Making some speaker pods

7th January 2009, 10:10

just about to start makin some 17cm speaker pods for the front i wonder how they turn out
never used fiberglass before lol
here goes!

7th January 2009, 16:45

aslong as you use the correct amount of resin and hardener they should turn out fine,
sand them down well aswell mate

7th January 2009, 17:26

ye sand them down and leave more them more than enough time to harden mate

7th January 2009, 19:14

was gonna say have a look at my progress thread on them but the pictures dont work

quite easy to do if your patient with them, all about trial fitting and sanding

7th January 2009, 19:44

post pics when your done mate, would be good to see how they turn out

8th January 2009, 11:10

done my first layer need to sand it down then do then second layer of fiberglass today
hate the stuff but i gave it a go and turned out ok!
does take some time to get used to
pics up soon!

8th January 2009, 11:10

done my first layer need to sand it down then do then second layer of fiberglass today
hate the stuff but i gave it a go and turned out ok!
does take some time to get used to
pics up soon!

8th January 2009, 13:44

Ooh, I start mine in like 2 hours.

8th January 2009, 13:52

is it worth while making them for 13's? i know they are a direct fit in the door and all that, blah blah, but they look awesome.

8th January 2009, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jorge-

Ooh, I start mine in like 2 hours.

hows your going, mine are looking very 'ok'

8th January 2009, 20:15

Mine are still looking like a piece of wood and a fiberglass box kit. Exhaust gets my priority.

8th January 2009, 20:20

haha nice yeah
i might go get a center console and make a double din on it to sell after this!

8th January 2009, 20:58

That sounds nice. What did you do to make yours, any progress pics?

8th January 2009, 21:11

will get some pics up soon at gf's atm

12th January 2009, 10:12

after a long wait im getting some pictures up and here they are

First bit of Hardner on the fabric then first layer of fiberglass first time ever using the stuff
its horrible lol

let it harden then cut the hole out filed the holes down and tested it into the doorcard with the speaker in it

I now decided to spread unibond on it like butter on my toast

i then decided to pull the tshirt over the 2nd pod and begin on that one and also sand down the unibond on the 1st one to get more of a smooth edge

then i have put hardener on the 2nd pod that out waiting to dry and i have also sanded down the 2nd one and about to go out to put another layer of unibond on it to smoooove it out

12th January 2009, 10:18

NICE! I am getting a mate to make mine for me

hes done fiberglass stuff before.

12th January 2009, 10:22

lucky its horrible stuff
but well worth it in my eyes
i need some sub box carpet but halfords want 25 quid for it
though the amount you get is massive!

12th January 2009, 13:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by wobble_vtr

is it worth while making them for 13's? i know they are a direct fit in the door and all that, blah blah, but they look awesome.

would be easier to make for 13 cm because you wouldnt have any underhang then when fiberglassing
but if your going to go use the effort just make some for 17cm tbh mate

my cloth has now hardend and i also done a 2nd layer of filler on the 1st pod
pic below!
cant wait to get them into my car!

12th January 2009, 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarke

would be easier to make for 13 cm because you wouldnt have any underhang then when fiberglassing
but if your going to go use the effort just make some for 17cm tbh mate

i just got new 13cm components about october time so not really wantin 17s just yet, but im going to try make these for my 13s, look sweet

17 pod wannabe ftw

lol

12th January 2009, 13:57

I know this sounds gay as fuck. But the guy doing mine is covering them in tights..

Not the best of pics..

12th January 2009, 14:03

i covered my door pillar pods for tweeters in tights. thick black ones from tesco, felt kinda queer buyin them, made worse by buyig ky jelly for stretching my ears up aswell. not goin back for a while...

12th January 2009, 14:04

Yeah, those ones in that pic are thick tesco tights. I would make my sister or mum go buy them for me !

12th January 2009, 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jorge-

Yeah, those ones in that pic are thick tesco tights. I would make my sister or mum go buy them for me !

Haha. yeah progress looks good mate. keep it up

12th January 2009, 14:44

tbh i probably would have got a LOT better effect if i was to go and used tights why tell me now!
i cant wait to get these in
im going to attach them to some 1.1 doorcards my pattern on my door is ugly as fuuucck

12th January 2009, 15:07

retrim the doorcards?

13th January 2009, 13:48

cbf
i want 1.1 doorcards / gti interior for my S when i eventually get it so i want to keep the ones in there in there for when i want to sell it
dont want to sell it with speaker pods!

13th January 2009, 14:14

MK2 saxo desire doorcards are perfect match for GTi interior

14th January 2009, 23:28

looks good thinking of doing this to mine is it hard ?

15th January 2009, 12:30

well that was my first attempt of doing anything like that and it turned out ok

pred are the 1.1 doorcards all plastic or they just have black carpet(y) on them instead of a minging pattern?

16th January 2009, 02:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by wobble_vtr

is it worth while making them for 13's? i know they are a direct fit in the door and all that, blah blah, but they look awesome.

If your keeping your 13's then go for it, its not too difficult to do! one bonus of smaller speakers is that you will be able to aim them more towards your head which will sound better than the factory position!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarke

hows your going, mine are looking very 'ok'

Getting there bud! I have been waiting for you to create a thread to see how you've been getting on for ages, you didnt tell me you had made one already!

Have you test fitted them on the door like pred suggested? they look like they are going to be very close to the rubber door seal when you open and close the doors!?

16th January 2009, 08:32

hmmm now you say it...
ive been testing them on the doorcard not whilst shutting the door
as i remember they didnt swoop down very much
hmmm
ahhh
'goes to check when fully awake'

16th January 2009, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarke

hmmm now you say it...
ive been testing them on the doorcard not whilst shutting the door
as i remember they didnt swoop down very much
hmmm
ahhh
'goes to check when fully awake'

That would be a bugger if they didnt have enough clearance! sorry to be the one to point out possible problems but better know sooner rather than later!

Fingers crossed 4u!

18th January 2009, 18:39

nice car you got there mate ! nice turn out on the speaker pods

19th January 2009, 00:57

Hey Sarke, just for something to look at fibreglassing and filling wise did you look at the piccys on this thread?

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=186725 ?

Also found a piccy i took of my pods after the 2/3 layers of fibreglass and after the filling was done and sanded

The filler turned pink as I added some resin & hardner mix over the top

19th January 2009, 14:51

The desire doorcards will be all plastic, think mk1 desire models had plastic and the mk2 are what i have