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Old 08-22-2012, 10:11 PM   #1501
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on my scale at home weighted it a few times got a weight of 30.4LBS for a 2002 wrx . seems to have more metal (fog light guards) than the 04 and on bumpers ,so i guess a bugeye owner could lighten up the front a small amout just by cutting that excess off or getting a bumper from an 04-07.

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Old 08-22-2012, 10:16 PM   #1502
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my idea of weight reduction in meh car is no mcdonalds >_>. And kicking as many people out as possible <_<
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Old 08-22-2012, 11:41 PM   #1503
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i have the same bumper, but cut like you suggest. ill snap a pic and weight this weekend.
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Old 08-22-2012, 11:47 PM   #1504
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Tube front end is Siiick
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Old 08-23-2012, 12:14 AM   #1505
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lol im having one made next week, ill post that up too
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Old 08-23-2012, 01:12 AM   #1506
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02 bumper beams kinda look more like a brush guard for a full size truck than a 5mph crash beam ..
I think that thing can take way more impact than what it was built for , it is another example of subaru over building, i'd rather over than under cough 5-speed cough!
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Old 08-23-2012, 01:16 AM   #1507
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FYI -

There is no weight savings to be had in the aftermarket all-aluminum radiators.



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Stock RADIATOR bare (no cap, fans etc) 8.040 lbs
with water (aprox) 13.43 lbs
Koyo radiator bare...11.855 lbs
with water (aprox)...20.455 lbs
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Old 08-23-2012, 10:58 AM   #1508
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02 bumper beams kinda look more like a brush guard for a full size truck than a 5mph crash beam ..
I think that thing can take way more impact than what it was built for , it is another example of subaru over building, i'd rather over than under cough 5-speed cough!

not true. my car was hit from behind by another parked car that was hit, and i went into the person in front of me barely. the 02 beam on my 07 was stressed pretty good. by bumper barely had some scratches. so i did not hit them that hard.
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Old 08-23-2012, 11:07 AM   #1509
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Hit by a parked car?

Was there an earthquake or tornado touching down at the time?
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Old 08-23-2012, 11:39 AM   #1510
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did you not read?

my car was hit from behind by another parked car that was hit
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Old 08-23-2012, 07:55 PM   #1511
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not true. my car was hit from behind by another parked car that was hit, and i went into the person in front of me barely. the 02 beam on my 07 was stressed pretty good. by bumper barely had some scratches. so i did not hit them that hard.
i am not trying to be a dick i just dont get it . you have a 2007 wrx you installed a 2002 front bumper beam . you were hit from behind and the rear bumper was damaged bad ?

i realize i had said bumper beam(s) , what i had ment was the front one it does look like a brush gaurd and it is really heavy, i do belive it could take more than 5mph.

I guess i dont know which bumper you had that didnt measure up. did you fron fail you or did the rear?
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Old 08-23-2012, 08:42 PM   #1512
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i have a 07 sti. i traded my oem beam in the front for a fmic one with a kit i bought. i sold the turbeo kit to someone and shipped it off, and needed a bumper beam, i found a local guy with a 02 for cheap. hence why i had to cut the ends of it off as my bumper hugs to the car more. anyways...

my car was in a 4 car crash, a car hit a parked car behind me, that car went into mine, and I went into the one in front of me. thats how you get hit by a parked car. only logical explanation...so...

my 02 beam that i have on my car in the front was damaged when my parked car ran into the car parked in front of me. mind you, i was parked a whole driveway over, so my car was pushed about 40 feet.

my new body kit does not fit with the large oem beam, so i am having one made like the guy above next week.
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Old 08-23-2012, 10:11 PM   #1513
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so i am having one made like the guy above next week.
I expect pictures and weights next week Bue.
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Old 08-23-2012, 11:07 PM   #1514
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i have a 07 sti. i traded my oem beam in the front for a fmic one with a kit i bought. i sold the turbeo kit to someone and shipped it off, and needed a bumper beam, i found a local guy with a 02 for cheap. hence why i had to cut the ends of it off as my bumper hugs to the car more. anyways...

my car was in a 4 car crash, a car hit a parked car behind me, that car went into mine, and I went into the one in front of me. thats how you get hit by a parked car. only logical explanation...so...

my 02 beam that i have on my car in the front was damaged when my parked car ran into the car parked in front of me. mind you, i was parked a whole driveway over, so my car was pushed about 40 feet.

my new body kit does not fit with the large oem beam, so i am having one made like the guy above next week.
aaahhh! got any pictures ,thats a story!poor car
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Old 08-24-2012, 12:36 AM   #1515
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turned into this!

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Old 08-25-2012, 05:39 AM   #1516
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Dang.......nice happy ending
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Old 08-27-2012, 01:31 AM   #1517
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22.5 pounds cut.

2002 WRX beam cut:



Damage from the pic above...you can see the stress from the small impact. Looks super beefy, not really...




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Old 08-31-2012, 05:33 PM   #1518
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My 225/45R18 Dunlop Direzza Starspec tires (26 lb) finally wore out. Thought it would look cool running a wheel and tire that big; I didn't take into account the gearing issues and the additional weight that BIG costs. I'll sell the Kosei K1-TS 18x7.5 wheels (16.2 lb) eventually.


Swapped to my old 17x8 inch Enkei RPF1 wheels (15.6 lb) from my autocross days. Wrapped in 215/40R17 Kumho Ecsta LE Sport tires (20 lb).


Better gearing at 874 revolutions per mile versus 804 rev/mile (OEM 205/55R16 rate 837 rev/mile). Removed 26.4 lb (~12kg) altogether. Shorter gearing pushing less mass. Nice. Now I'll have to do something about the wheel gap and get my Ohlins Sportlines back on. The Pink SPT springs are giving me quite the lift with all the weight I've removed from the car.

And just so you know, the wheels are powder-coated Attention Whore Red.
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Old 08-31-2012, 05:38 PM   #1519
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Im wondering if its worth removing the dash, Ive heard there alot of sound deadening on the firewall.. its the only place I havent removed weight from lol
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Old 08-31-2012, 05:56 PM   #1520
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Is it worth it? I thought it was:

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Overall I removed:
24.0 lbs of sound padding,
8.6 lbs of sound deadening tar,
1.6 lbs of carpet padding, and
0.1 lbs of all of the above but in dust form. This is an estimate. If you've ever tried to take it all out you know that some of it breaks up into tiny little bits of sound deadening or padding "dust". You just end up vacuuming it out.

So the grand total ended up weighing 34.3 lbs]. Sweet Neil deGrasse Tyson, that's a lot of mass removed!

If I was able to get the stuff blocked by the HVAC it would have ended up weighing ~35.4 lbs (16.0 kg).
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Old 08-31-2012, 06:12 PM   #1521
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im pulling the carpet on my 95 tomorrow, so I shall remove that crap too. then put my new ebay carpet in lol
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Old 08-31-2012, 11:18 PM   #1522
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Well I know what my next project is
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Old 09-01-2012, 06:07 PM   #1523
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Get some light wheels that should do the job
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Old 09-04-2012, 05:20 PM   #1524
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anyone in this thread deleted their airbags? specifically on a GD model?
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Old 09-04-2012, 05:40 PM   #1525
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anyone in this thread deleted their airbags? specifically on a GD model?
Two or three guys have. One even removed all the wiring for the ABS system.
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