Folks,
First post on here so be nice...
Like many I am researching buying a Series 3 (FD).
However I notice some have rear seats and some have storage bins. Was there an option to remove the seats? Part of the "lightening" process of the Type R etc?
Thanks in advance :)
Don\'t exactly know if they bins or the seats were an option but as I\'ve got a set of bins cluttering up the garage and just had the rear seat out, I can confirm that the bins aren\'t much lighter than the seats if at all. They\'re just a tad more practical.
It all depended on what model it is.
Fish
think all UK cars had bins and Japan cars had seats as in Japan they pay extra tax on 2 seater cars but could be wrong.
Some Jap models came with bins.
Fish
mines a type R2 - i have rear bins, very useful for keepin cans of oil gloves and rags in!!!
Thanks for the replies folks.
Ill just bare it in mind when looking at prospective cars.
Can I ask though, with seeing some rear seats available online, is it possible to fit the seats over the storage bins?
No you\'d need to remove the bins to fit the seats.
Fish
Cheers Fish
AFAIK it was only the R2\'s from Japan that had bins, all the rest had seats in the back.
I ended up putting seats in the back of mine as in emergency situations (like going to the pub, fast!) you can still wedge someone in the back ;)
LOL as good a reason as any.