That is so awesome Mark being able to make speaker pods for mods and hughs like that it most definitely take the pain in the butt out of building it by hand from start to finish. The future of car audio fabrication is looking pretty darn good to me :)
Awesome. Some ideas: Design the A-pillar to accommodate the pod, and print both. Maybe you can scan the pillar inserts and offer a variety of pods and matching pillars and sell these online globally to people like me who would order two pods (left and right) for my vehicle and give them to an installer for a perfect fit.
Some things that I would like to see get 3D printed: A small subbox, nothing to extreme but just to see how you can print it with internal bracing and so, that would make it really stable, and still have some nice design to it. Another idea is to print your own stereo panel for a modern car that dosn't use a traditional stereodesign. Your own speakergrills is also something that I could see become really usefull, like for your pod you made in this video. The list can go on but there is some things anyway...
Afistnu most 3d printer dont do over hangs well(what you would need for an ipad) you need a solid layer printer and most of those are consumer products
Here is something you might want to consider, before you install the 4" mid range, and or tweeter, you could drill and counter sink a hole, or holes, from the inside out, that way you can run a drywall screw, or some other "Y" or Bugle Head Screw from the inside to your work surface and if placed right you might not see any trace of the screw or screws. Not sure if you can work holes into your print job as I do not own a 3D printer as of yet, but it might be worth trying. Not that drilling a hole is difficult, but depending on locations it might prove to be challenging. I hope this helps...
Man that's sweet. An idea for you when mounting plastics together. 3M panel bond is the best stuff I've ever used. I've never ran across anything it would not stick to. And I mean stick. I once glued speaker wire to the bottom side of a 1955 Chevy door hinge. Making the speaker wire totally invisible to the eye.
Another great vid Mark. You never seem to be out of fantastic ideas. These projects of yours and others alike help me out a lot. Makes me stop and look at better ways at handling my install. Take care till the next vid,✌out
hey man, new to your chanel and loving it! I had never in my life up until this point thought of 3D printing being used for mobile electronics suck as pods like this. But the potential is truly limitless in the mobile adios world. Keep these amazing videos coming man. And thank you for adding a 3D printer to the list of must have tools when doing an amazing install.
I would think that over time, the printer may be able to print much faster. Just think of the cost for 4 pods and the time. Just a thought, but you know how things improve over time. That is amazing to watch. Great job.
Great job Mark. loved the video. that came out great. 3D printing opens up some many options. I can see printing some custom car emblems with it, or even a Car Audio Fabrication 3d printed logo you could put on some installs. that would be sweet. Especially if you are going to vinyl wrap a box you could lay a design down thats 3D printed and it will stand out through the vinyl
I've been looking at something close to your really cool outer space method using fiberglass. Using a contour templet to set the shape of the apiller to get the angle of the face right for the best imaging. Once built use the strongest ca glue available to secure the pod to the apiller. Or to make it removable you might try the plastic hook& loop hangers. There kinda like Velcro but hold a lot more weight. Great video man good luck& keep em coming!
Make speaker adapter ring. Those you bye is thin and flexible.. if you make your own then you can add thickness to it. Bye the way love your channel and I'm from Norway. I was a car audio builder in the 90'. Now I got the interests back. Sorry about my bad English writing.
Most car panels are ABS Plastic. Print in ABS or poly-carbonate, then solvent weld the pod to it's final location. If you want to recess the pod you can print a matching router template. It's also worth noting that the pod you made is a poor shape for acoustics. The semi-spherical shape behind the speaker focuses the sound reflections back onto the speaker which is the opposite of what you want in any speaker enclosure.
oh man, I know this is a rather old vid but I would have loved to see an rta graph and atleast get an idea how it might sound as it stands :) great vid none the less.. and yes 3d printing is doing alot for car audio :)
If I had $$ I would buy a 3D printer and print bezels for tablet dash installs and sell them! Ugh..... WHY!!! I've been thinking about this since I first heard of 3D printers. I almost forgot, great video dude u rock!
Great information as always. May I suggest Smooth-On Sculpt and Air...A & B Epoxy Resins used in art modeling. It's helped me. Makes for a strong bond and models well.
