Posted November 11, 201212 yr So i did a build in my wife's car awhile back. It's a simple build just added a 10" sub for a little added bass.So i am going to start on my wife's car with a custom enclosure in the trunk. Its a 2012 toyota corolla and i will place it in the wheel well area. This is going to be a slow and learning process as i only get an hour or so a day, if that.A few starting pics...So i thought it would be easier for me to take it out to start with the taping and prep work. Also once i get to fiber glassing I would not want it to be smelling like fiber glass in her car. Edited November 11, 201212 yr by KenC210
November 11, 201212 yr Author So i have it ready to go here outside at first... till i moved it to the barn.So here i have the first layer of resin and fiber glass. Since i have only about an hour or so a day to do this, i will have to wait till tomorrow to get the second layer on. I am on the night shift right now so that is why i only have an hour or so... I get home about 630am then i have to be at work by 530pm. Edited November 11, 201212 yr by KenC210
November 11, 201212 yr Author Alright so i did some more work on the enclosure. I test fit the enclosure and It fit in there like a glove and did not move at all. Although it fit fit i ran into clearance issues.... Here are some pics.It fits in there nice and to me is looking pretty good.So i go ahead and try to close the trunk and to my surprise it wont close... So i looked around and seen it was a wire.I thought, easy fix just re-route the wire and call it done. Not a big deal i work at the toyota manufacturing plant and if i break a clip i could most likely get another.So after re-routing the wire i thought i was good to go. Well another issue came up. There is a cross bar that forces the trunk to open when the latch is released, well its in the way now. So i thought well maybe i could take it off because the other side had the same latch and it could open it alone. Well it was attached with rivets and i didn't want to cut it off, so now i need to make adjustments to the box.So now i will have to cut the a small portion out of the corner where the latch will be. I am glad i test fitted it before i re-enforced the back of the fleece and put the carpet on. So at least it is not that big of a deal.More updates to come later. Edited November 11, 201212 yr by KenC210
November 11, 201212 yr Author Alright got it cut and time to test fit it again, this time i got sub put in.As you will see here i still need a little trimming to do. I will re-enforce the the fleece and close is up tomorrow.
November 11, 201212 yr Author Got this finished last night here come some photos until the vids finish loading
November 12, 201212 yr Author Yeah you may i have i have this in a few other forums. I am just new to this forum so decided to showcase some work.
November 12, 201212 yr Author I like how it looks stock. Nice work!Thank you thats what i was going for... That and the trunk space cuz i know my wife needs it....
November 12, 201212 yr Author Looks good buddy. Where in Texas are you?Thanks... I am out of san antonio
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