exact matching pods
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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=30891
Printed Date: May 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Topic: exact matching pods
Posted By: xTimx
Subject: exact matching pods
Date Posted: April 23, 2004 at 1:20 AM
ok i am wanting to build kick pods. for 6.5 mb quarts. now..i am going to be starting on the passenger side of the car. but w/e outcome comes out of the passenger side i want almost exactly the same on the drivers side..
is there any tricks of the trade of maybe duplicating this. cause i have seen many kick pods done by people and ya they look alright. :\ but the shape to them is horrifiing, no offense to anyone!
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xTimx
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 23, 2004 at 1:29 AM
Most of the time you can't get mirror image pods because of the kickpanels being different from factory. This is especially true if it's a manual transmission vehicle or a vehicle with the foot rest by the kick panel. Do you have matching kick panels now ?? What car is this ?
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: xTimx
Date Posted: April 23, 2004 at 1:36 AM
lol..well i'm SOL then my car is a stick shift and its a 91' cavalier :\ havent started the project yet...any ideas on how to over come this prob!?
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xTimx
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 23, 2004 at 1:44 AM
It's hard to make them exactly alike and personally, I don't have any tricks or techniques that you can do to make them identical either. The best you can do is to make the angles of the trim rings the same and from there the shape of the pods will be somewhat the same, but not a mirror image.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: xTimx
Date Posted: April 24, 2004 at 4:00 AM
alright..i'll try my best.
i also have another Q, i was wanting to make the kick pods to join with the corner threshholds. any ideas on how you would do that. cause i just use the stock threshhold or should i just make a completely custom threshhold along with the pods?
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xTimx
Posted By: 93accordSE
Date Posted: April 25, 2004 at 10:19 AM
To make them exactly the same your going to have to make some sort of structure and angle the ring at your desired position. But, once you make the first structure, make the second one and use the first as a model. Might help.... Not sure about joining the corner thresholds.
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Posted By: audiomechanic
Date Posted: April 25, 2004 at 12:06 PM
are you looking more for great imaging and staging? or cosmetics?
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Posted By: xTimx
Date Posted: April 26, 2004 at 4:06 AM
well both! i'm sure you dont want something in your car that you or someone built to look crappy.
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xTimx
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