Check out the Creaform Handy Scan 3D laser scanner. With it you can scan a part render it in say Solid Works use the 3D model as a base ,then design a pod or what ever, print a part that fits exactly or a whole new part . You wouldn't need to have any bolt on supports. Just print an go.
This is like opening a can of worms of ideas. I totally slammed the like button for ya. Wild shaped Subwoofer Ports that blend into a Aero or PVC over 2-5 inches. Could bevel and prevent port noise and get sick looking results. Ported Pods with sound deadener inside reducing the whole door treatment need.
So amazing! Just watch this video and am very excited for what the 'future' brings. And by future I hope that is in the coming months. For so long we've all sort of been held to such a very limited number of box vendors because they have been the only sources for 'custom' fit boxes. I'd like to be able to go to an audio shop where they are able to listen to the basic idea I have, laser measure the available space and lay out a custom fitting housing that has the correct air volume. The idea that the manufacturing process is now seeming only limited to ones imagination, and what's in their wallet, the future of custom audio will be freed from the weeks long process of hand building, fiber-glassing and all the refinishing to get to a final product. And with a simpler mounting process as well. As they say, let the games begin!
What if the door pod was a 1 inch spacer for a standard 6.5 door speaker.... with ported slots around the outter edge... no more door treatment... excellent sound... factory drop in replacement if the grill could still fit.
Yes it's cool, however, the pod is huge and way too bulky to be installed on the A-pillar. I guess it's fine for a show car, but it's not very stealth for a street car, not to mention the obstructed view thru the windshield. If only they would sell am attachment that could scan an area, like a kick panel, to determine the rear piece shape, then you could print the entire piece to fit the cars perfectly. Now, that, would be awesome.
Wish I had found this back when you made it. I'd love to print out some single 3" pods... If you get this let me know. Maybe you can help me setup a file for them!
i've been thinking of using a 3d scanner to scan my kick area so i can print some custom kickpods. have you thought about or experimented with this at all?
Hi! Are you using abs? If yes, you can use acetone to smooth the surfaces afterwards and even sticking the two parts together! (As you didn't show how you put those two together) Keep the nice videos comig :) Good job!
Have you tried making something for just either a tweeter or a mid-range that doesn't require air space such as a domed mid that can be mounted flat against the Apillar and give it a slightly raised oem look?
Mark, are these Pods available for purchase or can we buy the file to have printed out by a third party? Want these for a Hertz 3 speaker set up for my Mercedes C300. Ty in advance!
RafaGmod That is a good idea! Something we have been talking about, I do have another cool idea, along the lines of using a mold, it may take awhile to build though, but stay tuned.
I think your would do better if you used ABS filament I have a creality CR10 S5 500X500X500mm its massive but affordable printer and use ABS for its temp resistance and pretty much anything will bond to it IE dyna glass, fiber glass, epoxy, superglue and such just ruff the surface you also need to dip / fume it in Acetone to bond all the layers of the 3d print together to make the plastic truly 1 piece. You can get delamination of layers in 3d printings and a acetone dip and or fume bath will eliminate that as a problem. it works face and use nytril gloves as it melts the abs a lil making it tacky while it drys.
Needs a "cheap" laser scanning system so you can capture pillar, dash and other shapes to integrate into the print design. Until then, fiberglass still wins out. Yes, it's arguably more labor intensive, but it'll fit right where you want it. :)
idk how well hot glue sticks to this stuff. but if you could hot glue it in place to the a pillar then take out the a pillar and permanently mount it in another way.
I got an idea of something you need to try "print" Vented box for door and whit 6.5" speaker. Then the speaker is more protected from cold and shit stuff. What about that... Are you thinking of selling this drawings/ working plans for 3D printing?
Not hating! Just asking... You have a 3d printing to making ANYTHING why not make something nicer that contours with the vehicle. Instead of the typical pods like this one. Love your work, do what you do just some humble criticism.
Sorry man . But ant no dam way im sticking that.thing on my a pillar. Make them with a flange so the can be sunk into a door . With a flange and a cut out sheet sent with these could be an awesome easy door pod with a flange ring so it would install clean .
Wow.........Only 13 hours to make? Awesome concept and technology but with some fabrication skills, a person could make two of the same pods by hand and said pods would be totally finished and wrapped or painted in the material of choice in much, much less time.
