[Z06] Z06 Partition-Hardtop
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Virginia Beach Virginia
Glad to hear that some people have recovered from the stock market blues.
Coming from a car audio background of 14 yrs now,I can only say to the guys that complain that its to expensive .Have you priced labor to a good car audio shop for Dynamatt on the rear walls and wheel wells . Our average labor ticket on a new corvette is 10 hrs at only 55.00 an hour. This is before you even factor in materials and that the entire rear of your car will take at least 4 rolls at $49-69.00 a roll for the good stuff(Super Series with the aluminum.Oh yeah knowing a guy is going to have your car apart for that period of time is not the best feeling either,and when you are all said and done paying ,you only notice a slight difference in noise reduction and still have no trunk.
I being the manufacturer wish the price could come down,But,There would have to be a sacrifice in quality.Sorry that there is a few that feel this way but .....YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR !
That's My .02 cents
Thanks
Andy Mages
Z06 Parts Inc.
Dallas Tx
Coming from a car audio background of 14 yrs now,I can only say to the guys that complain that its to expensive .Have you priced labor to a good car audio shop for Dynamatt on the rear walls and wheel wells . Our average labor ticket on a new corvette is 10 hrs at only 55.00 an hour. This is before you even factor in materials and that the entire rear of your car will take at least 4 rolls at $49-69.00 a roll for the good stuff(Super Series with the aluminum.Oh yeah knowing a guy is going to have your car apart for that period of time is not the best feeling either,and when you are all said and done paying ,you only notice a slight difference in noise reduction and still have no trunk.
I being the manufacturer wish the price could come down,But,There would have to be a sacrifice in quality.Sorry that there is a few that feel this way but .....YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR !
That's My .02 cents
Thanks
Andy Mages
Z06 Parts Inc.
Dallas Tx
in a Corvette.Yeah thats 1 36 sqft roll at 129.00. and about 2.5 hours of work for skilled labor or a good do it yourselfer. I am totally not trying to insult you. But I would help someone for free before I would send them to you at those prices. Thats insane?
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2005
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I was about to get into this discussion when I noticed that it was from 2001.
But, I'm going to get into it anyway.
I made my own partition and organizer. You can not tell that it wasn't made by a parts vendor.
I made the partition out of 1"x12" pine with a 1x2" glued to the bottom(very light). I glued Owens-Corning sill plate foam gasket to the pine and put Frost King 3/4" x 5/16" weatherstripping along the top. I used black felt from the fabric store to cover it. The felt matches the carpeting almost perfect.
I made the organizer out of 2" Owens-Corning foam insulation. I sandwiched it with a piece of 1/4" plywood on the top and bottom.
I then cut out 4 square holes (not the bottom piece) in the plywood and foam. I covered it with the black felt ( I spray glued the felt to the plywood.) I bought 2 black 6" square kitchen drawer organizers and 2 black 3" square ones.
It all fits like a glove. The 6" organizers are great for CD's or wallets etc. The 3" is great for a cup holder or cell phones.
This all may sound like a cheesy partition, but I already have my Corvette friends asking me to make one for them.
If I knew how to upload pictures, I would post them.
This whole project cost me about 50-60 dollars.
I will try to find out how to post pics.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 816
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From: Virginia Beach Virginia
I was about to get into this discussion when I noticed that it was from 2001.
But, I'm going to get into it anyway.
I made my own partition and organizer. You can not tell that it wasn't made by a parts vendor.
I made the partition out of 1"x12" pine with a 1x2" glued to the bottom(very light). I glued Owens-Corning sill plate foam gasket to the pine and put Frost King 3/4" x 5/16" weatherstripping along the top. I used black felt from the fabric store to cover it. The felt matches the carpeting almost perfect.
I made the organizer out of 2" Owens-Corning foam insulation. I sandwiched it with a piece of 1/4" plywood on the top and bottom.
I then cut out 4 square holes (not the bottom piece) in the plywood and foam. I covered it with the black felt ( I spray glued the felt to the plywood.) I bought 2 black 6" square kitchen drawer organizers and 2 black 3" square ones.
It all fits like a glove. The 6" organizers are great for CD's or wallets etc. The 3" is great for a cup holder or cell phones.
This all may sound like a cheesy partition, but I already have my Corvette friends asking me to make one for them.
If I knew how to upload pictures, I would post them.
This whole project cost me about 50-60 dollars.
I will try to find out how to post pics.
