My partition build.
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From: Justin TX
My partition build.
Well I got bored the other day and decided to build my own partition instead of buying one.I do have some pics of the process. I am going to try and walk you guys through my experience.
Tools required:
Square
Yardstick
Good pencil
Jig saw (There are quite a few other saws that can replace this though)
Razor knife
Sawhorses
Sander
Stapler
Materials:
Wood (This is really up to you, I used what I had here already)
Cardboard (big enough to be a partition)
Wire hanger
MST multi-use sealent tape.
Replacement carpet from Autozone or something.
Here is the wood and sawhorses.
First of all, I used this little blueprint I found here on the forum.
I really didnt use the bluprint to a T because I wasnt sure if it was gonna be what I needed exactly.
I started by cutting out the basic shape. Overall height and width.
Here is where the wire hanger comes in. Cut the hanger and make it straight. Then all you gotta do is form the hanger to the side where all of those radius are. It turned out to be easier this way. Once you get it just how you like it put it on the cardboard and trace it. Make sure you cut on the out side of your marks. Better to have a little to much than to little. You can always trim down. You should have something that looks like this. Remember the top hasnt been compleated yet.
I decided to take a little more than half an inch off the top so I can use the sealent tape to hold the partition in place and to seal a little better.
Keep trimming untill you have it about how you want it.
When you are satisfied trace your cardboard cut out on the wood.
Cut it out and now its starting to look like a partition.
Should be something like this. (if its not like this then you may have done something terribly wrong)
Dry run! You can see the small gap at the top. Now start sanding on the sections you are worried about being to tight.
Now comes the fun stuff. Covering your freshly made partition
Here is a pic of the partition with the sealent tape on it.
I didn't take pictures of the covering process. Once I got started I just kept going.
By the way, you will need some extra hands and the stapler. If you have never tried to cover something with curves and corners I recommend doing a little reading on how to do it.
Here is my finished partition. I was really surprised how easy it was.
I could have done alot of other things with it, like a window or speaker mounts. I am still probably going to put FRC in white in the center.
It didn't cut down on road noise as much as I though it was going to though. That might be more about the run-flats though.
The sound is MUCH MUCH better.
I think I have about $25 total into this.
Tools required:
Square
Yardstick
Good pencil
Jig saw (There are quite a few other saws that can replace this though)
Razor knife
Sawhorses
Sander
Stapler
Materials:
Wood (This is really up to you, I used what I had here already)
Cardboard (big enough to be a partition)
Wire hanger
MST multi-use sealent tape.
Replacement carpet from Autozone or something.
Here is the wood and sawhorses.
First of all, I used this little blueprint I found here on the forum.
I really didnt use the bluprint to a T because I wasnt sure if it was gonna be what I needed exactly.
I started by cutting out the basic shape. Overall height and width.
Here is where the wire hanger comes in. Cut the hanger and make it straight. Then all you gotta do is form the hanger to the side where all of those radius are. It turned out to be easier this way. Once you get it just how you like it put it on the cardboard and trace it. Make sure you cut on the out side of your marks. Better to have a little to much than to little. You can always trim down. You should have something that looks like this. Remember the top hasnt been compleated yet.
I decided to take a little more than half an inch off the top so I can use the sealent tape to hold the partition in place and to seal a little better.
Keep trimming untill you have it about how you want it.
When you are satisfied trace your cardboard cut out on the wood.
Cut it out and now its starting to look like a partition.
Should be something like this. (if its not like this then you may have done something terribly wrong)
Dry run! You can see the small gap at the top. Now start sanding on the sections you are worried about being to tight.
Now comes the fun stuff. Covering your freshly made partition
Here is a pic of the partition with the sealent tape on it.
I didn't take pictures of the covering process. Once I got started I just kept going.
By the way, you will need some extra hands and the stapler. If you have never tried to cover something with curves and corners I recommend doing a little reading on how to do it.Here is my finished partition. I was really surprised how easy it was.
I could have done alot of other things with it, like a window or speaker mounts. I am still probably going to put FRC in white in the center.
It didn't cut down on road noise as much as I though it was going to though. That might be more about the run-flats though.
The sound is MUCH MUCH better.
I think I have about $25 total into this.
Last edited by #1 TA WS-6; Mar 31, 2008 at 02:09 PM.
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So the template that I dimensioned (blueprint) was accurate? Looks good buy the way! 
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try adding a layer of foam to the back of the partition. This layer will help block the higher frequencies of the tires. You can use v4 from elemental designs, or second skin i think its called. I can never remember the name, sorry.
