Custom fiberglass speaker pods

[coolchuck]

pillar is better for stage/image usually. different components perform differently, and nobody has the same set of ears so its kind of whatever makes you happy. personally i prefer to have the tweeters higher in the cabin, so typically the pillars are a great location. the bose pillars have the tweeters in about the ideal position for what i like.

Cool.Thanks for that. I'm actually planning to replace my speakers soon too but in the stock location.
Now for my next question. Why 2 sets of components in the front? Does it give a fuller sound? And wont that produce crazy highs?
Just asking because I'm learning and tryng to understand setups.

 

[Knobz]

Cool.Thanks for that. I'm actually planning to replace my speakers soon too but in the stock location.
Now for my next question. Why 2 sets of components in the front? Does it give a fuller sound? And wont that produce crazy highs?
Just asking because I'm learning and tryng to understand setups.

I wouldn't say it gives a fuller sound, it's just gonna make your overall max volume louder. And if you have a lot of upgraded speakers and no sobwoofers, yes it would be wayyy too much highs. But if you have a lot of bass it won't be to much highs. My new subwoofer I'm gonna be running in the PWK Designs box is a 15" putting out 1,100watts of RMS power. It's gonna be LOUD haha

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So I've been making good progress on the new system but it sure is a big project. Just ordered all the wiring and misc stuff. Prolly still about another week or two before I get it all finished up.

 

[coolchuck]

Sounds like its gonna be a monster system. I'll be checking for the progress.

 

[Knobz]

Progress update

Hey guys. I finally got everything in my hands for the build. So much stuff to install that I need a helper almost cuz I'm getting just a lil burnt out lol

I also have 3 sheets of 3/4' MDF board to build the new sub box and amp racks. Well it looks like I better start working on this project some more and quite procrastinating lol

 

[Knobz]

Making progress. I got one door 90% done. Just needs to be wrapped in fabric and that door will be done. I like how everything turned out.

 

[jdpber]

looking good so far...

 

[Knobz]

looking good so far...

Thanks dude.

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I finished up the doors today. Got everything wrapped in black suede. I used a few screws on the front door pods because they're kinda heavy with 2 speakers and didn't wanna risk them falling out from the doors slamming over time.

Now I need to start making the amp rack and subwoofer box and run all the new wiring (the fun part) haha

 

[slipping]

I like the way that turned out man! Really cool, awesome job

 

[mykon04]

looks good man. I really like the suede look great job.

 

[Knobz]

Made some progress today and designed my amp rack for under the rear seat. I got all the molex plugs dremeled out and ready so I'm gonna run all the new speaker wire tomorrow and the new runs of 0ga back to the amp rack.

 

[Knobz]

I got prolly the hardest part of the install today and that would be running over 150ft of speaker wire. I ran 16ga. for the tweeters and 2 runs of 12ga. from the front doors cause there's a coaxial and a component speaker up front and just components in the rear doors.

For the curious, I took a couple pics of how i passed through the molex plugs. The front molex plugs were super easy just passed through a giant open molex and then the rear was a little harder and took a little more work. The rear molex had an actual plug on it so to get through it I dremeled out the sides so the wires could sneak past.

 

[1LoudHoe]

you can fit dual 6.5's
JK did it

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i have 6.5's in all door now but plan on doing dual 6.5's in every door or single 8 in everyday

 

[coolchuck]

This looks killer. I like the suede. Got another question. Did you use any dynamat or any sound deadener in the doors or do you find it unnecessary?

And did I say this looks killer?

 

[Knobz]

you can fit dual 6.5's
JK did it

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i have 6.5's in all door now but plan on doing dual 6.5's in every door or single 8 in everyday

That guy has no speaker grills on his 6.5's. When you put a speaker grill on a 6.5" speaker it becomes 7.5" and they will hang over the edges on glassed grills like I'm doing.

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This looks killer. I like the suede. Got another question. Did you use any dynamat or any sound deadener in the doors or do you find it unnecessary?

And did I say this looks killer?

Thanks dude. The system is about 80% done. Waiting on plexiglas for the amp rack. I did use sound deadening material. The door skins have deaden matting (rubber stuff w/foil in the middle) on them and the doors core also behind the plastic moisture things. And then I used audio deadening paint on the glassed speaker grills. I have soooo many sheets of that sound deadening stuff in my truck I've lost track of how much I have in it now lol

 

[1LoudHoe]

well dont use grills if you wanted dual 6.5's
im doing dual 6.5's in front and back and my mids are massive too, a big larger than avg 6.5's
little fabrication to the front much more to the rear doors.

 

[Knobz]

No grills lol... that wouldn't look tacky and unfinished at all...

 

[1LoudHoe]

well seeing that i have 14k worth of speakers infront of me currently with out grills no it wouldnt look tacky at all.. maybe your taste just sucks...lol
to each his own

 

[Knobz]

Thinking the last touch to top off the system will be an iPad 3 in the dash. Gonna move the AC controls and deck down into the lower slots.

 

[NathanJax]

well seeing that i have 14k worth of speakers infront of me currently with out grills no it wouldnt look tacky at all.. maybe your taste just sucks...lol
to each his own

Seriously? Can't we all just get along?

 

[jmax313]

Looking good