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Custom rear speaker option for an FD, check it out!

Old Sep 1, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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IL Custom rear speaker option for an FD, check it out!

After searching for speaker brackets and grills for awhile, i decided that I really didn't want 6x8's in the rear and wanted components instead. Being I work with wood, I decided to make some speaker holders/grills instead of buying them. The speakers screw in from the rear, I used 6-1/2 components, 5-1/4 would work as well. I made these slide in from the front because I would need to remove my roll bar to get to the from the rear.








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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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Looks really clean
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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Very nice.
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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Wicked whats the name of those clips you used to snap it in to the rear panel? & what kind/ thickness wood did you use? Looks good!
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by MSTHTD1
Wicked whats the name of those clips you used to snap it in to the rear panel? & what kind/ thickness wood did you use? Looks good!

I used 3/4" but could also make them out of 1/2". No name on the clips, custom made from a local hardware store... want a set?
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 01:46 AM
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Nice work, similar to what I did to make custom brackets for the doors. I'm going to have to do this for the back now.
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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Nice, that is exactly what I am trying to do. If it doesn't sound good I will try fiberglass.
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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Excellent job, I did something similar but IMO yours came out a bit better.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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Beautiful work, how did the sound turn out? I'm looking at doing something similar with those unused pockets now that the Bose is dead... And I'm better with wood than fiberglass
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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That's nice. I was thinking of doing mine from the rear for a flush fit.
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 12:10 AM
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It looks like you used plywood to make these, is that right? If so that would be my only criticism. The glue tends to give out and then you can get rattling noises. I'd recommend mdf. It does look outstanding though.

One question...I notice you put a port hole in the baffle. Did you put some kind of enclosure behind the speaker?
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by dblboinger
It looks like you used plywood to make these, is that right? If so that would be my only criticism. The glue tends to give out and then you can get rattling noises. I'd recommend mdf. It does look outstanding though.

One question...I notice you put a port hole in the baffle. Did you put some kind of enclosure behind the speaker?
They are actually made from MDF. I would never use plywood for something like this cause it doesn't give you smooth edges. That is not a port, it is actually for the tweeter which wasn't installed when I took the picture.

They sound amazing!
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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I used 3/4" but could also make them out of 1/2". No name on the clips, custom made from a local hardware store... want a set?
Yes i would like a set. We need to meet up I'm currently chasing down an oil leak you want in? lol
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 01:32 AM
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Very nice and clean setup.
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by wickedrx7
They are actually made from MDF. I would never use plywood for something like this cause it doesn't give you smooth edges. That is not a port, it is actually for the tweeter which wasn't installed when I took the picture.

They sound amazing!
One more question...what speakers did you use? Just curious.
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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wicked, i have the same speaker, are them a MB Quart mobil with the titan tweeter?
Theese speaker are fantastic
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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wicked, i have the same speaker, are them a MB Quart mobil with the titan tweeter?
Theese speaker are fantastic
Yes they are. I love MB quart's....
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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 10:20 AM
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Thanks for this! This looks much better than I was planning on doing. I love this forum!
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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Thanks for taking the time to post. Planning on stereo upgrade. Going from none at all to some sound. Will definitely have to use your idea.
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 02:30 AM
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very nice, looks factory
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Old May 19, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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How much did these cost you to make?

Because I would love to have a set of these in the back my FD.
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Old May 20, 2011 | 04:07 AM
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looks good!
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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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Thats neat.. can you make me a set?
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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love your build i just saw this and thinking about doing this instead of buying all the r1 stuff because it gets costly
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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thats neat.. Can you make me a set?
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