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Offline CocoPops

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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #10 on: 23 March 2008, 10:59 »
How much weight does it add? (For the Amp, Sub and box).
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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #11 on: 23 March 2008, 15:16 »
Now don't get me wrong, I know nowt about this sorta thing, but fibreglass seems like a lot of trouble ?
Why not 12mm MDF or summat ?
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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #12 on: 23 March 2008, 15:42 »
Quote from: teebee on 23 March 2008, 15:16
Now don't get me wrong, I know nowt about this sorta thing, but fibreglass seems like a lot of trouble ?
Why not 12mm MDF or summat ?

Probably because MDF is the spawn of Satan and all remaining stocks of it should be burned. Just my opinion  :grin:
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Offline mattneck(Beavis)

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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #13 on: 23 March 2008, 16:12 »
Quote from: teebee on 23 March 2008, 15:16
Now don't get me wrong, I know nowt about this sorta thing, but fibreglass seems like a lot of trouble ?
Why not 12mm MDF or summat ?

to get an exact moulded fit to the wheel arch with no flat surfaces thatll paly with the waves and  eliminate need for mitre cuts.. id imaigne is a couple of things :smiley:
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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #14 on: 23 March 2008, 17:27 »
Quote from: CocoPops on 23 March 2008, 10:59
How much weight does it add? (For the Amp, Sub and box).

12.2 kg added. When I had the MDF box sitting in the middle of my boot :sick: it was 14.7kg.
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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #15 on: 23 March 2008, 17:29 »
Quote from: teebee on 23 March 2008, 15:16
Now don't get me wrong, I know nowt about this sorta thing, but fibreglass seems like a lot of trouble ?
Why not 12mm MDF or summat ?

MDF would have been a little easier, but wouldn't have fitted as well in the arch, would have had to stick out further from the arch to get the volume and would have weighed more. :nerd:
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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #16 on: 23 March 2008, 19:34 »
Ive seen it in the flesh, as they say..and it does look quite smart :wink:

Dinx :kiss:
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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #17 on: 23 March 2008, 19:48 »
So the reason in buying the c/f bonnet was to offset the adit weight from the ice install lol.
blends in well though.
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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #18 on: 23 March 2008, 20:10 »
Quote from: k4ith on 23 March 2008, 19:48
So the reason in buying the c/f bonnet was to offset the adit weight from the ice install lol.
blends in well though.

I suppose you could put it that way :grin:

Quote from: Dinx on 23 March 2008, 19:34
Ive seen it in the flesh, as they say..and it does look quite smart :wink:

Dinx :kiss:

She has you know :wink:
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Offline SteveS

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Re: Wheel arch build
« Reply #19 on: 23 March 2008, 21:06 »
nice work :)

how you get to the spare wheel?
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