Comp Size

Post by **GlassWolf** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:07 pm

if at first you can't fit it.. use a rotary tool and a cutting wheel, or an air-nibbler!!!

geolemon · Post by **geolemon** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:45 pm

Or, simpler and less painful-
...build an MDF spacer ring. I end up having to do this for more cars than not.. and since speaker baskets reduce in diameter pretty quickly moving toward the magnet, it basically removes any concerns about "mounting diameter" and "mounting depth" in one fell swoop, too.

Your only concern in that case, is whether the speaker grille in front of the speaker can clear an extra 1/2" or 3/4" (whatever wood thickness you use for the rings).

Post by **GlassWolf** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:05 am

yup
that turns into an issue with some GMs, a lot of imports with really thin doors, etc.. but most times it works just fine.
I was half joking about slicing up the door. Most people don't own an air nibbler anyway haha

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:32 am

haha, half joking

geolemon · Post by **geolemon** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:53 am

Hey, here's all the regard for my door integrity:
http://www.betteraudio.com/geolemon/Lin ... source.htm
Sawzall anyone?

I miss that little truck.

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:56 am

a plasma cutter works pretty good too. jk you want to use that.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:04 am

geolemon wrote:Hey, here's all the regard for my door integrity:
http://www.betteraudio.com/geolemon/Lin ... source.htm
Sawzall anyone?

I miss that little truck.

I may do that to mine (it was free, I don't feel guilty

). What kind of truck was that?

Post by **GlassWolf** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:27 pm

actually you can buy a small 40A portable plasma cutter now for about $400.
I've been considering it myself.

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:36 pm

that wouldnt be too bad for this kind of stuff if your careful. only thing that sucks about plasma cutters is the consumables.

geolemon · Post by **geolemon** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:31 pm

That was my old Nissan minitruck I had...
Around here, with the snow and salt, you have a "nice car" and a "Winter beater". That truck was my winter beater... but also a nice utility vehicle, and pretty decently cool - I had it lowered over 5"... the rear spring shackles were low enough to the ground that certain driveway entrances you had to punch the throttle a little bit so you could bounce the shackles over the driveway and not get hung up...

Eventually it started to get a little rusty, so I got rid of it. It was a 1990 model, a pretty popular body style with the minitruck crowd.

I picked up a Pathfinder to replace it, since that truck was so good to me (AND since I managed to find a 2 wheel drive one, with a manual tranny - rare!) - I'm not half as happy with the Pathfinder unfortunately.