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COT51E
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Location: buckley n,wales uk, but i ain't welsh lol.
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Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:47 pm |
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NO!!!!!!!!!!
i have just spent the best part of this last week re-shaping & painting the panel just above the subs as it was rubbing against the boot panel. after finally making sure there was clearance between both panels on closing the boot lid i gave a couple of coats of clearcote and fitted once dry(24hrs later).
thank god for that i said.........
anyway the next day i opened the boot expecting the worst but everything was looking good and no contact and no lump of paint pulled off.
just come off nights this morning, had a quick look to see all was ok and shock horror!!!!
the bloody thing had made contact again.
narrowed it down to one thing, weight!!!!!!
when the boot is shut gravity takes effect and because its held onto the boot frame via the fibreglass backing(3 layers) the weight of the pod is causing flexing when the car is in motion and the fact i have to drive over 3 really bad speed humps on our estate don't help.
only one thing to do and that was to remove the pod and finally give it enough clearance "once & for all" and to try and brace when fitted to reduce the small amount of movement.
really could have done without this, telford show next week.
NO sleep for me today!
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JasonS
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Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:31 pm |
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With all that going on in the boot lid, I'd be inclined to put some sponge bits in when you are just driving around, you can take them out when you go to shows and stuff..
Just in case you have to brake heavy or don't spot a pothole.. |
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COT51E
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Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:08 am |
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jas,
hopefully curving the piece in question should cure it, thanks for that great idea though!
thankfully i have had much experience now with fibreglass & filler hence hacking out the pod. quick repair for me but a bugger if you ain't done it b4! |
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coolas
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Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:09 pm |
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Unlucky about the latest minor setback! hope you get it sorted.
I didnt realise you were going to the Telford show, its only 10 mins down the road from me so i'll be there too!
Are you showing your car inside? Ill try and find you and say hi! |
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COT51E
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:58 pm |
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Thank god i ain't got to spend anymore time in the garage.
these 2 pics were taken at telford ultimate dub show today and what a good turn out regarding show cars and the public. impressed, to say it was their 1st event at the telford(heated) international center.
(pics taken b4 opening)
the install kept me talking most of the day as some folk couldn't believe i'd done it "ALL" myself.
smiles all round for me then!!!!!!!
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S2_Wait-for-me
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:25 pm |
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Hay up lad,wot did u think of the show then shame there wernt more audi guys there but at least we were there.ya car looked real good well done to ya.john |
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COT51E
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:38 am |
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cracking show john, nice in door venue with plenty to see, just wish i had a power feed to my car as my 70 amp ALT can't keep up the charge for my system hence the tv wasn't on much. |
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COT51E
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Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:25 pm |
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as stated at the start "cat litter" was the biggest item i carried, well it still fits. |
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DSH
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Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:21 pm |
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it looks nice very nice work. How/where did u get the crome "bars" in the front bumper? |
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COT51E
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Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:03 pm |
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got them off ebay from canada bout 4yrs ago, i wouldn't bother as i had to replace them 3 times due to water lifting the laqure. even with clear nail polish to seal they still went dull. |
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COT51E
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Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:09 pm |
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FINAL PICS!.........AND VERY PLEASED WITH IT. HAD PICS IN FAST CAR ETC FROM SOME OF THE SHOWS!
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cabbymatt
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:37 am |
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i just started on mine, put 2 x12" in a false floor in the boot, love your doors mate, got any tips on how to do something?? i got no ideas on how to start with the ice inside mine, just replaced all the speakers so far |
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COT51E
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Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:37 pm |
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quick tips!
To make door builds you have to mask off the area in question and brush lightly with a little car polish, this stops the fibreglass sticking (i used autoglym resin) and leave to dry!
cut fibreglass matting into strips and using the right mix of resin/hardner dab the matting with a brush over the area (2-3 layer)
once hard. mark with a marker pen the shape you want and cut off the excess matting(wear a mask)
cut out your speaker rings and variouse short lengths of mdf (the lengths are used to hold your speaker ring in place.)
use a hot glue gun to arange your layout, see pic!
then cover with lycra, stretch and glue in place. finally cover with resin/hardner. repeat untill solid to touch (obviously once dried)
then skim using car body filler and smooth and finish as usual.....the finish is a must before painting, spend as much time prepping!
hope that helped!
ps, screw from the backside of the door card. i used the creases in the trim pattern to hide the holes if ever it needed to be removed.
pete. |
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gaz80
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Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:43 pm |
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How did you get the audi rings in the rear lights mate that looks wicked |
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audioc
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COT51E
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I got the best color matched vinyl then cut into pin strips on a plotter!
Placed each strip along the solid lines on the lense then used the boot logo as it was the right size to cut round!
You thinking of doing it like?
Looked ace, Especially at night. |
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COT51E
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nogin
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Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:36 am |
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Scrap it! |
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COT51E
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Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:23 am |
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Still on the road, checked the dvla. Would have been nice to have the guy who bought it as a member on here! |
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agentprawn
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COT51E
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Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:25 pm |
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Ha ha, like it!!!
Thats an old pic cuz the trim is still black.
Of the thousands of install pics they used that.....small world.
I wonder if its still in tip top condition (sold 2yrs now) |
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audioc
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Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:36 pm |
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audioc
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:13 pm |
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I've had a response from the press association (who supplied the images) and Microsoft (unless it's spam- will check tonight)
Need to check if it's one of the photo's that was on here or not;
Pete- do you remember the guys name you sold it to? The fact it's one of the old photos suggests it *may* be one of the photo's I took, or one that was uploaded to here.
I don't mind _that_ much- would have been nice for them to ask....
(I'll try to get hold of Pete through other routes if he doesn't reply to this thread) |
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COT51E
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:30 pm |
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Sorry i don,t mate................All i know is it went to a place just up from edinburgh |
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audioc
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:28 pm |
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audioc
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cambcab
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Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:17 pm |
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very very nice love the audi brake light symbol and the silver rings over the amp looks so good bet its loud |
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audi-al_v6
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:47 pm |
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that looks the boooolux!! |
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