Boring day, modified my trunk (MS6)

Regulator · Postby **Regulator** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14

For those of you who don't know, the rear seats in the MS6 do not fold down like they do in the mazda6. The MS6 has a rear trunk liner & bracing which prevent you from loading large cargo from the trunk to the cabin. The seat release buttons are also hidden.

Stock looks like this:

So I pulled out the rear liner and used an exacto knife to cut the opening (& cut an opening for the rear seat releases). The rear bracing was painted flat black from the factory, so I unbolted those too and painted them metal flake aluminum. Came out pretty good! Now I can use the whole trunk!

bmwzoom · Postby **bmwzoom** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14

Very nice! When you are bored, call me! We can cruise or something!

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14

Cool! That looks almost exactly like the RX-8's trunk pass-thru area

Colombia28 · Postby **Colombia28** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14

Looking good Eric! Love the new color of the brace.

dommo_g · Postby **dommo_g** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:14

So did you make it to where the seats now fold down? In that picture, I can see the seam where the seats make their 60/40 split.

Regulator · Postby **Regulator** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

dommo_g wrote:So did you make it to where the seats now fold down? In that picture, I can see the seam where the seats make their 60/40 split.

Yep I cut an opening in the top of the liner so the seat release buttons are now exposed. Pull on them and the seats fall forward

Stealth01 · Postby **Stealth01** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

Interesting, Eric. Now you can carry large, preferably triangular cargo!

Postby **Huzer** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

Nothing better than a free mod!

~Barn~ · Postby **~Barn~** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

That..... is flippin' sick work!

Very nicely done.

Regulator · Postby **Regulator** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

Stealth01 wrote:Interesting, Eric. Now you can carry large, preferably triangular cargo!

lol I was wondering when someone would point that out.

I bet I could remove the bracing and still drive around just fine if I needed the extra space

Stealth01 · Postby **Stealth01** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

Regulator wrote:lol I was wondering when someone would point that out.

I bet I could remove the bracing and still drive around just fine if I needed the extra space

How much weight would that save?

SpeedRacer · Postby **SpeedRacer** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

those braces are sooo fing sharp!

Rich · Postby **Rich** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

There is an aftermarket brace that replaces the stock setup, and allows for more pass-thru room. Thought it was on StreetUnit, but I can't find it right now.

That work looks good Eric. If it were me, I'd probably clean up the edges to dull them, then paint it black.

Regulator · Postby **Regulator** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:14

Stealth01 wrote:How much weight would that save?

.005 grams

~Barn~ · Postby **~Barn~** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:14

So do you release the seats from the liner-opening that you made, on the trunk side of things, or do you release the seats from inside the cabin?

Boring day, modified my trunk (MS6)

Boring day, modified my trunk (MS6)

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