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pull the door panel or molding piese and take a look!!
Even if someone here was to say THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM! Would you be stupid enough to start cutting without looking first???? Eddie Installers Mailing List http://www.installer.com/tech/iml.html Mike Sims wrote: Is there a way to determine weather the inside of the door molding has enough room for a tweeter? Obviously I don't want to cut a hole in a location, and then realize that it is too shallow after I put the molding back on. And it is impossible to look inside the molding when it is installed on the door. Anyone done this before? FYI: The car is a 1995 Nissan Sentra |
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Thats the tough part... you can remove the door panel and observe the
contour of the sheetmetal and take your best guess. But thats all it really is, just an estimate. When I worked for Toyota we would root-cause sheet metal panel defects with "Colto-Flax". Its a type of detnal modeling clay that is soft but dries solid after 15 minutes or so. When its dry it has the consistency of a rubber pencil eraser. Best of all, it does not leave any sticky mess behind. So, remove the panel, place a soft lump of the stuff in there and re-attach the panel. Let sit for 15 minutes and when its solid it will dry to the contours of the body parts. From there you can get a good idea of how much panel clearance you have. Garrett Mike Sims wrote: Is there a way to determine weather the inside of the door molding has enough room for a tweeter? Obviously I don't want to cut a hole in a location, and then realize that it is too shallow after I put the molding back on. And it is impossible to look inside the molding when it is installed on the door. Anyone done this before? FYI: The car is a 1995 Nissan Sentra |
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Now, thats a good question!
I use a ball of modeling clay that I keep in my toolbox... I would stick it on the door or on the panel and then reinstall the door... When you take the door off the clay is squished down to the size that you will have.... Eddie Runner Installer Mailing List http://www.installer.com/tech/iml.html Mike Sims wrote: I did pull the molding, but how can you judge the available space in the molding between the molding and the door? When the molding is snapped on the door, it only has so much space between the door and the molding. How can you tell when the molding is off of the door how much space is available when it is on the door? |
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I dunno where I got it...!
I have a green ball of clay alittle smaller than a tennis ball that I have had in my toolbox for over 20 years, it has never dried up... It came in a rectangle shape like a stick of butter (but green).. I would guess a hardware store would have some, I use it for all kinds of clearance problems from mounting a hood pin switch in a good spot to making sure there is speaker clearance in a trunk with the torsion bars, to making sure a seat that folds doesnt squish a DVD player we might mount under it.... I love the stuff... Eddie Mike Sims wrote: says... Now, thats a good question! I use a ball of modeling clay that I keep in my toolbox... I would stick it on the door or on the panel and then reinstall the door... When you take the door off the clay is squished down to the size that you will have.... Excellent! I never thought of that ... come to think of it ... where do you get modeling clay? |
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You can also use a PRODUCT called DOBO
It comes in a package... And does not dry out... When it is applied it becomes very sticky... I got mine from an AUDIO STORE. "Eddie Runner" wrote in message ... I dunno where I got it...! I have a green ball of clay alittle smaller than a tennis ball that I have had in my toolbox for over 20 years, it has never dried up... It came in a rectangle shape like a stick of butter (but green).. I would guess a hardware store would have some, I use it for all kinds of clearance problems from mounting a hood pin switch in a good spot to making sure there is speaker clearance in a trunk with the torsion bars, to making sure a seat that folds doesnt squish a DVD player we might mount under it.... I love the stuff... Eddie Mike Sims wrote: says... Now, thats a good question! I use a ball of modeling clay that I keep in my toolbox... I would stick it on the door or on the panel and then reinstall the door... When you take the door off the clay is squished down to the size that you will have.... Excellent! I never thought of that ... come to think of it ... where do you get modeling clay? |
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or use silly putty.
"Just_me" wrote in message le.rogers.com... You can also use a PRODUCT called DOBO It comes in a package... And does not dry out... When it is applied it becomes very sticky... I got mine from an AUDIO STORE. "Eddie Runner" wrote in message ... I dunno where I got it...! I have a green ball of clay alittle smaller than a tennis ball that I have had in my toolbox for over 20 years, it has never dried up... It came in a rectangle shape like a stick of butter (but green).. I would guess a hardware store would have some, I use it for all kinds of clearance problems from mounting a hood pin switch in a good spot to making sure there is speaker clearance in a trunk with the torsion bars, to making sure a seat that folds doesnt squish a DVD player we might mount under it.... I love the stuff... Eddie Mike Sims wrote: says... Now, thats a good question! I use a ball of modeling clay that I keep in my toolbox... I would stick it on the door or on the panel and then reinstall the door... When you take the door off the clay is squished down to the size that you will have.... Excellent! I never thought of that ... come to think of it ... where do you get modeling clay? |
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Try a crafts store and ask for non-hardening modeling clay.
Paul Vina "Eddie Runner" wrote in message ... I dunno where I got it...! I have a green ball of clay alittle smaller than a tennis ball that I have had in my toolbox for over 20 years, it has never dried up... It came in a rectangle shape like a stick of butter (but green).. I would guess a hardware store would have some, I use it for all kinds of clearance problems from mounting a hood pin switch in a good spot to making sure there is speaker clearance in a trunk with the torsion bars, to making sure a seat that folds doesnt squish a DVD player we might mount under it.... I love the stuff... Eddie Mike Sims wrote: says... Now, thats a good question! I use a ball of modeling clay that I keep in my toolbox... I would stick it on the door or on the panel and then reinstall the door... When you take the door off the clay is squished down to the size that you will have.... Excellent! I never thought of that ... come to think of it ... where do you get modeling clay? |
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On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 15:56:53 -0700, Mike Sims
wrote: says... Now, thats a good question! I use a ball of modeling clay that I keep in my toolbox... I would stick it on the door or on the panel and then reinstall the door... When you take the door off the clay is squished down to the size that you will have.... Excellent! I never thought of that ... come to think of it ... where do you get modeling clay? Hobby Lobby, Wal-Mart craft section, any craft store or sewing store. Nate |
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