kcalvano

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Looking good man. In for updated pics-whacha going to cover them with?

ETZ

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Thanks... I'm going to cover them in suede, I mite do one tonight if I don't get lazy tonight... I need to finish this part up by Friday I still have a lot more to do.

Hey cdoxp800....Not trying to jack you tread just trying to give a little info to who ever it'll help...

ETZ

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Done!!!
Covered and installed them Saturday….not perfect, but the flaws are not visible. Now on to the next phase.
Im sure the experts do it different , but this worked for me
Quick break down of what I did.
Took to tweeter with me to Home Depot(For fitment) got some pcv plumbing.
Brought a circular saw drill bit (Diameter of the pcv vavle)
Drilled out the hole on the A-pillar plastic for the pcv. (you may have to drimel a little, but tight fit is good)
I put a little glue on pcv back inside to keep it stable while you put a little bondo around the pcv.
The bondo around the pcv serve as a fill in for the next step it should be a smooth transition from the A-pillar leading up to the pcv like a ramp. (don’t forget to sand, I used 150)
Get a T-Shirt that’s stretchable and stretch(Stretch it tight!) it over the pod area and staple it in the back.
Put 2-3 coats of resin over it
After resin is dry go over it with bondo , let dry, and sand it smooth.
Cover the A-pillar with whatever you’re going to cover it with vinyl or suede(use the 3M adhesive in the green can)

Spike100

^^ Nice work! Thanks for posting the details/instructions.

--Spike

ETZ

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Thanks Spike, still running wires and got to get the head unit,but it's coming along

vh5150

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Pillars look great! Nice job. How do you have the tweets firing? Are they on axis or aimed directly at each other?

ETZ

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Firing at each other..... Question of the day.... What is "on axis"?

Spike100

I had the same question. vh5150 will hopefully tell us what he meant when he said: “Are they on axis or aimed directly at each other?”

On-axis and off-axis refer to sound direction. Off-axis is sound coming from the side of the speaker, and on-axis is sound coming mainly from the front of the speaker (there is always sound leaking from the sdes).

I suspect that vh5150 means aiming the speaker at the listener (instead of across the front of the car, and directly at each other) when he refers to “on-axis.”

--Spike

chaparro78

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Usually the type of tweeter will dictate if it should be on or off axis. I have my focal tweets off axis. In the process of replacing them with Hertz, will more likely be on axis, need to verify

vh5150

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Thank you Spike. You are correct.

phreaktor

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I have the CDT ES-620 Gold system. What do you guys suggest? A-pillars or kicks?

ETZ

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I run this set up and the Imaging is great, and I havent hooked up the sound processor yet.

phreaktor

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What tool did you use to open up the door pods so your Focals would fit? The holes in mine are tiny!

ETZ

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I didn't use any tools in just took the stock grills off.