Client came by today with a monster set of DLS MS6A Component speakers he wanted to put in his Accord. After palying around with placement, it was obvious these badboys weren't going to fit normally. Custom Pods it was!!!!
Jason had an extra set of speaker grill covers, so that made this easier knowing that he can go back to stock easily if needed.
First thing was first....remove old UBER small Bose speaker.....it was cute.
Mocked up the stock grill, cut out what I needed, then cut a ring to fit the pod....after some trimming here and there, she fit like a dream. Tacked that into place and she got some Duraglas love. After that, i secured the pods from the backside, then stretched Grill Cloth over them and they recieved a final sealer coat of resin. Grinded that down, threw some matching carpet over them like their neighbors to the sides of them...and BOOM goes the dynamite.
Tweeters were simple enough....cut giant hole in door, place awesome basketball-esque tweeter in it's place.
He wanted these re-wired and ran to the rear for his 4 channel amp, so I'm not sure what these will sound like...but I KNOW they'll pound better than that cute little 3" Bose thought was a good attempt at Sound Quality.
This was a fun little project....can't wait to do more on this.
Got these guys all polished up and somewhat ready to go....I think I might clear coat the lights to give them that perfect look.
Problem with these lights is that the lenses had a fiberglass cover over them that scratched up the crystal clear look they had....owner plans on putting them back on, but wouldn't mind rockin' them naked either....I don't blame him, they look sick all black. Most people that polish headlight lense only deal with yellowing...not deep scratches....so we gave it our best shot.....and back to what those 'other' guys do, they NEVER touch the insides of the lenses....as they can't get them open....well....we do!!!!! Polished the insides of these bad boys as well. They turned out pretty good, but they were so beat up and rubbed the wrong way that I think a clear coat is all we can do now....we'll see.
Other than that, these beasts are ready to ship out. I can't wait to see them back on their mother ship!!
Well, I needed to clear some room in the shop and I am waiting on few things to get done 'out sourcing-wise', so I found myself with some free time.
Might was well finish this dogs tripe bowl stand really quick....
I put down a few layers of bedliner to quickly get this thing sealed and ready for use.
I'm saying this is temporary, because when I have time/money, I'll have my painter make this thing look sick...but in the mean time, it was ready for use and the Goose dog needed a raised doggy bowl.
Didn't take them long to get used to it...and they love it
Got the box completed for Howard.
Turned out nice, put sound where we needed it, and allowed the center section to have easier access to the rear area (for the dogs).
All in all, I'm happy with how it came out......more importantly, the customer is happy....that's all the matters to me.
So, since it's cold out...this one has been taking forever...not to mention I only have nights to work on it...so it's a nice 40 degree usually.
Got everything hit with 80 grit...then 200....shot some bedliner/sealer on it.
Next is to ACTUALLY bedliner it....and then we'll be good to go
Till next time, when everything is dry
So, customer LOVED the system....says it's exactly what he wanted.....although he wasn't happy with the box.
He has an older dog that has trouble getting around as it is.....and he takes it in his Jeep from time to time....so he was afraid the box might make it even harder for the dog to get over the center console.....so back to the drawing board....
First thing's first, chop off the top portion and speakers.
Now that that is done, I can start glassin'
This is kind of what I would have done originally had I had enough time to fiberglass and prep it...but didn't have enough time.
So here we are.......now for filler and paint!
Had a 2003 Subaru WRX come in for an amp install.
Old school Eclipse amp to push the front speakers and rear Custom JL Sub.
Installed the amp under the seat and called it a day.
Had a buddy come by with a grill off his Subaru Legacy.
He's busy doing other stuff to get ready for Import Revolution 208, so I got to finish his grill off for him. Original grill had been cut and mocked up to just be a blank grill (removed Subaru symbol and added mesh)
Smoothed everything out and applied Textured Bedliner as a finish....also removed extra STI badge on mesh
Wrapped up this proejct tonight...not bad for only 12 hours.
Gave them a 'stone' finish until the owner paints them to match the dash.
Will update once onwer is done with them.
Got the end covers out, trimmed, gaps set, filled, leveled, and sanded.
Next is to continue gapping the covers, fill minor divits and finish.
So far so good.....only one more night to finish up!!!!
Cheers!
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