1st timer DIY Fiberglass Kick Panels

[Jared530 10+ year member]

Ok so i got back from studying and layed a few layers of glass down. The f-ed up one doesn't look bad at all. One thing i learned when laying glass is that when its all down, go over it and tap out the bubbles and mat the stray hairs down it will save a ton of time in the long run.

Ill post pics once photobucket is up

OH and I put them in my car just to check fit and it looks too good

 

[here to buy 10+ year member]

use

NYLON/SPANDEX BLEND

no wrinkles and overlaps just stretch and takes 3 minutes to wrap that size pod

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

use
NYLON/SPANDEX BLEND

no wrinkles and overlaps and takes 3 minutes to wrap that size pod

I did on one. The other i used a tshirt cause the fit was giving me probs

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

wow edit that to fuckin 100x

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

should i stuff my pods?

 

[here to buy 10+ year member]

should i stuff my pods?

no you wont notice a diff, we tried doing that.

if you want though, after you are done, if your pods resonate within certain frequencies, etc., which they will probably, most do, you can lower the resonance by layering the inside of the pod with modeling clay here and there. or applying some deadener to the inside walls.

 

[kingadaparknlot 10+ year member]

I have a '04 dodge stratus coupe and currently run 2 cvr 12's in a 4.5 cuft enslosure. I sold my hifonics 1200 and picked up a helluva deal on a MMATS 3000.05, now I am wondering what 2 12" subs or 1 bad ass 15" sub I can run to maximize the power of the amp without starting a financial depression for myself?

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

good job so far but you had me scared when you covered just about the entire floor

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

they look nice man....and i used fleece to wrap my tweeter pods and door pods and didnt have ne problems stretching it..i just started from the mdf ring, then stretched teh corners out as tight as they would go then bit by bit stretched the sides....are you gonna wrap the final pod in something or paint them?

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

wet:

dry:

Im going to bondo to kinda smooth everything out and be uniform. Then im going to stretch vinyl over it so it matched the interior of my car. I have spray painted pods/boxes, they look way to glossy

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Not bad my man, not bad at all. You will probably need to ease some of those curves you have to vinyl them though. Vinyl on curvy arse kicks isn't fun lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

GL with the viynal.

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

bet your grad you tried this yourself instead of paying someone 200+ to do em for you, which I bet you were contemplating just doing.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

textured satin paint would hide a lot of imperfections and not be shiny. I use that for sail panels when I glass in tweeters. Saves a lot of time on the finish sanding as it doesn't have to be perfect...

 

[DB-Audio 10+ year member]

looks good so far