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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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I added after-market door speakers to my '02 vette. I'm afraid water is getting to them. Any suggestions?
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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Check to see if all of the plugs are still in the door along the bottom edge.
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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I did this on the back of my door speakers with a plastic called PTEG. It is very inexpensive. You have to make a little jig and heat it with a heat gun. Takes only a few minutes. Works very well. I have excellent bass response from the speakers also.



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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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Holy S%#* Randy!!! :eek: :eek:
That is awesome. I was looking at putting some 8s and 4s in the door. :D

Where might a guy buy PTEG?
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 10:38 PM
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Thanks....I get it from a plastic supplier here. I do not think it is hard to find. Let me know if you have a problem getting it. By the way the aluminum main plate ( you can not see the tweeter since it is up side down) was made with a router :) Tweeter bridge I made on my mill.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 10:44 AM
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Awesome job EatRice, that's exactly what I was looking for. I never heard of that material though. Is it something you can get at Home Depot or Lowe's?
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FLYNL4....I have never looked at either of those places for it so I do not know. What I would try is doing yellowpages.com search for plastic suppliers in your area. If you like I can post a sort of how-to with a few pictures so you can make it yourself. But it really is not hard just takes a little patience with the heat gun. Let me know what you find out.
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