I tried this and it came out like crap. Im a perfectionist so I was really annoyed by the out come (and its not like I dont have any wood working experience as I can make Speaker boxes with out any issues)

Some one needs to offer something other then the basic:



http://www.rearseatdelete.com/mini07.html

I REALLY REALLY want something more like this:



https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...some-more.html

I would even pay good money for it as I dont have the talent to make something like that.

Anyone know of any other options???

 

Can't wait until MINI does it for me and while they are at it they can chop off the top too.

 

Any vendors have rear seat delete kits for the R56?

 

I found this: http://www.rearseatdelete.com/mini07.html

 

http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-coop...elete_kit.html

They claim it fits the R56.

 

i have the outmotoruing one just be aware that it scratches easily

 

any reason as to why these "kits" are so expensive? they seem to just be a flat peice of plastic to cover up the internals of the car after removing the rear seats....

someone please correct me if im wrong lol

 

Those are the cheap ones

checkout this

http://www.myminiwagon.com/index.php?lang=2

 

ahah well ya, these ones from the site make sense price wise. they completely change the cars trunk floor. but the ones listed above, however, just seem like a board im paying 150 dollars with to cover up the internals of my car

 

make one yourself. most of the stuff sold for minis is junk ,a ripoff or both.

 

Thank you all for your responses!!

 

Why not just build your own. Look at my flickr account. It took me a few hours and it looks like it's factory or damn near close.

 

 

 

Hi, without the rear seat, is the ride noticeable louder? (no radio on, all windows/sunroof closed--cruising speed or highway speed??)

 

No

 

I did the (cardboard-template / plywood-and-jigsaw) routine: 1/2" birch 24" x 48" plywood, a yard of 48"-wide car-carpet from Parts-Express.com, half a can of 3M #77 spray adhesive, a 36" scrap of 1x2 pine to level the back edge, some vinyl edging to make it look nice, and four nylon tiedown-straps from REI to secure it; start to finish, done in one Saturday.

I got to thinking about weight and noise and convenience, and made these design decisions:

1. I left the lower bench in; it weighs only eight pounds and soundproofs for FREE, rather than spending another $80 on DynaMat. The two seatbacks weigh 32 pounds total, and waste about three cubic feet of interior volume.
2. I removed the rear center-bracket, BUT replaced it with a small piece of closet hardware under the rear seat edge; this is a substitute metal tab to (continue to) hold the seat bench down at the center of the back edge.
3. The webbing straps fit into 1/4" x 1" slots routed into the board under the carpet, and can be unbuckled at either edge to hide stuff underneath. I've stowed my toolbag under there on the seat bench.

The whole shebang is reversible in 15 minutes, still leaves the rear speakers clear, and cost about $40 in supplies total.

 

A quick snap before the carpet was tacked down. Top cover with sound insulation seals it off to keep bodies hidden, and screams muffled.

 

build gallery too

 

That fuel pump is going to whine anytime you aren't moving.

 

Yes, quite a bit louder. I did a lot of soundproofing to compensate.

 

Seriously I priced them and found anywhere from @ $150 - $250. I made a template out of cardboard, bought a piece of 3/4 plywood, a staple gun, and some black cerpet at pep boys...did the entire thing for less than $40...and it looks sweet! I'll post some pics tomorrow. I also had enough carpet left to re-carpet the "crossbeam" behind where the seat was to eliminate the space where the buckle holder bolted to frame...it took less than an hour from beginning to end.

 

I think that the r-56 are pretty close to the r-53 in the weight area and the three pieces , two backs and the bottom came in around 34 lbs as I recall. Your results may vary but I think its in the ball park . If you want to do a DIY and make it more presentable you can use sheet CF and come up with something like this .

Randy
M7 Tuning

It's an R-53 but you get the idea .




Randy
M7 Tuning

 

Wow, that's massive. I used 3/8" Baltic birch ply.

 

Same here, but I did add stiffeners to the back so it wouldn't crack with a load of track tires sitting on it.