Got my HiFonics ZEUS HZCX6.2C 6.5" Components today from sounddomain. bech
tested them and they are so ****in clean and loud. I cant wait to install
them. I am planning on doing kickpanels in a 88 Corsica. What are the best
materialsto use. I was thinking of doing a MDF mounting plate and fiberglass
surrounding the MDF molded to the side panel of the front firewall - (also
what is the best way to join fiberglass to metal??). Or should I try one of
those $250 custom deals made specifically to fit my car (plastic)?. I want
the best bass and imaging possible. Would it just be stupid to put the
midbass in the kicks and surface mount the tweeters on the dash? Think will
it ruin the image? it is my first time installing components....

EFFENDI

"-E-F-F-E-N-D-I-" wrote in message
...
Got my HiFonics ZEUS HZCX6.2C 6.5" Components today from sounddomain.
bech
tested them and they are so ****in clean and loud. I cant wait to install
them. I am planning on doing kickpanels in a 88 Corsica. What are the best
materialsto use. I was thinking of doing a MDF mounting plate and
fiberglass
surrounding the MDF molded to the side panel of the front firewall - (also
what is the best way to join fiberglass to metal??). Or should I try one
of
those $250 custom deals made specifically to fit my car (plastic)?. I want
the best bass and imaging possible. Would it just be stupid to put the
midbass in the kicks and surface mount the tweeters on the dash? Think
will
it ruin the image? it is my first time installing components....

EFFENDI



MDF and fiberglass are a good combination. if the metal is sanded and clean,
the standard resin used for fiberglass should stick to it just fine. The
plastic kick panels i've seen are made really cheaply.

Agreed on the prefab kickpanels. They look really nice, but are very
flimsy. If used, they should be firmed up with something. Fiberglass
works nicely on the backside. If the OP (EFFENDI) has the neccesary
skills with FG, I'd say go for making them. MDF trim/mounting rings and
fiberglass should work great. Finishing up the viewable part is the
trick. Carpet will be easiest and probably match the car's interior best.

It would not be stupid to mount the tweeters on the dash if it sounds
good to you. Once you've got at least rudimentary kickpanels in place,
you might try temporarily mounting the tweeters to the dash with tape or
something and see if you like it. If not, find someplace else you do
like. I'm personally a fan of tweeters up by the dash.

Brandonb


Scott Johnson wrote:

"-E-F-F-E-N-D-I-" wrote in message
...

Got my HiFonics ZEUS HZCX6.2C 6.5" Components today from sounddomain.

bech

tested them and they are so ****in clean and loud. I cant wait to install
them. I am planning on doing kickpanels in a 88 Corsica. What are the best
materialsto use. I was thinking of doing a MDF mounting plate and

fiberglass

surrounding the MDF molded to the side panel of the front firewall - (also
what is the best way to join fiberglass to metal??). Or should I try one

of

those $250 custom deals made specifically to fit my car (plastic)?. I want
the best bass and imaging possible. Would it just be stupid to put the
midbass in the kicks and surface mount the tweeters on the dash? Think

will

it ruin the image? it is my first time installing components....

EFFENDI




MDF and fiberglass are a good combination. if the metal is sanded and clean,
the standard resin used for fiberglass should stick to it just fine. The
plastic kick panels i've seen are made really cheaply.

Thanks for the suggestions. As soon as i get the car back from the shop im
going to start on them. It realy will be the first time ive done fiberglass.
(what is the steps to making kickpanels??) Only reason i asked about the
tweeter thing is because the mftr says that they should be no more than 1
foot apart. if thats the case, with tweeters in dash, will be like 1 1/2-2
feet at most. ive found some people who have modified 4x6 kickpanels for
the 91+ Berettas (same car as a corsica, newer, 2 door model) into 6.5" but
they are plastic (factory) and they dont look all that good.
http://corsica.datsfunny.com/kicks/ I havent seen anyone with fiberglass
kickpanels and i am a little worried about durability compared to plastic.
If i can find factory kicks and modify them i might try that first before i
fiberglass.


EFFENDI

"Brandon Buckner" wrote in message
...
Agreed on the prefab kickpanels. They look really nice, but are very
flimsy. If used, they should be firmed up with something. Fiberglass
works nicely on the backside. If the OP (EFFENDI) has the neccesary
skills with FG, I'd say go for making them. MDF trim/mounting rings and
fiberglass should work great. Finishing up the viewable part is the
trick. Carpet will be easiest and probably match the car's interior best.

It would not be stupid to mount the tweeters on the dash if it sounds
good to you. Once you've got at least rudimentary kickpanels in place,
you might try temporarily mounting the tweeters to the dash with tape or
something and see if you like it. If not, find someplace else you do
like. I'm personally a fan of tweeters up by the dash.

Brandonb


Scott Johnson wrote:

"-E-F-F-E-N-D-I-" wrote in message
...

Got my HiFonics ZEUS HZCX6.2C 6.5" Components today from sounddomain.

bech

tested them and they are so ****in clean and loud. I cant wait to
install
them. I am planning on doing kickpanels in a 88 Corsica. What are the
best
materialsto use. I was thinking of doing a MDF mounting plate and

fiberglass

surrounding the MDF molded to the side panel of the front firewall -
(also
what is the best way to join fiberglass to metal??). Or should I try one

of

those $250 custom deals made specifically to fit my car (plastic)?. I
want
the best bass and imaging possible. Would it just be stupid to put the
midbass in the kicks and surface mount the tweeters on the dash? Think

will

it ruin the image? it is my first time installing components....

