My Audio install, Fibreglassing (lots of pics)

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Postby marcusus » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:23 pm

Still haven't had a chance to finish off the flooring eh? Oh well. As you said, it sounds damn nice.

I really need to find some time to just get into the car and do everything I want to do. Maybe over Christmas...

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Postby Fuzzlet » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm

Ah very nice. So what was the internal volume of the box in the end? I'm planning on making up a sub box in the same fashion to how you've done. Starting sunday ive got 6 weeks off work, and I've got a few 'projects' I'm planning on undertaking, including making a sub box. Where'd u get your supplies from? Since u live rather close to me it shouldnt be hard to get to them haha
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Postby Alex » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:23 pm

I got my first bit of fibreglassing stuff from bunnings, $53 for about 1L with everything required
then I went to FGI and got 4L for the same price so I would go there instead

FGI - Brookvale
14 Clearview Place
Brookvale NSW 2100
Tel: (02) 9939 1399

Note: if you go there asking about what would be best for a sub-box enclosure they will just give you a blank look. I'll take a look at the product numbers for the stuff I used, it's more technical than I thought with all this waxed or not waxed and the different additives and such.

My enclosure is 22L total

get at least 4 Litres of resin , when I went there they also gave me some mixing trays, measuring cups, brushes and paddlepop sticks
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Postby Fuzzlet » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:05 am

Sweet thanks for that. The sub i'm using needs at least 26L, so it shouldnt be hard to reach that mark
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Postby Alex » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:24 pm

and this is how I can adjust the bass from inside the cabin, it uses a phone line sort of connector to link with the amp in the boot letting me control the gains from inside the cabin, and it's sorta stealthy too.
I used some adhesive velcro on the back of it (scratchy side of velcro) so it sticks to the interior carpet, otherwise everytime I sit down it slides under the seat

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Postby tjcool » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:33 pm

good job mate you could get a job a mtyhbusters


finsihed yet ? photos ?

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Postby Alex » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:29 pm

not really finished yet :P
still haven't gotten around to covering the false floor yet, maybe after uni exams
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