Interior paint??

ok i am just wondering has anyone here ever painted their seats with the dupli-color interior paint, b/c i painted my doors and they came out great so i was thinking of just painting just the middle of all my seats not the entire thing. Just for now until i get a custom interior. Well any ideas ,pros,cons would be greatly appricated.

No no no no no. :screwy:

I have to agree with whiteracer. I wouldn't paint the seats....ever. Painting seats = a bad idea, lol.

i dont think that is a very good idea

no paint on the seats!!!! if anything use fabric dye but you would have to be careful even with that... imagine if it bled out onto your clothes

no paint on the seats!!!! if anything use fabric dye but you would have to be careful even with that... imagine if it bled out onto your clothes

That was my thought too, and why I didn't suggest it. If you really can't stand the farbic on the seats, have them re-wrapped, or if you know how to, try it yourself.

has anyone re-wrapped there own seats with something other than vinyl such as neoprene, microsuede or micro fiber?? cuz i'm interested in those materials not cheap vinyl. any one?
Luke

has anyone re-wrapped there own seats with something other than vinyl such as neoprene, microsuede or micro fiber?? cuz i'm interested in those materials not cheap vinyl. any one?
Luke

Although I have near re-wrapped a seat on my own, I know how it is done. The process is the same, regardless of the material...leather, suede, vinyl, etc...the process to re-wrap is all the same.

Although I have near re-wrapped a seat on my own, I know how it is done. The process is the same, regardless of the material...leather, suede, vinyl, etc...the process to re-wrap is all the same.



no crap. i know its the same, but i don't know much about the materials..like do they stretch, tear easily etc, do they wear in the sun too much. that kinda stuff. i can't find to much info on the web.

no crap. i know its the same, but i don't know much about the materials..like do they stretch, tear easily etc, do they wear in the sun too much. that kinda stuff. i can't find to much info on the web.

Okay...well...hmm..maybe you should have STATED THAT in the first post instead of
"has anyone re-wrapped there own seats with something other than vinyl such as neoprene, microsuede or micro fiber?? cuz i'm interested in those materials not cheap vinyl. any one?
Luke."
Weren't very clear in that post there were ya? I answered the fricken question you asked. You want a different question answered? TheN ask it. But don't get snippy and say shit like "no crap..." when you didn't even ask that in the first place. If you'd ASK THAT...I WOULD HAVE ANSWERED THAT.

How exactly do you go about re-wraping the seats anyway? Do u know of any good links on the web that shows instructions or anything?

Buy racing seats.

Well I would, but getting my seats rewrapped would be cheaper would it not?

Guess I'm one of the few people anymore who would save up for 1 quality mod than add a bunch of little fake ones. Leave your seat stock man.

Dont hate, I got the cash for racing seats, but i was just thinking i'd go for a diff look. Racing seats may not look very good in a B2200

I can get you a link to a site showing how to do it in a few days. I don't have it saved on this computer and have to look it up, but I'll post it when I havea little more time.

yo dude, why don't you read my question a little more closely--i asked if any one has wrapped their seats with a material other than vinyl!! "has anyone re-wrapped there own seats with something other than vinyl such as neoprene, microsuede or micro fiber?? cuz i'm interested in those materials not cheap vinyl. any one?
Luke"
i'm interested in the materials not the process dumb ass

yo dude, why don't you read my question a little more closely--i asked if any one has wrapped their seats with a material other than vinyl!! "has anyone re-wrapped there own seats with something other than vinyl such as neoprene, microsuede or micro fiber?? cuz i'm interested in those materials not cheap vinyl. any one?
Luke"
i'm interested in the materials not the process dumb ass

HEY, DIPSHIT.....EARTH TO DIPSHIT...MY POST WASN'T TO YOU...I ALREADY HAD IT OUT WITH YOU...on 11-01-03 to be exact..and yes, a very fimailer first hand with nuevasuede wraped seats. My buddy has his complete interior done in it...seats, dash, door panels, etc. I used to have various peices done in it...I could give you info on it, but your being as ass, so why should I help...now...to my comment of
"I can get you a link to a site showing how to do it in a few days. I don't have it saved on this computer and have to look it up, but I'll post it when I havea little more time." wasn't a comment to you, so stop thinking you are the center of the universe asshole. It was in reasponse to this guys question...
How exactly do you go about re-wraping the seats anyway? Do u know of any good links on the web that shows instructions or anything?

