Door Pods 99 Lumina...

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

Well im gonna go with the smaller section i think. Where do you guys get you mat? Id like to pick it up at a store and not have to order it but i can.

 

[cx-7heaven 10+ year member]

Auto zone, Advance Auto, NAPA. They have all the FG stuff there.

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

Auto zone, Advance Auto, NAPA. They have all the FG stuff there.

Is it decent stuff or no? All ive seen is the bondo stuff. Or will that work alright, i was thinking more like bulk.

 

[cx-7heaven 10+ year member]

Thats where I get mine. They have the mat, bondo, resin, gel, you name it. I used mat, bondo, and resin in my build.

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

I picked up two things of mat. I have a quart of resin, and a thing of bondo.

Should i do this in my garage and then bring it inside to dry? Its like 30 degrees here. And i have no heated area other than in my house. I could put it in the bathroom with the fan on to dry.

Also, how do i get the fiberglass off of the tape? Is it pretty easy, cuz that tape is pretty sticky. It might be a pain, thanks for any input

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

Think of the mounting depth, I could barely fit the coaxials in there without grinding some metal down. Id try angling it upward. And I really suggest leaving the outermost border of the panel.. the plastic that isn't carpeted. It would be much easier to leave it than make trim to screw through.

Just make a ring then secure dowels to the door, then the ring to the dowels in the position you want. Glass it, carpet it, done. This way you wont really have to worry about depth too much.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

Just use a tarp, folding table and a space heater to cure it.

You want at least 2 hrs of 70-80 degrees on it. It worked for me.

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

Think of the mounting depth, I could barely fit the coaxials in there without grinding some metal down. Id try angling it upward. And I really suggest leaving the outermost border of the panel.. the plastic that isn't carpeted. It would be much easier to leave it than make trim to screw through.
Just make a ring then secure dowels to the door, then the ring to the dowels in the position you want. Glass it, carpet it, done. This way you wont really have to worry about depth too much.

Well, i want it to be sealed too, ill get more midbass. I also want it to be removable incase i sell the car or something.

 

[cx-7heaven 10+ year member]

You see where I had tape in the door panel there? On top of the tape, I put tinfoil, it releases the fg real easy once its dry. I would try to do it somewhere that is at least 60 degrees, or the fg will take forever to cure, maybe a buddys garage?

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

I dont have any friends with heated garages. You think it would be fine to do in the garage and let cure in my bathroom with the fan on? Or would it smell too bad.

 

[cx-7heaven 10+ year member]

Well, i want it to be sealed too, ill get more midbass. I also want it to be removable incase i sell the car or something.

I wouldnt worry about removing it for resale, when your done with it, it will not fit any other car. Just integrate it real nice into the door with carpet,paint or vinyl, and sell the pods with the car when that happens. My truck is brand new when I cut my panels up, I'll just sell it that way, if I ever do that is.

 

[cx-7heaven 10+ year member]

The smell depends on you/ parents. It will smell up the house pretty bad tho. You have to let the fg cure in the panel, or else you lose your shape and have to start over

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

I wouldnt worry about removing it for resale, when your done with it, it will not fit any other car. Just integrate it real nice into the door with carpet,paint or vinyl, and sell the pods with the car when that happens. My truck is brand new when I cut my panels up, I'll just sell it that way, if I ever do that is.

Yea, well, its not for resale, just wanna be able to remove it.

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

I wouldnt worry about removing it for resale, when your done with it, it will not fit any other car. Just integrate it real nice into the door with carpet,paint or vinyl, and sell the pods with the car when that happens. My truck is brand new when I cut my panels up, I'll just sell it that way, if I ever do that is.

Ive thought about that too. Just replace the speaker you use with some crappy one and sell it up.

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

Ive thought about that too. Just replace the speaker you use with some crappy one and sell it up.

Well ive got PG RSD65cs's so i could just keep em in there. But id still like it to be removable.