I dident catch that at all....:o I thought the price was wicked expensive.... Awesome catch bro, Im such an idiot! BUT,,,,,, I just bought the material for mine, 1 6'x12"x1/2 piece of Particle board (6.47) Elmers glue (1.99) 1 roll of black Automotive Carpet (9.20) for a grand total of 17.66
I will post some pics myself when I am done this weekend.
Late Model Domestics
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,548
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From: Virginia Beach VA
Make 2 send me 1 and stop!!!!! Before you get .>>>>>>
Mario
Mario
Ahh you jerks I dident catch that at all....:o I thought the price was wicked expensive.... Awesome catch bro, Im such an idiot!
BUT,,,,,, I just bought the material for mine, 1 6'x12"x1/2 piece of Particle board (6.47) Elmers glue (1.99) 1 roll of black Automotive Carpet (9.20) for a grand total of 17.66
I will post some pics myself when I am done this weekend.
I dident catch that at all....:o I thought the price was wicked expensive.... Awesome catch bro, Im such an idiot! BUT,,,,,, I just bought the material for mine, 1 6'x12"x1/2 piece of Particle board (6.47) Elmers glue (1.99) 1 roll of black Automotive Carpet (9.20) for a grand total of 17.66
I will post some pics myself when I am done this weekend.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,993
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From: LaPine Oregon
This thread is old but so am I...............
I'm a DIY guy with three (3) C5es at the time , so I made my own partitions. As with everything experience paid off . I'm fabricating a new one because (1) the new Wolf roll bar (2) the fact that the noise barrier/ partition really cuts down the sounds from the rear speakers (3) adding FatMat http://www.fatmat.com/bulk/fatmat/50.html.
(A) I use two (2) one inch thick foil backed polyurethane foam sheets.
(B) This new partition will have two (2) 6.50" Bose speakers installed. Two mirror speaker mounting flanges each will sandwich the speakers. The front facing interior flange will be recessed so that it will not protude .
(C) A .125 dense foam will be laid over the surface ( with speaker diameter cutouts) to give a softer panel look.
(D) Also I've machined the Z06 script out of individual .125 and .250 plastic that will give me a stacked & raised embossed look. Kind of like this but larger ( this C5 emblem was hand carved, the Z06 is machined for a crisp look:
(E) I'm using black leather with 3/16" border piping.
(F) Speaker grills ; I've not made a final decision but either the black OEM grills or the OEM SST mesh used on the front fog light housings.
(A) I use two (2) one inch thick foil backed polyurethane foam sheets.
(B) This new partition will have two (2) 6.50" Bose speakers installed. Two mirror speaker mounting flanges each will sandwich the speakers. The front facing interior flange will be recessed so that it will not protude .
(C) A .125 dense foam will be laid over the surface ( with speaker diameter cutouts) to give a softer panel look.
(D) Also I've machined the Z06 script out of individual .125 and .250 plastic that will give me a stacked & raised embossed look. Kind of like this but larger ( this C5 emblem was hand carved, the Z06 is machined for a crisp look:
(E) I'm using black leather with 3/16" border piping.
(F) Speaker grills ; I've not made a final decision but either the black OEM grills or the OEM SST mesh used on the front fog light housings.
Last edited by dieseldave56; Dec 31, 2009 at 04:57 AM. Reason: add images
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 816
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From: Virginia Beach Virginia
Awesome job!! I am impressed, I hope that this forum is streaming with guys like us do it yourselfers. It keeps the guys that like to think they can do a simple job and charge an arm and a leg because others are not that handy think twice. Maybe we can inspire some people to try things themselves. Once again great job. Happy New Year
Dave
Dave
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Greenville SC
Yeah I thought it was weird too being from 2001.
I thought this was the interesting part though:
"Glad to hear that some people have recovered from the stock market blues." (2001- you ain't seen nothin' yet!)
I thought this was the interesting part though:
"Glad to hear that some people have recovered from the stock market blues." (2001- you ain't seen nothin' yet!)
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Drifting
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From: LaPine Oregon
Burning Brakes
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Nice guys!! My mom's boss who is a GREAT guy and one of the biggest corvette gurus I know, said he had something for me. So today I stopped by his house and he just gave me a partition! Im gonna install it tonight after the Liberty Bowl (GO HOGS!!!) Dave, Im thinking about either putting two 8 inch subs or 6.5 speakers in it later as well.
Nate
Nate