Now, as you can see, he asked for a "good site." So stop being a mouthy asshole,. especially considering my post didn't concern you...WHY DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE AND READ BEFORE YOU POST. Now, if you hadn't been an ass to me on 10-30-03, I would have helped you with your question a long as time ago...but I don't help assholes, so get off your power trip and f off. You just flipped out over nothing.....HersheyLoc asked a question, and I posted a reasponse...if you'd bothered reading the damn thread, you would have seen that...but nooo....you had to go and start shit about stuff that didn't concern you for no reason at all. Now that I talked a bit about the fricken materials...get off my ass and realize not even frickin post or comment is directed towrds you...read before you post....

Ya DIPSHIT! I asked a question about wrapping seats, and I was given a reply. Stop being a dick about it, if you can't even understand wuts goin on. Not every post on here is about you.

Ya DIPSHIT! I asked a question about wrapping seats, and I was given a reply. Stop being a dick about it, if you can't even understand wuts goin on. Not every post on here is about you.

Hey, i'll get you that site, but the address is saved on the computer at home, and that's down right now....I'm currently posting from someone elses computer. I'll get you that site once the computer is back up and running.

Dont hate, I got the cash for racing seats, but i was just thinking i'd go for a diff look. Racing seats may not look very good in a B2200

lol, you're right, racing seats would look really weird in a truck. If you have the money for racing seats, why not just have an upholstery place rewrap the seats for you.

Just a hint:

http://www.jaron95.com/ot/burningtails.jpg

Just a hint:

http://www.jaron95.com/ot/burningtails.jpg
make me laugh...

Just a hint:

http://www.jaron95.com/ot/burningtails.jpg

oh geez...lol...nice pic....you always come up with funny pics, they're always good for a laugh...on a side note, the pic would be better if they were chrome ones burning....the darker colors aren't nearly as bad as the chrome ones...I hate chrome....a pic of the chrome ones burning...ahh....priceless...hey, you should make one of those "priceless" ad pics out of that pic.....lol...on a side note, that guys car would look a lot cleaner with SI sytle Red and White tails...if he wanted to be different he could smoke out the whith just a touch...enough to darken it to a smokey white when not lit..that wouldn't look too bad for tailights....better than those chrome ones.

aight dude listen. i know your post about a good site was for that other guy. i just happened to be late about responding to your last post concerning me. but i don't appreciate how you flip out on me simply because you didn't understand my question. i originally asked about materials other than vinyl , and you got all pissy on me because i corrected something. i wasn't trying to be an ass about it at first, shit on the internet always makes things look bad, but its cool if you don't want to help me out. there are millions of other people in the world that im sure know more about it than you do.
cya around

aight dude listen. i know your post about a good site was for that other guy. i just happened to be late about responding to your last post concerning me. but i don't appreciate how you flip out on me simply because you didn't understand my question. i originally asked about materials other than vinyl , and you got all pissy on me because i corrected something. i wasn't trying to be an ass about it at first, shit on the internet always makes things look bad, but its cool if you don't want to help me out. there are millions of other people in the world that im sure know more about it than you do.
cya around

Alright dude, I'll take this post as an apology for your part, and I apologize for my part in getting pissy as well. I just have it when people get rude over something that they misunderstood or that doesn't concern them. I didn't apperciate being called a dumbass...as you had already responded to my last post concerning you well before that post was made...but that's a moot point, I am not here to agrue. Anyways, Tell you want...I'll help you out a bit since I don't have beef with you, just don't go calling me a dumbass or being rude to me, as I don't appericate it AT ALL.....You want to know about Suede? There are 2 commen types used on interiors...ultrasuede and nuevasuede....nuevesuede costs more, but is thicker and of higher quality. It won't wear as qucikly...and won't have a problem with the "pile" of the suede going flat...it should stay fine. However, you are going to want to Seal and protect it...don't scrww with using Scotchgaurd, which has to be re-applied every few months...use a product called Microseal. It puts scotchgaurd to shame. It's what Bill Gates using to protect the carpet and fabric on his yatch and in his house....it's what a lot of top custom interior shops, like Superior Auto Tirm...use to seal and protect the fabric. I am not sure where you can obtain microseal....but look around. That is the best product to use...period...and you'll want it to make your nuevasuede waterproof and protected. Nuevasuede will be easier than vinyl to work with, and it will look much much cleaner. If you need to know the stongest adheasive you can get that's not out of a 5 gallon can and sprayed with a spray gun, I can get the name for you, but I'll have to look it up in my notes. Anyways, there's a breif rundown on the 2 commen types of suede, as well as what to seal it with....I hope it helped out...if I misunderstood your question, don't flip out and be rude....just tell me calmly.

