My Winter Experiement
11-23-2004, 03:44 PM
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Ok so right now i have taken out my subs and amp for the winter to get better gas mileage on my commute to school everyday. My system wasnt very fancy to begin with: Amp screwed to back of seat, half a piece of plywood holding up my un painted un carpeted sub box. This winter i want to use my creativity to create something different and get my system looking nice for the spring.
I was thinking of carpeting my box but cant find the time to go out a buy some carpet plus i dont know how to carpet it. I figure id try sumtin different everyone has a carpeted box. Fiberglass is out of the question, dont got the resources. So heres my idea tell me if u think it would look nice:
Im going to cover the box in a White Vinyl and instal 4 black lights in my trunk. How would u think this would look? And how do i vinyl my sub box lol?
I was thinking of carpeting my box but cant find the time to go out a buy some carpet plus i dont know how to carpet it. I figure id try sumtin different everyone has a carpeted box. Fiberglass is out of the question, dont got the resources. So heres my idea tell me if u think it would look nice:
Im going to cover the box in a White Vinyl and instal 4 black lights in my trunk. How would u think this would look? And how do i vinyl my sub box lol?
11-24-2004, 12:19 AM
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about the gas mileage part....
i gotta do that every winter too...take out the heavy stuff and put in something just for a little bump and not a lot of boom - but enough to satify my spl needs over the winter. but what i found is that the money i save in gas with the lighter load is evened out by the extra few minutes i spend to warm up the car and driving slower on the slippery streets.
also, i gotta take out the heavy stuff to get a little tracktion - front wheel drive doesn't like heavy trunks on the winter roads.
anyway, about the winter setup...go with whatever is econ, not flashy...who really shows off looks in the winter?
i gotta do that every winter too...take out the heavy stuff and put in something just for a little bump and not a lot of boom - but enough to satify my spl needs over the winter. but what i found is that the money i save in gas with the lighter load is evened out by the extra few minutes i spend to warm up the car and driving slower on the slippery streets.
also, i gotta take out the heavy stuff to get a little tracktion - front wheel drive doesn't like heavy trunks on the winter roads.
anyway, about the winter setup...go with whatever is econ, not flashy...who really shows off looks in the winter?
11-26-2004, 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by timmyturtle:
Sure vinyl is nice, but what about hardwood ? I'd love to see a box finished in a cherry or birch hardwood!! Expensive?...yes. Ultracool?...absolutely!
Sure vinyl is nice, but what about hardwood ? I'd love to see a box finished in a cherry or birch hardwood!! Expensive?...yes. Ultracool?...absolutely!
heres a turtorial on carpeting
[ November 26, 2004, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: hofulstrof ]
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