crystalworks
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That pinstriping really cleans things up. A lot.
BMW e46 330cI by Notloudenuf
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Notloudenuf
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Working on the box some more
Notloudenuf
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Spent several hours in the shop today.
I wanted to show off my "custom circle jig" I made it years ago and it has done quite well despite its looks.
Also, a plunge router would be awesome but I work with what I got.
I've always wanted a box with flushed in woofers so I built one.
Yes, before you say it the woofers are not centered in the box. I centered them in the ski pass through.
The plan is to trim out the box to make it flush with the sides and walled off from the rest of the trunk. I'm not sure what to cover it in.
Thoughts are matching gray trunk liner, black vinyl or black carpet,
Ports out the side and with the rear deck speakers removed, firing up through the holes.
I wanted to show off my "custom circle jig" I made it years ago and it has done quite well despite its looks.
Also, a plunge router would be awesome but I work with what I got.
I've always wanted a box with flushed in woofers so I built one.
Yes, before you say it the woofers are not centered in the box. I centered them in the ski pass through.
The plan is to trim out the box to make it flush with the sides and walled off from the rest of the trunk. I'm not sure what to cover it in.
Thoughts are matching gray trunk liner, black vinyl or black carpet,
Ports out the side and with the rear deck speakers removed, firing up through the holes.
Afghan Vet
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Wow! That is going to be a lot of fun on so many of my tracks! I’m so looking forward to getting an extended demo!
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Agreed! Matching on trunk side and the checkerboard around the subs would look cool.
crystalworks
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That thing is going to play hard. Last E46 I did was an Infinity setup with a similar box setup but only a single RE Audio SEX10. It was pretty clean sound, yours is going to be craziness. Maybe I'll post a thread about it, don't want to clutter up yours. But this is what it ended up looking like.
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Love me a nice clean bmw build!! Great work so far [emoji1417][emoji1417]
I did an IB in my E90, through the ski pass (well, cut my own, seats don’t fold and didn’t have a ski pass).
Grey carpet on trunk side, black paint on front side.
Initially used a 12w3, but now have a 12w7 waiting to go in (just need to tweak my baffle to accommodate). Using an older IDQ12v2 in the meantime. I’ve fallen in love with IB lol
But even if I do go back to a box, will prob do sealed firing through ski pass, or ported with ports also firing directly into cabin like you’re doing.
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I did an IB in my E90, through the ski pass (well, cut my own, seats don’t fold and didn’t have a ski pass).
Grey carpet on trunk side, black paint on front side.
Initially used a 12w3, but now have a 12w7 waiting to go in (just need to tweak my baffle to accommodate). Using an older IDQ12v2 in the meantime. I’ve fallen in love with IB lol
But even if I do go back to a box, will prob do sealed firing through ski pass, or ported with ports also firing directly into cabin like you’re doing.
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We carried the RE SEX and SX lines at work. The SEX10 and 12 are some of my favorite budget subs.
Jay
Notloudenuf
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I'm still doing stuff.
Finally figured out how to get the rear bumper off.
Looking weird
Bondo here and spot putty there
I think I can get a first coat of paint on it tonight.
Finally figured out how to get the rear bumper off.
Looking weird
Bondo here and spot putty there
I think I can get a first coat of paint on it tonight.
Notloudenuf
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Progress for the weekend. Filled and sanded everything. I only had 1 can of color match so I bought an AutoZone universal jet black can to cover the bondo and primer. didn't think it was worthwhile to "waste" the good paint just covering up the primer. It look the whole can of jet black to cover the primer and then the whole can of color match to paint the bumper. No bad interactions between the two different paint brands, so that was nice.
I'm pretty sure this is the first coat of clear
One (of many) noob mistake was going out there this morning to sand out some runs and spray the last bit of clear and the humidity and temp was so different from inside the garage to outside the paint sweated out from under itself. It looked terrible. Here's the best picture that showed how bad it was.
On the stereo side I did get the Pioneer in the dash. There aren't any speakers hooked up yet so it'll just be window dressing until I get further with that.
I fought with dash and kit for 2 hours and I'll have you know I only cried for 20 minutes.
No pictures but I installed a new windshield cowl cover and windshield seal. Looks much better as those showed 19 years of sun damage.
I'm pretty sure this is the first coat of clear
One (of many) noob mistake was going out there this morning to sand out some runs and spray the last bit of clear and the humidity and temp was so different from inside the garage to outside the paint sweated out from under itself. It looked terrible. Here's the best picture that showed how bad it was.
On the stereo side I did get the Pioneer in the dash. There aren't any speakers hooked up yet so it'll just be window dressing until I get further with that.
I fought with dash and kit for 2 hours and I'll have you know I only cried for 20 minutes.
No pictures but I installed a new windshield cowl cover and windshield seal. Looks much better as those showed 19 years of sun damage.
Cool updates. Check out Benny Z's build log on diyma.
My wife has an 02 330i she competes with and as her daily driver.
Don't waste your time with stock locations. They suck. Not worth the trouble.
You can get 3" in dash or a 2" would be easier.
Then do midbass in kick panels.
Plenty of room in kicks after u remove some metal.
And personally I've never had good luck w bondo spot filler.
It always lifts off the panel once temps start to fluctuate.
If you need help or some ideas on the car, just ask...as Chefhow said...I know the E36 and 46 better than most when it comes to audio.
While you're on maintenance...make sure to do coolant expansion tank.
The 50skid on youtube is a great resource for repair video info.
My wife has an 02 330i she competes with and as her daily driver.
Don't waste your time with stock locations. They suck. Not worth the trouble.
You can get 3" in dash or a 2" would be easier.
Then do midbass in kick panels.
Plenty of room in kicks after u remove some metal.
And personally I've never had good luck w bondo spot filler.
It always lifts off the panel once temps start to fluctuate.
If you need help or some ideas on the car, just ask...as Chefhow said...I know the E36 and 46 better than most when it comes to audio.
While you're on maintenance...make sure to do coolant expansion tank.
The 50skid on youtube is a great resource for repair video info.
Notloudenuf
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The back of the box will be the amp rack. I covered it in trunk liner first and then black vinyl.
Found some good color match to the factory trunk liner the color is called "Silver"
Looks like a ghost
In the car
I thought the amps turned out good when they're mounted
I also got some Noico in the mail this week for the doors. Might have some tunes pretty soon.
I'm gonna finish the trunk out before I pull the doors apart. I have the sides scribed and will cut and carpet the flush mount amp rack covers tomorrow.
Found some good color match to the factory trunk liner the color is called "Silver"
Looks like a ghost
In the car
I thought the amps turned out good when they're mounted
I also got some Noico in the mail this week for the doors. Might have some tunes pretty soon.
I'm gonna finish the trunk out before I pull the doors apart. I have the sides scribed and will cut and carpet the flush mount amp rack covers tomorrow.
Notloudenuf
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Why is the sewer piped into your sub box?
Because it's the shit