Fiberglass Door Pods for 99 Dodge Ram

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

I got some money saved up from building a few boxes, so i finally broke down and decided i needed louder mids and highs. What came out of the door (and is not going back in) was some Infinity Reference series 6x9's. They sounded great off of about 40 watts, but this will be better. Plan is doing a Soundstream SME-804 and an Audioque Bullet Tweeter in each door. Will be receiving 100 watts per side. Just started on this last night. Right now i'm letting the second pod firm up, then will be putting a couple of layers of glass on them, then milkshake for the smoothness.

Tell me what you guys think so far. Btw, this is only the 3rd fiberglass project i've ever done so i'm open for criticism.

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[Tupolev 10+ year member]

Great work! I'm planning on a few Sundown Neo's for my doors. I have one question, why Eor?

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

On clearance at Wal Mart. Lol. And was very stretchy and easy to work with.

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

Couldn't you mount the tweeter higher up in the door?

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

The AQ tweeter is VERY loud off the 50 watts I'll be sending it, so i didn't want it blaring in the ears. It sounds great at this level on the door, but when i open the door it will project for a very long distance. And, this way it keeps the pod simple and clean looking.

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

Milkshake applied and sanded down. Next step is fill in any valleys with spot putty, and paint them. I'm going to do a Fleck Stone paint to match my kick panels i did a few years ago.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Looks good man.

I'm pming you my info since I didn't yet(sorry got side tracked) like always.

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

Thanks man. And no problem. Haha. I completely understand.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Thanks man. And no problem. Haha. I completely understand.

Clear your PMs foo lol They are full.

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

Ok i just did. Haha. I didn't even know i had that many.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Looks good, how are you venting the cavity to the door? Why the single board effect and not a pocket?

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

No venting into the door because this isn't intended to be a sealed setup. And the board was easier to form off of, and to mount to the door. Cuts down on build time by a lot with no making the fiberglass base.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

good job on the panels so far, just curious but is there a reason you didn't aim the tweeters?

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

After just throwing the tweeter in the door real quick to see how it sounded, they sounded great at shin level aiming sideways. Brings the sound stage up to head level, but isn't harsh. I stepped out of the truck and got about 6 feet away at its level and it was deafening loud. I wouldn't want to aim these at anyones face. Haha. They sound amazing though.

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

First layer of Fleck Stone.