HersheyLoc, here's the site I promised you awhile back...sorry I couldn't post it to you sooner...

http://www.teamgroundzero.net/doityourself.asp?id=409

r u guys talkin' about my altezzas?

r u guys talkin' about my altezzas?
you're a quick one..

r u guys talkin' about my altezzas?

you're a quick one..

Ricochet, you think we should give him a chance, be nice, and show him the way? then again, maybve not....of well, I'll help him out, here's a hint...Chrome sucks, espeically chrome Altezza's....those=bad.....there, I helped out and showed him the way.....partly anyways, lol. Anyways, welcome to AF SkylineGTRboi, and if you havn't figured it out, chrome altezza's arn't well liked here at AF.

Yeah, if you have altezzas, dont even bother posting pics of your car, youre just going to get flamed right on out of here. As for the interior paint thing though...DO NOT paint it some bright color...red, white, blue, green, etc. IMO, one of the best interior mods you can do is paint your interior black, and then get an aluminum dash kit. If you have black racing seats like Ricochet, this looks REALLY good. One of my best friends has an eclipse...black leather, painted black dash and interior, with an aluminum dash kit, and it looks GORGEOUS!

hey eckoman- thanks for you help. i promise, from now on i'll be mr. nice guy :) just a couple of questions for ya. where can i buy either type of synthetic suedes? theres a joann fabrics that local, idk if they would carry it. any online places? what kind of price difference are we talking about. last two questions, can i sew it up using the same process thats on that website you posted(i came across it in the past-thats what gave me the idea to reupholster seats) and lastly, whats the importance of "sealing" the synthetic suede.
thanks man, i appreciate it,

Luke

woah chill dang, i like altezzas, besides i bought the car with altezzas. IMO they look betta den stock. Clear Altezzas would like nice too but hey, i ain't gonna waste money when i already have some altezzas. BTW i like it white for the interior, if i could, i'd make it completely white, like one of those show cars. why would u paint it black if it's already black?

Its not black. Its a dull grey color. When I say black I mean a deep, rich, black.

IMO they look betta den stock.
Um, no. Everybody has them, they're beyond played out, and they're just plain gay. You'll learn young grasshoppa.

don't like it? too bad it's my car. do wut u want to your car ain't no one sayin' n e thing about it. You say no like it's a fact. Who do u think u are? I don't care if everyone has them, i like them. BTW the interior is dark black, not gray, only the seats are grey.

If you don't care then why did you change your sig..

I wanted to check it out. Can I get the link to see his car. BTW, I once had altezzas(they actually werent too bad at the time,) ...:disappoin... but then I sold them a good while back, right before they died out and actually got my money back(or most of it), you wont get jack shit for them now-a-days.... anyways, you will learn just as ricochet said. You're actually lucky, he was pretty nice to you....:evillol:

hey eckoman- thanks for you help. i promise, from now on i'll be mr. nice guy :) just a couple of questions for ya. where can i buy either type of synthetic suedes? theres a joann fabrics that local, idk if they would carry it. any online places? what kind of price difference are we talking about. last two questions, can i sew it up using the same process thats on that website you posted(i came across it in the past-thats what gave me the idea to reupholster seats) and lastly, whats the importance of "sealing" the synthetic suede.
thanks man, i appreciate it,

