What I did over the weekend... :crap:

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I am beginning to hate my liking of car audio. Seriously, everything that could go wrong basically went wrong. If I had it to do over again, I would have probably went coaxial....It just doesn't seem worth the trouble at the moment....

Anyway, I did a lot of work and not much got done. I kept on having to go back go a different direction because either things didn't fit, or looked like shit or something. I have a new plan to mount this mid. It will work but not be the "best choice" for perforamance. At this point, I am just tired of messing with it.

On for the pics:

Stock Door Stripped Down

Now here is the cause of all my problems...

I thought I could build a baffle to fix it.

Alas, it looks like shit

So I reattacked to try again:

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[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

There were some victories...

The sound deadener went on good and so did the ensolite. I didn't super-deaden as I hear the S-10 has weak door hinges anyway and didn't want to put too much weight on the door

The new plan is to cut out a ring and 'glass it to the opening. I can make this work pretty well but then hit a snag with my router and jacked up my piece of work. Worse of all, I lost the pin to the jasper jig. This really really sucks.

 

[dinty01 10+ year member]

how do the profi's sound? It sucks knowing I had an awesome set of speakers and ended up not needing them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif Youll get it figured out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I have no clue. They could not work for all I know. Didn't run wires as I spent all day trying to figure out how to mount them. I am still off tomorrow but it doesn't mean anything as I have no tool to cut the rings. I may use a jig saw if this local tool "National Tools" or something like that doesn't have jasper jigs. I really only need the pin however.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

The first one doesnt look too bad to me. Maybe you could glass something to cover up the mdf that's showing?

 

[krouchchocolate 10+ year member]

I have no clue. They could not work for all I know. Didn't run wires as I spent all day trying to figure out how to mount them. I am still off tomorrow but it doesn't mean anything as I have no tool to cut the rings. I may use a jig saw if this local tool "National Tools" or something like that doesn't have jasper jigs. I really only need the pin however.

you can always use the same size drill bit. That is what i do sometimes if i can't find my pin.

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

doesnt look to bad but a custom grill would cover it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[dinty01 10+ year member]

Yea I hear that, maybe Ill have a ride I can put them in later, o well. Also how do yours vary from mine? yours are the kick bass's but they look the same as mine? I thought the first pic with the speaker in the ring look clean, maybe put some vinyl over the mdf, whatever color the doorpanel is and go that way? I think it would look good

 

[jeepintn 10+ year member]

it didnt look that bad, if you wrapped that mdf baffle in vinyl or something it would fill in the gaps for ya

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

The passenger side does not fit the same way as the driver side.

I am going use grills to cover the exposed mdf. I chose the Rockford Fosgate one with the bars. I don't really care that is says RF on them.

What the pic does not show is that part of the mdf is sticking out while some is tucked. If I glassed over it then I couldn't ever remove the door panel.

My solution will work. I am going to try that drill bit idea in a few or maybe tomorrow. I am pretty tired,

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

Have you thought about some gray vinyl to cover it? I think that would help make the uneven mdf not look bad at all.

 

[spoonraker 10+ year member]

I don't think the MDF baffles look that bad. If you rounded the edges of the outer ring and wrapped it in vinyl that matches you car most people wouldn't even notice it. Or yeah just use new speaker grills.

 

[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

round over the edges, and rebate the speaker into the baffel //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[BiaBia 10+ year member]

With the speaker grill over the Rainbow, it should cover most of the sides.

 

[AVSTANG02]

LAwlz....

You want to fiberglass? after barely cutting a ring?

do u have any fiberglass experience? it takes a hell of a lot of work and experience to make something that will look better than what you have going.