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Just put mb quarts in my A pillars (pics)

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Old 08-12-2004, 05:59 AM
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Default Just put mb quarts in my A pillars (pics)

What you think?

I think it looks quite buff.........I had to recover the whole A-pillar in vinyl, but I think it's pretty close..........lifts the soundstage up more than it I ever thought possible.
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Old 08-12-2004, 07:28 AM
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I bet that makes a world of difference...looks pretty sweet.
Old 08-12-2004, 07:34 AM
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looks good
Old 08-12-2004, 02:03 PM
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I'm planning on the same thing in my BMW - but I'm running it active - it's best when you have mids that play very high (about 5khz+) and you run that kind of crossover point.

That situation will work well with passives too. high freqencies are less path length depenedent then your midrange freq.

They look nice!
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JDM! LOVVVEEESSS ME JDM! hehe Looks good man!
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Thanks guys, now I just have to do something about the door mounted panels, all still stock, but we're planning new door builds..next however is 2 X p2's in the boot a P800.4 battery relocated to the trunk and a few other goodies.

Maybe look at painting the trims grey as well as doing the grills.
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where you from? looking at the RHD dash...
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Thats awsome i just finished my a pillar project too. Mine doesn't look as good as yours but it was my first try. I did the whole vinyl thing too and it bearly fit after. I think next time maybe texture paint. What did you use to hold down the vinyl? Im running all active.
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Originally Posted by 97teg
Thats awsome i just finished my a pillar project too. Mine doesn't look as good as yours but it was my first try. I did the whole vinyl thing too and it bearly fit after. I think next time maybe texture paint. What did you use to hold down the vinyl? Im running all active.
Two things worked here. Firstly, I trimmed the sides of the A pillar panel a bit before I added the vinyl, you have to take into account the thickness of the vinyl that is going to be added. Secondly I used normal 3m material glue, let it set for about 20-30 minutes before joining the two. A heat gun also works well for stretching the material over, try and cool it down right afterwards with a cold/ damp cloth.

Texture paint doesn't look as good.....I did my previous ones like this and pulled them out.

Any pictures of yours???



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