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    Lightbulb '99 Civic Sedan - sound system build up

    I reckon it's time to start this thread, maybe it'll be useful for some of you, or just for fun...
    Car is a stock '99 Civic Sedan GLI, it's my son's 1st car. We (parents) paid for the car, he's paying for the sound system.
    Here's the plan:
    - Front doors and boot are getting sound deadening treatment
    - Power cable (2ga/35sqmm) will be run straight from the battery
    - MDF/fiberglass sub enclosure in the boot, to receive a 12'' Rainbow Hammer sub
    - enclosure/housing for Hifonics Zeus zxi 4.150 RMS amp
    - Front doors are getting MDF/fibreglass doorboards to receive 2x Polk Audio 6501 6.5'' woofers per door
    - A-pillars are going to hold the tweeters, either in a fibreglass, or something else... will see...
    - Battery needs to be replaced, thinking of Optima Yellow Top, but we're open to your suggestions...
    - A power cap is going to support the power supply to the amp - nothing fancy, but shall do the job...
    - HU is the Alpine 117E, it's got what we need for starters
    - ... there is probably more, but I can't remember now...

    I'll start with some photos, and will update as often as possible.
    All comments, suggestions and constructive critic is more than welcome!

    Thanks for viewing

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    chaos

    stripped off

    ...even more

    start


    view from back seat


    some wires pulled through

    chaos under dash...wondering if some of these are leftovers from previous owner

    soldering wire harness for HU

    basic shape


    this baby is going inside... she was playing in my car in a bandpass, but now it's time to go... and I'm sad...

    3x MDF rings to hold the baby...

    my work space - wifey is not happy about the dust and dirt...
    Last edited by wixxer; 26-01-2011 at 11:54 AM. Reason: added comments

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    looking forward to seeing the end result!

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    i wud like to see the exterior as well

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    This is good mate ... Given me some ideas .. Keep up the good work

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    Thanks guys
    Today we had some trouble sorting out the box around that stupid boot lid hinge - ended up cutting the shape two more times 'till we got it to fit without the need to work around the hinge. It's gonna be nice! :P.
    Also I have some dramas trying to sort out the aeroport - wanted to use 100mm pipe, but it might be a problem to fit it in properly, so we're going to use 76mm pipe - that's what's recomended by the sub manufacturer anyway, so it should be fine.
    Tomorrow going to Motorvation in Kwinana, maybe steal some ideas
    That's it for today, stay tuned

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    Quote Originally Posted by wixxer View Post
    Tomorrow going to Motorvation in Kwinana, maybe steal some ideas
    That was no good at all, obviously mixed up datum, there was nothin' on Sunday . Made about 130k's for nothing, and that in my other son's FTO, with 3 teenies inside listening to boom-boom music ...
    At least I was driving and the new exhaust he put in made a nice difference to the old girl...

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    Here's some update on our work:
    so far we sorted out the aeroport for the sub (that was PITA), fixed both rings in position, stretched and fixed the cloth and yesterday were able to put a first coat of resin over it. It took ages to dry because of the cold and humid weather . Hope to put at least 2-3 layers of fiberglass over it today after work. Also cleaned up the mess from cutting MDF and put more sound deadening in the boot... So far we're pretty happy with the progress, it could go a bit faster neverthelles...

    my setup for cutting rings

    ring to fix aeroport onto and also use it as a form to make port flare

    ring fixed to the pipe with hot glue

    started heating it

    hmmm... this is NOT how to do it - too much heat and way too fast

    this is much better

    this is final try to fit the box in, to see if it's all good - purrfekt

    happy face of the future owner

    ready for resin

    view from the back, rings fixed temporary

    That's it, now off to work
    Let me know what ya think!!!

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    You are bloody insane wixxer! Top efforts!

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    mind me asking wt's that white plastic pipe for?
    i m a total noob on sound systems...

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    Thanks curtis

    Quote Originally Posted by dc292177917 View Post
    mind me asking wt's that white plastic pipe for?
    i m a total noob on sound systems...
    pipe is an air port (not airport ). It's used to tune the box to a specific frequency. You have probably seen boxes like that in shops or elsewhere. Some have a pipe, some have a slot, or even a triangle. Shape doesn't really matter, but the square surface and the length of the port must be calculated properly, otherwise the sub would sound wrong - like either producing no deep bass, or just rumbling... There are also sealed boxes (no pipe at all), and bandpass boxes, which consist of one sealed box and one ported. Some manufacturers make one wall on these boxes out of see-through acrylic, so you can see the subwoofer inside.
    Btw., which type of box we make/use depends on the subwoofer specs, one can't just decide to use this or that type... There's so much to the topic, of which I have not so much knowledge, but I'm sure if you become interested, there are tons of other forums on the net, with ppl who know their stuff...
    Thanks 4 following my buildup

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    Little update:

    Nothing with 2-3 layers of fiberglass per day.... took me good 3 hours to put like 1.5 layers today... maybe tomorrow will go a bit faster... the only thing I'm not sure of is: how do I know how many layers are on what section? It all looks the same...

    first coat of resin onto a cloth

    finished for today...


    Any comments? Suggestions? Critics?

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