That strange weight in the vert's trunk

[AndrewBird]

exactly just like how the spare tire well is shifted to the right and the battery is in the trunk on the right to help off set the weight of the driver.

Pretty sure the spare tire well is shifted to allow room for the muffler...

[Dozyproductions]

So what about all the people removing their harmonic balancers from the driveshaft? It's useless as well right?

[e30shmobberr]

Seriously though, BMW isn't retarded. It's there for a reason. If you want to pull everything out because race car go ahead, but much like the trunk tar, it serves a legitimate purpose.

exactly just like how the spare tire well is shifted to the right and the battery is in the trunk on the right to help off set the weight of the driver.

[Raxe]

Seriously though, BMW isn't retarded. It's there for a reason. If you want to pull everything out because race car go ahead, but much like the trunk tar, it serves a legitimate purpose.

[TobyB]

F1 did this a few years ago- what, the 'mass damper?' Renault got told it was verboten...
Racecar Engineering did a bit on the math- it was actually pretty fantastic.

That said, I pulled a 30 lb chunk of rubber- suspended steel out of the back of a Nissan
convertible something- or- other a couple of years back... it made a good... doorstop.

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[Vivek]

^But when water gets in, it all rusts away and weight is no longer an issue!!

But seriously I never knew about this, so the right side of the trunk? I'll take mine out this weekend.

[MAXELHOFF]

no top

It gets worse. From memory, there is a carpeted, pressed steel plate bolted over the weight. Lots of space under the weight...for water.:crazy: BMW logo cast into weight. See last image.

[Nsquared97]

How the hell could I have missed this. This is my second vert! I feel ashamed. Does it really weigh 70 lbs?

Not that much haha. But it is pretty heavy. When I was tearing apart my parts car and came across it I was seriously confused.

[warmseth]

They might not have had the battery in the trunk on US models because of trunk space. Yuppies were often concerned about whether a set of golf clubs would fit in the trunk and perhaps with the reduced capacity of the vert trunk and a battery, there just wasn't room for the precious sticks.

[CrusherCurtis]

How the hell could I have missed this. This is my second vert! I feel ashamed. Does it really weigh 70 lbs?

[Nsquared97]

Damn, never knew that. Mine is coming out this spring, if I can remember to do it. Any pics? My vert is my moms garage right now so I can't go look at it.

[CrusherCurtis]

Damn, never knew that. Mine is coming out this spring, if I can remember to do it. Any pics? My vert is my moms garage right now so I can't go look at it.

[Raxe]

I don't think it's really necessary

80's BMW engineers don't do anything unnecessary, HOW DARE YOU QUESTION THE GODS

[cabriodster87]

Ha, mine is bolted to the snow tractor.

[Wh33lhop]

Perhaps BMW hired some ex-porsche engineers to develop the verts. Thats my guess.

Hahaha

"Zere iz not neerly enaff veight back zere!"