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23rd August 2008, 09:31 | #21 |
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Sorry to be a pain, can anyone tell me where the MDF is screwed into exactly? I have my speakers, alas not the car (it's in the repair shop...) but I'm trying to do as much prep work as I can. I'll never be able to find the time to do the whole job in one hit anyway.
Is the MDF construction a bit like a hollow cylinder or tube then? Are there perhaps some metal "legs" that you screw the MDF into? Without having a dismantled door in front of me, I just can't picture it. Given that the total thickness of the MDF pieces is 1 3/4", do you need really long screws? I'm planning on a trip to Wickes (will also pick up some sound deadening stuff along with the MDF) so could you please tell me what type of screws to get? Many thanks. |
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most good hi-fi speakers have a filling, there not an empty box
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This had occurred to me too (again, without examining the dismantled doors myself). Surely it would make sense, as well as lining with a deadening material (bituminous flashing tape etc) , to actually stuff the remaining space with an "acoustic" wadding?
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you cant fill all the space with acoustic wadding, as the window drops down past the back of the speakers
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Oh yes, got my sums wrong! I think you may have misstyped too, Nocturnal. I think the total thickness of the fronts is one and a quarter inches.
Thanks for bringing to my attention though! |
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rofl.. I did indeed
when i tried to submit the thread the site went wobbly and i never got to see the thread till I just re-read it and thought what a muppet I've done the same thing hehe.. I had typed 1 1/4" but when i added the space between the 1's I deleted one of them no worries... as long as youre set I will eventually get around to upgrading my speakers so allways look in on these threads |
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By the way, the MDF rings, which I must say I know I'm going to have trouble cutting, are readily available on ebay for reasonable sums, see here.
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