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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
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Printed Date: May 09, 2025 at 7:52 PM


Topic: fiberglass enclosure

Posted By: pjoseph
Subject: fiberglass enclosure
Date Posted: February 02, 2005 at 4:24 PM

I am building a box for one JLW6V2 for my 02 Altima.  I want it to fire back into the trunk.  The trunk is pretty big and I want the box to fit flush on the left and right side. I think it would look stupid if the front was made of wood and flat from left to right since i am only using one sub.  So i want to make some kind of fiberglass front that fits around the sub and fits flush with the left and right of the trunk.  I need to put some kind of shape since it is a large span for one sub. 

I was thinking of building the box out of wood and then making a fiberglass cover which would attach to front of box and fit nicely around sub and span the width of the trunk.  Any ideas on how I can add some shape to such a large width that will only have one 12.  the span is about 40in and the box is 20 inches wide so I have an extra 10in on each side I need to cover up to make it look like one box.

having a flat front that is 40in wide with only one twelve will look lost so i need to create some kind of design to make it look nice.

any ideas




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Posted By: 4doormadness
Date Posted: February 02, 2005 at 6:05 PM

would you use some kinda block/attachment to stretch mesh over then cover w/ resin and fiberglass and resin and so forth.  I might be way wrong but thought I might see if I would be close...

good luck sounds like a good idea..





Posted By: realitycheck
Date Posted: February 03, 2005 at 7:25 AM
Ugh well you could build you a mdf frame, and then just stretch fleece over it.  There wont be any strength issues so like 2-3 layers of glass ought to be plenty.  My suggestion is go to www.alpine.com and look at their rsx they built a lot of mdf frames for covering all kinds of stuff they put in the car, and that could give you an idea of a shape you might want.  I say put some kind of wave look into it.

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