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-   -   DIY: Weight reduction/Fix hatch not opening issue (http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-do-yourself/62871-diy-weight-reduction-fix-hatch-not-opening-issue.html)

Z Stig 05-28-2013 08:14 AM
Hood removal???? :tup:

kenchan 05-28-2013 08:49 AM
ac removal

kenchan 05-29-2013 09:19 PM
:confused: did i spoil the party?

Live4Driving 06-05-2013 03:46 PM
Followed the DIY this afternoon. Very helpful and only took 10 minutes. Thank you! +1

DEpointfive0 06-05-2013 04:11 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Live4Driving (Post 2349499)
Followed the DIY this afternoon. Very helpful and only took 10 minutes. Thank you! +1
Again, glad I could help!

Taking the weight out prolongs the life of the springs as well as the struts AND allows people to put sound deadening without worrying about the hatch not opening

kenchan 06-05-2013 04:36 PM
ummm... so wat did you guys do with the weight?

im trying to decide if i should just recycle it or keep it for no reason or... :confused:

DEpointfive0 06-05-2013 04:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2349563)
ummm... so wat did you guys do with the weight?

im trying to decide if i should just recycle it or keep it for no reason or... :confused:
I kept it... I don't really know why though... But it's just sitting in the garage...

kenchan 06-05-2013 04:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2349571)
I kept it... I don't really know why though... But it's just sitting in the garage...
hahaha...yah, mine's in a similar situation.

03g35coupe6mt 06-05-2013 05:31 PM
makes a good paper weight :tup:

kenchan 06-05-2013 08:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 03g35coupe6mt (Post 2349637)
makes a good paper weight :tup:
Dang, you have a G35C and a 370Z? :tup:

You like a hero.

SAmilitaryman 06-05-2013 08:11 PM
I put mine in my spare parts bin.

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03g35coupe6mt 06-05-2013 08:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2349889)
Dang, you have a G35C and a 370Z? :tup:

You like a hero.
:driving: why thank you kind sir ...

kenchan 06-05-2013 08:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SAmilitaryman (Post 2349897)
I put mine in my spare parts bin.

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to do wat? :confused:

03g35coupe6mt 06-05-2013 09:42 PM
too keep the other parts company ?

Enough 06-06-2013 02:27 PM
It looks like a mass damper to eliminate some resonance, rattle or vibration. Maybe from the exhaust at certain engine speeds of from road input.

kenchan 06-06-2013 03:02 PM
it looks more like a smashed turtle.

SAmilitaryman 06-06-2013 04:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2349975)
to do wat? :confused:
When i'm pissed I pick something up out of the spare parts bin and throw it or smash it onto the ground. It prevents me from hurting anything else that might actually matter!

DEpointfive0 06-06-2013 07:09 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Enough (Post 2351161)
It looks like a mass damper to eliminate some resonance, rattle or vibration. Maybe from the exhaust at certain engine speeds of from road input.
I've been told that it's to help petit women on Japan to close the hatch. Why it's rubberized and overly complicated, not a clue

kenchan 06-06-2013 07:18 PM
i think it's there for those that dont have a spoiler the weight helps the hatch close...but not too heavy that it won't open the gate when a spoiler is installed... :ugh:

yeah right.. :ugh2:

bascially anyone with a spoiler should remove it.

SouthArk370Z 06-06-2013 07:20 PM
It may serve more than one purpose. Since the hatch is light-weight Aluminum, the weight may give the hatch some extra inertia to make the latch when closing. It can give the consumer the impression of higher quality (hatch doesn't feel as flimsy and has a bigger "thunk" when it closes). Personally, I like Enough's anti-NVH theory.

DEpointfive0 06-06-2013 07:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2351568)
basically Nissan should remove it.
Fixed :tup:

03g35coupe6mt 06-06-2013 08:37 PM
bout as worthless as my steering lock maybe i should take that out next lol:ugh2:

synolimit 06-07-2013 07:59 PM
Been said before?? 2013 base sport doesn't have it.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psa1b903dd.jpg

DEpointfive0 06-07-2013 08:00 PM
^^^ some do, some don't, it's hit or miss

synolimit 06-07-2013 08:07 PM
Does everyone get a fancy toe hook, mounting spot and best spare donut I've ever seen??

