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Old 06-24-2007, 03:48 PM
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Here are some pics of my system... I threw the plexi together really quick at work and I still need to polish it up quite a bit, but I just wanted a starting point... When its all said and done the plexi work alone will prolly be about $1000 worth.

Oh, and please pardon the one sub missing the dust cover, I only had one sub so I grabbed one we had lying around at work...
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Originally Posted by Sk8runeg
When its all said and done the plexi work alone will prolly be about $1000 worth.
Old 06-24-2007, 05:27 PM
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looks pretty good, not real crazy, and i dont see $1000 worth of plexi work. what else do you have going on with plexi?
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I'd cover that box in some black vinyl or at least some color matching carpet but lookes like it's coming around. I would also like to know more about the plexi
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Those of you questioning wat the plexi is worth... The amount of plexi that went into it is probably only a couple hundred dollars... The labor of polishing it and making all the edges perfect is at least 1-2 days, and where I work(installing custom stereos), that would go for a good $1000...
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Originally Posted by Sk8runeg
Those of you questioning wat the plexi is worth... The amount of plexi that went into it is probably only a couple hundred dollars... The labor of polishing it and making all the edges perfect is at least 1-2 days, and where I work(installing custom stereos), that would go for a good $1000...
I could see the acrylic being a lot since it looks like it's 3/4" and you probably had to cut it from a large sheet wasting the rest.... but 2 days to shape it??? - I had no idea..
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I've always heated the edges to get it "polished", using aporpane torch on low and constantly moving the flame.
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looks awesome. wish i had a setup like that, so how hard does it hit?
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Originally Posted by FireSilverLullaby
looks awesome. wish i had a setup like that, so how hard does it hit?
Very... but not hard enough... New speakers and subs will be in soon
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Originally Posted by fredmr39
I could see the acrylic being a lot since it looks like it's 3/4" and you probably had to cut it from a large sheet wasting the rest.... but 2 days to shape it??? - I had no idea..

Well, first all the edges need to be perfectly even, then you need to sand it up to like 2000 grit, then buff it and polish it... Its not so much as hard on a flat edge, but when its rounded it takes FOREVER
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Boston Acoustics makes some really nice stuff. How do you like that amp??
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I love that amp. Its a 4 channel 100x4 @ 4ohms, or 450x2 @ 2ohms. Its powering my front speakers and both my subs. Truly an amazing amp, even though it was $700.
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Nice!

Very original

Very custom

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Did you cut out the plexi wiht a CNC?
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