I remember reading about this black piece of metal bolted to the body right behind the back seat, i had to remove my back seat to unlock the trunk (i only have the valet key) so i removed it while i was back there.


Now what did everyone say this was for? and did you remove it?

 

omg.. dude i removed that thing once.. and my whole car's frame when to crap and i had to trash the car! that piece is the frames pressure center! if u ride around with that off for more then a few miles kiss ur max good bye the entire frame will pull it self apart!

 

j/k its a counter weight... its 35lbs of wasted power.... lol

 

sounds pretty useless

 

yeah im gonna take mine out when I hook up my subs next week...then im gonna take it to the dealer and be like WTF IS THIS?!!

 

My "thing in the trunk" that is...
As stated in earlier posts, it's pretty heavy, but wasn't bolted in very tightly, and sadly mine didn't have any wires connected to it, so I guess mine was really useless. I guess if anyone wants it PM me, if you were one of those unlucky ones that missed out on having a "thing in the trunk," take this oppurtunity...otherwise I'm gonna call up the art museum and see if they need something for there abstract display...

 

Holy crap. This is sticky material. Glad you took the time to take pictures also. OMFG!

 

FAQ this please!!! the eternal question is finally about to be put to rest..."What is that black thing in the trunk?"

 

Wow... welcome to uhhhh, six years ago?

 

Um, what is that?

 

Wow, I wish my car came with a big black heavy cylinder thingy in the trunk. Your're so lucky!

 

I just weighed it, scale says its around 17-18 lbs, but im guessing at least 22 or so. Also, the cylinder part in the middle looks like it can spin, but it doesn't...I'm gonna try to take off the bolts on the sides and disect it.

 

if i remember correctly it is on rubber bushings or the center of the metal piece is rubber. i know that either way i could make it spin just a little (kind of like how a motor mount is).

 

watch out.. if you pull those bolts off the end, I've heard the aliens will get out and eat your eyeballs.

 

phew...good thing i stopped trying after a while, im gonna leave this thing by my bed and maybe ill be way smart tomorrow...or maybe dead.

 

yeah watch out.. don't get it wet or feed it after midnight.

 

keep it as a memorabilia when your 3rd gen is long gone

 

ahhahhahahahahahhaah! holy crap i can just imagine the little gremlins *pop*ing out of the momma one or whatever...ahahhaa

 

wow that is one ugly SOB

 

must be somthing for the autos my 89 auto has it and my 90 5 speed doesnt???? i dunno..... i took it out of my 89 a long time ago but bolted it back in because i thought it may have somthing to do with the rear brakes or somthign to stabilize it or distribute weight when the trunk had stuff in it and it is still in there...... somewhere.....

 

I wonder if I can mount it ON my trunk, itll be my homemade APC wing...ain't no way i'll start lifting up with this heavy SOB on my car. Biatch!

 

Dude think of the downforce. I'm doing that. Custom frigin wing thingy baby!!!

 

22lbs weight savings..... thats officialy a "mod"!!

 

Another one to add to the list **** (Thing In The Trunk) removal...hahahah ****!

 

Wouldnt it say what that thing is somewhere, like in a chiltions or something?

 

ive got a chiltons, and ive looked thru it all day and found nothing
i dont think any of the pictures even show the "hump" that covers the ****

 

Sweet I should try it, that would make up for my 40 pound speaker box and amp setup

 

thats why i did it, to make more room, and to take away some of the weight the box is gonna add.

it seems from some of the replys im getting a lot of you are jealous...anyone want this...ill sell cheap! get your **** today!

 

40lb for speakers and amps?
both of my subs alone weigh that much! throw in my 5 amps, capacitor, distribution blocks, cabling, mounting equipment, etc.. I'm at about 120lb...
that's okay, it's all easily removeable in a few minutes for when I go to the track.

 

What happened to the screws that held it on? I heard that if you aren't careful, they would fall down into the gas tank?

 

ONTO the gas tank, not INTO.

if he wants to let his trunk get full of water splasned in from the rain, that's his problem.

 

No rain in So Cal, well not frequently, but either way, I wish at the time i was building my box set up that i knew that the thing was worthless. I ended up having to build around it:

 

I was only guessing. And all I have is 2 12" subs in a sealed box with one amp. And how is your box mounted? I have been trying to find a good way to mount my box because every time I open my trunk the box is all over the place.

 

Actually one of the screws did fall down...but the other 3 stayed up fine. And if my trunk gets splashed whoopty doo ill put a piece of tape over the hole...problem solved

 

So they arent studs?

You could always just put the nuts on the bolts then cut them (normally when you cut threw a nut with a bolt threw it, it has a tendancy to lock it into place, esp. if its torqued down). You could be hardcore and safety wire them together so they will never go anywhere

or just lay some duct tape over the holes or something

 

So have we determined what it is yet? Ill be removing mine in min., but what exactly was its purpose?

 

............... Counter weight,

- now that we are talking about weight, how much do u guys think the spare wheel well weighs?

"spare wheel well weighs" ...say that 10 times fast

 

noobs..

 

:attention

 

can't we just kill them?