Was a little bored after putting the little ones to bed tonight, so went out to see where i could start on the Z.

 

A little bit of pulling, and tugging and hey presto....

 

 

 

Wiper and spoiler gone :whistling:

 

Can't get over the weight of that spoiler!

Im sure i heard someone say theres weighed 35 pounds full of water.

just need to take the hatch counter weight off now fella and save another 2 kilos :)

just need to take the hatch counter weight off now fella and save another 2 kilos :)

 

Already done fella :thumbup1:

watch out when you open the hatch ...nearly took my chin off when i removed mine lol

just need to take the hatch counter weight off now fella and save another 2 kilos :)

 

Whereabouts is the counter weight?, and how does it come off? :)

Whereabouts is the counter weight?, and how does it come off? :)

 

behind the right hand trim. just a couple of 10mm bolts probably.

whats teh purpose of it? i noticed this chunk of metal when i was fitting my spoiler.

whats teh purpose of it? i noticed this chunk of metal when i was fitting my spoiler.

 

The reason the spoiler and counter weight are so heavy id imagine is to help put weight on the back wheels to aid traction.

Yep will screw up the 52/48 weight distabrution

not really bothered about weight distribution really... once my fat arse climbs in it's all gone to pot anyway :)

 

I was thinking the counter weight may well have been due to the weight of the wiper motor... i did notice the tailgate being a little one sided when i removed the wiper motor, until i removed the counter weight :confused1: