misterBaz
Ex. Club Member
I love music, love it, and when I'm on my own in the car I enjoy listening to great music loudly whilst blasting down the lanes. However I do not want to everyone else to hear my 'pumping bass' and spending a lot of money on anything other than performance gains just upsets me! However the stereo that came with my car doesn't work, the tuner on it is knackered, it plays tapes, but I only have one tape and there is only one speaker in my car...which is really bad. So I decided to rectify this problem. I haven't the first clue about car stereos, but after looking about and reading up a bit I bought a new Kenwood CD/MP3 HU including facia case for £50, I have just gotten back from Manchester where I bought a good set of JBL 6x9s for £25 (bargain). A mate of mine who has done several installs reckons this is all I will need and won't need front speakers....I'm still not entirely sure I will like my system with no front speakers, but I'll just stick the 6x9s in to start with and if I don't like it I can always change it. I don't think I will want a sub as the 6x9s I have are pretty bassy apparently...but again, if I do need one I can get one at a later date.
My issue now is where to install the 6x9s. I was advised to stick them in the parcel shelf or in the housing to the sides of the parcel shelf. Parcel Shelf was cheaper and easier though. But I don't want them on display because I think it will look gay and I don't want some scumbag stealing my speakers. So now I am going to build a stealth shelf. I have never done one before, and have always hated the ones I've seen as they have been way too heavy and ill fitting when made from MDF (unless they have been made with someone with some good skills when working with MDF...which is not me!) So my idea was this:
I found a very good condition parcel shelf in a breakers yard, and I want to use that rather than custom making one from MDF as I feel it will be a lot lighter. I want to cut the holes, then use thin bits of baton or other light bits of wood, then put a sheet of lightweight but stiff metal mesh over the whole lot, then cover all that with accoustic carpet. The reason for the mesh is so the carpet doesn't sag into the speakers so people won't realise it's a stealth shelf, and the reason for the wood is to stop the mesh from sagging also. here is my idea below:
Red = holes I will cut
Blue = wooden batons
Green = mesh
Then I will cover the whole lot in acoustic carpet.
I'm just really wondering if anyone has done it this way before (I would guess so) and if so what was the outcome? Did it work? Did the parcel shelf hold the speakers without breaking? Was it heavy? etc.
My issue now is where to install the 6x9s. I was advised to stick them in the parcel shelf or in the housing to the sides of the parcel shelf. Parcel Shelf was cheaper and easier though. But I don't want them on display because I think it will look gay and I don't want some scumbag stealing my speakers. So now I am going to build a stealth shelf. I have never done one before, and have always hated the ones I've seen as they have been way too heavy and ill fitting when made from MDF (unless they have been made with someone with some good skills when working with MDF...which is not me!) So my idea was this:
I found a very good condition parcel shelf in a breakers yard, and I want to use that rather than custom making one from MDF as I feel it will be a lot lighter. I want to cut the holes, then use thin bits of baton or other light bits of wood, then put a sheet of lightweight but stiff metal mesh over the whole lot, then cover all that with accoustic carpet. The reason for the mesh is so the carpet doesn't sag into the speakers so people won't realise it's a stealth shelf, and the reason for the wood is to stop the mesh from sagging also. here is my idea below:
Red = holes I will cut
Blue = wooden batons
Green = mesh
Then I will cover the whole lot in acoustic carpet.
I'm just really wondering if anyone has done it this way before (I would guess so) and if so what was the outcome? Did it work? Did the parcel shelf hold the speakers without breaking? Was it heavy? etc.