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<blockquote data-quote="itsblown" data-source="post: 7987085" data-attributes="member: 636031"><p>For those of you that are interested in using the fiberglass bags in their doors, their is a much easier product to use that has the same acoustical properties as fiberglass called Roxul Safe'n'Sound. Its easier to use because it doesn't retain moisture and there is an adhesive on one side of it, which eliminates the need to make bags and use tape to stick it to the door.</p><p></p><p>Well we woke up early today to get some work done on this thing after not touching it over the holidays. Its super cold out but thankfully we have a space heater and we just installed some overhead lighting in the garage.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0433.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>an extra portable light always helps</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0445.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Building materials have been accumulating in the trunk</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0436.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>We had a couple of bags that were getting rubbed on by the window so we added patches of duct tape in the spots that it rubbed up against. Here is a bag before the patches</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0447.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>we also put tape all around the bag to push air into other areas of the bag that werent as close to being hit as the window came down. the book is to push the air out</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0446.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Next on the agenda was running the speaker wire into the doors, Unfortunatly GM used a plug to connect the wiring inside the car to the wiring inside the door.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0457.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>this meant we had to drill a hole of our own</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0476.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Remember anytime you run wire through a metal hole like that its important to use a rubber grommet, or silicone to prevent the insulation on the wire from being cut. If the insulation gets cut your wire could short out to the body of the car. Even while I was pulling the speaker wire through the hole as carefully as I could I managed to scrape some of the paint off the insulation.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0481.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>thankfully their wasn't a plug on the actual door for the wiring, it was just a rubber grommet.(sorry for the bad picture, its kind of hard to get a shot of it)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0461.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="itsblown, post: 7987085, member: 636031"] For those of you that are interested in using the fiberglass bags in their doors, their is a much easier product to use that has the same acoustical properties as fiberglass called Roxul Safe'n'Sound. Its easier to use because it doesn't retain moisture and there is an adhesive on one side of it, which eliminates the need to make bags and use tape to stick it to the door. Well we woke up early today to get some work done on this thing after not touching it over the holidays. Its super cold out but thankfully we have a space heater and we just installed some overhead lighting in the garage. [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0433.jpg[/IMG] an extra portable light always helps [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0445.jpg[/IMG] Building materials have been accumulating in the trunk [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0436.jpg[/IMG] We had a couple of bags that were getting rubbed on by the window so we added patches of duct tape in the spots that it rubbed up against. Here is a bag before the patches [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0447.jpg[/IMG] we also put tape all around the bag to push air into other areas of the bag that werent as close to being hit as the window came down. the book is to push the air out [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0446.jpg[/IMG] Next on the agenda was running the speaker wire into the doors, Unfortunatly GM used a plug to connect the wiring inside the car to the wiring inside the door. [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0457.jpg[/IMG] this meant we had to drill a hole of our own [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0476.jpg[/IMG] Remember anytime you run wire through a metal hole like that its important to use a rubber grommet, or silicone to prevent the insulation on the wire from being cut. If the insulation gets cut your wire could short out to the body of the car. Even while I was pulling the speaker wire through the hole as carefully as I could I managed to scrape some of the paint off the insulation. [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0481.jpg[/IMG] thankfully their wasn't a plug on the actual door for the wiring, it was just a rubber grommet.(sorry for the bad picture, its kind of hard to get a shot of it) [IMG]http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad84/1213648/chriss%20build/IMG_0461.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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