How do you make tweeter pods?
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How do you make tweeter pods? I've searched for hours here and over the net. I recently bought Polk MM6501 component speakers and would like to place my tweeters in the triangle piece in the door. I know people sell them but I'd like to try making them myself so I can get a feel for fiber glass. I understand the basic concept, creating a skeleton, wrapping it in cloth, applying resin and reinforce with fiberglass, but I'd like to know what people normally use to create the skeleton. I'm assuming it has to be adjustable so they can position the exact tweeter angle while in the car before wrapping. Also how to make the recessed screw hole. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks!
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I couldn't wait for replies so I just started making a skeleton. These pods are a work in progress and the next step is wrapping and fiber glassing. I still don't know what I'm doing so this is an interesting project. If the pods turn out nice, I'll post up some pics, if not I wont 
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I couldn't wait for replies so I just started making a skeleton. These pods are a work in progress and the next step is wrapping and fiber glassing. I still don't know what I'm doing so this is an interesting project. If the pods turn out nice, I'll post up some pics, if not I wont
Super Glue that to the "triangle" in the position i want the tweeter to sit.
Cut a small amount of clearance behind the tweeter
Stretch and secure grill cloth to the "triangle"
"wet out" the grill cloth with resin
once dry i start applying fiberglass and resin
after the thickness i want is achieved, I sand, sand, sand, and sand some more, then apply body filler, sand and repeat until smooth, then paint...
easy when youve done a few
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the way i normally do it is by making a small ring for my tweeter
Super Glue that to the "triangle" in the position i want the tweeter to sit.
Cut a small amount of clearance behind the tweeter
Stretch and secure grill cloth to the "triangle"
"wet out" the grill cloth with resin
once dry i start applying fiberglass and resin
after the thickness i want is achieved, I sand, sand, sand, and sand some more, then apply body filler, sand and repeat until smooth, then paint...
easy when youve done a few
Super Glue that to the "triangle" in the position i want the tweeter to sit.
Cut a small amount of clearance behind the tweeter
Stretch and secure grill cloth to the "triangle"
"wet out" the grill cloth with resin
once dry i start applying fiberglass and resin
after the thickness i want is achieved, I sand, sand, sand, and sand some more, then apply body filler, sand and repeat until smooth, then paint...
easy when youve done a few
I wanted to try to do it myself so I can gain a little experience, but if I screw up horribly I'll buy some.
Good info here... http://www.caraudio.com/forums/advan...-examples.html
I had no idea where to start with this project but me and some friends stumbled across different ways to start. We ended up tracing the triangle door piece on some thin sturdy wood we found in the shop and cut and smoothed it out. We then attached my tweeter ring to the wood at my preferred angle using metal back straps, screws and speed clips. I had to drill a hole for the side mirror bolt to clear but overall looks decent and so far seems very sturdy. I've never fiber glassed anything before but I'll practice on something else before I actually wrap the pods. I'll post pics up in a couple weeks. Hopefully the pods will turn out OK.
Thanks for all the tips!
