Claire Richardson
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and this is the really fine filler I was on about 
Claire
[Edited on 13-10-2003 by Claire Richardson]
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Fear
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Did you build an extra bit on the bottom where the seperate door pocket usually is
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Claire Richardson
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I used the bottom pocket as a template and made that out of mdf.
It follows the original shape, but is filled in so its not a pocket now.
Also, this time round, I've filled the grooves to get a smoother finish.
Claire
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Trotty
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Looking smoooooth Claire  Nice one
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corb
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Smart mate, will have to try and get some of that filler off my mate, his dad has one of the best bodyshops around this way (apparently?!)
What size is the top speaker? 13cm??
look top by the way mate
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corb
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the clock is ticking, tick, tick, tick, who's gonna finish 1st?? HaHa, well done claire, you win! Ive gotta start my other one from scratch, yours are already shaped up.
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Claire Richardson
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You shouldnt struggle getting the filler then luv. You just skim it over the bits you want and use 1000/1200 wet and dry to rub it down. Not too much tho or you'll end up rubbing it off 
Dya know. Its been that long since I had the speakers in, I cant remember what size they are.
I think its a 6 " component and a 6" sub.
Not going out now to measure it though. Its too cold
Not a smooth as you Trotty
Claire
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Fear
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Either Claire or Corb as you both seem to know what your doing,
Im gonna do some builds for 3 ways soonish and i had a thought that if i was to use some of that kinda hard foam stuff thats still light in weight but easy to sculpt, could i do the shape out of that then put a layer of fibreglass over the top
Cheers
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corb
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hmmm, well, mine are 16.5cm, but my rings look bigger than urs
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corb
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suppose that'd work, just a case of getting the shape that you want, i did mine by just stretching and stapling and old ripped t-shirt to the card, then soking it with resin and putting filler over the top.
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Fear
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It was just a thought like, as it might be easier to get the shape right abit better
What are you doing with the bottom pocket on you builds
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Trotty
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Claire -
Corb - just to hijack briefly, need some recommendations for a amp for my Focal's now, finally time to buy 
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Claire Richardson
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I've seen the foam you're on about cheeky. A bit like that oasis stuff used for flower arranging.
Its the stuff used by bodyshops to mold new designs of bumpers and stuff.
Very easy to work with cause you can rub it down with your hands to get the shape you want.
Then yeah, once you've got the shape you want, 2 layers of fibreglass sheets soaked in resin and you're sorted.
Wish I'dv known about that stuff when I did mine.
Would have been a lot easier
Its definately a 6" sub in there corb, and according to my ruler, thats 16.5 cm's
Claire
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corb
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lol, ok claire! Unless your King(or Queen, dont like to be sexist!) is lieing to you.
Trotty, you still got the 165K's??
And, not for ur comps trott, but everyone, check this out!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3051790320&category=18797
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Fear
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Cheers Claire Should make life easier
As its gonna be trimmed and not painted and trimmed with foam and acantara i wont need to add filler will i
I wonder if i could have a go at whole new door cards, maybe put my cd changer in one and a DVD player in the other, ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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PainZ
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Trotty
Diamond Audio D5 600.2
will be lush 
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MC Kustoms
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fcuk me that huge
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Fear
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Think Trotty got Utopias now!!!
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Trotty
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 @ that amp!! Jeeeesus christ! 9000w RMS?!!
Nah mate, 165W's I'm thinking approx. 130-140wRMS but can't decide on a decent amp
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boyracer2002
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Looking good Claire
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corb
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trotty, Audison Vrx 4.300
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Claire Richardson
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Cheeky, If you're gonna cover some of the pod with alcantara, then you'll need as smooth a finish as you would if you were spraying. That type of material shows everything up.
The material I had on was OK on the side of not having to go proper mad with the sanding,
It was cobra material and was thinly foam backed so it hid the faults.
trouble with that tho was that it kept lifting. Had it recovered three times using different glue each time, but it kept pulling off. Still dont know why
Your mind starts working over time doesnt it, once you start
corb, no King (or Queen for that matter ) at the mo, giving me plenty of time to concentrate on my car (oh and decorating the house too!!)
Claire
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Fear
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It will be backed with 1/4 inch foam so will hide mosts things, would i be able to get a smooth enough finish by sanding the fibreglass or will i have to use filler aswell
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corb
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no, king(or queen) as in RULER! 
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Claire Richardson
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Yeah I got ya mate
The fibre glass paste sands down smooth, but you'll probably get a lot of pin holes. Thats where the filler comes in. If you skim filler across the fibre glass and then rub with 1200 wet and dry it'll fill the holes.
Claire
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