Sub Install

[bassboss]

Got bored this weekend and decided to try and relocate my sub (10 pioneer) into the Pass rear door. There's still alot of work to be done but here is the basic idea. Oh yeah and i'll be putting the Amp in the rear drivers door.

[wrightie]

Hey now that is kinda neat lookin. Is that fiberglass? How close do you think the enclosure will be to spec? Is there gonna be one on the other side?

[bassboss]

I figure the air space is going to about .9 cub/ft and this sub is recomended to have about 1 cub/ft. And yes it is Fiberglass.

unfortunatly I only have 1 sub (cash isn't a freind of mine) so i am going to do something to the other door to put the amp in the same place. and yes the whole door will be coated w/fiberglass.

I figured I haven't seen it in our cars yet so what the hell!!!

[eag182]

Did you drill holes to get the fiberglass to "stick"?

Are there any work pictures?

[bassboss]

Nothing is permenant yet! That is just an outlining shell. It is fiberglass but i still needs a couple of layers of "glass" for reinforcing reasons and I will be doing the Whole door in "glass" for structural and esthetic purposes.

But I will get more progress pics up as they come. as far as any so far. haha. I forgot to take some before I got to this point.

[exnine@gmail.com]

I like that. :D

[doubleN0alero]

well you definately get an A+ for creativity

[johny_boy32]

it'll be cool to see the end result

[bassboss]

Yeah Well due to "Canadian" weather it may take a little longer than expected to complete. But hopfully it'll be done in a week or 2. But i'll make sure to keep ya posted on the progress.

[rlf_unique]

thats going to be badass... i gotta find that one tutorial on the "how to do it yourself" fiberglassing, that was so deadly imma do it

[Alero2k4]

Originally posted by rlf_unique@Jan 30 2006, 04:06 PM
thats going to be badass... i gotta find that one tutorial on the "how to do it yourself" fiberglassing, that was so deadly imma do it
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Here are a couple good ones

http://www.garbled.net/tim/fiberglass.html

http://www.carstereo.com/help/fbglass.cfm

[eag182]

This is from that first article.

Get some finishing resin, preferrably the stuff used to make surfboards, ultra high gloss. Paint it on to a perfectly smooth surface. This is key, any imperfections in the surface will be magnified by the fiberglass. Mix the fiberglass with a coloring agent, and use alot, to give a very opaque finish. Paint it on thick, and cover everything evenly. If you need to, do a second coat before the first coat loses it's stickyness. I suggest between 3-5 coats. On the final coat, thin the resin with acetone, this will help fill in some of the brush lines.

I want an opinion on this. I believe they want this done after its been bondoed/sanded, but I've never heard of this method before.