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BangBang

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 3:06 AM / IP Logged

hi i have this 10 dual sub woofer box. and im going to be making a custom box cover for it..

using ply wood and putting up again'ts the back of my trunk so it would cover the back of my trunk.. only leaving 10" wholes for the subs.. but the wood is funny ugly looking.. wut material fabric is cheap that i could buy to cover the entire thing... i wanted to look like leather but its not?

S.I.Autosports

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 5:50 AM / IP Logged

what about vinyl?

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93accordSE

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 9:15 AM / IP Logged

I hope your not using cheap plywood, depending on how much flex it gives is going to determine how good or bad your subwoofers sound. I could consider using MDF, its cheap, and strong as hell.

BangBang

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 10:42 PM / IP Logged

yeah mdf for the box.. i'm talking about a seperate cover.. for the entire trunk... just so that u cn't see the back of my seats.. also leaving space for some items.. such as bats.. clubs... and etc... ^_^

vinyl sounds good but i'm new to vinyl. .... not sure how to install it properly. and where to buy, and how much do i need.

Supa lao

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 11:40 PM / IP Logged

what about just carpet that's the same color as your trunk carpet?

BangBang

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Posted: March 12, 2004 at 2:17 AM / IP Logged

sure i suppose where can i buy that and how do i install that?

soup

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Posted: March 12, 2004 at 2:50 AM / IP Logged

Where you would buy it depends on where you live, how much you need depends on the exact size of what you are building, how to install it once again depends on exactly what you are doing.

Have you done carpeting before? Carpeting is pretty easy, clean the surface you are applying the carpet to, spray some adhesive on it and the back of the carpet, then smooth the carpet over top, fold it over the edges, if the back side of it wont be viewable, cut a notch in teh 4 corners to get a nice seemless look... then staple the back of it

Vinyl is pretty well done the same way if you dont need to make the back of the trim piece you are doing look good. You can use a heat gun or even hair dryer to give a little more stretch to the vinyl for getting nice edges.

If you want nice edges all the way around, and all side to be carpeted, the best way to do it is get out some needle and thread. Sew a piece that will slide over it like a pillow cover. You can do the same thing with the vinyl.

Try walmart for nice cheap vinyl/carpet

93accordSE

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Posted: March 12, 2004 at 9:15 AM / IP Logged

I would suggest not to use spray adhesive, I hear contact cement is way better. Spray adhesive doesn't stick well, I've had bad experiences with it.

shawn62

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Posted: March 13, 2004 at 3:02 PM / IP Logged

i agree contact cement will stic way better but if your not carefull then you could get blobs of it under the carpet and u could see them

soup

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Posted: March 13, 2004 at 6:39 PM / IP Logged

I was going to say use the contact cement at first, but because of that reason I said use the spray adhesive... you need to make sure you get the right kind. Some spray adhesive is meant to leave no residue, and have the part removeable, and replaceable.. like if you cut out a stencil, you could spray the adhesive on, and put the stencil on multiple surfaces without respraying it... that kind wont work, I had found a good upholstry spray at home depot I think it was that worked real well. No clumps, it was some messy stuff though, had to clean the edges afterwards. But I could spray it on, stretch the carpet quite a bit, and it would still hold it.

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