8th Gen Honda Civic Kick Panels, Lots of pics!

[nexson]

Hey Guys,

Here is a set of midranges with tweeters pods into a 8th gen Civic Coupe. Enjoy!

I started with the midranges. Although the rings will cover this area, I still wanted it all one color just because!
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I got a set of rings from epicenterdesigns, they were PERFECT! Thanks Jon. I filled them a bit to fit how I wanted them.
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Here I was mounting the ring in the best position according to space. the driver's side kick panel is very tight. There is a small area to work within the panel, so the positioning had to be precise. Owner wanted speakers facing dome light.
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Here is the tweeter pod. I had to make a custom set to fit the tweeters. I only had one tweeter cup to work with, so I decided to just make my own. I use PVC for this and cut it bigger to size. A few passes with the filler and I got it perfect. I am good with tedious items as this is. The tweeter will get wrapped in two layers of electrical tape for a slight pressure fit, then 2 dabs of hot glue from the back will secure it.
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Speaker and Tweeter Pod Placement
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Fleece stretched here. Not the prettiest, but I could not stretch to the edges because the dead pedal sits against the fit panel, so far side of the panel needs to remain intact. I obviously cannot wrap to the oppose side because of the hood release. Getting the perfect wrapping job does not bother me as I know it is easy to fix up.
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Some B440 Polyester Resin
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Here is where I sanded down the fleece and feathered in the edges with duraglass so that I could lay down the glass. I prefer to lay down the glass on the formed structure for more support. As you can see the rough edges that were CA glued with the fleece, easily turn into a nice smooth transaction in this step,
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So here is where I put down some special epoxy around the brittle edges. Since I do not want to get the fiberglass to close to my perfect edges within my tweeter pod, I use the epoxy as a structural bond between the PVC and fleece, then I can glass over that, but not so close to the edge.
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Some 1.5 oz mat
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That's all for now, it is all a process from here, since the hard part is done. I am going to do the passenger side now and bring that up to the same stage as this one.

[B16da9]

Great job bro, if I ever need anything similar done to any of my cars like this I'll be sure to hit you up.

[nexson]

Thank You sir!

More to come soon!

[low97accord]

how much does a job like this cost?

[RFFG]

Nice work!

[nexson]

a little duraglass, still alot of smoothing to do, but it is quickly taking shape.

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[nexson]

I put down some Rage Extreme where it needed it. It is now time for primer. I am going to use some slicksand on this panel to fill in all the defects. I have to pick some up though.

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[ROB]

You work is insane.

[oliver]

You work is insane.
x2, man is good at what he does

[BoostRevolution]

Good work bro. I know your itching though. ;)

[Steven]

good stuff. ive always wanted to re-do my audio setup and have a set of kickpanels made since i cant find them ready made for the s2k. i had them on the accord years back and they really complemented my CDT comps and make such a big difference in the imaging of the front stage.

[nexson]

I primered the pod with slicksand, which is a very thick primer. I got it to run in many areas to build up the thickness. Once that was all sanded down I hit it up with some rattle can hi build primer. From here I will tweak out the little defects still around with spot putty. Not much longer now!

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[nexson]

Update

Still Progressing through getting the surface defect free. I worked on the hood release opening. That area is tight for sanding but with have sanding in tight spots for a major of my fiberglassing life, it is no biggie. Some other areas were smoothed out as well. It is about 92% there with primer and almost ready for paint. Just some filling here and there, sand down and reprime and should be good to go!

Then I have to make the other one!



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[Ralph]

IBMafiatakesnotes

[nexson]

All I got was take notes lol

[BoostRevolution]

lol looks bad ass bro. I might need those done to my rear doors. Already started a little but need some help cause I don't really know how to do the pods. ;)

[iSS Mike]

nice work as usual.

[nexson]

Thanks for the support guys!

Here is an update.

So I got some work done today. On the first pod, I am just filling in small sanding scratches, which takes about 4-6 phases of filling,sanding and primering. Once, I get to this stage in the project, I am happy anyways!

I was able to get some work on the 2nd kick panel. I copied and cut out the exact shape as cut on the opposite kick. I will use this as reference to match up the tweeter and speaker identically to the original kick.

Just a few pics.

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[nexson]

Hey Guys!

Sorry for the delay in updates. With the holidays and a few days I needed to dedicate to school, I had to delay work a bit. Anyway's, I got started on the opposite kick panel. With this kickpanel, I am able to stretch the fleece to the opposite end of the panel itself. With the driver's side, I had to allow for the dead pedal to be installed without interference.

