[Maceo23]

How is that peel and seal aluminum working for you? I haven’t been able to seal up my doors very well because the window regulator sticks out past the inner skin. I might be able to seal it up with that peel and seal if it’s been working well for you.

 

[Caustic]

Top of page 3 they said they ripped out 99% of it.

I've seen people use aluminum bars mounted across the opening to section out the hole and then use a good quality deadening over that with some success.

 

[Maceo23]

Top of page 3 they said they ripped out 99% of it.

I've seen people use aluminum bars mounted across the opening to section out the hole and then use a good quality deadening over that with some success.

Yeah, I just saw where he ripped everything out. I might give the sectioning a shot. Thanks for the info!

 

[edouble101]

So far this build is not going as planned. I’m not pleased with my craftsmanship. This thread shows a lower quality build.

Finally got the sub mounted. That was a big PITA due to mistakes I made building the enclosure.

 

[edouble101]

Plan A was to mount the Morel's in the a-pillars. That ended up not working because it was impossible to put the a-pillars back in.

Plan B is to make dash pods. Here is how that went today.

Not ideal conditions.

 

[edouble101]

I taped the dash corners in hopes of not making an unwanted mess. I traced the area that I want to cover with fiberglass.

 

[edouble101]

I cut the fiberglass mat to manageable sizes then I wet them out.

 

[edouble101]

I trimmed the fiberglass and laid in a thin layer of bondo.

 

[edouble101]

I reinforced the inside and then covered a piece of fabric with resin that was taught tight on the pod.

 

[edouble101]

What do you think I should use to over the pods. Paint? Vinyl?

 

[Caustic]

Read this whole thread and just now realized you're doing morel pointsource lol Those pods look fantastic! I quickly glassed some Morel Ovation XO4 into my pillars, didn't even do bondo/smoothing on one as I figured I'd better listen to them and make sure they sound good before going all the way and spending hours and dollars on it. Great sounding driver to me. May go even bigger to the 5" instead of finishing them as I know they'll go in now 🤣🤡

If you can viynl wrap it to match the dash, they'd be beautiful.

 

[edouble101]

Read this whole thread and just now realized you're doing morel pointsource lol Those pods look fantastic! I quickly glassed some Morel Ovation XO4 into my pillars, didn't even do bondo/smoothing on one as I figured I'd better listen to them and make sure they sound good before going all the way and spending hours and dollars on it. Great sounding driver to me. May go even bigger to the 5" instead of finishing them as I know they'll go in now 🤣🤡

If you can viynl wrap it to match the dash, they'd be beautiful.

I'd like to see what you did with your a-pillars. If you want to comment with pics go for it I do have high expectations for these Morel drivers.

I might outsource the vinyl wrapping for these pods. Or I could flock them, that would be quick and should look good as well.

I want to do the best that I can do and at the same time I want this done now, lol. Some decisions I make will be chosen based on time constraint.

 

[Caustic]

Oh lawd, mine are ugly as sin, I've got maybe 3 hours of actual work into them lol no one wants to see that

And I've already picked up another set of pillars, I'll be getting some 5" soon

 

[TheTodd]

As far as covering them, keep in mind material thickness and clearances between your pods and the glass & pillars. If the pods are right up against the glass & pillars a headliner material (minus the foam backing) might be best or something similarly thin

 

[Theslaking]

What do you think I should use to over the pods. Paint? Vinyl?

SEM Color Coat. Can match your interior and it's has a little texture so it doesn't look bland like paint.

 

[edouble101]

I’ve decided to flock them. I’ve done that twice before and it looked good. Super easy as well.

 

[edouble101]

Oh lawd, mine are ugly as sin, I've got maybe 3 hours of actual work into them lol no one wants to see that

And I've already picked up another set of pillars, I'll be getting some 5" soon

You’ve seen my car audio install skills, yours can’t be much worse 😐

 

[MattAFLiving]

Following now, excited to see your continued progress.

 

[edouble101]

Who else loves how cool these amps look!!

These JP amps are awesome!

 

[edouble101]

We returned from vacation yesterday and I resumed with my install today.

More mistakes were made lol.

My driver's side pod was slightly larger than the passenger side. This is partly sue to the dash not being symmetrical, I trimmed the driver's pod as much as I could.

This is a before trim pic.

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To enclose the pods I used fabric and resin. I has previously used polyurethane resin. The shelf-life is only a few months and by the time I used it it was expiring. This time around I bought epoxy resin, costs slightly more but for my needs I find it worth the price.

I went through a lot of gloves and brushes. Harbor Freight FTW.