Yeah so I know prelude doors are so heavy, they have everyhting in there. Is there a prelude that came with manual, windows, instead of power, and how much weight will that drop. I have a 93 VTEC

 

not 4th gens

 

im sure you could make something from another car fit...

but why? to save a few lbs?

 

you might save 10 maybe 15lbs....IMO its not worth i unless the whole car is totaly gutted including the dash

 

its worth it to me 10 lbs to me is alot, when your looking for every little bit, but I dont think it can be done to an extent, if theres not an application for it.

 

is this car a daily driver?
if your that worried about weight just put in lexan and forget about the manual conversion. you'll save even more weight with that bc you wont have the track or the scissor bracket thing

 

yea, it really wont make that much of a diff.

just take all the glass out and put in plexiglass or what not. and dont even roll them down.

 

y don't u buy a car that not so heavy in the beginning ?!?!?!?!?

 

because almost all preludes are heavy duh...
and we love our 'ludes.

 

I don't think switching to some kind of manual door locks & windows setup would save much weight at all . . . . Maybe 2 pounds per door? The components are really small & lightweight - the vast majority of the weight in the doors lie in the impact beams, frame, exterior steel, and glass. So probably not cost-effective on a street-driven vehicle, except as a last-resort to try and lose weight while keeping function.

For a full drag or track setup, a complete fiberglass or cf replacement would be something to consider - although at that point it'd probably just be something cosmestic to cover up the roll cage or tube frame along the side.

 

its still a dd for now, but not much longer, It will be a street class car, so I cant cut that much stuff out. I has to remaine mostly stock.
I using what I have to start with, the prelude is a got chasis. I will be buying a daily driver shortly thow.