EFFENDI




MDF and fiberglass are a good combination. if the metal is sanded and
clean,
the standard resin used for fiberglass should stick to it just fine. The
plastic kick panels i've seen are made really cheaply.

There are a lot of sites with step-by-step instructions on making kick
panels with fiberglass that can be found with Google. Also, there are a
lot of posts about it on the Termpro Fabrication forum. I highly suggest
reading through some of those before starting. I don't think durability
will be an issue with the fiberglass.

Brandonb


-E-F-F-E-N-D-I- wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions. As soon as i get the car back from the shop im
going to start on them. It realy will be the first time ive done fiberglass.
(what is the steps to making kickpanels??) Only reason i asked about the
tweeter thing is because the mftr says that they should be no more than 1
foot apart. if thats the case, with tweeters in dash, will be like 1 1/2-2
feet at most. ive found some people who have modified 4x6 kickpanels for
the 91+ Berettas (same car as a corsica, newer, 2 door model) into 6.5" but
they are plastic (factory) and they dont look all that good.
http://corsica.datsfunny.com/kicks/ I havent seen anyone with fiberglass
kickpanels and i am a little worried about durability compared to plastic.
If i can find factory kicks and modify them i might try that first before i
fiberglass.


EFFENDI

"Brandon Buckner" wrote in message
...

Agreed on the prefab kickpanels. They look really nice, but are very
flimsy. If used, they should be firmed up with something. Fiberglass
works nicely on the backside. If the OP (EFFENDI) has the neccesary
skills with FG, I'd say go for making them. MDF trim/mounting rings and
fiberglass should work great. Finishing up the viewable part is the
trick. Carpet will be easiest and probably match the car's interior best.

It would not be stupid to mount the tweeters on the dash if it sounds
good to you. Once you've got at least rudimentary kickpanels in place,
you might try temporarily mounting the tweeters to the dash with tape or
something and see if you like it. If not, find someplace else you do
like. I'm personally a fan of tweeters up by the dash.

Brandonb

Just read about 3 hours about fiberglass on TermPro - I think im giving up
on R.A.C and goin there from now on. less usenet drama and people actually
help one another. thanks for your suggestions.

EFFENDI

"Brandon Buckner" wrote in message
...
There are a lot of sites with step-by-step instructions on making kick
panels with fiberglass that can be found with Google. Also, there are a
lot of posts about it on the Termpro Fabrication forum. I highly suggest
reading through some of those before starting. I don't think durability
will be an issue with the fiberglass.

Brandonb


-E-F-F-E-N-D-I- wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions. As soon as i get the car back from the shop
im
going to start on them. It realy will be the first time ive done
fiberglass.
(what is the steps to making kickpanels??) Only reason i asked about the
tweeter thing is because the mftr says that they should be no more than
1
foot apart. if thats the case, with tweeters in dash, will be like 1
1/2-2
feet at most. ive found some people who have modified 4x6 kickpanels
for
the 91+ Berettas (same car as a corsica, newer, 2 door model) into 6.5"
but
they are plastic (factory) and they dont look all that good.
http://corsica.datsfunny.com/kicks/ I havent seen anyone with fiberglass
kickpanels and i am a little worried about durability compared to
plastic.
If i can find factory kicks and modify them i might try that first
before i
fiberglass.


EFFENDI

"Brandon Buckner" wrote in message
...

Agreed on the prefab kickpanels. They look really nice, but are very
flimsy. If used, they should be firmed up with something. Fiberglass
works nicely on the backside. If the OP (EFFENDI) has the neccesary
skills with FG, I'd say go for making them. MDF trim/mounting rings and
fiberglass should work great. Finishing up the viewable part is the
trick. Carpet will be easiest and probably match the car's interior
best.

It would not be stupid to mount the tweeters on the dash if it sounds
good to you. Once you've got at least rudimentary kickpanels in place,
you might try temporarily mounting the tweeters to the dash with tape or
something and see if you like it. If not, find someplace else you do
like. I'm personally a fan of tweeters up by the dash.

Brandonb

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 at 10:32 GMT, -E-F-F-E-N-D-I- wrote:
Got my HiFonics ZEUS HZCX6.2C 6.5" Components today from sounddomain. bech
tested them and they are so ****in clean and loud. I cant wait to install
them. I am planning on doing kickpanels in a 88 Corsica. What are the best
materialsto use. I was thinking of doing a MDF mounting plate and fiberglass
surrounding the MDF molded to the side panel of the front firewall - (also
what is the best way to join fiberglass to metal??). Or should I try one of
those $250 custom deals made specifically to fit my car (plastic)?. I want
the best bass and imaging possible. Would it just be stupid to put the
midbass in the kicks and surface mount the tweeters on the dash? Think will
it ruin the image? it is my first time installing components....

I really cannot anwser any of your Q's, but I do have some
fiberglassingl links on my link engine that I thought you might find
useful:

http://tinyurl.com/hq5d

If you find some more sites, I would much appreciate it if you would
submit them to my site

Sam

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