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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=53834
Printed Date: April 28, 2024 at 11:02 PM


Topic: Going Price

Posted By: uniquekennels
Subject: Going Price
Date Posted: April 13, 2005 at 7:32 AM

Hello everyone, I've got a question. What is the going price on a fiberglass box for 3 `12" subwoofers. Please let me know the price for the box carpeted, for the box painted, and for the box in vinyl. So that would be 3 seperate prices. All your help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

       J. Alicea

email: uniquekennels@hotmail.com




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Posted By: Dyson
Date Posted: April 13, 2005 at 7:49 AM

bit of a random question really mate, depends on size, materials, what car, molded or MDF base.

Carpet will be the cheapest, then vinyl, then paint, as there is so much more work involved to get a quality paint job.

Do you have any pics of what you are looking for?




Posted By: uniquekennels
Date Posted: April 13, 2005 at 7:57 AM

Well I will actually be building it for someone else and don't know what to charge. The box will be an mdf base with a fiberglass face for the 3 12's. They will be seperately enclosed inside of the enclosure and will be getting 1 cubic foot of air space each. This box will be approximately 40 to 42 inches wide. This will be going into a Cadillac Deville. Maybe thinking of doing something like this https://www.originalcustoms.com/images/audio/pic_triple_12.jpg and also might even fiberglass an amp rack into it. Hope this helps some. Thanks for all of the help.

J. Alicea

uniquekennels@hotmail.com




Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: April 13, 2005 at 9:24 AM
Charge $40-$60 an hour.

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: April 13, 2005 at 9:47 AM
Don't even give him the option to have it in vinyl if there are alot of curves.

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Posted By: Dyson
Date Posted: April 13, 2005 at 10:23 AM

id say around 400 in carpet, 500 in vinyl, 600 paint. Depends how many hours, how much materials cost etc.

Thats just a guess from what you are saying, here in ireland we would charge around that sort of figure for a custom box like that.




Posted By: bluetruck
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 7:17 AM
if you dont know much about f/g you cant charge $40 an hour. professionals get between $30-80 an hour (depending on what they are doing and where they are doign it). but you (and i) ar amatures and cant get professional prices because we probably arent delivering professional results. once you've done a few freebies (just the cost of materials maybe a little more) for your friends and you get really good, then you can charge the big $$$. thats my $.02. ~Ryan



Posted By: Dyson
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 7:34 AM

how do you know he isnt a pro? id like to see the box you make before putting any prices on it, charge what you feel it is worth.




Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 9:10 AM
Well I can tell he's not a pro because he is asking how much he should charge. If he were a pro, and he had to ask us this, then he must have a hard time making money.

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Posted By: uniquekennels
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 11:27 AM

Thanks Dyson, and actually oonikwhatevadaphuck and blue truck I have been doing this for a couple of years but the problem is that for the past couple of years and currently I am in Germany which I don't know anything about their pricing here and haven't been in the states for so long I don't know what the prices of materials and what not are going for there and here in Germany I have to buy stuff from German companies that are on the internet. And actually I don't have a hard time making money at all, but, most guys and gals that are in the military only want MDF boxes with plain carpet and what ever interior speakers they already have. Not too many people here looking to pimp their rides out or looking for just a nice clean install because the cost of shipping your car back to the states is ridiculous. Then the price to convert the car beck to U.S. Specs is $3,000 by itself. So you tell me would it be worth it to have a couple thousand dollars invested into a car whose blue book value isn't even as high as shipping it would be? Next time you guys might want to ask someone something before you assume stuff because like most of us know when you assume things you make an A.S.S. out of yourself. Thanks for giving me a couple comments though on my post. posted_image

-Jessie

       Unique Audio

email: uniquekennels@hotmail.com




Posted By: uniquekennels
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 11:27 AM

Thanks Dyson, and actually oonikwhatevadaphuck and blue truck I have been doing this for a couple of years but the problem is that for the past couple of years and currently I am in Germany which I don't know anything about their pricing here and haven't been in the states for so long I don't know what the prices of materials and what not are going for there and here in Germany I have to buy stuff from German companies that are on the internet. And actually I don't have a hard time making money at all, but, most guys and gals that are in the military only want MDF boxes with plain carpet and what ever interior speakers they already have. Not too many people here looking to pimp their rides out or looking for just a nice clean install because the cost of shipping your car back to the states is ridiculous. Then the price to convert the car beck to U.S. Specs is $3,000 by itself. So you tell me would it be worth it to have a couple thousand dollars invested into a car whose blue book value isn't even as high as shipping it would be? Next time you guys might want to ask someone something before you assume stuff because like most of us know when you assume things you make an A.S.S. out of yourself. Thanks for giving me a couple comments though on my post. posted_image

-Jessie

       Unique Audio

email: uniquekennels@hotmail.com




Posted By: ncrxsi
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 11:47 AM

Huh?  Oh well Jessie, I'm not a pro at costing out work either, and now that we know you are in Germany, it would be rather difficult to compare the cost of a build in the states to what it may cost to build the same item in Germany with the availability of materials etc.

Although I would say, if you are basically doing it for friends or others on post just charge them for materials and whatever you think your time is worth that you've invested in the build.  Be it materials plus $100 or cost of materials and a case of beer usually works for me.  posted_image



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Posted By: audiomechanic
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 12:37 PM
are you going to do the job 100% your self??
i mean everything from start to finish including the paint.

if you are painting it, make sure you figure in the cost of that, most of the body shops i have ever had paint stuff like that charge 500-1000 dollars depending on size, curves, and color graphics and paint brand.

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Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 12:46 PM
Well thanks for clearing that up. As I said you are not a professional. You do not rely on this to feed yourself. I wasn't insulting you. I'm not a professional either, I have another job and do this stuff just for fun. I never said that you didn't know what you were doing, just that you weren't a professional.

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Posted By: uniquekennels
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 4:39 PM

Actually dog this IS what puts food on the table for me, my wife is the one in the military not me, and I'm making more money then she is putting in radio's then the Army is paying her.  I have no other job, this is me, and I make beats for a group on the side but that hasn't panned out yet. Yeah audiomechanic I will be doing the painting and all if he decides to go that way. If he does we will probablly be going toward House of Colors Kandy Marbelized Passion Fruit. I've got plenty of paint here so that I will charge him just a couple dollars over what I payed for it and shipping that I also paid. But this is the question I have for you guys, I don't know if it is here or if it is just these Army guys, but do you guys see this in the states= I have plenty of dudes that want to put some screens and playstations in there cars but don't want to put any actual Audio System into the vehicle. Now call me crazy but I truly don't see the point of it. But that's just me, and the customer is always right, well so be it.

-Jessie


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