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#1 Chance

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 06:16 PM

Right first attempt at anything like this so be nice :P

Got some 5.25" speakers that I just left under the front seats on the floor, so they were pretty quiet and crap under there
Although it's been like that for nearly a year :P

I basically got this far, aiming for AP type pods

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Materials are quite chunky ( I dont know if this will be a problem? It's just spare stuff I have at home :)

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This is the only mesh I have its quite stiff so I may get some thinner stuff if I need it for the membrane.

Ive got to get some mesh to make the membrane but I'll be using fibre stuff that goes in lofts/walls as per 'c
onlad' thread on here :)

Any advice or criticism or anything else welcome :P

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 06:21 PM

Have a gander at my thread buddy for some advice on it all.. the ICE thread :proud:

Regarding the chunky stuff I am not 100% if its a problem or not...

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 06:33 PM

Your thread made me try and make some :P
Ive tried to follow the advice given and dont think I'm doing too bad atm

What was your mesh like that you used for the membrane??

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 06:37 PM

Good lad! :D

Haha, but yeah looking fine so far I reckon!

Its thin stuff, infact its the stuff you'd use on a car to fill a hole to then fibreglass over so this stuff

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item564301afdd

Smaller holes the better!!

EDIT: Good read http://www.teamaudio...riodic_Cookbook

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 06:46 PM

Cheers mate

Hopefully get them done tomorrow
I'll need to buy some mesh and fibre glass stuff to do the sides anyway :)

Then I plan to cover it in a fabric to match my carpets :)

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 06:51 PM

Tidy job :)

Good luck with it!

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 08:31 PM

This is how they ended up

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Tried one as im back at work and ran out of daylight and it's 10x better than before :)

I might tidy the edges up but I'm not that bothered as it stands :D

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 08:42 PM

Bloody hell that was quick!

Nice one man! :D How you gonna mount them in the car?

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 12:16 PM

I used this mesh, its normally used in grilles on cars:

http://www.ebay.co.u...6#ht_1097wt_986

You want a decent size hole for the air to move freely, too small and it will restrict and effect the action of the Aperiodic enclosure.

That aside the AP enclosures are ideal for minis as they dont take up much room and sound better than a small sealed or open back pod.

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 12:21 PM

Bloody hell that was quick!

Nice one man! :D How you gonna mount them in the car?


Sorry for late reply
Ive got some L brackets

Well I had some metal that ive bent 90degree and drilled holes in so they're L brackets now :P
Can I just self tapper into an existing hole on the dash rail?

I havent mounted them yet though

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 12:24 PM


Bloody hell that was quick!

Nice one man! :D How you gonna mount them in the car?


Sorry for late reply
Ive got some L brackets

Well I had some metal that ive bent 90degree and drilled holes in so they're L brackets now :P
Can I just self tapper into an existing hole on the dash rail?

I havent mounted them yet though


I'd use these, they work like a dream, more secure than a self tapper anyway

http://www.ebay.co.u...bf813cc2&_uhb=1




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