mwg
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Wots the best way to get a good fit for making a boot floor out of MDF with a false floor sat on top of it. tried to do it in my last car but the side trim is soooo curvy its impossible to get a good fit. ive tried just tracing the shape of the carpet but that doesnt work either!
any ideas or is it just trial and bastid error?!
and will 4 guage wire be good enough for about 1500watts of power? been looking at Voodoo stuff. it looks shit hot but doesnt say power ratings.
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mwg
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M4tt
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i managed to use my OE boot carpet as a template.
i cut the MDF about a 0.5cm shorter of the bood carpet so get a good fit and to allow for the carpet....
then a bit of triming just o get it to sit nice
i did find it a bit of bastid though
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R Lee
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i've just finisehd mine. absolute pain in the arse. the boot carpet i used as a template to start off with. when i got mdf cut out etc. realsied it wouldn't go in properly so i cut it in half so it goes in 2 pieces rather than one large one. then realsied once ive done that my boot tapers upwards / \ like this. this meant that the overall shape of my false floor is poop.
I HATE MAKING FALSE FLOORS 
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AdiSRI
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mins done, but was double layered and in 3 pieces. I also still have access to the spare wheel which was the main headache.
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M2RTY
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push the wood up to the edge of the boot that u want to cut
get a compass (one with pen and needle thing drawing circles)
extend them right out
hold the needel on the car body and drag it down, making a parellel line onto the wood
cut this line and it will fit perfect
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
mins done, but was double layered and in 3 pieces. I also still have access to the spare wheel which was the main headache.
ye id like access to the spare wheel well too. could be a problem with 2 subs and 3 amps though
dont understand wot u are on about using a compass M2RV H? ull have to explain it a bit more mate!
Been thinking of a way to do it: Ive still got the MDF floor Idid for my old one. wasnt that good a fit (slightly small) but i suppose i could put it in the boot, stick paper round the edges, crease the paper along the line of the boot. cut the paper along the crease line, put it back in to see wot the fit is like. if its any good i could then cut it out. i should hopefully then have a goodish fit? wot do u guys reckon?
When it is trimmed with carpet it will also make it a tighter fit so i might end up with an allright fit. ill have to give it a go some time!
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AdiSRI
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i have a single sub and 2 amps, but theres plenty of room still, you could get 2 subs and 3 amps in with acccess to wheel still, just be more interesting to design.
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