Fvck MDF

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

cardboard+duct tape means mids canceling out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

mdf can work, you just need to seal it and be careful what you do to it. i used t-nuts for the speaker for this set of rings and countersunk 3 holes for bolts to hold it to the door.

a couple layers of resin to seal it (this is after the first one only)

mounted to the door

What kind of car is this???

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

cardboard+duct tape means mids canceling out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

it was in for all of about 2 days, just something very temp to get them playing.

 

[9515ROB 10+ year member]

Yeah OP i think that is pretty much your fault for pre drilling the screws so far in. I dont think it would have done that if you didnt sink them in so far

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Yeah OP i think that is pretty much your fault for pre drilling the screws so far in. I dont think it would have done that if you didnt sink them in so far

I'm aware of that, I didn't have anything else to attach them with but the factory screws which are close to 1/4" long. I am so used to working with actual wood that I forgot how prone MDF is to splitting

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

What kind of car is this???

that was in an 05 neon but i traded it in last month.

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

that was in an 05 neon but i traded it in last month.

I thought so...I got the same door panel. Lol.I may need to hit you up on some pointers. Those plastic baffles blow.

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

ya they sucked.

 

[I Like Waffle]

that was in an 05 neon but i traded it in last month.

Smartest man on the forum

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

Smartest man on the forum

naaa. i give credit where credit is due, and a neon is a great little car for what it is - small, great gas mileage, easy and cheap to fix. i had 3 of them in a row for work cars (95,98,2005) and logged over 400k miles on them combined.

 

[brodeisel 10+ year member]

I need help figuring out what resin to buy.

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

I need help figuring out what resin to buy.

what do you want to do with it? if just "sealing" mdf get anything you can, it won't matter. if using it to build a glass piece then uscomposites.com.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Pre-drill your MDF and metal with a smaller bit first, then slightly countersink and you shouldn't have the problem.

Regardless, for doors I usually use some type of cheap ply as doors sometimes get moisture and I don't like moldy MDF.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Pre-drill your MDF and metal with a smaller bit first, then slightly countersink and you shouldn't have the problem.
Regardless, for doors I usually use some type of cheap ply as doors sometimes get moisture and I don't like moldy MDF.

Did this and it still split, but now I have some cabinet ply in there with 0 issues

 

[I Like Waffle]

naaa. i give credit where credit is due, and a neon is a great little car for what it is - small, great gas mileage, easy and cheap to fix. i had 3 of them in a row for work cars (95,98,2005) and logged over 400k miles on them combined.

Does it mean my ford inline 6 is a better engine if it has more miles on it than all your neons combined?