Will cutting out the metal behind the back seats effect anything? (ie rigidness, ect) Thanks.
Kevin.

 

please dont tell me it's for audio mods....

 

Why not?

 

yeah, don't do it. I was toying with the idea a year and a 1/2 ago, and yes, it does effect the structural integrity of the vehicle. I was not looking to do so for audio equipt..but rather having a fold down rear seat.

 

Well then Can I drill holes in it to get more sound through? maybe this should be in the audio forum.
Kevin.

 

Are you talking about the deck that is on top, or the actual back of the seats? I don't think cutting holes in the deck will affect anything. I cut a rectangle (maybe 4"x8") to port the trunk and the metal was already perforated and only held in by a couple of little metal pieces (snip snip). It's like they want you to cut holes there. I doubt that piece has much to do with structural integrity.

Just work carefully- you don't want to screw up the deck lid

 

If you're talking about the metal piece behind the back seat, I took mine out completely...my amp rack is mounted there. Haven't noticed any problems...can't imagine it affecting the structural integrity of the car. It's not that thick/big.

 

i took out that metal (heatsheild?) behind the rear seats to push my sub box further back so i could have more room in the trunk, didn't notice any changes. Watchout though, the edges are sharp and WILL cut you...

 

sweet then...thanks guy.

 

For those of you who removed the metal plate behind the rear seats, does anyone have pictures? I'd love to have folding rear seats and am curious how it'd look.

 

Well today I took the seat out and just unbolted the metal piece. I think thats going to be enough for now. I'll have to see when the second 15 gets here. Thanks again guys.
Kevin.

 

How do you make the rear seats fold down???

 

Buy a 5th gen. Seriously though, I dont think it can be done. I might be wrong, but I doubt it.

-Tom

 

It has been tried by members. Somebody had done it...maybe Toolrocks.
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I remember someone doing it also, but thier seats swung up instead of folding down. It looked okay, but I wouldnt do it to my car.

 

I may be wrong, but isnt the structural integrity affect by cutting it out? If for instance you are involved in a wreck (God forbid it), from that angle and that part of the body of the vehicle is pretty much insecure due to lack of a "frame" or connecting bar between both sides of the rear, apart from the deck, arent the chances that that might lead to something even worse or increment the damages exponentially, pretty high? I ask this because while I was dynamatting my car yesterday (i have a 91se) I noticed there was a connecting bar across the hole. I might just be imagining this, but I feel if the car makers didnt feel the need to have it there, they wouldnt have put it there, and it would have been even cheaper for then to have made the car...my thoughts.

 

I took the metal out from behind my rear seat. Mostly because the stuff back there weighs a lot all added together.

 

What kind of wattage do you have going to them? Thats a lot of air to be pushing in a car.

 

I've got one right now and its taking 600 watts from a JBL 1200.1 When I get the second i'll just run them at 1200(600 to both)
Kevin.