CAMDENN MUSTANG I agree in less total time someone could create the pods, but not in less labor hours. You don't have to be sitting watching the printer print for every bit of the 13 hours, you could be off doing other tasks.
That is so awesome Mark being able to make speaker pods for mods and hughs like that it most definitely take the pain in the butt out of building it by hand from start to finish. The future of car audio fabrication is looking pretty darn good to me :)
This would make a sweet set of custom computer speakers.
Awesome. Some ideas:
Design the A-pillar to accommodate the pod, and print both. Maybe you can scan the pillar inserts and offer a variety of pods and matching pillars and sell these online globally to people like me who would order two pods (left and right) for my vehicle and give them to an installer for a perfect fit.
Some things that I would like to see get 3D printed:
A small subbox, nothing to extreme but just to see how you can print it with internal bracing and so, that would make it really stable, and still have some nice design to it.
Another idea is to print your own stereo panel for a modern car that dosn't use a traditional stereodesign.
Your own speakergrills is also something that I could see become really usefull, like for your pod you made in this video.
The list can go on but there is some things anyway...
Love 3D printing. Can't wait until people start making dash kits for ipad minis for specific vehicles.
Afistnu most 3d printer dont do over hangs well(what you would need for an ipad) you need a solid layer printer and most of those are consumer products
Here is something you might want to consider, before you install the 4" mid range, and or tweeter, you could drill and counter sink a hole, or holes, from the inside out, that way you can run a drywall screw, or some other "Y" or Bugle Head Screw from the inside to your work surface and if placed right you might not see any trace of the screw or screws.
Not sure if you can work holes into your print job as I do not own a 3D printer as of yet, but it might be worth trying. Not that drilling a hole is difficult, but depending on locations it might prove to be challenging.
I hope this helps...
Man that's sweet. An idea for you when mounting plastics together. 3M panel bond is the best stuff I've ever used. I've never ran across anything it would not stick to. And I mean stick. I once glued speaker wire to the bottom side of a 1955 Chevy door hinge. Making the speaker wire totally invisible to the eye.
Another great vid Mark. You never seem to be out of fantastic ideas. These projects of yours and others alike help me out a lot. Makes me stop and look at better ways at handling my install. Take care till the next vid,✌out
2BASS IS 2SLAP Thanks for watching man!
I am using 3d print and then wrapping it with carbon fiber. Looks great and it is easy do get what you want.
Another great job as always . Keep it up , a big hug from Portugal
HF Design sound Thanks for watching!
You are the man Mark! Loving everything you are doing. Keep up the amazing work
hey man, new to your chanel and loving it! I had never in my life up until this point thought of 3D printing being used for mobile electronics suck as pods like this. But the potential is truly limitless in the mobile adios world. Keep these amazing videos coming man. And thank you for adding a 3D printer to the list of must have tools when doing an amazing install.
I would love to see how this attaches (custom pillar attachment/integration, etc).:)
thats pretty slick. cant wait to see what you come up with for this printer.
I would think that over time, the printer may be able to print much faster. Just think of the cost for 4 pods and the time. Just a thought, but you know how things improve over time. That is amazing to watch. Great job.
If the material is non-conductive, I'd like to suggest fuse blocks and distribution blocks. Those would be a piece of cake.
Carl Jr yes!
If you printing in ABS you can do a vapor bath to smooth the plastic so it looks like wet paint.
Beautiful work.
Great job Mark. loved the video. that came out great. 3D printing opens up some many options. I can see printing some custom car emblems with it, or even a Car Audio Fabrication 3d printed logo you could put on some installs. that would be sweet. Especially if you are going to vinyl wrap a box you could lay a design down thats 3D printed and it will stand out through the vinyl
Russ Lyman Those are some great ideas, thanks for posting!
Russ Lyman By the way send me an email when you have a chance so I have your contact info.
Russ Lyman I was also thinking speaker rings/baffles, like in the doors, and templates like Sonas offers ....
I've been looking at something close to your really cool outer space method using fiberglass. Using a contour templet to set the shape of the apiller to get the angle of the face right for the best imaging. Once built use the strongest ca glue available to secure the pod to the apiller. Or to make it removable you might try the plastic hook& loop hangers. There kinda like Velcro but hold a lot more weight. Great video man good luck& keep em coming!