Luke

Hey, you're welcome for the help...and being nicer in the future will be appericated. You should be able to get either of the suede at a big fabirc supply store. I don't know if Jo-Ann's would have it, you could call and check. But I know a big fabic/upholstry place, would have it. There's a place here in Portland called Fabric depot I beleive that has it, and I forget the name of the other place with a good sized selection of both types, and many different colors...go to the yellow pages, look up fabrics, as well and upholstery...for upholstery you'll want to look for thr suppliers in the area, not the actual uphostering shops. Call around to find the places in your area that sell it and have a decend sized selection, as there are many color's available...the same method as the link show'd would apply to the suede as well...the process for re-upholstering is the same, regardless of fabric. Only the type of fabirc you are working and sewing with changes. Also, it doesn't NEED to be sealed, as in, it's not going to like suffer a painful fabric death if you don't. Using the miscoseal you act to make it premanently waterproof/ resistent and stain proof/resistent (they say waterproof, etc, but usually this is just a higher level of resistence, to a certian extend). This, of course, will help it stay cleaner longer. I also believe there is aUV protectant qaulity to the stuff, though I havn't read on it in a long time, so don't quote me on that part. Either way, this added proection keeps it cleaner longer, helping it last longer. It especially helps, due to the "nap" suede has. The Microseal seals and waterproofs it, helping keep the nap nicer, much much longer. Also, this eqausls less scrubing, etc, to clean out water, soda, or other stains...which will help it last longer. Basically, it's always a good idea to use the microseal if you can find it...it puts scotchgaurd to shame...like i said, this stuff is a one time application, it's premanent. I hope this helps you out some. Oh yea, out of curiousity, can I ask where are you from?

eckoman-i'm from western ny. i'm very meticulous about my car so i keep it very clean, but everyone knows that accidents happen. so i'll try to get ahold of this stuff. how much are we talking for this microseal? and what kind of life difference(of the fabric) would occur? if i can't get ahold of it, would scotchgaurd be better than not using anything at all? i'll call around and see what local upholstry shops are here. i know my friend had his seats done somewhere local so i'll have to ask him and then i'll see if they sell just fabric. out of curiousity, have you done your own upholstry? when i first cam across that site i was going to use vinyl but was steered away from it by my aunt who is like an expert sewer, she said sewing vinyl is not very easy and the stress/weight put on it will cause the seams to act like a perferated line and just tear apart. she suggested i find something else.
anyways, get back to me soon.

thanks again

If you don't care then why did you change your sig..

i like this integra...got another problem??? shiet i'll change it back if i want to.

I wanted to check it out. Can I get the link to see his car. BTW, I once had altezzas(they actually werent too bad at the time,) ...:disappoin... but then I sold them a good while back, right before they died out and actually got my money back(or most of it), you wont get jack shit for them now-a-days.... anyways, you will learn just as ricochet said. You're actually lucky, he was pretty nice to you....:evillol:


http://www.cardomain.com/id/vietec

dude your sig takes up a whole page.. god you're fucking annoying

i don't care if it takes up the whole page.

"don't start no shiet, there won't be no shiet"

i don't care if it takes up the whole page.

"don't start no shiet, there won't be no shiet"

Out of respect for the members of the board, it does take up quite a bit of needless space from a moderator standpoint. One car or the other in your sig is fine, but having 2 good sized pics like that takes up a lot of space. You may not care, but other people on here including those that own the site and pay the bandwidth costs for the site DO care. ;)

i don't care if it takes up the whole page.

"don't start no shiet, there won't be no shiet"


ahhh hahahaha i'm sorry thats just tooo funny :rofl: :lol: :lol2: :loser:

Stop saying shiet, no ones gonna harass you for saying shit man.

i guess i'll have to go with the one with the altezzas cuz it annoys peeps haha, don't like it, don't look.

yeah it's from youngbloodz if u ever heard of them.

