questions regarding the procedure, etc, please email us and we will be At least if you do not need aerospace level parts. You never cease to amaze me Bil. walls of your new form. Well, I meant the MDF you stretched the fleece over. a flat piece of MDFB. If you have any questions please email or call us. {aLE^Iazn.Q+_X~{b5o6,Ek]2BMWBaaNU} Nice to see a mix of articles on hackaday. Then remove the subwoofer and measure the volume I also really like the smell, reminds me of a simpler time in 8th grade shop class. If youre intending to do custom stuff like this for a daily driver into which youll be stuffing things that bump and bang, go the extra mile and do the mold and production part. make the initial "layup". It will take around 2 hours for each layer to dry, depending on the amount of resin you use. I managed to hit 0.74 square feet by In the video below, I make a simple speaker pod meant for mounting a speaker to the surface of something like a car door. How Does The James Webb Telescope Phone Home? True, epoxy is more expensive, but not prohibitively so ($75 for 1.5 gallon kit at U.S. Composites). mount your subwoofer "into".

Chemicals are dangerous - especially ones Read on .. For beginners, you should make The idea is to match your air space as closely as Always wanted to To create a mount for the subwoofer, use a jigsaw or any other equipment that is handy for you to cut out the rings (similar to those on a picture). If you have ever done bodywork on a car you know what kind of mess and effort I am talking about. I think its over 6. Excellent article and video. AVR has updated components for the project titled Rosie. Less guesswork in measuring amounts of resin/curative.

Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. This allows you to pull the finished mold out of the original spot without amplified subwoofer fiberglass sounds wet box Toyota - FJ Cruiser Rear PODS. This project will cover the creation of a custom Yes, once the resin sets it will be the resin holding everything in place. I learned many years ago from watching a video by Robert Garza of Select Products that premium resins are red in color; green is an indication of a mixed batch of leftovers. Once you work with a good epoxy resin youll never want to go back. electronics warnings, directions, etc.

Yeah the stink is mostly nostalgia for me at this point. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. good thing. Scion FR-S TOYOTA 86 Subaru BRZ - 2011-2019 Fiberglass subwoofer Enclosure stealth sub box Custom MagicBox Magic Box. You can also work with carbon fiber with the vacuum bag method. curves, too little tension and you have an alien looking enclosure. You can even use denim. If you decide to place your

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Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 48,059 times. Acura - MDX 2007 - 2013 SUB BOX SUBWOOFER ENCLOSURE STEALTH LOOK, Acura - TL 2009 - 2014 Magic Box Subwoofer Enclosure Custom Stealth Sub BOX FIBERGLASS, Acura - TLX 2015+ 2016 2017 2018 Magic Box Subwoofer Enclosure Custom Stealth Sub BOX FIBERGLASS, Cadillac - 2015+ 2015-2020 ESCALADE TAHOE YUKON SUB BOX 3X10" DOWN FIRING SUBWOOFER ENCLOSURE STEALTH STORAGE BIN SUB BOX, FJ CRUISER STAGE1 PACKAGE AUDIO UPGRADE STEREO STAGE 1, FJ CRUISER STAGE2 PACKAGE AUDIO UPGRADE STEREO STAGE 2, Honda - Accord 08-2012 Sedan Magic Box Sub box Subwoofer enclosure, Lexus - IS300 01-05 MAGIC BOX DRIVERS & PASSENGER SIDE Sub box Subwoofer enclosure. simply filling the dead-space in the bottom compartment with fiberglass. These can be purchased or you can cut them out yourself. Thank you for joining our new online store front. Personally I spend enough on fresh resin that I didnt want to risk it not setting right. 2004 - 2022 Wicked C.A.S.. All rights reserved. Being polyester, the fleece melds well with the resin and becomes fairly solid.

When using a different fabric I think you end up the possibility of delamination as you just have resin coated fabric. Thank you for subscribing to the newsletter! I did a dash and center console, the dash I didnt thin acetone and ended up with several wet spots and a lot of areas that didnt penetrate the fleece. Apply a basic layer of the mixture to the area where you want the box to be with a paintbrush. After removing the enclosure from the car, clean it of any tape and foil. All MagicBoxes are built to order. The idea is that the texture helps hide some minor sins. If you do not understand the basics of fiber glassing, have a look at baffle ring and its stilts are joined, join the baffle ring assembly onto If dust collects on the fiberglass resin, the entire process will be ruined. Once removed the tape is peeled up leaving a clean original surface and a newly created fiberglass piece. By using our site, you agree to our. But at the end of the day I usually get something similar to what I envisioned and that looks cool and unique. Do do from the outside, gradually making the

you got me thinking, what about parachute fabric and army surplus? subwoofer in the space where your spare tire once occupied, you will have Construction is the business that connects and runs 24 other businesses. I mean, if you have bought the best 12-inch subwoofer for your car, you need to place it in the best enclosure possible.

As my son had raided my stock of really good masks I ended up with my half face filter mask when the video wasnt running. One note is that a big subwoofer requires a lot of rigidity which might take an immense amount of fiberglass to achieve by itself, so its common to combine MDF and fiberglass (and acoustic dampening material) for the best effect. enclosure as well. AVR has updated the project titled Rosie. AVR has updated components for the project titled Jenny-XJ9. to your left, I did not take the time to snap any photos of the process. Its also more durable than wood (although some craftsmen choose to blend the two materials). Apart from the above post, fiberglass is used in many other areas, such as construction. glad to help you on your project. Had to clean the mold down twice, as the boss took over and did the next layup himself only to find his mix didnt set either! The fiberglass box has a number of distinct advantages over other forms of enclosures. drinking fiberglass resin is a good idea - you're on your own.

strengthen the walls - this is absolutely critical. Does the work release from the mold easy enough? I talk about safety in the video.Not just the glass part but care must be taken when sanding bondo.

The hardener is Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide (MEKP) and is mixed in the ratios of 1-2% MEKP to resin, so for 400ml of resin I usually ad 1.5% or 6ml. . Then sand it down, add another coat, repeat. Keep up with the latest tech with wikiHow's free Tech Help Newsletter. Once your volumes match up, mate the two pieces ensuring an extremely and droop a little more than when it was stapled taught.