Question on Interior Removal - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

rocksteady_racer · 10-09-2007, 02:22 PM

I've read stories of other people on here complaining that as soon as they removed their interiors they immediately wanted to put it back in because of how annoying it was. I was wondering if I lay down a coat of rhino liner if it would make it a lot less annoying or is it still ridiculous? I don't have a back seat anyway so I figure taking out the carpet wouldn't make much of a difference. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

Prelude Guy · 10-09-2007, 02:25 PM

I wouldn't take the interior out. It is annoying and it will get old....FAST!!

I took mine out only for a short time....and that was so I could clean ALL of it. Couldn't wait to get it back in.

Oh, I have Dynamat installed in my car. It was still bad.

rb25drag · 10-09-2007, 02:32 PM

If your using it as a daily driver leave it in. If your using it to race tear it out. Simple!!!!!!!!!!!

*ManoNegra* · 10-09-2007, 04:16 PM

Noisy as hell and not to mention the interior get really hot under your feet. Wouldn't do it again on a daily.

HalveBlue · 10-09-2007, 06:42 PM

Rhino liner or Dynamat by itself will not be effective in reducing noise or heat levels.

Typically noise/heat reduction methods involve applying several layers of different materials in specific spots to accomplish this task.

But the easy answer is: ask yourself what you really want to do with the car and what's acceptable to you.

If this is a track only car you may not care about the interior. If it's your daily driver the additional noise, vibrations, and heat may get annoying real quick.

But you're the only one that can make that decision.

Good Luck!

stinky_180 · 10-09-2007, 06:50 PM

i have everything behind the front seats removed and i dont mind it. maybe thats because i drive the car once a week. however, if you do have a loud exhaust system, it will get annoying... very quicky! also if you pick up a chick and she wants to tax it in the car... there is more room but the floor is colder... I dont know, its your call...

pr240sx · 10-09-2007, 07:25 PM

For a daily driver.... NO WAY unless you want to hear all the cracking and road noise.
As for weight management, remove the tar crap, cover with any good rubber coat (LIGHT coat) and place insulation on specific and high heat areas like tranny tunnel, firewall up to where your feet are and probably under the rear seat.
And put your OEM carpet back. You will reduce a crapload of noise with just carpet and the rear seats

5t341tH · 10-09-2007, 09:22 PM

i have full interior and i cant stand the noise it makes.
i hear rock chips and stuff bounce around in my rear wheel wells all the time

HalveBlue · 10-10-2007, 12:56 AM

^That's because the factory sound deadening on 240's (and most other economy cars) sucks.

Just imagine how much worse it'll be without even the shitty sound deadening.

usdm180sx · 10-10-2007, 01:21 AM

Add to that chassis creaking, lsd clunking, vibration from subframe spacers, coilovers squeaking and you'll just lose it.

s13gold · 10-10-2007, 01:24 AM

just leave it in there. anything you remove is liek 5 pounds max. omg. wow.

theres really no point into taking anything on the interior out unless you have a cage.

the real stuff is in the glass/doors. all the safety stuff.

J-Style · 10-10-2007, 03:39 AM

I removed the interior on what was my daily-driven 240sx and I regreted it. Don't do it.

Sir · 10-10-2007, 09:31 AM

I bought my car stripped down.
All I got is dash, door panels, center console, apillar trim, seats and floor mats.
I don't even know what a 240 is like with interior - LOL.

KA24DESOneThree · 10-10-2007, 09:53 AM

Interior sound deadening alone is 30 pounds, I believe. Add in rear seats, carpet, etc and you get a noticeable drop in weight.

I don't mind and don't care that my interior is gone. I wear earplugs on any trips where I'll be going over 60mph, though, to protect my hearing since I have a 3" exhaust on NA KA and will soon be installing a header to increase the decibels further.

I've put probably 35k miles on my car since I stripped it and I never once wished I still had it in... except when a friend's car broke down and there were two people who needed to get home, with only one seat.

usdm180sx · 10-10-2007, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir

I bought my car stripped down.
All I got is dash, door panels, center console, apillar trim, seats and floor mats.
I don't even know what a 240 is like with interior - LOL.

Damn, if you put it back in you'll think you're driving a lexus haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by KA24DESOneThree

I wear earplugs on any trips where I'll be going over 60mph, though, to protect my hearing since I have a 3" exhaust on NA KA and will soon be installing a header to increase the decibels further.

I've put probably 35k miles on my car since I stripped it and I never once wished I still had it in... except when a friend's car broke down and there were two people who needed to get home, with only one seat.

Damn. I hope you don't plan on taking girls out on dates with that car haha

Nikeboy355 · 10-10-2007, 10:23 AM

Stripped interior is only for race cars... not style...

tacotacotaco · 10-10-2007, 10:36 AM

I had to daily drive my track car for a while. Sounds like machine guns shooting underneath your car. i didnt have a radio but im sure with all the racket the radio would just ad to the shit sound. No ac no heater so early morning drives are a no go. Its fun for a while. IF you have no plans of making it a weekend warrior I would not gut it. You should never be driving so hard on the street that you would notice the weight savings of gutting your car. And if you just wanna gut the seats and panels DONT do it its marginal at best. If you do gut it that means tar power seatbelts everything behind the dash just to make it noticeable.
And be ready to melt some shoe sole if you dont have a highflow cat or test pipe. Also if you dont paint the interior after you gut it it will look like a patchy sick leopards ass.

I am now deaf and yell at people when im talking.

stinky_180 · 10-10-2007, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KA24DESOneThree

and I never once wished I still had it in... except when a friend's car broke down and there were two people who needed to get home, with only one seat.

i feel you on that

5t341tH · 10-10-2007, 06:03 PM

i have full interior and my shoes are melting at the bottom!
wtf bubbles??

Neejay · 10-10-2007, 08:30 PM

What's your reason for wanting to remove it?

Hatch93Love · 10-10-2007, 09:33 PM

all my interior is gone from the front seats back its not to bad with my apex knockoff lol but when i take out the spare tire the sound level will give u a head ache but for sum reason its 3x's louder on the passenger side then the drivers, but other than that ive gotten used to it. its all up to u, its ur car.

Neejay · 10-10-2007, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hatch93Love

all my interior is gone from the front seats back its not to bad with my apex knockoff lol but when i take out the spare tire the sound level will give u a head ache but for sum reason its 3x's louder on the passenger side then the drivers, but other than that ive gotten used to it. its all up to u, its ur car.

That's because the exhaust tone is more audible to a passenger due to the exhaust's location.

10-09-2007, 02:22 PM	#1
rocksteady_racer Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phila Age: 39 Posts: 544 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Question on Interior Removal I've read stories of other people on here complaining that as soon as they removed their interiors they immediately wanted to put it back in because of how annoying it was. I was wondering if I lay down a coat of rhino liner if it would make it a lot less annoying or is it still ridiculous? I don't have a back seat anyway so I figure taking out the carpet wouldn't make much of a difference. Any feedback would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

10-09-2007, 02:25 PM	#2
Prelude Guy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Age: 48 Posts: 397 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	I wouldn't take the interior out. It is annoying and it will get old....FAST!! I took mine out only for a short time....and that was so I could clean ALL of it. Couldn't wait to get it back in. Oh, I have Dynamat installed in my car. It was still bad. __________________ 1989 240SX SE Hatch Honda Vouch thread 240SX Vouch thread KA24E part out. All OEM engine parts. Last edited by Prelude Guy; 10-09-2007 at 03:04 PM..

10-09-2007, 06:50 PM	#6
stinky_180 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pale Blue Dot Age: 40 Posts: 2,064 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	i have everything behind the front seats removed and i dont mind it. maybe thats because i drive the car once a week. however, if you do have a loud exhaust system, it will get annoying... very quicky! also if you pick up a chick and she wants to tax it in the car... there is more room but the floor is colder... I dont know, its your call... __________________ SoCal RallyX Coverage and MTB Ride Reports WheelsDirty

10-09-2007, 09:22 PM	#8
5t341tH Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: socal (Huntington Beach) Age: 36 Posts: 2,787 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	i have full interior and i cant stand the noise it makes. i hear rock chips and stuff bounce around in my rear wheel wells all the time __________________ lexus baby

10-10-2007, 01:21 AM	#10
usdm180sx Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 562 Posts: 4,807 Trader Rating: (5) Rides Gallery: usdm180sx Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Add to that chassis creaking, lsd clunking, vibration from subframe spacers, coilovers squeaking and you'll just lose it. __________________ -Norm!

10-09-2007, 02:32 PM	#3
rb25drag BANNED Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: TN Age: 38 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If your using it as a daily driver leave it in. If your using it to race tear it out. Simple!!!!!!!!!!!

10-09-2007, 04:16 PM	#4
ManoNegra Guild of Skullduggerous Intent Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Socal Posts: 7,841 Trader Rating: (48) Feedback Score: 48 reviews	Noisy as hell and not to mention the interior get really hot under your feet. Wouldn't do it again on a daily.

