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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

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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...

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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 :D hint hint

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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

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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?

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