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GrantDixon
I thought I would post this up as It might help someone,'



Car this Tuturial is designed for: 1989 - 1995 Ca, Cb, Cc Lancer Hatch,



Tools and Stuff that you will need..
  1. Pair of Rear Speaker Covers/Plastic
  2. Dremel w/ Cutting Bit
  3. Fibreglass Matting and resin
  4. Pair of Speaker spaces in your size
  5. Body Filler
  6. Hot Glue Gun
  7. Assorted Gritts of Sandpaper
Precautions:

Always use a mask when sanding fibreglass and the filler, Also wear eye protection when cutting the plastic!





Steps
  1. Remove the Speaker Grills/Plastic out of the car,
  2. Remove the Speaker grill out, you wont be needing this, Also this is when you grab your dremel and cut out all the plastic inside.
  3. Next Grab your speaker spacer and work out which angle you like the speaker to be on., This is where the Hot Glue Gun is used to hold the spacer in place with some off cut bits of wood that you might have (Note I also needed to cut the side out of the plastic for it to fit right)

  4. Next step, I covered it all in a stocking and secured it nice, then chucked on some fibreglass resin and matting.

  5. After thats dry (1-2hrs) I then gave it a quick sand with 80gritt and covered it with the first layer of Body filler

  6. Once I shaped the filler how I liked it, I covered it all in Primer Filler to cover all the lil Holes and screatchs. then sanded with 400gritt and Sprayed in 2pac white to match interior
  7. Final Pod


Need anymore help Just askme

Grant
SPL_Lancer
Old lancers FTW!!!!

Looks good.
GrantDixon
Updated. Just finished them smile.gif
SPL_Lancer
They look hot as. Im guessing that you dont have a parcle shelf as you filled in the grooves that it sits in.
GrantDixon
Nah, removed that so you can see the install.
SPL_Lancer
Fair enough. Do you have any pics of your front speaker pods?
ener
yeah thats pretty cool, were the speakers originaly under there? (i have grills, but i dont think there were ment to be speakers under it lol)



i also cant get the speaker bit where the grill is attached to, to actuly come off, i think i need to find more screws... (1990 lance GL, f*** that remindes me i gotta chuck my new rego on)
GrantDixon
Yeah the grills dont like to come off, and yes there are places under there for 6" speakers
lowVSwagon
thats really well done mate, nice clean end product. i commend you
KGB
Nice one dude, that looks cool. Do you have a thread in the "your rides/installs" section?
GrantDixon
Yeah mate, somewhere in there Lol
Zak.M
That looks SMIICKK..
Danm white interior ow how jealous i am biggrin.gif..

What was the over all cost if you don't mind me asking?
~Sparkles~
Coke problem?
GrantDixon
total cost was about $20 as I had left over fibreglass, filler and paint from other projects but If you were to buy all items about $50ish
H2GLOW
hey mate a lil old i know but im keen to try this with my 6x9 after work today! so need a reply ASAP


is it easy to mould it the wa you want?

what did you paint it with? looks awsome i want that gloss effect too!


hey mate a lil old i know but im keen to try this with my 6x9 after work today! so need a reply ASAP


is it easy to mould it the wa you want?

what did you paint it with? looks awsome i want that gloss effect too!
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