Hey guys,
Just started sound deadening my tf front doors on the weekend, and while the doors were in bits, I thought it wouldn't be that hard to make some pods for my 6.5" mid-bass drivers before I put humpty dumpty back together again. Just wondering if anyone has made any pods for a TF, and if they have any pics.
I also gave some thought to keeping the stealthy look and just making a custom mount (To replace the white plastic speaker mount) inside the door to give a some more angle to the driver without changing the front grill.

Any ideas appreciated.

I'll try and get some pics up sometime of sound deadening too, if anyone's interested.

Peace
:cool:
Tim

I'll try and get some pics up sometime of sound deadening too, if anyone's interested.

Peace
:cool:
Tim

Can't help with the pods, sorry, but I'd be interested in seeing pics of your sound deadening prowess.

what sort of sound deadning did u use? how much of the car did u do? and if u dont mind me asking, what sort of price did it set u back?

Take a look at autobarn.. Or you could spend a week with fiberglass and car bog to make your own.

Yeah i don't really want to pay ~$150 for those generic pods. Just wondering if anyone has made any of their own.

Deadening was Stinger Expert Roadkill. A big pack designed for two doors is $136 (4 sheets of 300mmx900mm). In the shop they say it'll do all four doors, but I wouldn't stretch it out that far, esp seeing how much surface area is on magna doors. Then all the other stuff, acoustic foam tiles $6, 3mm mdf $3 for a big sheet, gaffa tape, duct tape, degreaser, etc.
I have some other cheaper sound deadener (4 sheets of 330mm x 330mm for $54 from jaycar) which i probably won't use as its not as heavy as the stinger stuff.
For the boot I got some Foam backed PVC product (with Barium for weight) so it's pretty heavy. 700x300x2.3mm thick for only ~$11. I'll do the boot in a few weeks time, but will let you know if this stuff is any good. It's a fairly cheap alternative to tar based sheets, I'm going to have to use contact adhesive to hold it there though.

1 sheet of the roadkill isn't quite enough to the entire inside of the outer panel. But it's close enough. I haven't finished the other side yet(The space between the trim and the inner panel) But overall, I think you could get by easily with a big pack of Roadkill for two doors. Many people use Sound dd paint (~$30 for 4 litres) on the inside of the outer panel, which would be fine as well. I'll have to go and get some of this to do the inside of the door trims later on.

Anyone got webspace free to host pics? Much easier that trying to explain it all.

Tutorial (http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/juicee/)

This looks simple, without the mess/hazard of using glass. Gonna try it eventually. :badgrin:

This guy is an installer. :cool:

Or go here (http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/forums/index.php) and search. :)

Tutorial (http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/juicee/)

This looks simple, without the mess/hazard of using glass. Gonna try it eventually.

This guy is an installer.

Or go here (http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/forums/index.php) and search. :)
But he did use fibreglass... :confused:
:D Thanks man thats good stuff... I'm on CAA so had a peek through most their stuff already.
If I ever get off my lazy ass and finish the rest of my car I'll get some pics up of any progress (or damage :doubt: ) ;)
Dammit! All this rain I need hot days and dry doors to sound deaden cos i got no heatgun/hairdryer... Grr...

He used resin but not glass.

Normally you build up layers of resin then glass until it's thick enough, then bog and sand, sand, SAND!! :shock:

This method looks like it produces a smooth finish without the armbusting effort afterwards. :cool:

Yep, does look smooth, I like the way he covers it with material then does the job, You couldn't sand back that well ;)