Audio install fabric - now installing

[impact]

Any good places both online or local that supplies small cuts of material for covering speakers pods and boot install?

Probably a standard enough material for boot, something sexier for cabin.

 

[Laundrymike]

I've a load of 'lining carpet' if that's the sort of thing you're after? Various shades of silver/grey and some black I think I have

 

[m00k]

Few Material suppliers down duncrue estate I always found summat suitable... cotton print was it

 

[impact]

Thanks for offer Mike, have some black stuff myself lying about but not happy with texture of it.
Looking ideally somewhere where I can try samples to match interior. Will check out that cotton print place.

 

[pablo]

black alcantara is all you need

 

[impact]

black alcantara is all you need

That's what I was thinking for the cabin, do you know anywhere that sells it?

 

[pablo]

Alcantara Black 9990 : AS Trim, Vehicle Textile Suppliers - Buy Upholstery, & Adhesives Online UK Ipswich

not cheap like but depends how much you need. The fake stuff was crap btw.

or there is this Milano stuff, cheaper and stretchier:

Milano : AS Trim, Vehicle Textile Suppliers - Buy Upholstery, & Adhesives Online UK Ipswich

 

[pablo]

just the first place I googled btw

 

[impact]

The Milano looks to be the ticket. Cheers

I was initially looking at somewhere local to try and ensure best colour match with the plastics that are more deep grey / charcoal but on looking again this morning the seats are a definite black plus suede in appearance.

 

[iceworx]

I always found Talbot Textiles in Dargan Crescent, off Duncrue Road a good local starting point.

 

[impact]

Milano fabric bought and job one was to cover the sub box I fabricated just before Christmas.

Still working my way through the rest of the install (slooowly).

 

[impact]

Pre-covering sub box fabrication for anyone that's interested as there is few and far between install threads these days with standard audio being pretty decent now.
Unfortunately / fortunately the audio in GT86 is a bit naff (rwd + lsd more than makes up for audio naffness though ) so it was a good excuse to get bring out the equipment i had sitting in spare room for numerous years.

Basic construction:

Fibreglass prep, didn't have a big single sheet of plastic for protection so lots of bin liners had to do:

Fibreglass set so box sealed up and screwed up then sanded down after this pic:

Then covered with the fabric glued on and stapled at edges:

 

[jimcupra]

Starting a build for the scrap Ford soon I just need to source front components. Nothing fancy just a 12in Rockford sub, Rockford 300.4 Sony head unit. Bought spare a pillar trims for £10 to mount the tweeters into. Hope to do it all for £200

 

[Boabybooster]

Milano fabric bought and job one was to cover the sub box I fabricated just before Christmas.

Still working my way through the rest of the install (slooowly).

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Were you in Carrick today?

 

[impact]

Were you in Carrick today?

Nope not me, around the house all day beside the fire.

 

[Big Pimp]

I love reading up on proper old school audio build threads.

Brings me back to the days (and nights!) of me and @ewok and other mates spending nights in each other's sheds / garages and just building things for the fun of it!

 

[big_pete]

Can't beat quality audio. Hands down the best thing I have spent money on in a car in a long time

 

[impact]

Can't beat quality audio. Hands down the best thing I have spent money on in a car in a long time

So true ... I never installed anything on my last car and it annoyed me everyday so decided I wouldn't do the same with this one. Once you've heard good quality audio it's like going from a 4K TV back to CRT when you don't have it.

Old skool function over form tweeterage awaiting
Just hope everything is good with them as they have been sitting so long.

 

[impact]

Not much more done today other than door card off to try and work out speaker fitment and cut all the MDF mounts.

Doesn't take much to work out why the audio wasn't great.
Don't know whether to be appalled at Toyota for such a miserable little driver or applauding them for their commitment to lightweight, this thing is feather like.

I'm sure you can work out which is which.

 

[jimcupra]

Same here many many nights spent making boot builds and setting up audio installs. I will be doing a "proper" install into my next car.

I love reading up on proper old school audio build threads.

Brings me back to the days (and nights!) of me and @ewok and other mates spending nights in each other's sheds / garages and just building things for the fun of it!

 

[Lyons]

Agreed with the above. It was always the audio side of modifying I preferred. Would love to have a sub of some sort now but buggies etc reside in the boot instead these days!

 

[impact]

Agreed with the above. It was always the audio side of modifying I preferred. Would love to have a sub of some sort now but buggies etc reside in the boot instead these days!

Were there is a will there is a way.
My first Celica had a sub, 40 litre sub enclosure, 3 amps, a DAC, a full size spare wheel and all designed to let a folded up Jane pram sit in the middle.

Go on, do it, you know you want to.

 

[Nigelo]

Agreed with the above. It was always the audio side of modifying I preferred. Would love to have a sub of some sort now but buggies etc reside in the boot instead these days!

Likewise, but I managed to sneak a small sub inside the spare tyre in the wheel well...

Wee box like this off ebay.

 

[impact]

More done tonight ...

Really wasn't looking forward to trying to get the speaker cable through the door. Managed though to get a bit of stiff solid copper cable wiggled through with the help of some lube of erm a certain nature.

Taped proper cable to that and pulled through ...

Mounted adapters and Silent Coated the door inner skin, inside and out and also outer skin ...

Soldered cables to speaker then mounted ...

Measured up to set adapter on door card to get seal against face but that for tomorrow.

 

[jimcupra]

Excellent work @impact coming along nicely