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General => Car audio => Topic started by: mk2singh on 11 February 2006, 18:40

Title: Custom door pods!
Post by: mk2singh on 11 February 2006, 18:40

hey every1, ive finally finished my door pods, wanted to cover them with some leather look material but couldnt wait so just ended up spraying them matt black. i will still cover them when i do get the material thats why there not perfectly smooth  :undecided:. let me knw what you guys think  :smiley:

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/djsingh/100_1403.jpg)
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/djsingh/100_1404.jpg)
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/djsingh/100_1409.jpg)
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/djsingh/100_1410.jpg)

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: vr4000d on 11 February 2006, 19:36

very nice looks like you done a good job there:)

was this a 1st attempt?

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: mk2singh on 11 February 2006, 20:05

yep it was a first attempt, quite proud of ma self lol  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: Judderi on 13 February 2006, 10:12

A very good 1st attempt. Will look even better when covered.

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: j_s on 13 February 2006, 16:33

Excellent work mate  :smiley:
More importantly  :wink: how do they sound?

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: mk2singh on 13 February 2006, 18:07

they sound awesome m8, got Alpine SPR-17LS components, Type-R badbwois! all i need now is a sub (when the cash flow is abit better  :sad:), get rid of the 6x9's and get ones to put in the shelf mounts and amp front and back speakers!  :smiley:

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: Dizzie on 17 February 2006, 11:04

any progress pics?

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: mk2singh on 19 February 2006, 04:09

yea i have m8,  :smiley: :

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/djsingh/100_1023.jpg)

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/djsingh/100_1025.jpg)

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/djsingh/100_1113.jpg)

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/djsingh/100_1116.jpg)

 :wink:

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: takethefifth on 20 February 2006, 13:50

So i guess you hacked up the original door pod,  used an mdf frame but what is the filler you have used on it?   Any chance of a quick step by step?

I quite fancy having a crack at some of these as yours are looking good! 

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: Ozz on 20 February 2006, 15:00

http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/thread73733.html

^^ Thats a pretty good general tutorial on making door pods, there was a really good one specifically for mk2's somewhere but I cant remember where, probablky hidden amongst my million or so bookmarks!

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: mk2singh on 21 February 2006, 00:43

well basically, yes i did hack da original door pods lol, made an mdf ring the size for my speakers and positioned it into the posiition i wanted with bits of mdf using a glue gun. then i got sum fleece and stretched it over the build and stapled and glue gunned it down.  then i applied some resin all over the fleece to make it go solid (i got the resin in a fibreglass kit from halfords). then once that was all solid i started applying P40 body filler all over the fleece to give a more smooth and curvy shape. i kept applying layers off filler and lots of sanding!! then i primered and painted it matt black for tempory as i was impatient to wait and buy material lol! simple! good luck!  :wink:

Title: Re: Custom door pods!
Post by: benross on 22 February 2006, 19:11

excellent work mate