Cabrio battery replacement weight has uses!

[parkerbink]

I used it yesterday to jack up my Land Cruiser. Works great!

[trashcop 80s 80s]

does your tile garage floor not crack?

[87Blue325iC]

Did you take it out for good? How does the car drive without it?

[GaryE30]

Mine drove much better. I think it was because one of the mounting points failed... so it moved around a lot.

[parkerbink]

Car drove fine without it, I am not sure why BMW decided to put a 50lb block of metal in the trunk.

[Digitalwave]

Car drove fine without it, I am not sure why BMW decided to put a 50lb block of metal in the trunk.

Balance, balance, balance. The people that remove the trunk slab from their cars and leave everything on the front make me laugh. The cars already have a front bias!

[DEV0 E30]

Your mom has front bias. Ooooooh.

[Jordan325iC]

Well, it takes about 30 seconds and it lowers the car's weight by ~2%. Who honestly drives their car so hard on the street that you can tell if 50lbs dropped from the trunk?

Although I personally plan on moving my battery back there when I lose my A/C.

[Digitalwave]

Your mom has front bias. Ooooooh.

Oh shit, he did not!!

[parkerbink]

Balance, balance, balance. The people that remove the trunk slab from their cars and leave everything on the front make me laugh. The cars already have a front bias!

How do you figure? in non cabs there is no weight in front where the battery is, is there? No battery in the front of those cars right?

The cab is heavier as it is. I drove mine at 8/10ths on Mulholland without the weight and it handled great.

Have you driven a cab with and without this weight TJ?

[delphini]

i'm not a know-it all but as soon as i removed mine i could tell an instant difference. b.t.w the mounting brackets that hold this piece in had long ago
broke and the "weight" was sorta flopping around on its mount.

[Dave]

I still have mine laying in the garage - have yet to find a use for it.

[parkerbink]

Until I used it to jack up my truck it was sitting under my oil removal receptical, identical to the one in your sig picture Dave. Kept the dribble off the floor.

Try it next time you jack something taller than an e30, works great to increase the lift and footprint of the jack.

[delphini]

Mine wasn't painted and it had FRUDENBURG stamped on it .

[2002maniac]

Balance, balance, balance. The people that remove the trunk slab from their cars and leave everything on the front make me laugh. The cars already have a front bias!

who cares? 50/50 weight distrubution doesnt mean much. The suspension can be adjusted and tuned as needed.

50lbs in a cabrio is rather insignificant though.