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Reducing weight above the mid-line in the GT3 Touring - for free.

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Old 04-20-2019, 01:39 PM
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Default Reducing weight above the mid-line in the GT3 Touring - for free.


Before with puck

Without puck - comes out with a gentle tug using a trim removal tool

The pucks are high quality and covered in leather and are specific to the NA market.

Together the pucks weight about 185g / 6.5 oz

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Old 04-20-2019, 01:41 PM
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What's the point of them
Old 04-20-2019, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Izzone
What's the point of them
federal headrest distance regulation
Old 04-20-2019, 02:07 PM
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First thing I do is always remove them. Like the carbon fiber look better w/o them.
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Ya but then you slapped on a sticker! Weight loss benefit negated

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There's a video blogger from Sweden I think, who used to race. Janko Lind. He loves to make the point that the minimal weight savings efforts some people engage in could be achieved in a different way -- eating fewer bacon cheeseburgers.
Old 04-20-2019, 05:16 PM
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Personally I think the seats look better with the pucks.
Old 04-20-2019, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CardiffDweller
There's a video blogger from Sweden I think, who used to race. Janko Lind. He loves to make the point that the minimal weight savings efforts some people engage in could be achieved in a different way -- eating fewer bacon cheeseburgers.
True, but bacon is delicious
Old 04-21-2019, 11:51 AM
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In Germany they envy our little extra headrests like we envy the clear side markers. I personally kept my mini-me headrests on this time and left my orange side markets on since they match my paint.
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Anyone in Europe want some? You can have mine!
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Anyone in Europe want some? You can have mine!
One day, circa 2050, GT cars with LWB's with the historic "North America puck" as it will come to be known, will fetch 2x the price at auctions. Threads on Rennlist (via hologram) will have titles like "I found a stash of the mythical NA Pucks in my grandpa's attic..."
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Always love your vivid imagination. Or clairvoyance?
Ill risk it :-)
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Originally Posted by CAlexio
One day, circa 2050, GT cars with LWB's with the historic "North America puck" as it will come to be known, will fetch 2x the price at auctions. Threads on Rennlist (via hologram) will have titles like "I found a stash of the mythical NA Pucks in my grandpa's attic..."
i have two sets for sale

1/2 suncoast price

as stated, very rare

https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/SKU991CFSS.html
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The pucks and the plastic harness pass thru squeak when I press on them. Going to remove the pucks and see how the seats look w/o them. If I decided to put them back in, will put oil on the contact areas to quiet them down.
Does anyone know how to remove the harness inserts?



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