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psb49dd063.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psb5636809.jpg


http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ps014d3ead.jpg

carlitos_370z 09-04-2013 06:47 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2353417)
Been said before?? 2013 base sport doesn't have it.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psa1b903dd.jpg
your car doesnt have that piece??? let me know hahha!!! mine its a 2013 base sport too ;)

SPOHN 09-04-2013 07:30 AM
Removed my rear windshield. Installing lexan. It's amazing how lite the hatch is without the glass.

Noveske_ 09-12-2013 05:36 PM
Great write-up! I just did this with a credit card and three or four minutes of my time. My 09 didn't have any 10mm screws holding the panel on either—Just the clips.

It fixed the sticking problem, and it's not any more difficult to close. :D

ETA: A buddy and I did this again last night on a 2010 while removing the window tinting, and it had the 10mm screws.

Luciano13 10-12-2013 12:12 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2353427)
Does everyone get a fancy toe hook, mounting spot and best spare donut I've ever seen??
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ps014d3ead.jpg

:icon18::roflpuke2: so true. when I first saw the spare tire I couldn't believe it. I thought it was one of my buddies pulling a prank on me:roflpuke2:
I was like WTF??? is this the right spare??? Why black? Why a totally different style of rim? :inoutroflpuke:

7speed 02-13-2014 01:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Noveske_ (Post 2484976)
Great write-up! I just did this with a credit card, three or four minutes of my time, and half a coke zero. Though, I drive a 2009 and the hatch panel didn't have the 10mm bolts holding it on—Only the orange and white clips.

It fixed the sticking problem and the hatch is noticeably lighter now, though not any more difficult to close. Easily the simplest mod I've done yet, plus I have a new paperweight :D

Thanks for the DIY DE5.

Home bored today and last night I had some groceries and remembered how it sucked to lift and hit button, so...

http://www.the370z.com/members/7spee...unk-weight.jpg

Guess its an 09 thing just like you Noveske I don't have an bolts. At first I was like wtf is DE5 talking about, because I can just pull all panels off.

Now let me read up on that clutch helper spring..........

BGTV8 02-13-2014 02:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SPOHN (Post 2472585)
Removed my rear windshield. Installing lexan. It's amazing how lite the hatch is without the glass.
Glass is only marginally less heavy that steel, volume for volume !!

It is why god permitted Du Pont to invent Lexan !!

NissanGuy23 03-15-2014 10:16 AM
Just did this...thanks DE h:tiphat:atch opens easier now (can do it with one hand)

1325 03-16-2014 07:40 PM
Just removed the weight. Every little bit counts! Thanks DE. :D

rgunho 04-03-2014 11:29 PM
Removed mine when I installed a spoiler last weekend. Thanks for heads up on this. Hatch actually opens now. ha ha

HBlakeH 05-13-2014 04:11 PM
Thank you for this! My Hatch can actually open with on one press of the button!

kenchan 05-13-2014 04:45 PM
im still confused as to wat to do with the black metal thing...

Optimiser 05-25-2014 02:50 AM
I have a 2012 Z and in here in Australia we get as standard, amongst other things, a rear windscreen wiper and the non Nismo smaller wing. I haven't looked yet but I wonder if having those counters the need to have the weight.:horse:

ZombieZZ 07-17-2014 03:51 PM
Just did this in about 10 mins. Fastest weight I've ever lost. Now I can one hand the trunk thanks first attempt to take her apart good confidence builder for a newbie. Don't know how to give rep points. Educate me

kenchan 07-17-2014 04:22 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2817274)
im still confused as to wat to do with the black metal thing...
i still have it in my parts bin... :ugh:

rgunho 07-20-2014 04:14 PM
Took mine off while installing a spoiler also. Looked like a cruddy piece of pot metal. Thanks for the thread on this.


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