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Old Aug 22, 2021 | 11:49 AM
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Weight savings with moonroof/etc delete

Does anyone know the weight savings of not having the moonroof/sunroof whatever that crap i that I dislike on top of my head when I order?

any idea?

Looking at a 2022 JCW hardtop MT
 
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Old Aug 27, 2021 | 11:22 AM
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No idea, but you can delete the sunroof as part of your order. I don't like them because of the relentless sun here in Florida.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2021 | 06:17 AM
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I did a moonroof delete on our BMW M240i. I read somewhere that the savings was 80-90 lbs. I thought removing that much weight from such a high center of mass made good sense (also living in Florida, the solar heat produced by a moon.sun roof was an even greater consideration.

Unsprung weight, rolling resistance and high center of gravity weight will kill performance.
 

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Old Aug 30, 2021 | 09:03 AM
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My 2018 is a "stripper" - purchased for autocross. It weights 2,770 pounds (without me). I wonder what the "loaded" car weighs?

Various sources are between 2,813 and 2,900 near as I can tell...

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