"sorry u didnt like my setup..ur chick loves it tho..specialy my back seat fag !! hahhahahahahah" lol he roastin', u seem to be dissing on a lot of peeps on cardomain, u say your car is a type r but all u got is a picture, who knows if it was photoshopped.

eckoman-i'm from western ny. i'm very meticulous about my car so i keep it very clean, but everyone knows that accidents happen. so i'll try to get ahold of this stuff. how much are we talking for this microseal? and what kind of life difference(of the fabric) would occur? if i can't get ahold of it, would scotchgaurd be better than not using anything at all? i'll call around and see what local upholstry shops are here. i know my friend had his seats done somewhere local so i'll have to ask him and then i'll see if they sell just fabric. out of curiousity, have you done your own upholstry? when i first cam across that site i was going to use vinyl but was steered away from it by my aunt who is like an expert sewer, she said sewing vinyl is not very easy and the stress/weight put on it will cause the seams to act like a perferated line and just tear apart. she suggested i find something else.
anyways, get back to me soon.

thanks again

If you can't get ahold of the microseal, re-applying scothcgaurd WILL be better than having nothing would be, but it's not permantant, so re-apply it every month or 2 would be my suggestion. I am not sure "exactly" how long scotchgaurd lasts, a lot depends on the traffic the area see's, etc...if you end up using a cleaning product on the interior, it will re-move the scotchgaurd as well, so re-apply it to the area. I am not sure of the exact costs of microseal, I got a bit free once, so I never really looked at the cost on that. I have not done my own upholstery yet....I don't want to re-cover the stock seat, it sucks ass and the padding is worn a bit, plus is looks dorky. I could re-build the padding I suppose, but I'd rather get new seats. So I am weighting to do my own seats until I get new ones. If I get integra seats I'd probably do it to the seats....but I have my heart set on the burgadny and black recarosude sport seats....and then after getting thoses I'll recover the backseat to match. I mean, I really havn't had the time laterly to do anything that is an in-depth project on my car...seeing as I need it to get to work and back, then college classes and finals, and now the holidays. I might do it when things die down a bit. The life difference between with and without a microseal itself really might not be much...I am, the streghth, ply, and thickness of the fabric is the same....In the end though, it will hold up and look better in the long run, due to the added protection if gives.....and if you ever spill a red soda, like code red...on your new seats, trust me, You'll be glad you applied this stuff...red dyes stainscan be damn near impossible to completly re-move, a lot of the time you end up having to have it re-dyed to cover it.

yeah it's from youngbloodz if u ever heard of them.

"sorry u didnt like my setup..ur chick loves it tho..specialy my back seat fag !! hahhahahahahah" lol he roastin', u seem to be dissing on a lot of peeps on cardomain, u say your car is a type r but all u got is a picture, who knows if it was photoshopped.
You're such an ignorant wigger, please tazer your nutsack so you don't infect this world with your rotten DNA.

aww man... i love code red.. damn i'm gonna have to find this microseal stuff, applying that scotchgaurd every 2 months or so would be a pain in the ass.... i here ya about not having anytime to work on projects with work and college and what not--same exact boat i'm in. i guess when i get to this project i'll start with the rear seats first. that way theres no big rush for getting them back in. as for now, i've got 2 fiberglass projects to complete before getting to this one.

i guess i'll have to go with the one with the altezzas cuz it annoys peeps haha, don't like it, don't look.

yeah it's from youngbloodz if u ever heard of them.

"sorry u didnt like my setup..ur chick loves it tho..specialy my back seat fag !! hahhahahahahah" lol he roastin', u seem to be dissing on a lot of peeps on cardomain, u say your car is a type r but all u got is a picture, who knows if it was photoshopped.

Okay man, lay off the flaming, insults and name calling, and show some respect to AF members. You don't just join and come in here acting all big and bad, insulting other members and picking fights. Show some respect to the Vets and other members here at AF. Saying that type of junk is a good way to get banned or run out of here. You've had only 10 posts, and almost every one of them has been nothing but starting fights and insulting other members....why don't you try posting something productive for a change...

aww man... i love code red.. damn i'm gonna have to find this microseal stuff, applying that scotchgaurd every 2 months or so would be a pain in the ass.... i here ya about not having anytime to work on projects with work and college and what not--same exact boat i'm in. i guess when i get to this project i'll start with the rear seats first. that way theres no big rush for getting them back in. as for now, i've got 2 fiberglass projects to complete before getting to this one.

I felt the need to sperate this response from my above one, for reason's which I am sure are obivious..they pertain to 2 doffernt things with 2 differetn people....now..back on track...lol....

