03/06/10 - Front speakers and carpet
I was dreading making the
mounting plates for the speakers, but all said and done it wasn't too
hard. I did the driver side first, thinking it was going to
be the easier of the two. It wasn't that hard and turned out
to be the easier of the two. It's made from 10GA Aluminum.
I wasn't super concerned about a tight fit because not only
is it tucked up under the dash, but the driver's side is covered by a
trim panel and the passenger side is covered by the glovebox.
Both speakers wind up being "inside" the dash, but they sound
pretty good. It should certainly be loud enough to hear over
the roar of the engine... They actually fit pretty well, and are very
sturdy...
Here's the driver's side installed:
And the passenger side:
The foam poking out from around the speakers are these:
Since the speaker doesn't really have any ENCLOSURE, the sound would
actually kind of cancel itself out, so that's where those came into
play. Thanks for the tip, DirtE30. Also, I cleaned
up the glovebox a bit, too, and affixed the ECU interface to the DASH2
to the ECU case:
After that was complete, I tidied up the interior, the trunk, the
garage, etc. I installed my new rear view mirror that Matt
(zoidberg) gave me, as well as bolted down my hood release handle.
I also installed the trim underneath the dash on the driver's
side.
Then, it was time for the carpet. I managed to get both the
driver and passenger side done tonight. It went perfect,
except for one little detail. I didn't really realize how
profound the sheen on the carpet was, so when I bonded the two sheets
for the driver's side, I kind of put in one, well, backwards.
I don't think it will be very noticeable once a) the car is
back on the ground b) the steering wheel and seat is installed.
For the sake of pictures, I placed the passenger side seat in
the car, it's not bolted in. I'm going to save my templates in case I ever wanna
change my mats to something different... I loooooooove the way it looks
though. Super stoked to get the seats and harnesses
installed. (I need to wait til I get the new LONG harnesses
before I can install the seats).
Anyway,
here's some
pics!!! The only thing left to do to the carpets is have the edge
BOUND (locally at a place called pafco) and bolt them to the floor with
some big fender washers...
(drinkingXsucks)
