Fiberglass question
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Fiberglass question
Ive been reading alot of articles on glassing but all of them are molding into a space. I am putting a set of 6.5" components in the doors of my 86 (replacing bose) and naturaly they wont fit the door hole or the carpeted door panel.
My question is if I wanted to make fiberglass enclosures for the components how would I go about getting the mold or making the shape. Since I really wont have anything to shape from. I think it would be nice to be able to point the speakers and tweeters in a desirable direction instead of playing for my legs. Thanks in advance.
My question is if I wanted to make fiberglass enclosures for the components how would I go about getting the mold or making the shape. Since I really wont have anything to shape from. I think it would be nice to be able to point the speakers and tweeters in a desirable direction instead of playing for my legs. Thanks in advance.
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From: Angleton Tx
Good luck im doing a glass box right now and it prep is NOT fun. Ive been in my trunk for 5 hours and im still not done. Here is a site that has been real helpfull to me and it also shows you how to do what you are wanting to do.
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I just built my door speaker boxes.
There is not a lot of extra room if you are wanting to use the oem grilles due to their "inward" shape.
Be careful of clearence to the window when it is in the partial down position, it gets very close to the back of the speaker.
I would suggest making a wood mockup of the mounting side of the box and mount the speaker in the door in the location and orientation that you wish, then slowly lower the window until the lower edge of the window gets 1" above the highest point of the speaker mount. Then map out the clearence of the bottom edge of the window to mount every 1/4" of window down travel until the window is fully down.
I made my molds from baltic birch plywood but you could use mdf or whatever as long as it doesnt melt from the resin.
Good luck, have fun!
There is not a lot of extra room if you are wanting to use the oem grilles due to their "inward" shape.
Be careful of clearence to the window when it is in the partial down position, it gets very close to the back of the speaker.
I would suggest making a wood mockup of the mounting side of the box and mount the speaker in the door in the location and orientation that you wish, then slowly lower the window until the lower edge of the window gets 1" above the highest point of the speaker mount. Then map out the clearence of the bottom edge of the window to mount every 1/4" of window down travel until the window is fully down.
I made my molds from baltic birch plywood but you could use mdf or whatever as long as it doesnt melt from the resin.
Good luck, have fun!
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Build a base and cut some rings, get some playable metal or use wood to hold the rings exactly where you want them, then put some glue around the rings and cover the whole thing with a stretchable fabric. secure it to the bottom of the base, now you have the shape of your new door pods, just put a few coats of resin on the fabric then cut out the holes, glass the inside of it, sand, paint, done...
that's the basic idea of how to do it.
that's the basic idea of how to do it.
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Originally Posted by Metal Wulf
Build a base and cut some rings, get some playable metal or use wood to hold the rings exactly where you want them, then put some glue around the rings and cover the whole thing with a stretchable fabric. secure it to the bottom of the base, now you have the shape of your new door pods, just put a few coats of resin on the fabric then cut out the holes, glass the inside of it, sand, paint, done...
that's the basic idea of how to do it.
that's the basic idea of how to do it.
The best advice I can give you, is to jump in with the understanding that as you go and learn, you may redo steps or even start over but that way you'll fiqure out tricks etc. that apply to your build.
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Thanks guys, I think I will give it a shot. Its seems as though I will have plenty of time since after a week Elemental Designs still hasnt shipped my sound deadner. I called today and they said they misplaced my order. They didnt misplace my payment though. 
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From: Wesley Chapel Fl
The easiest way to make an enclosure for our door is to use Tuperware...or a knock off. Find a piece of tuperware that will your speaker will fit in and that will fit in your door. Once you have that pull a mold of the Tupperware. That is easy to do with some fibeglass and mold release. If you do not have mold release you can use Pam cooking spray. Just make sure to pop the glass out of the tupperware once it is dry and do not kick the glass too hot or it will melt the tupperware. Once you have your mold you can then attach it to a piece of MDF or ABS or aluminum to use as your speaker mount.
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From: Angleton Tx
Originally Posted by vette-rookie
Where is the site?
Sorry i forgot the link
http://chris.pfharlock.com/glass/