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SRi_m00k

posted on 17th Oct 03 at 18:25

thats the thing i cheated, i hadnt done any work like that before an got a local company to do it, but after doin my boot an helpin wi mates cars i'd be pretty confident in doin it myself up until the coverin, think that would be difficult specially wi alcantara as it doesnt stretch much!!

go to a meterial shop an ask for some fleece its usually bout 5quid a metre or so and cover the structure in it its really absorbant and u can drown it in the fibreglass resin, shud leave it really really strong!!

the builds cost me 90quid a side for the mid, and 30quid a side for the tweeter builds all covered in lovely alcantara!! :-)


Valleyscorsa

posted on 17th Oct 03 at 11:47

That looks awesome! Im confident about doing the MDF structure, the part im worried about is the fibreglass, ive never used it before and have heard its not for beginners, how much money and how long did it take for you to do that???

Cheers, Jamie


SRi_m00k

posted on 17th Oct 03 at 05:39

or get a full door build done!!




thats 6.5" diamond comps' thrown in there, just need to watch an make sure ur window winder passes em if u aint got leccy ones!!

start with an mdf ring around the speaker 12-18mm thick then put supports to bring it out from the door cut the pocket away to allow space for ur new pod, then try and blend the new section into the old pocket usin a fibreglass or filler kit and cover the whole thing in material. Mines done in alcantara which made it expensive but the fake stuff can be got for 14-20quid a metre an looks ok!! not bad compared to 80quid a sq metre for the genuine alcan




thats the fake stuff





Sparco

posted on 16th Oct 03 at 22:42

the autoleads adaptor will allow upto 17cm speakers in door


AJP

posted on 16th Oct 03 at 12:44

Why not go for some JL 5.25" componenets or some Boston. To get good sound you dont need biger speakers you just need a decent make TBH.

I installed some £100 DLS components into a Corsa B a while back and they were awsome, the only problem we came across was that the magnets on those are dam big, so spacer wille be required to make them fit.


peter_1.2

posted on 16th Oct 03 at 12:31

u need 2 buy a speaker adaptor ring from sumwhere like halfords or ur local ice dealer. made by autoleads. bout £12 then u can fit up 2 6 inch speakers as long as they aint 2 deep


Valleyscorsa

posted on 16th Oct 03 at 11:17

Anyone??????????? :o


Valleyscorsa

posted on 16th Oct 03 at 08:20

Ive got a 96 corsa B which has the most pathetic front components, i wanna swap them for these 17cm kenwood ones i saw, only prob is the corsa ones are tiny (13cm???), how do i go about fitting these, can i modify the door pod in any way? Iwas thinking about cutting the grill out, any suggestions, tutorials, pics would be very appreciated as i am a complete novice, thanks very much, Jamie :thumbs: