how to articles
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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=32938
Printed Date: July 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Topic: how to articles
Posted By: audiomechanic
Subject: how to articles
Date Posted: May 29, 2004 at 10:11 AM
i thought i would shoot this out there to see what you guys would like to see in some how to articles.
it can be anything car audio related.
it can range from basic to totally crazy.
just looking for a little input from the people that might pic up the magizine and learn a little something from it
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: May 29, 2004 at 10:35 AM
That sounds good to me ! I'll start working on some other articles right now  ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: June 01, 2004 at 10:27 PM
How about basic motorization, proper uses and reasons for using a multimeter including how to use it to find certain wires ie: vss and tach, alarm output integrations into other types of systems ie: air ride or hydraulic systems, how to on installing a laptop lcd into a car, anything how to fiberglass including pictures, a car 5.1 setup done correctly, how to integrate a turbo timer into an alarm/rs, and I would love to see a working spinning amp rack how to, hehehe.
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Posted By: stereoonwheels
Date Posted: June 02, 2004 at 1:13 PM
There are hordes of "how to" articles on fiberglass boxes/panels, many of which do a great job of showing the basic fabrication of the structures, but I have seen very little info on finishing the installation. I would like to see more on how to securely attach the fiberglass pieces to the interior of your car, whether it is integrated with exsisting interior panels or attaching right to the sheet metal. This is very important when speaking in terms of subwoofer boxes. They can be very heavy, and if not secured properly, can actually cause fatallities in auto collisions. Besides the safety issue, I would just like to know how the pros hide the fasteners and make their installs look seamless. Also, it would be nice to see a good tutorial on applying vinyl to a structure with complex curves and openings.
Posted By: audiomechanic
Date Posted: June 03, 2004 at 7:47 AM
thanks for the ideas .......i will definatly be doing some of them. i will let you all know when they will be in the mag so you can take a look and bash me if they are horrible hahaha.
if there are any other ideas, even basic ones, let me know.
i also want to find some place on the net to put a bunch of them up so i can have a link to them.
thanks again
Trevor
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Posted By: djdaveoc
Date Posted: June 05, 2004 at 12:36 AM
How to glass and paint a plastic dashboard so it ends up looking like the dashboards in the Alpine show cars more or less. They built theirs from a MDF frame but what about just using the plastic dash that's already there for a base and glassing over that? -------------  Plan, Research, Do
Posted By: djdaveoc
Date Posted: June 05, 2004 at 12:37 AM
Also, more how to articles for different ways to do door panels. ------------- Plan, Research, Do
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