i think i am, but the reason im thinking of doing it pointed is so it blends in with the oval trim piece in the center of the panel, so it kinda meets up with it and becomes flush looking, you know what i mean?

 

see what i mean?

 

even this maybe?

help me decide people!!

 

If you're wanting it to blend in with the oval, I'd drop in down faster and shoot straight over to the top of the oval in the door panel. The way you have it drawn, it looks "humpy" I'll try and show you what I mean.

 

Here, like this, but much smoother

 

lmao hahaha, lemme draw one up like what your saying

 

kinda like this? i know what you mean, itll be easier when i cut it out of wood, and ill just sand the edges til i get it how i want lol

 

Kind of, but instead of arching it, and then have that "V" where the line connects to the oval in the door, I'd either make it run parallel to the floor (from the top of the oval) over to the tweeter,

or, arch it from the oval to the tweeter. I'd just make sure there where no un-flowing lines.

 

I think this one is best^^^

I know a lot of people are saying round to match the roundness of the mini design.....but if this one is capable of molding down into the circle of the door pocket, it will stick out much less than the rounded version. You'd have to have both of the points taper down and look as if they're flowing into the door pocket surround....and then i think it will look really integrated.

PS forget anyone teasing you about cutting the door card. It's not like it will be visible with the glass on there. It's no different than trimming arches to fit your wheels, or trimming your rear valance to fit a different exhaust. Just be sure to be patient and take your time with the glassing...it will save you time in the long run

 

thanks

i just thought about re arranging the speakers, but if i dont stick with a design, itll never get done. im hoping i can fit the mids in there without hitting the window, or the front of the pod hitting the side of the seat.

i SHOULD be able to fit it, its gonna be close though, very close.


what should i cover the pod in? i wish i could get it painted to match that "brushed" look that ive got on the oval piece now, but i cant....should i cover that brushed look too, so it all matches?

 

Why couldn't you copy the brush look? Get the fiberglass all finished up...smooth it out and sand it with superfine paper. Then go back with a coarse sanding disc and strategically add some swirl marks (not too many).....then you just spray silver over it.

I don't even know if that would work....but something along those lines should be able to replicate the finish.

 

idk it seems like too much work lol, id rather cover it in something. i kinda want to do suede, but i dont know what color...i dont want black becuase nothing inside is black, its all more of a charcoal..im thinking a grayish silver like the headliner? and ill just recover the oval piece too? idk

 

Plus 1 on this design.

 

i may have to change some stuff becuase im not sure if the speaker is going to fit in the very left corner (under the doorlock) may not fit

 

hahah you're so lazy

Important life lesson #130942: "If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right"

 

lol i dont think i would be able to duplicate that pattern good enough to match the other piece and the brushed pieces on my dash.

i love the brushed look too... :(

 

QFT.

But... If you cover it, I'd use a material as similar to the textured plastic of the door panel, personally... Fabric will look... not right. IMHO, of course.

 

ya i may do a textured vinyl, i may paint, or suede, hell, i dont know yet. lets see how the pod turns out! haha

 

Why not the same color as the exterior of your car?

 

i thought about black, but i have no other black painted pieces in the car. i dont know if id like it. nothing is "black" in the car really..its all that charcoal-ish looking color.

 

Time to paint the interior bits and pieces...

 

you have some crazy dark front windows.

 

Maybe something more along the lines of this?



-Chase

 

Yes! That's what I was going for

 

i may not do that, i may not even make a pod to attach the door anymore....im thinking of just glassing directly on the door panel, and just having both panels recovered in vinyl either to match the interior, or black vinyl, and then id just start to recover everything in my car black (not the charcoalish color of the stock panels)

what you think? check my thread i just made in the interior forum