New Box

[BATman 10+ year member]

nice

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Looks very nice for a first carpeting. Question: do you have a table saw? If so, then i've got advice for you on how to make a rabbeted edge style carpeting job, in fact, it's how I do mine.

 

[mikey060 10+ year member]

holy i never even saw the other replies to this thread... lol

anyhow, i do have a table saw now. that box was build before i got it though, therefore i couldnt rabit the edges or anyting. you're advice on rabting would be greatly appreciated PV.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

and i have had this box in my car for the past few weeks and it soudns great , its pretty loud too

 

[mikey060 10+ year member]

update.....it only took a few months. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif the knukoncepts wire/fuse/fuse holder got here today after over two weeks in transit...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif it looks really ghetto looking right now, but we just wanted to have it functional. once it warms up there will be a false floor built to hide all the wire and stuff..and there wont be anymore wire through port lol. and yes the speakers with disintegrated surrounds will be taken out. they are just hanging there because the air needed somewhere to get into the cab. **** bmw's **** *** for subs. between the rear seat and the trunk is a solid piece of metal along with the rear deck. anyhow other then the lack of air getting into the cab and the rattling which will be deadened eventually, it sounds good and gets pretty loud. customer is pleased so thats what matters

onto the pics



this is the only good thing about bmw's lol as far as installing a stereo is concerned. a battery in the trunk. anyways i havent ever installed both the + and - wires to the batt so i hope everything looks good.



comments/concerns are appreciated

 

[uhoh45 10+ year member]

how bigs is that wire?

 

[mikey060 10+ year member]

1/0

 

[jibberjive 10+ year member]

Easiest way to describe it:
where two flaps or ends meet, lay both flaps down where you want them to end up, one on top of the other and then cut thru BOTH pieces at the same time. Peel back the top layer then remove the excess from the bottom layer and lay the top piece down again. Since you cut BOTH pieces at the same time they should meet each other perfectly where you cut. You should be using a razor knife or boxcutter, not scissors. All cuts should be made while the carpet is glued to the box.

It sounds like you are trying to cut "patterns" and then attach it to the box when in reality you want to glue the carpet down to the box as you go and cut it immediately before the spray glue dries completely with a box or carpet knife.

Spray glue one large side, attach the carpet...spray the next large side..wrap the carpet around...flip the box...spray the third side...wrap carpet again...spray the forth side...wrap the carpet. This should all be one continious piece of carpet, no cuts yet. Now you're back to the first side correct? This where you KEEP wrapping from the fourth side OVER the first side.. The first side should have two layers now...here comes the butt cut I explained...cut thru BOTH layers down to the wood...peel back the top layer and remove the small, now unattached piece from the bottom layer...then carefully lay the top layer back down so it BUTTS against the bottom layer making a perfect seam.

It harder to explain the ends. It much better to actually see someone else do it. But here it goes:

You should have left enough excess width at the start to fold over the ends. This is where you want to think like a Christmas or Birthday present. Spray glue the end of the box. Start folding the excess carpet over the end one side at a time. You're going to have to make cuts from each corner outward to make each piece lay flat. Now you'll notice that each piece will overlap the other...this is where you want to make more butt cuts until each piece lays perfectly flat with each other. When all the glue finally dried you can rub the carpet around the cuts to make the pile of the carpet blend together, hiding the seam even more. If you do it right you'll have to look real close to find your seams.

I don't know if that will help. I'm not good at typing out instructions. Sorry.

I realize that this is an old thread, but I've got a question if you're still around. What would you do to make it look good if the excess flaps from the front aren't long enough to entirely cover the sides?

 

[Corey69 10+ year member]

lol I see a D10

 

[mikey060 10+ year member]

haha yes corey, you do. its one of josh's old ones. it seems to power them nicely