These are the pictures thus far, I am not a fan of how it looks in this stage, but the adhesion between the fiberglass and plastic is fantastic and that is all I care about at this point. I am going to sand it all down now and clean it up!

Here's some pictures.

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[Battosaii]

i drove a customers car that had those.... it pissed me off cause it was covering the dead pedal so i was always kicking the shit out of them lol.

anyway man good work as always

[nexson]

what i like about this guy, is that he got 4'' speakers, not something huge and obstructive

[nexson]

Update:

So I went threw a couple sanding wheels on the dremel and got this thing shaped just the way I want. Usually when feathering the fleece into the plastic, you get the fabric very brittle, this is not a problem because I have a solution. Obviously this panel is going to get a couple layers of glass, but before that, I use an epoxy that gets beneath the fleece and makes a solid bond between the brittle fabric and the panel itself. This allows for a solid foundation for the glass to lay. I went around with the epoxy in all the weak areas . When working with small parts like this, and the parts being plastic, you have to obviously make accommodations. Next I will glass, then fill and sand.

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[Manny]

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[B16da9]

I repeat you're a bad ass.

[nexson]

Sucess

I repeat you're a bad ass.

Thanks guys! I always love the feedback from you guys! I get inspired still!!

[nexson]

This morning I sanded down the epoxy that dried overnight. With this epoxy, it is a good idea to just let it dry completely instead of sanding it to find out it is still a bit "gou-E" at the bottom, which pretty much goes with all epoxies. At any rate, I fiberglassed with B440 and 1.5oz. This one is shaping up quickly!

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[nexson]

Okay, so just a small update. I got the first layer of duraglass on and sanded down. I am currently filling in the deep crevices in the filler, then off to slick sand!

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[flexnix]

Looking great.

[nexson]

A little eye candy for you all =)

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[Phil]

NEXSON > q logic

[nexson]

^thankkkkks!! I hope so!

[nexson]

So I am making progress on the passenger side kick. With all the fiberglassing and sanding, the tweeter opening needed to be slightly tweak. With the help of a little filler, the tweeter opening is back to perfect again. So a little primer and a little spot putty and this kick is almost ready for paint!

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[jdmchb]

Everytime u make one of these custom build threads I have to click and see the heat u built.

Great work like always!!!

[ROB]

Can't wait to do buiness here soon.

Your work is fire.

[nexson]

Everytime u make one of these custom build threads I have to click and see the heat u built.

Great work like always!!!Thanks man!, Its why I take the pictures man! Progress on projects and how they come about is really cool!!

Can't wait to do buiness here soon.

Your work is fire.

Me either man!!, About to purchase my new paint gun, should have experience with it by the time we do your job =)))

[LxXsilenceXxP]

thats amazing

[nexson]

Sorry for the delay in the pictures!

Here's how they looked once they were finished =)


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[LxXsilenceXxP]

pics installed...

[Italianjoe1]

What do you use to get the textured finish? Looks fantastic BTW, i've done a little glass work here and there, and it's not fun. Your work is amazing.

[nexson]

pics installed...
These will go out on Monday, so it might be a bit until the customer instals them =)
What do you use to get the textured finish? Looks fantastic BTW, i've done a little glass work here and there, and it's not fun. Your work is amazing.

Thanks man! Fiberglass isn't easy, but by now I go it down to a process. It is more of the body filler sanding that takes time.

BTW, For coarse texture, I use Duplicolor Bedliner, and for finer, I use SEM.

For these, it was the Duplicolor.

[RFFG]

awesome...

[nexson]

Thanks!!

[DegreE]

Holy shit.

looks OEM AZ FUK!

[nexson]

OEM is the key word, thanks!

[nexson]

Installed!
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[DegreE]

:personal preference:

I would have put a grille over it so that my dumbass passengers don't kick the speaker with their foot.

[LxXsilenceXxP]

its kinda sad his car is that nasty

[eviltwin]

tell me you wear a long sleeve shirt when you do all that fiberglassing. that shit makes me itch just looking at it.

[nexson]

:personal preference:

I would have put a grille over it so that my dumbass passengers don't kick the speaker with their foot.Thats the common complaint. Maybe next time because I have someone interested in a set. I agree with what your saying totally.

its kinda sad his car is that nastyIt needs a good vacuuming. I agree

tell me you wear a long sleeve shirt when you do all that fiberglassing. that shit makes me itch just looking at it.

haha, it doesn't really itch me... Sometimes I feel it, but it really isn't a bunch of fiberglass to make you itch when your sanding it.