10-09-2007, 06:42 PM	#5
HalveBlue Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: I'm somewhere where I don't know where I am! Posts: 1,549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Rhino liner or Dynamat by itself will not be effective in reducing noise or heat levels. Typically noise/heat reduction methods involve applying several layers of different materials in specific spots to accomplish this task. But the easy answer is: ask yourself what you really want to do with the car and what's acceptable to you. If this is a track only car you may not care about the interior. If it's your daily driver the additional noise, vibrations, and heat may get annoying real quick. But you're the only one that can make that decision. Good Luck!

10-09-2007, 07:25 PM	#7
pr240sx Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	For a daily driver.... NO WAY unless you want to hear all the cracking and road noise. As for weight management, remove the tar crap, cover with any good rubber coat (LIGHT coat) and place insulation on specific and high heat areas like tranny tunnel, firewall up to where your feet are and probably under the rear seat. And put your OEM carpet back. You will reduce a crapload of noise with just carpet and the rear seats

10-10-2007, 12:56 AM	#9
HalveBlue Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: I'm somewhere where I don't know where I am! Posts: 1,549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^That's because the factory sound deadening on 240's (and most other economy cars) sucks. Just imagine how much worse it'll be without even the shitty sound deadening.

10-10-2007, 01:24 AM	#11
s13gold Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARSON Posts: 4,240 Trader Rating: (79) Feedback Score: 79 reviews	just leave it in there. anything you remove is liek 5 pounds max. omg. wow. theres really no point into taking anything on the interior out unless you have a cage. the real stuff is in the glass/doors. all the safety stuff.

10-10-2007, 03:39 AM	#12
J-Style Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Helena, CA (707) Age: 35 Posts: 609 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I removed the interior on what was my daily-driven 240sx and I regreted it. Don't do it.

10-10-2007, 09:53 AM	#14
KA24DESOneThree Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SD County SoCal Age: 39 Posts: 2,564 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: KA24DESOneThree Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Interior sound deadening alone is 30 pounds, I believe. Add in rear seats, carpet, etc and you get a noticeable drop in weight. I don't mind and don't care that my interior is gone. I wear earplugs on any trips where I'll be going over 60mph, though, to protect my hearing since I have a 3" exhaust on NA KA and will soon be installing a header to increase the decibels further. I've put probably 35k miles on my car since I stripped it and I never once wished I still had it in... except when a friend's car broke down and there were two people who needed to get home, with only one seat.

10-10-2007, 10:23 AM	#16
Nikeboy355 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 45 Posts: 734 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Stripped interior is only for race cars... not style... __________________ http://respectvolkracing.blogspot.com/

10-10-2007, 10:36 AM	#17
tacotacotaco Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GRRRVINE!!! Age: 42 Posts: 3,249 Trader Rating: (16) Rides Gallery: tacotacotaco Feedback Score: 16 reviews	I had to daily drive my track car for a while. Sounds like machine guns shooting underneath your car. i didnt have a radio but im sure with all the racket the radio would just ad to the shit sound. No ac no heater so early morning drives are a no go. Its fun for a while. IF you have no plans of making it a weekend warrior I would not gut it. You should never be driving so hard on the street that you would notice the weight savings of gutting your car. And if you just wanna gut the seats and panels DONT do it its marginal at best. If you do gut it that means tar power seatbelts everything behind the dash just to make it noticeable. And be ready to melt some shoe sole if you dont have a highflow cat or test pipe. Also if you dont paint the interior after you gut it it will look like a patchy sick leopards ass. I am now deaf and yell at people when im talking.

10-10-2007, 06:03 PM	#19
5t341tH Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: socal (Huntington Beach) Age: 36 Posts: 2,787 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	i have full interior and my shoes are melting at the bottom! wtf bubbles?? __________________ lexus baby

10-10-2007, 08:30 PM	#20
Neejay Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: lol Age: 39 Posts: 2,586 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: Neejay Feedback Score: 2 reviews	What's your reason for wanting to remove it?

10-10-2007, 09:33 PM	#21
Hatch93Love Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tennessee Age: 34 Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	all my interior is gone from the front seats back its not to bad with my apex knockoff lol but when i take out the spare tire the sound level will give u a head ache but for sum reason its 3x's louder on the passenger side then the drivers, but other than that ive gotten used to it. its all up to u, its ur car. __________________ 1993 240sx Hatch

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