Make speaker adapter ring. Those you bye is thin and flexible.. if you make your own then you can add thickness to it.
Bye the way love your channel and I'm from Norway. I was a car audio builder in the 90'. Now I got the interests back. Sorry about my bad English writing.
Nice work! Will you be making the STL files available? I have a 3d printer as well and would love to give these a print.
Slammed the like button so hard I knocked it off my screen.
LD Henderson BOOM! Smash that button!
Most car panels are ABS Plastic. Print in ABS or poly-carbonate, then solvent weld the pod to it's final location. If you want to recess the pod you can print a matching router template. It's also worth noting that the pod you made is a poor shape for acoustics. The semi-spherical shape behind the speaker focuses the sound reflections back onto the speaker which is the opposite of what you want in any speaker enclosure.
3d print pods/baffles to replace the grilles on an '05 silverado! Im game to buy!
oh man, I know this is a rather old vid but I would have loved to see an rta graph and atleast get an idea how it might sound as it stands :) great vid none the less.. and yes 3d printing is doing alot for car audio :)
Try scanning a portion of your a pillar and construct a speaker pod on your scan then apply
I think another great idea would be to create mid-bass enclosures that can be mounted inside a door with a lip and then drop your midbass in.
If I had $$ I would buy a 3D printer and print bezels for tablet dash installs and sell them! Ugh..... WHY!!! I've been thinking about this since I first heard of 3D printers.
I almost forgot, great video dude u rock!
Great information as always.
May I suggest Smooth-On Sculpt and Air...A & B Epoxy Resins used in art modeling. It's helped me. Makes for a strong bond and models well.
Check out the Creaform Handy Scan 3D laser scanner. With it you can scan a part render it in say
Solid Works use the 3D model as a base ,then design a pod or what ever, print a part that fits exactly or a whole new part . You wouldn't need to have any bolt on supports. Just print an go.
Had to comment again cause I got geeked out watching this! LOL
This is like opening a can of worms of ideas. I totally slammed the like button for ya.
Wild shaped Subwoofer Ports that blend into a Aero or PVC over 2-5 inches. Could bevel and prevent port noise and get sick looking results.
Ported Pods with sound deadener inside reducing the whole door treatment need.
So amazing! Just watch this video and am very excited for what the 'future' brings. And by future I hope that is in the coming months. For so long we've all sort of been held to such a very limited number of box vendors because they have been the only sources for 'custom' fit boxes. I'd like to be able to go to an audio shop where they are able to listen to the basic idea I have, laser measure the available space and lay out a custom fitting housing that has the correct air volume. The idea that the manufacturing process is now seeming only limited to ones imagination, and what's in their wallet, the future of custom audio will be freed from the weeks long process of hand building, fiber-glassing and all the refinishing to get to a final product. And with a simpler mounting process as well. As they say, let the games begin!
I like it good job
great video
What if the door pod was a 1 inch spacer for a standard 6.5 door speaker.... with ported slots around the outter edge... no more door treatment... excellent sound... factory drop in replacement if the grill could still fit.
Yes it's cool, however, the pod is huge and way too bulky to be installed on the A-pillar. I guess it's fine for a show car, but it's not very stealth for a street car, not to mention the obstructed view thru the windshield.
If only they would sell am attachment that could scan an area, like a kick panel, to determine the rear piece shape, then you could print the entire piece to fit the cars perfectly. Now, that, would be awesome.
Wish I had found this back when you made it. I'd love to print out some single 3" pods... If you get this let me know. Maybe you can help me setup a file for them!
Mark, are the CAD files available somewhere for me to download? :)
How about a 3d print of an indoor ported box for midrange speakers in a stock door trim/car.
i've been thinking of using a 3d scanner to scan my kick area so i can print some custom kickpods. have you thought about or experimented with this at all?
Hi! Are you using abs? If yes, you can use acetone to smooth the surfaces afterwards and even sticking the two parts together! (As you didn't show how you put those two together) Keep the nice videos comig :) Good job!
Do a center speaker where the sunglasses are now.
Have you tried making something for just either a tweeter or a mid-range that doesn't require air space such as a domed mid that can be mounted flat against the Apillar and give it a slightly raised oem look?
