Vehicle interior

[alanwheeldon]

4-21, If a vehicle does not have a roll cage, competition seat and full harness, the vehicle interior around the driver must stay in place. ie. dashboard, steering column covers, centre console and drivers door panel (as per reg 1-12) must be fitted and there must be no sharp or protruding edges etc.

I dont have a roll cage. What am I allowed to remove from the car to save weight, can I take out the passenger seat, the passenger pannels and the rear pannels behind the drivers seat similar to this

[Adrian]

Hi Alan,

yes you can remove trim from passenger side and rear of car, but not around the driver

[Dan_Q]

Does this rule include carpets?

cos when i rip that out i'm bu66ered if i'm getting a custom wilton one side shag pile made

[kaiowas]

Does this rule include carpets?

cos when i rip that out i'm bu66ered if i'm getting a custom wilton one side shag pile made

We've never had a carpet in our car so I can't see it being an issue. the main concern is sharp edges/hard surfaces that are exposed when trim is removed which would otherwise cushion flailing limbs in an impact.

[Dan_Q]

cheers phil

[k11cpc]

4-21, If a vehicle does not have a roll cage, competition seat and full harness, the vehicle interior around the driver must stay in place. ie. dashboard, steering column covers, centre console and drivers door panel (as per reg 1-12) must be fitted and there must be no sharp or protruding edges etc.

I dont have a roll cage. What am I allowed to remove from the car to save weight, can I take out the passenger seat, the passenger pannels and the rear pannels behind the drivers seat similar to this

Alan I have taken out the carpets, the carpet behind the seats and all the plastic trim behind the seats. The passenger seat and if you spend about 8 hours chipping away at the sound deadening material on the floor it weighs about 10kg well worth the effort

[PaulT]

Alan I have taken out the carpets, the carpet behind the seats and all the plastic trim behind the seats. The passenger seat and if you spend about 8 hours chipping away at the sound deadening material on the floor it weighs about 10kg well worth the effort

But remember that if you remove carpets and other stuff from the floor you are raising the centre of gravity



Paul.

[Flavio Briatore]

Alan I have taken out the carpets, the carpet behind the seats and all the plastic trim behind the seats. The passenger seat and if you spend about 8 hours chipping away at the sound deadening material on the floor it weighs about 10kg well worth the effort

But remember that if you remove carpets and other stuff from the floor you are raising the centre of gravity



Paul.

and they get slippery when wet,
i stuck some rubber matting down.....lightweight stuff of course

[kaiowas]

I got some skateboard griptape from ebay, much lighter than rubber matting

Could do with redoing now though as it's worn out.

[Flavio Briatore]

I got some skateboard griptape from ebay, much lighter than rubber matting

Could do with redoing now though as it's worn out.

actually when i said rubber i should have said foam
the type used for flooring
like this http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217645&C=Froogle&U=217645&T=Module

really are featherweight