need some HALP fitting 6.5 mids into 6x8...

[wp7456 10+ year member]

What tools are used to cut a template for a 6.5" woofer (ID CTX65cs) to be placed in a 6x8 hole in my explorer?

What kind of wood should I be using?

Is there a certain "way" to go about doing it or do I just start cutting until the new mid fits the template?

thanks.... had these laying around forever and cant wait to get them in... got a sundown 125.2 begging to power them!!

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[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

jigsaw

pencil

mdf (.5 or .75")

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

jigsawpencil

mdf (.5 or .75")

maybe not mdf but a treated lumber. mdf loves to swell. if you do use mdf throw some sealent on it

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

I use the following:

3/4" MDF

10-24 t-nuts (or 8-32 if the driver holes are small) for speakers

1" machine screws to match the t-nuts

1 1/2" machine screws, washers, nuts to secure baffle to door at factory mounting holes

jigsaw with new wood blade

pencil

resin or wood sealant (waterproof paint or clear coat)

weatherstripping foam (closed cell rubber 1/2" tall and 1/8" tall)

sound deadening (preferred)

build logs shown here:

http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1805987&page=1#Post1805987

http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1755977&page=3#Post1755977

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

3/4" MDF baffle

adapters painted, T-nuts used for driver mounting. foam used to decouple baffle from door, on the back of the speaker between the baffle, and on the front of the speaker to seal it to the factory panel.

also, foam was used on the back of the midbass, and speaker terminals were heat shrunk.

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

exactly what i needed, thanks!