Few pics of my mk3 golf door build. With pics

[B-chi]

Got a bit of spare time so thought I'd upload pics of my recent door builds.

First thing first, tape up the area to be fiberglassed.


Then fiberglass the area.


Frame work to make the carcass.



Stretch over fleece. In this case a pair of long johns from my work.


Then fiberglass the fleece and add layers of matting to streghten. Also poured resin in the joins to add more strength.




Then sent it off to Oxford Car Audio so LEM could finish filling, sanding and wrap them in vinyl.

[B-chi]

And voila.



Not on the car just yet. The audiosystems are pretty heavy along with the pods itself. I'd estimate an extra 15-20kgs of weight on the door card. Before they go on I'll fiberglass the back of the original door card to stiffen it up. May even add some 2-3mm ally sheet strips.

The components will be getting around 500wrms a side so should be nice and loud.

[mark-mk3gti]

does the door shut ok? just looking at pic, looks like it might hit that tray at side of seat, or did you take that into consideration? might do something similar myself but only 2 speakers..

[B-chi]

It doesn't hit the tray but.

Due to my retardedness it does catch the seat slightly. I will probably trim the seat back an inch. Just the outer lumbar support. Other than that it fits nice and snug.

[DubSociety]

Awesome ...

Whats the depth of the original speaker slot? I want to fit some speakers that are 84mm in depth would they fit? and how do I go about stopping rattling from mid bass?

[ian007miles]

When are you going to put pictures of the rest of your system I want to see if it looks as good as the doors lol

[B-chi]

When it's done bud.

I've actually decided to redo the door builds.

So not sure what I'm going to do first.

I collected my 18inch sub last weekend. I'll get a pic up

[B-chi]

[ian007miles]

Wot make sub is that ??

[B-chi]

Brand x BA 18. A mate of mine gets them.

Did have two 4,000w amps but had to sell one.

She'll be in the boot by mid to late sept.