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Looks great and props to the forum for providing you with the template to do this, even if you did a few little changes to make it fit like you needed, what a great forum
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Hey if you dont have time to do it yourself, I just bought a quality handmade one of ebay!!! He will even match the color of your interior or put a stripe in the middle to match your exterior. I had him put a electric blue stripe down a black carpet. I matched great! And worked even better. He only charged me $89.00 Check him out search c5 partition on ebay.
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Well I got bored the other day and decided to build my own partition instead of buying one.I do have some pics of the process. I am going to try and walk you guys through my experience.
Tools required:
Square
Yardstick
Good pencil
Jig saw (There are quite a few other saws that can replace this though)
Razor knife
Sawhorses
Sander
Stapler
Materials:
Wood (This is really up to you, I used what I had here already)
Cardboard (big enough to be a partition)
Wire hanger
MST multi-use sealent tape.
Replacement carpet from Autozone or something.
Here is the wood and sawhorses.
First of all, I used this little blueprint I found here on the forum.
I really didnt use the bluprint to a T because I wasnt sure if it was gonna be what I needed exactly.
I started by cutting out the basic shape. Overall height and width.
Here is where the wire hanger comes in. Cut the hanger and make it straight. Then all you gotta do is form the hanger to the side where all of those radius are. It turned out to be easier this way. Once you get it just how you like it put it on the cardboard and trace it. Make sure you cut on the out side of your marks. Better to have a little to much than to little. You can always trim down. You should have something that looks like this. Remember the top hasnt been compleated yet.
I decided to take a little more than half an inch off the top so I can use the sealent tape to hold the partition in place and to seal a little better.
Keep trimming untill you have it about how you want it.
When you are satisfied trace your cardboard cut out on the wood.
Cut it out and now its starting to look like a partition.
Should be something like this. (if its not like this then you may have done something terribly wrong)
Dry run! You can see the small gap at the top. Now start sanding on the sections you are worried about being to tight.
Now comes the fun stuff. Covering your freshly made partition
Here is a pic of the partition with the sealent tape on it.
I didn't take pictures of the covering process. Once I got started I just kept going. By the way, you will need some extra hands and the stapler. If you have never tried to cover something with curves and corners I recommend doing a little reading on how to do it.
Here is my finished partition. I was really surprised how easy it was.
I could have done alot of other things with it, like a window or speaker mounts. I am still probably going to put FRC in white in the center.
It didn't cut down on road noise as much as I though it was going to though. That might be more about the run-flats though.
The sound is MUCH MUCH better.
I think I have about $25 total into this.
Tools required:
Square
Yardstick
Good pencil
Jig saw (There are quite a few other saws that can replace this though)
Razor knife
Sawhorses
Sander
Stapler
Materials:
Wood (This is really up to you, I used what I had here already)
Cardboard (big enough to be a partition)
Wire hanger
MST multi-use sealent tape.
Replacement carpet from Autozone or something.
Here is the wood and sawhorses.
First of all, I used this little blueprint I found here on the forum.
I really didnt use the bluprint to a T because I wasnt sure if it was gonna be what I needed exactly.
I started by cutting out the basic shape. Overall height and width.
Here is where the wire hanger comes in. Cut the hanger and make it straight. Then all you gotta do is form the hanger to the side where all of those radius are. It turned out to be easier this way. Once you get it just how you like it put it on the cardboard and trace it. Make sure you cut on the out side of your marks. Better to have a little to much than to little. You can always trim down. You should have something that looks like this. Remember the top hasnt been compleated yet.
I decided to take a little more than half an inch off the top so I can use the sealent tape to hold the partition in place and to seal a little better.
Keep trimming untill you have it about how you want it.
When you are satisfied trace your cardboard cut out on the wood.
Cut it out and now its starting to look like a partition.
Should be something like this. (if its not like this then you may have done something terribly wrong)
Dry run! You can see the small gap at the top. Now start sanding on the sections you are worried about being to tight.
Now comes the fun stuff. Covering your freshly made partition
Here is a pic of the partition with the sealent tape on it.
I didn't take pictures of the covering process. Once I got started I just kept going.
By the way, you will need some extra hands and the stapler. If you have never tried to cover something with curves and corners I recommend doing a little reading on how to do it.Here is my finished partition. I was really surprised how easy it was.
I could have done alot of other things with it, like a window or speaker mounts. I am still probably going to put FRC in white in the center.
It didn't cut down on road noise as much as I though it was going to though. That might be more about the run-flats though.
The sound is MUCH MUCH better.
I think I have about $25 total into this.
just wondering where did you buy the carpet from for this application??
