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03-30-2009, 08:59 PM | #1 |
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Built some fiberglass speaker pods
Built some kick panels to hold some 6.5" components . I made the backer out and floor backer out of 1/4" MDF .. Built some 7" - 3/4" MDF Speakers rings and I used paint stir sticks to space the ring out like I wanted. Stretched felt over the form and stapled it down. Soaked it in resin, smeared it with Dyna glass reinforced bodyfiller .. sanded smooth, primed and here it is test fitted before I vinyl it and install the mids and tweets.
If you want more pics let me know or if any questions? Last edited by cogorman; 03-30-2009 at 09:02 PM. |
03-30-2009, 09:49 PM | #2 |
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Re: Built some fiberglass speaker pods
The more pics the better!That is f ing awsome!Just felt and rienforced body filler?No chopmat after you soaked the felt with resin?Nice work man!
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03-30-2009, 10:12 PM | #3 |
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Re: Built some fiberglass speaker pods
I used to do a lot of car audio crap back when it was a CRAZE , but anymore seems like no one is in to it. These are felt, soaked in fiberglass resin and when the resin tacked up, I smeared them in reinforced bodyfiller. While the mud was tacky, I knocked them down with 45 grit and then used regular bodyfiller on it - sanded with 80, then 180 and then primed. I was going to paint them is why I sanded down to 180 and primed them. If your going to vinyl wrap them or bedline or texture coat them knock them down with 45 to smooth the resin-felt and reinfoced filler down and you can vinyl or texture that and it will still look real nice.
Honestley, as small as they are, I should of just smeared the reinforced bodyfiller over the felt and that would of been good enough. Its not like your putting 1000watt Jl audio amp on some 6.5" speakers .. lol ... They'll hold up real good. On mine soaked in resin and then bondo'd .. I can honestley stand on them, they won't break. Then again - Im 185 lbs ... If your 300lbs, maybe not stand on them .. lol If there's a need for them I can make up about 5 - 10 sets of them if people are interested for their trucks. DON'T FLAG THIS POST!!! I'm not advertising!! or selling!! Just wanted to post some pictures of what i did and get some feedback. |
03-31-2009, 10:19 AM | #4 | |
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Very nice work... My sound system is mounted between the frame rails just forward of the cab. It really gives you a thrill when you push down on the right pedal....
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03-31-2009, 01:51 PM | #5 |
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Re: Built some fiberglass speaker pods
These pods look great! How did you mount them?
Do you ever take your truck to Wichita? I would like to see these projects in person sometime. I don't get over to Hutchinson often.
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04-01-2009, 01:14 AM | #6 |
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Re: Built some fiberglass speaker pods
Now that's the type of sound system I like too!
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03-30-2009, 10:14 PM | #7 |
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Re: Built some fiberglass speaker pods
--- I'll be starting a fiberglass center console tommorow also - i'll take pics and post tommorow after work. It wont be done tommorow, but it will be felted, resined and matted down.
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03-31-2009, 12:11 AM | #8 |
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Re: Built some fiberglass speaker pods
Take alot of step by step pix of the console. The pods look great.
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03-31-2009, 09:37 AM | #9 |
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03-31-2009, 10:17 AM | #10 |
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Looks good! I finished my center console last week, and am onto a project like this one this week.
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03-30-2009, 10:18 PM | #11 |
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sorry one more thing -
after they were done I reinforced the joints on some of it inside the form with dynaglass long strand reinforced bodyfiller just so the fiberglass doesnt seperarate or crack out from the wood. |
03-30-2009, 10:22 PM | #12 |
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nice work!!
keep it up with the pics!!!!
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nice job.... I'm planning on doing something similar when I can actually afford a decent sound system.
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04-01-2009, 08:20 AM | #14 |
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Pod look great man....great job !!
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Re: Built some fiberglass speaker pods
can you elaberate on the "felt" that you used? I've heard of people using felt, headliner, mesh fabric - what is it officially called and where can we buy it.
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