Custom Style

[Flash89]

hey there guys. i am a newbie to all this audio stuff, but i can learn very easly. anyways i am planning to do a custom boot, dash and door panels with fibre glass. was just wondering if any of yous could help a brother out and give some info on how to mould and what i should be using for best sound and strength.

thanks heaps

Gordon

[iamvinhy]

A friend told me that a carpenter/cabinet maker would come in handy if you needed help - they can build the shape etc for you

[Flash89]

yeah but i am in wa

[frx026]

yeah but i am in wa

Dont you have cabinet makers etc in the west?

But really, to describe how to custom mould dashes etc isnt exactly the easiest task, in fact a botched custom job will look awful.

My advice, if you dont know what you are doing, dont try to get advice in words from a forum. Seek out the help of a professional custom installer, pay for his/ her time and end up with a car that is worth showing off, not hiding in shame.

Take it from me, i've only been in the game 11yrs or so...

[Flash89]

i must of read the text wrong, yeah we do have cabinet makers here, old friend use to do it. what about a carpender, friend is doing that in tafe, could he be a bit of help??

[iamvinhy]

yup, of course .. build a frame then lay it with carpet or something

[Flash89]

ok then i use the carpet for making the shape with the fibre glass??

[Hypn0tiK]

yup, of course .. build a frame then lay it with carpet or something

Best thing about custom - if you do it and yo dont like it change it

Worst thing about custom - if it looks shit its your own fault not someone elses

Best thing about tailor made - Will look sick in the end

Worst thing about tailor made - Sometimes costs an arm and 2 legs + you might not like bright pink fibreglass with rainbow neons

(just stating the obvious)

Look at some examples of cars dude, checkout a civic or two, normally riced up to the max, and have some sweet installs. Even go see one, eg. look in autotrader for a civic with a custom stereo and pretend to buy it and checkout what he did.

OR checkout AUTOSALON this weekend hint hint

Edited July 27, 2006 by Hypn0tiK

[Flash89]

will do. this is a project in the running

[Haysey]

You deadset on fiberglass? i made an entire mdf floor in the boot of my 32, screwed the amps, wires and sub box to it then did another layer of mdf with vynal on it and it looks schmicho! much much eaiser than fibreglass...

[Haysey]

You deadset on fiberglass? i made an entire mdf floor in the boot of my 32, screwed the amps, wires and sub box to it then did another layer of mdf with vynal on it and it looks schmicho! much much eaiser than fibreglass...

[Flash89]

im going more into the smooth look style

[iamvinhy]

Got any examples of how you want it to look?

[RANDY]

Not sure if mods will allow an external URL, but for car audio tips and making custom pods and stuff out of fibreglass, check:

www.caraudioaustralia.com

There are plenty of tutorials on how to do it properly.

[Flash89]

for the peeps that are in WA you know that R33 that had the full fibre glass thing done, it was done by west side car audio

[Flash89]

Not sure if mods will allow an external URL, but for car audio tips and making custom pods and stuff out of fibreglass, check:

www.caraudioaustralia.com

There are plenty of tutorials on how to do it properly.

yeah that site is awsome, helps a lot. looks easy. and it explains a lot

[RANDY]

lol yeah! Makes fibreglassing LOOK easy, but i'm still not going to try it!

[Flash89]

i will do some small projects to get the hang of it, in some time

[donut_kng]

Best thing about custom - if you do it and yo dont like it change it

Worst thing about custom - if it looks shit its your own fault not someone elses

Best thing about tailor made - Will look sick in the end

Worst thing about tailor made - Sometimes costs an arm and 2 legs + you might not like bright pink fibreglass with rainbow neons

(just stating the obvious)

Look at some examples of cars dude, checkout a civic or two, normally riced up to the max, and have some sweet installs. Even go see one, eg. look in autotrader for a civic with a custom stereo and pretend to buy it and checkout what he did.

OR checkout AUTOSALON this weekend hint hint

hey, how did you get the skyline badge/strip on your boot to light up? looks awesome! i assume you bought it? Where from? and how much?

[Michael_1882]

hey, how did you get the skyline badge/strip on your boot to light up? looks awesome! i assume you bought it? Where from? and how much?

I think theres a Tutoril on it, check out the DIY section. (i coudl be wrong) some one correct me?