Yeah, it can be a pain, and scotchgaurd doesn't repell nearly as well, but it's better than having nothing at all...When I first got my car, a friend spilled red strawberry soda UNDER the passenger seat...luckly you can't see it cuz it's UNDER the seat....that red dye never came out...if'd I'd had microseal, or uneven scotchgaurd in there, the stain might still be there, but it certainly would be less, and not the deep deep red it is now. Yea, if you like drinkin soda a lot in your car, either get the microseal, and if you can't get it re-applying scotchgaurd every few months is better than nothing..I saw your fiberglass trunk project with the amp/bandpass box on your site...how's that coming along? Is this your first fiberglass project? Any progress? I want to do a fiberglass project in my trunk, dynamat it, etc..but the same problem...time...well, that and it's too rainy and cold out for me to do that right now...the garge temp would be too cold unless I stuck a protable heater in there, and I don't wanna do that with all the fumes, etc...lol. I don't really wanna attempt it in this weather, so once spring and summer roll around, better weather, longer days, etc, I'll try something. It always comes down to time, doesn't it? Also, if you don't dirve ppl around a lot, you could do the passenger seat first. That way you have the drivers seat to refer to when puting it back toghter if you forget what peice goes where. Either way, for both the front seats and the back seat, take lots of before and during pictures, so if you get lost, forget what goes where, etc...you have lots of visuals to refer to....keep me posted, and good luck with all your projects.

eckoman-i'll let you know any details that i find out about the suede and microseal stuff from local places. as for the fiberglass audio project- yes its my first fiberglass project. i've played with fiberglass only once before and it was using resin jelly. do not, i repeat do not use resin jelly, it is by far the worst crap to work with. when i bought the normal polyester resin, i was like holy shit this is as easy as eating cake. as for progress on the project, i had made some, tested, found out it didn't work the way i wanted and was brought 1 step back. that box that i made to house the amp is going to be covered with a plexiglass window, which will be lit using UV leds(altho i think i may switch to UV cold cathode tubes, i just happen to have leds lying around so thats why i originally was going to use them). on the plexiglass window i'm going to sandblast the ensignia from the amp. if you look at the picture of the amp, it has like a large X with a circle in the middle. my dad will be able to sandblast it, we just need to figure out the best way to mask of the design.(any suggestions on this?). anyways, on top of this, i'm going to elevate the amp about a 1/4 of an inch off the bottom peice of the box. i had flush mounted 4 UV leds in the base board, with the wires on the back side of the box, but when i tested it out, it was no where near the amount of glow i was looking for. so i had to unsoldier all the connections from the back, and now i need to order some cold cathode tubes. i have a spare one that i tested to see what kind of glow it would produce underneath the amp and it looks awesome! i found an amazingly cheap place to buy them too, so i need to order those, mount them, figure out the wiring, and then i'll be able to finally mount the box to the fiberglass shell. on the shell, i patched that hole up with 2 layers-it turned out really well!! as for working in the cold weather, just wear lots and lots of cloths! i can't find my digital camera or i'd get pics of what i'm talking about.
Luke

eckoman-i'll let you know any details that i find out about the suede and microseal stuff from local places. as for the fiberglass audio project- yes its my first fiberglass project. i've played with fiberglass only once before and it was using resin jelly. do not, i repeat do not use resin jelly, it is by far the worst crap to work with. when i bought the normal polyester resin, i was like holy shit this is as easy as eating cake. as for progress on the project, i had made some, tested, found out it didn't work the way i wanted and was brought 1 step back. that box that i made to house the amp is going to be covered with a plexiglass window, which will be lit using UV leds(altho i think i may switch to UV cold cathode tubes, i just happen to have leds lying around so thats why i originally was going to use them). on the plexiglass window i'm going to sandblast the ensignia from the amp. if you look at the picture of the amp, it has like a large X with a circle in the middle. my dad will be able to sandblast it, we just need to figure out the best way to mask of the design.(any suggestions on this?). anyways, on top of this, i'm going to elevate the amp about a 1/4 of an inch off the bottom peice of the box. i had flush mounted 4 UV leds in the base board, with the wires on the back side of the box, but when i tested it out, it was no where near the amount of glow i was looking for. so i had to unsoldier all the connections from the back, and now i need to order some cold cathode tubes. i have a spare one that i tested to see what kind of glow it would produce underneath the amp and it looks awesome! i found an amazingly cheap place to buy them too, so i need to order those, mount them, figure out the wiring, and then i'll be able to finally mount the box to the fiberglass shell. on the shell, i patched that hole up with 2 layers-it turned out really well!! as for working in the cold weather, just wear lots and lots of cloths! i can't find my digital camera or i'd get pics of what i'm talking about.
Luke

