Have you guys seen the GP2 rear interior? I wonder if any aftermarket dealers can offer anything this clean. The one that I see on the MiniMania site shows a hard plastic surface( not acceptable ).

 

I made my own out of wood then covered it in a black fleece that looks just like the carpet. the wood part has dado's that lock into the rear seat attach points. looks very stock and clean. cost me about $10 to make. I looked at the plastic one your talking about, but the plastic look and $187 was a show stopper.

 

Sounds like a great solution. I would think that the plywood could deafen some sound. Could you post some pics?
Thanks, Don

 

Deleting the rear seat will make the car louder, the bottom portion of the seat is very dense foam that is a very good sound insulator. I added Dynamat and it did help but it's still a bit loud. It sounds like a window is cracked open. I have also had some luck laying a shipping blanket out over the whole back area. Obviously I dont want a shipping blanket back there, so I may get an old blanket of some sort and fold it to just the right size to lay under the close out panel I made. Over all I really like the looks of the delete panel and never did plan on passengers in the rear.

 

That looks much better than the slab of plastic!
Nice work

 

I built my own as well out of some materials I had leftover from a home project. It was originally built for my R53, but I was surprised to see it also fit very well in my wife's R55.





Someone on the forum asked me for dimensions recently, and I made this diagram if you want to try it yourself:

 

That looks awesome! Do you know how much it weighs? Also, where did you find the material?

 

Mine is made of plywood, 2x4s, and outdoor carpet. I've never weighed it, though.