intern8tion9l Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 pshh, I wish it was that cheap here. Everyplace I went to around here quoted me $200-$400. So therefore starting this week, Im going to be making my own. i live near unique autosports, want a quote from them? Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 I personally would not make it out of wood. Too heavy. I would use some kind of very strong foam board. I found some stuff at Hobby Lobby once that seemed like it might work, they have it in various thicknesses too. That would be significantly lighter. I don't really care too much about the logo, but I always wanted a liner that extends to the very edge of the trunk lid like all the decent non-cheap cars have. Quote
Brian P Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 pshh, I wish it was that cheap here. Everyplace I went to around here quoted me $200-$400. So therefore starting this week, Im going to be making my own. i live near unique autosports, want a quote from them? http://www.uniqueautosport.com/uas.html Quote
slick Posted October 31, 2006 Author Report Posted October 31, 2006 I personally would not make it out of wood. Too heavy. I would use some kind of very strong foam board. I found some stuff at Hobby Lobby once that seemed like it might work, they have it in various thicknesses too. That would be significantly lighter. I don't really care too much about the logo, but I always wanted a liner that extends to the very edge of the trunk lid like all the decent non-cheap cars have. Hmm... I might have to make a run to the local store and see what they have. If they have something that is much lighter, but very sturdy, I'd like to use that instead. Much easier to cut and form, and TONS easier to mount to the trunk lid. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 I think they did have something very sturdy in various thicknesses like 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", etc. You could probably cut some intricate designs out of it too. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 Theres a certian kind of wood ( I still cant remember the name of it! ) but its about 1/4" and its very sturdy and fairly light. I was going to make it out of that. I mean if you use two of the four bolts that hold the trunk lid on, you should have NO problems mounting it. Youll just need to find something for the top portion of it. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 Remember that shit that you used in wood shop where if you made like a cabinet, its the backing of it, of it you made a drawer, you would cut the 1/4" slot in the bottom and put this in it. I just cannot remember what its called, but Im sure you guys know... Quote
Brian P Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 you mean like a press-board? I don't remember it being super-light but yeah. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 yeah! thats what it is. It actually is fairly light, but its very sturdy. Its light enough to mound it with no problems. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 Foam would be lighter. Press board is kind of heavy, but it is thin and strong. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 Id be afraid that when I tried to mount it I would break the foam... I would imagine that its gonna be fairly easy to break if your not careful.... Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 Yeah, regular foam would be fragile, I was thinking about that hobby store foam. I'm not sure what it's called, poster board foam or something like that? It's white and smooth on its surfaces and seems really tough. It doesn't break into tiny pieces like that packaging foam you're probably thinking of. I'd have to go check to make sure it's as strong as I'm remembering, but when my wife dragged me to the hobby store, I recall thinking I could use that to make trim panels. Quote
slick Posted November 2, 2006 Author Report Posted November 2, 2006 Found the Foamboard you were speaking of Shawn. But..... I got out to my car, and popped my trunk in hopes of creating an outline and making the liner. My trunk lid is very curved, so it isn't gonna work out for me. But, it does have a stock liner in there, so I'm going to work the stock liner and put my own stuff on it. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted November 2, 2006 Report Posted November 2, 2006 Oh yeah, you have one of them fancy cars with a factory liner. I think the foamboard will work for making lettering too. Quote
slick Posted November 3, 2006 Author Report Posted November 3, 2006 Oh yeah, you have one of them fancy cars with a factory liner. I think the foamboard will work for making lettering too. Yep, thats what I have done so far! Now I'm gonna go freeze my butt off and walk to my garage to grab my spray glue, and come back here and cover them in the dark grey trunk/box carpet I have sitting around. Quote
pwmin Posted November 3, 2006 Report Posted November 3, 2006 where'd you get the liner stuff? does it match the factory color? Quote
slick Posted November 3, 2006 Author Report Posted November 3, 2006 where'd you get the liner stuff? does it match the factory color? I work in an install bay, so I have access to it. Most audio shops will have it, or will know where to get it at. It matches close enough for me. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted November 3, 2006 Report Posted November 3, 2006 Nice! All I got is a cardboard template! Quote
slick Posted November 4, 2006 Author Report Posted November 4, 2006 Alright, so yesterday at work I found some free time, and carpeted it all. Right now, I don't have any pictures, but I will have some before I go to work today. IMO, it turned out great. Quote
pwmin Posted November 16, 2006 Report Posted November 16, 2006 bump for pics. heres mine installed. those letters are painted cloissone blue (the gp blue). it uses friction fittings with matching carpet to go in. the backing is some kind of particle board and theres some kind of hard foam between the backing and the carpet. very high quality Quote
slick Posted November 16, 2006 Author Report Posted November 16, 2006 Yeah, mines in the trunk, but i need to find a better way of fastening it to the factory liner. I'll try to remember to get some pictures asap. Quote
slick Posted November 16, 2006 Author Report Posted November 16, 2006 how is it fastened now? Currently, I have panel clips holding it in. Doesn't look too bad that way, but I forgot how much sound deadener I had behind the stock liner, so I couldn't get some of the clips in near as good as I wanted. If I'm bored tonight at work, I'll probably go ahead and add some velcro to the back of it. The stuff we have at work is strong as hell. Quote
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