Mark, are these Pods available for purchase or can we buy the file to have printed out by a third party? Want these for a Hertz 3 speaker set up for my Mercedes C300. Ty in advance!
How are you,can you make speaker's pods for a 07 Volvo xc70 cross country,and if so how much would it cost for my front and rear doors
How do you feel about Dayton Audio Drivers. I notice you used them. Do they sound good to you?
So it is possible to do a panels in a suv I wanted to add 2 8s and one amp
how about printing speaker mesh covers with a inlaid design like a spider or a logo
Can you 3d print dash kits that aren't out on the market or are too expensive to buy?
These are the exact drivers that I am using, I am curious. Would you be willing to sell these?
CarAudioFabrication Have you tried acetone yet, to smooth out the surface of the printed parts?
hi,
have you thought about revisiting this ??
Can you post the STL file? I would like to print this part for myself also. Thanks
Can you please share the design , i want to make same for car 🚘
Sweet!!
Bryan Pfeil Thanks for watching Bryan!
Hi Mark awesome job, How much would it be for a pair POD such as that
I have those exact speakers RS100-4 or better yet how much for those you already made :)
Using the printer to make molds for fiberglass will be a good idea?
RafaGmod That is a good idea! Something we have been talking about, I do have another cool idea, along the lines of using a mold, it may take awhile to build though, but stay tuned.
Mark I want a set of those pods, what would you charge?
What is the brand of the 4 inch mid bass driver?
+James Price Dayton Reference at Parts Express.
Can you share the file for someone else to print?? Where can I provide info?
How much etc...
What did you install in the factory dash location.
Other than the printer, how much did that pod cost to produce?
Is there a link to the pod stl?
I think your would do better if you used ABS filament I have a creality CR10 S5 500X500X500mm its massive but affordable printer and use ABS for its temp resistance and pretty much anything will bond to it IE dyna glass, fiber glass, epoxy, superglue and such just ruff the surface you also need to dip / fume it in Acetone to bond all the layers of the 3d print together to make the plastic truly 1 piece. You can get delamination of layers in 3d printings and a acetone dip and or fume bath will eliminate that as a problem. it works face and use nytril gloves as it melts the abs a lil making it tacky while it drys.
Print a rear subwoofer that fits in 2003 suburban flush to look stock
Needs a "cheap" laser scanning system so you can capture pillar, dash and other shapes to integrate into the print design. Until then, fiberglass still wins out. Yes, it's arguably more labor intensive, but it'll fit right where you want it. :)
How much would you say that part cost you in consumables?
Do you have the STL file for that spaker pod?
cool
idk how well hot glue sticks to this stuff. but if you could hot glue it in place to the a pillar then take out the a pillar and permanently mount it in another way.
XmackattackX I have a few plans for mounting, stay tuned.
I got an idea of something you need to try "print"
Vented box for door and whit 6.5" speaker.
Then the speaker is more protected from cold and shit stuff.
What about that...
Are you thinking of selling this drawings/ working plans for 3D printing?
christoffer1973 They already make those.
Vented box 3D print? Where do I find that and is it a Video of that?
Joseph Stalin
Vented box 3D print? Where do I find that and is it a Video of that?
Do you sell that pod ?
oboi oboi :o
why not try to print a box for a 6x9
didn't need support material on this print
Vifa?
BROTHER
Not hating! Just asking... You have a 3d printing to making ANYTHING why not make something nicer that contours with the vehicle. Instead of the typical pods like this one. Love your work, do what you do just some humble criticism.
***** possibly to start slow with the learning process or to keep it simple for viewers to understand
Sorry man . But ant no dam way im sticking that.thing on my a pillar. Make them with a flange so the can be sunk into a door . With a flange and a cut out sheet sent with these could be an awesome easy door pod with a flange ring so it would install clean .
Wow.........Only 13 hours to make?
Awesome concept and technology but with some fabrication skills, a person could make two of the same pods by hand and said pods would be totally finished and wrapped or painted in the material of choice in much, much less time.
CAMDENN MUSTANG I agree in less total time someone could create the pods, but not in less labor hours. You don't have to be sitting watching the printer print for every bit of the 13 hours, you could be off doing other tasks.
Bad. Ass.