what you think about my diy glass enclosure
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure (tegsol1)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegsol1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know it aint a honda but what you think anyways</TD></TR></TABLE>
What do you mean it's not a Honda looks like an Integra to me.
Who chipped it after it was painted?
What do you mean it's not a Honda looks like an Integra to me.
Who chipped it after it was painted?
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anyone wanna make me one thats around SO.CAL for less than $100?
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How could you have spent so little on the fabric?
You have quite a bit of resin in there, and only $10 of fabric? What is your source for the fabric and what type of fabric is it (weight / brand)?
How many layers of fabric are used in that enclosure? Or is it just fiberglassed MDF?
I'm asking because I recently acquired FG supplies, and my fabric was uhh...expensive as hell. I shopped around quite a bit too. For reference, I'm using 24oz Knytex dbm1708, I got it at Mertons for $6 per 38"x yard.
You have quite a bit of resin in there, and only $10 of fabric? What is your source for the fabric and what type of fabric is it (weight / brand)?
How many layers of fabric are used in that enclosure? Or is it just fiberglassed MDF?
I'm asking because I recently acquired FG supplies, and my fabric was uhh...expensive as hell. I shopped around quite a bit too. For reference, I'm using 24oz Knytex dbm1708, I got it at Mertons for $6 per 38"x yard.
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure (jonyb)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jonyb »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The work looks nice, but the subs are going to sound like **** firing to the front of the car. Nice work though</TD></TR></TABLE>
how do you figure?
how do you figure?
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure (EBP_SI)
Because what makes woofers in a hatchback sound so good is when the wave resonates off of the back window when they are facing backwards. Facing forwards, there is nothing for the sound to resonate off of.
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure (jonyb)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jonyb »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That doesn't matter. They are firing to the front of the car</TD></TR></TABLE>
So, in your infinite wisdom - without even hearing the car - you have predicted exactly what it will sound like.....
man, your good....real good.....
So, in your infinite wisdom - without even hearing the car - you have predicted exactly what it will sound like.....
man, your good....real good.....
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure (tegsol1)
he obviously did it for looks not perfect quality sound and loudness, it wont sound bad, and who knows it might be best for that vehicle after all, while it should still be louder if it fired up at that glass or towards the rear, it looks sick, and will still probably be able to bump more than enough, it is a dually...
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure (rcurley55)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rcurley55 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
So, in your infinite wisdom - without even hearing the car - you have predicted exactly what it will sound like.....
man, your good....real good.....</TD></TR></TABLE>
i've heard installs like that before. There will be a standing wave. I'm not trying to start and arguement here, and dont turn this thread into another one of those lame *** threads that two people start talking **** and get into a fight. I said the install looked good, but would'nt sound the best. Who ******* cares?
So, in your infinite wisdom - without even hearing the car - you have predicted exactly what it will sound like.....
man, your good....real good.....</TD></TR></TABLE>
i've heard installs like that before. There will be a standing wave. I'm not trying to start and arguement here, and dont turn this thread into another one of those lame *** threads that two people start talking **** and get into a fight. I said the install looked good, but would'nt sound the best. Who ******* cares?
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure
I'm just going to ignore that whole garbage as jony suggested (and I think Rcurley should too) so:
Does anyone else think that $10 was a little cheap on the fabric? I still can't figure that one out...
anyone want to help me with that? Why did I just spend several times that amount on my fabric?
Does anyone else think that $10 was a little cheap on the fabric? I still can't figure that one out...
anyone want to help me with that? Why did I just spend several times that amount on my fabric?
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure (archmage)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by archmage »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm just going to ignore that whole garbage as jony suggested (and I think Rcurley should too) so:
Does anyone else think that $10 was a little cheap on the fabric? I still can't figure that one out...
anyone want to help me with that? Why did I just spend several times that amount on my fabric?
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Whatever dude. I made one ******* comment. Get over it
Does anyone else think that $10 was a little cheap on the fabric? I still can't figure that one out...
anyone want to help me with that? Why did I just spend several times that amount on my fabric?
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Whatever dude. I made one ******* comment. Get over it
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Re: what you think about my diy glass enclosure (archmage)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by archmage »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm just going to ignore that whole garbage as jony suggested (and I think Rcurley should too) so:
Does anyone else think that $10 was a little cheap on the fabric? I still can't figure that one out...
anyone want to help me with that? Why did I just spend several times that amount on my fabric? </TD></TR></TABLE>
I don't think you could do that enclosure properly with $10 of fabric - unless it's just an mdf box, he built some frame work, stretched fleece over it to create the shapes, then just went to town with the bondo.
I pay about the same as you do for knytex, and between 25 and 30 a gallon for resin, so the prices he stated are damn cheap - which is awesome if he can get stuff for that price. It's just not possible locally where I'm at (at least to my knowledge)
I would think that particular box would cost between 100 and 200 in materials and that's without paint....
I just took a second look at it - and what I noticed is that looking through those two holes between the baffle and the latch, you can see two obvious materials were used - there's a definite transition there - I'm thinking there's a lotta bondo in that little valley and that's where the thickness is coming from, and that's how they got the nice curve - the sides of the box by the baffle look to be created by mostly the car's original parts, and the sharp edges would seem to support that there's a full mdf box in there.
I dunno - just trying to play a little detective
Does anyone else think that $10 was a little cheap on the fabric? I still can't figure that one out...
anyone want to help me with that? Why did I just spend several times that amount on my fabric? </TD></TR></TABLE>
I don't think you could do that enclosure properly with $10 of fabric - unless it's just an mdf box, he built some frame work, stretched fleece over it to create the shapes, then just went to town with the bondo.
I pay about the same as you do for knytex, and between 25 and 30 a gallon for resin, so the prices he stated are damn cheap - which is awesome if he can get stuff for that price. It's just not possible locally where I'm at (at least to my knowledge)
I would think that particular box would cost between 100 and 200 in materials and that's without paint....
I just took a second look at it - and what I noticed is that looking through those two holes between the baffle and the latch, you can see two obvious materials were used - there's a definite transition there - I'm thinking there's a lotta bondo in that little valley and that's where the thickness is coming from, and that's how they got the nice curve - the sides of the box by the baffle look to be created by mostly the car's original parts, and the sharp edges would seem to support that there's a full mdf box in there.
I dunno - just trying to play a little detective