Where did you get the cold cathode tubes at? Yea, if you find the digital cam, post some pics. So you are masking off the rest execpt the design, or masking off the design only? You could have some vinyl made to the shape you need, and apply that to mask it off...just remove it when your done...there you go...similar to how they mask off when flames are painted on a car. So are you screwing the plexiglass to the box? That's cool your dad does sandblasting, that's gotta save you some $$. Are you using screws to mount the fiberglass shell to the car...I assume you are using screws to mount the box to the shell. Also, did you have to make any airholes or anything in the box/pelixiglass to give the amp some airflow..i read once this was important, but am not sure, as this is outside my area of immidiate expertise, lol. As you can see, I havn't attempted a fiberglassing project yet, lol. Good luck finding the suede up there, it shouldn't be too hard to find...I looked it up in the yellow pages a long time ago and found several places here that sell it. Now I just need time. I was going to do my whole trunk with a custom install this last summer, plus all new equipment...my buddy used to do custom installs for car toys for 3 or 4 years when he lived in Arizona, but his cell go disconnected and I wasn't able to get back in touch with him, cuz he moved to a new area of town. Kind of blows, we were gonna work on it in last June. I've seen stuff he'd done before...good work too. And he wasn't gonna charge, it was a bummer he moved to a different area and I lost track of him...I guess I got discourged for a while after that happened, lol, cuz some of the idea's I had at the time where way to hard to do on my own for a first time project. It's ironic, his name was also Luke, lol.

i found the tubes at www.case-mod.com 2x 12in tubes for 6 bucks total!! its a steal. i never thought about using vinyl to mask it off.thats a good idea. yes everything else will be masked off so that the symbol will be sand blasted. the plexiglass will be mounted to the box. if you look in those pictures i had, i have four "posts" to mount the plexi to. they are just peices of mdf. i haven't yet glued them to the box tho, because i want to make sure that the window will sit flush with the rest of the box when it is carpeted.so i won't glue them in until i order the carpet, that way i know exactly how thick it is. as for mounting the whole thing to the car, i have no idea how to do that, lol. i haven't the slightest clue, but i'll get to that when the time comes. to mount the box to the shell, i'm going to be using wooden dowels. the box will be "suspended" and angled. i need to make sure that my trunk can still close when the box is in there! lol so i need to make sure its out of the way.i also heard people asking about airflow and what not, but i heard from very good sources that you don't need to worry about airflow unless you are running some serious wattage. the only other thing i'm going to be doing really to the shell, is cutting out a good size hole in the bottom of it(no one will see) so that i will still be able to reach inside for wires and what not. when i stretch fleece over the whole thing, i'm gonna run pull strings from the amp box, out through the fleece. this way when it comes time to running the real wires, i can just use the string as a fish line, and pull the wires through. don't be discouraged! DIY are the greatest thing since sliced bread. i love working on projects. they are my hobby. i hate winter because its too friggin cold out to work on most projects. after i finish up this one, i'm designing and building my own front and rear lips for the car. i hope by then my fiberglass skills are good enough!! ahah. actually the hardest part about that project is going to be sanding and shaping the foam. owell thats for when i get there. now where did you say you were from ? just out of curiousity.

