2fnould's build log

Very nice! I love the finish! Ill be glassing my a pillars too.

How do you like the off axis mounting?

I have an idea on what works for my tweets.. Im just getting an idea on what works for our car.

I have not heard them yet and every speaker is different, my research revealed that the tweeters to this component set up sounds VERY good at off axis positioning. I am sure my T/A will make it that much better.

Also yes this was fiber glassed, but then wrapped in a automotive vinyl that matched the original vinyl wrapped A-pillars to appear like stock.

Nice to know ;)

Question about the pillars.. Did you remove all the factory vinyl before you attached the rings and dowels?

I used non-vinyl wrapped A-Pillars. and the tweeter was a cup that I used non hardening model clay as a temporary adhesion to attach the cup to the A-pillar to find the ideal location, from there I screwed the cup to the permanent location.

Since this was not a huge area to build up, filler like tiger hair was used to form around the cup.

BUT if you was to use pieces that have vinyl, I would strip it first.

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I needed to swap out my new part from the dealership (the big hatch trim that covers the rear wiper motor)

So I thought I would address the rattles that the trim could create and wow does the three small trim pieces make quite a bit of noise when you tapped on them....well they used to. ;) Let's just say that 1/8" thick closed cell foam with stick back is a great thing

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All the black squares are the closed cell foam.

Then line the edges of the plastic trim:

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Now the pieces pass the "finger thumping" test, no more rattles.

Hopefully more to come, I need to take out the amp rack and driver side stuff to figure out what is catching and holding up the cable to my hatch release.

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All the pics are dead

I need to address my bandwidth use, I think it was my signature on this forum, I have it hosted here now, and deleted off my Photobucket account.

I did a test install of the driver's side to make sure that I was happy with the rotated position of the faces of the gauges:

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Now to start preparing the wiring so I can get this installed.

Routed the wiring for under the driver's A-Pillar, I extended all pigtails so that the connections will be in the dash, not behind the A-Pillar. This will be easier to install the part and not have to guess if I am pinching wires.

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ALL wires are laying perfectly flat so that they will fit between the plastic and the A-Pillar:
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Gotta love Gorilla Tape when running wires :D

The stuff sticks so well.