give actual figures.

[MAXIBOY]

yes please would be good..

[stan]

the glass is the heaviest part.

a single skin GRP item is considerably lighter than a steel one though...

[evouk]

i have put a new boot lid on my track car, metal one is really light so did not bother with a fibreglass one, no need. i have used a polycarb rear screen though.....

[stevie_b]

Weighed them today. My fibreglass tailgate is 4kg and the original is 9kg, so a decent 5kg saving. That's both weighed without glass/poly but original metal tailgate still has all its fixings, lock and tailgate strip/badges and inner skin, so you could knock that down a good kg or two by ditching the strip and getting the angle grinder out, whereas the fibreglass one is just the bare skin and still needs some method of mounting it added.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/2stis/tailgates.jpg

[speed]

thanks for the info fella, 5k mmmm i think i will get the grinder out for now spend the money on stopping :D