Luke

i found the tubes at www.case-mod.com 2x 12in tubes for 6 bucks total!! its a steal. i never thought about using vinyl to mask it off.thats a good idea. yes everything else will be masked off so that the symbol will be sand blasted. the plexiglass will be mounted to the box. if you look in those pictures i had, i have four "posts" to mount the plexi to. they are just peices of mdf. i haven't yet glued them to the box tho, because i want to make sure that the window will sit flush with the rest of the box when it is carpeted.so i won't glue them in until i order the carpet, that way i know exactly how thick it is. as for mounting the whole thing to the car, i have no idea how to do that, lol. i haven't the slightest clue, but i'll get to that when the time comes. to mount the box to the shell, i'm going to be using wooden dowels. the box will be "suspended" and angled. i need to make sure that my trunk can still close when the box is in there! lol so i need to make sure its out of the way.i also heard people asking about airflow and what not, but i heard from very good sources that you don't need to worry about airflow unless you are running some serious wattage. the only other thing i'm going to be doing really to the shell, is cutting out a good size hole in the bottom of it(no one will see) so that i will still be able to reach inside for wires and what not. when i stretch fleece over the whole thing, i'm gonna run pull strings from the amp box, out through the fleece. this way when it comes time to running the real wires, i can just use the string as a fish line, and pull the wires through. don't be discouraged! DIY are the greatest thing since sliced bread. i love working on projects. they are my hobby. i hate winter because its too friggin cold out to work on most projects. after i finish up this one, i'm designing and building my own front and rear lips for the car. i hope by then my fiberglass skills are good enough!! ahah. actually the hardest part about that project is going to be sanding and shaping the foam. owell thats for when i get there. now where did you say you were from ? just out of curiousity.

Luke

I am from the portland, oregon, area. That idea of "fishing" the wires is one way around how to wire it after install, lol. I got the vinyl idea from how they paint flames on cars. Did you get the DIY fiberglass lips idea from that thread in the exterior/bodykit forums? I've read that thread before. So you are carpeting the outside of the box and the edges? I don't imagine you are carpeting the inside since you painted it black. Get us pics of the trunk when it's done..I hope none of the wooden doles holding it up brake when u are driving, that would suck. Isn't there a better way, maybe use wooden dowels to figure out the length you need, then use metal rods instead for the final install, since they'll be stronger. I have heard from lacal stereo shops that if you bolt the fiberglass shell, heck, MDF, anything, to the trunk, you should put some silicon in the hole the screw is in so water can't leak in. I'd feel safer myself by trying to figure out how to get some airflow in there, but I guess that's me and my "better safe than sorry" attitude.

Okay man, lay off the flaming, insults and name calling, and show some respect to AF members. You don't just join and come in here acting all big and bad, insulting other members and picking fights. Show some respect to the Vets and other members here at AF. Saying that type of junk is a good way to get banned or run out of here. You've had only 10 posts, and almost every one of them has been nothing but starting fights and insulting other members....why don't you try posting something productive for a change...

Took the words right out of my mouth Eckoman. He was really pushing the line with his attitude in this thread. I was almost about to puch that ban button myself, but since he shortened up his sig a bit and romoved one of the pics from it, I decided to chill a little bit on the matter and I'll just keep a close eye on any further posts of his. Altezzas are just taillights SkylineGTRboi, no need to get all defensive and name calling about them just because another person expresses their hate for them (which has already been beaten to a pulp around here). They are like a played out song IMO, most people don't like them because they are so common. I love my stock OEM read/clears. Original, no extra cost, and they are the "in" thing nowadays. ;) Plus, you can't pull off the OG JDM look with Euro tails, you need something OEM or JDM for that. But your car is your car, do whatever makes you happy with it, and ignore what people think of it if it's not to your liking.

Took the words right out of my mouth Eckoman. He was really pushing the line with his attitude in this thread. I was almost about to puch that ban button myself, but since he shortened up his sig a bit and romoved one of the pics from it, I decided to chill a little bit on the matter and I'll just keep a close eye on any further posts of his. Altezzas are just taillights SkylineGTRboi, no need to get all defensive and name calling about them just because another person expresses their hate for them (which has already been beaten to a pulp around here). They are like a played out song IMO, most people don't like them because they are so common. I love my stock OEM read/clears. Original, no extra cost, and they are the "in" thing nowadays. ;) Plus, you can't pull off the OG JDM look with Euro tails, you need something OEM or JDM for that. But your car is your car, do whatever makes you happy with it, and ignore what people think of it if it's not to your liking.

Yeah, his attitude was downright rude and disrespectful, not to mention his sig made all his posts a serious waste of bandwidth. I was kind of guessing you where thinking about banning him.