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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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aha! you are doing one too, nice. i saw someone that did it a whole ago on a GD and i loved the idea but never did it

If you dont mind my asking, what did the enclosure set you back?
 
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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you will probably need to get it around 1/4 inch thick.
MDF is 1/2 inch
in the trunk cut a small hole in the middle and work your way out.
Thanks again for all the help on this!
 
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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aha! you are doing one too, nice. i saw someone that did it a whole ago on a GD and i loved the idea but never did it

If you dont mind my asking, what did the enclosure set you back?
Right now I've probably spent $50 on supplies, but that's been starting from scratch (mixing cups, stirrers, gloves, PAM, tape, all that little stuff included). I'll post a complete list and costs when I'm done.
 
Old Jan 25, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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that's a pretty nice price tag so far.
 
Old Jan 25, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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Third (and maybe final?) layer is drying. I took it out of the tire after the second layer, peeled off the aluminum foil, and it fits perfectly in the tire afterwards. So far so good! Now I just need my sub to get here so that I can cut the MDF
 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by blythe
Third (and maybe final?) layer is drying. I took it out of the tire after the second layer, peeled off the aluminum foil, and it fits perfectly in the tire afterwards. So far so good! Now I just need my sub to get here so that I can cut the MDF


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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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Planning on it tomorrow; it's supposed to be in the 50s and sunny! I'm going to try some underliner spray, then I just have to cut the MDF and resin the whole thing together.

Thinking about the Sony XM-1S amp because it's so teeny. And the healthy tax return should get the F90BT I want. Thoughts?
 
Old Jan 31, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Planning on it tomorrow; it's supposed to be in the 50s and sunny! I'm going to try some underliner spray, then I just have to cut the MDF and resin the whole thing together.

Thinking about the Sony XM-1S amp because it's so teeny. And the healthy tax return should get the F90BT I want. Thoughts?

thats sounds great.
you could also look at the Alpine PDX amps
and the Eclipse avn 6620 Navi unit. both very
good products.
 
Old Jan 31, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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thats sounds great.
you could also look at the Alpine PDX amps
and the Eclipse avn 6620 Navi unit. both very
good products.
Alpine PDX looks great, but it's 2-3x times the cost of the Sony Maybe I'll be able to upgrade someday.

I'm pretty much sold on the f90bt, for two reasons. #1 It doesn't have the DVD-based navigation; it's all stored on a hard drive. #2 The avic411.com community is huge, and the ease of modding the Windows CE OS is really a selling point.
 
Old Jan 31, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by blythe
Alpine PDX looks great, but it's 2-3x times the cost of the Sony Maybe I'll be able to upgrade someday.

I'm pretty much sold on the f90bt, for two reasons. #1 It doesn't have the DVD-based navigation; it's all stored on a hard drive. #2 The avic411.com community is huge, and the ease of modding the Windows CE OS is really a selling point.

thats good then. can't wait to see it all installed.
 
Old Jan 31, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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thats good then. can't wait to see it all installed.
Me neither!

I modified your design a little...using underspray on the sub box. Waiting for it to dry right now. Meanwhile, JDM emblems = installed!
 
Old Jan 31, 2009 | 05:01 PM
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Teaser photo!



Gonna go cut the MDF now.
 
Old Jan 31, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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ahh i can't wait to see it finished and installed
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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i'm back...
 
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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I decided to ditch my spare and am working on a box to fill the space.







 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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i'm back...
whats that suppose to mean? I don't get it?





Originally Posted by mdlorey
I decided to ditch my spare and am working on a box to fill the space.

Thats very nice. I would have done the same but i need my spare.
So what are you going to do when you get a flat?
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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Thats very nice. I would have done the same but i need my spare.
So what are you going to do when you get a flat?
Call my insurance company, tow truck, cab, or rental car agency...depending on how urgently I need to get somewhere.
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mdlorey
Call my insurance company, tow truck, cab, or rental car agency...depending on how urgently I need to get somewhere.

Thats cool. If it's okay with you it's okay with me.

I came from neighborhoods where you just don't leave
your car behind. especially a new one. It will disappear quick.
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mdlorey
Call my insurance company, tow truck, cab, or rental car agency...depending on how urgently I need to get somewhere.
or just a friend
friends can usually help out with stuff like that.
 
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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I would get rid of my spare also.
I have AAA.
 



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