Hi Mark, I really like your work! I work in a car manufacturing facility and I would suggest you to do some crack lines on the wood panel to avoid it being dangerous in case of crash, this way the panel will break into pieces instead of shooting in the front. Keep up the good work! :)
Depending on the vehicle, sometimes I use the factory carpet to trace my false floor shape. I you make a matching access panel on the other side you could cut out the middle of each and make another insert that is covered in speaker grill cloth to vent the sound from the subs.
I'll be cutting the holes for the subwoofers and amplifiers and building the rest of this beauty panel in an upcoming episode! Don't forget to subscribe to see the rest of this build! For those of you wondering if the beauty panel makes a difference for the sound watch this video here: ruclips.net/video/tI1QMJdhjuU/видео.html Thanks for watching! :)
Hi Mark. Long time! Thanks for your channel. It's been great to watch you grow! Build yourself a table saw sled, and practice using it. When you're used to it, it will save you time. If you tape stoppers to it, it makes repitition a breeze. But it takes practice! Go well. Thanks again.
Awesome playlist! Exactly what I was hoping to find something on and this is WAY more then I could have hoped for! ALSO a huge thank you for teaching me that an adjustable curve tool exists! Useful in so many ways!
Once again, nice video Mark. Now for questions. 1. For a SQ install and to block road noise, would you recommend SoundSkins Pro only, Sounkskins + MLV, or install CLD, CCF, and MLV the whole vehicle? 2. Does it hurt the mid-bass performance to put a type of acoustic insulation inside the door? I see your approach to treating the inside of doors like a box with only a fast ring or similar to help the back wave. I see other guys install acoustic insulation in doors. What's the best approach? 3. Is there a clear winner to what is the very best plastic to use for speaker adapters? (HDPE, ABS, acrylic, etc) 4. When choosing power wire, oxygen free copper is a must. But how do you handle corrosion and oxidation? Is tinned OFC better in the long run? 5. When choosing ground terminals, what do you recommend to be the best material to use? 6. When building sealed subwoofer boxes, I see boxes ranging from no fiber fill up to filling a large portion of it. I can see a side or two having a layer applied, but what is best? 7. How mad will my wife be if she found out how much I spent on stereo gear? :) 8. What do you do for a living? Just curious. 9. Is it ok to use a non-spiral flush trim bit on HDPE? Or do I need a spiral bit?
Can you do a tweeter pod build for a sail panel? It's one of the few things I've never seen you cover, yet to me it's one of the most common builds a DIY person will need. You have certainly covered the basics in all of your videos, but I would like to see how you handle aiming the tweeter, temporarily securing it, and setting it up for vinyl. Then I 'd like to see how you fiberglass a small sail panel without interfering with the door or window and also how to apply vinyl to it. I've done sail panel builds twice and I've struggled both times! Almost seems not worth it to be honest. I'm hoping you can shed some light on this. Thank you!
Since the majority of custom car audio is more than just 1 basic sub, Why dont you do some more complex tutorials/discussion vidoes for the spl. Cabin bracing, go through 4th orders and 6th orders, blowthroughs, flatwalls, lithium vs agm, explain woofer specs like vas qs xmech, Korean Brazilian and Chinese amps, competition classes and metering, etc.
Why didn't you just use the "adjustable curve" to get the side contour of the trunk? Another thing that works very well, is to use a metal hanger, or equivalent to form the shape. It bends to the contour and keeps the shape till you transfer to cardboard or mdf.
The rings are much easier. They are nothing new, we used them way back in the manual drafting days to make parallel lines using a triangle or sweep as a guide. The were called "ring gauges" and came in different thicknesses.
You and Doug should have a "build-off". Using all the same components. The viewers will vote for creativity and looks. For sound you and Doug will have to hash that out.
With a complete false floor like this with several amplifiers and very good sound insutation, do you need to worry about the heat generation from all the electrical components?
why were you routering the underside of the panel then flush cutting afterwards from the other side? also whats up with the square bearing on the router bit? nice work as well much respect
It might get covered in a future video but is that beauty panel not going to restrict or muffle the sound from the subs? also, will airflow around the amplifiers for cooling not be an issue?
The beauty panel will have "holes" that are shaped to look cool for the subwoofers and for the amps. There is plenty of room for airflow around these amps, they are designed well so they stay nice and cool anyhow. I did a video in the past testing the difference between having a beauty panel and not, watch it here: ruclips.net/video/tI1QMJdhjuU/видео.html
@@rayproductionsbackupchanne3862 I know your comment is 1yr old but agreed! My alpine amp gets really hot when I'm bumping! Although in its defence it is under powered for my sub & I believe it's not 2ohm stable when bridged 😂
How will you deal with the heat from all the amps when they are covered up like that? I discovered your channel while searching through wood working videos on RUclips. I love car Audio also. I love the channel thanks for all the great info.
Great work, it is always difficult to hid a sob box, you make it seems so easy. Believe you will have an opening in the middle for the sound coming the subs or will you place some vents over the sides? Mark, could you do a video where, you discuss the best approach for improving the subs on sedan like a Mercedes or a BMW where the back of the rear seats and rear deck are in steal.
Hi. Thanks for all your time making this video. Why do you use cyanoacrylate? For the buzz, fast time? Tell me why nothing else please. Have you tried alternatives?
awesome work, looking to starting my trunk layout and making a subbox with pexi opening. (but no idea where to start) also wanted to know do you have a video of how to mount the false floors and beauty panels to the actual car itself?
I love your channel. Mad skills. I’ve never seen u add cooling fans. Any reason why? Plan on redoing my car stereo and that’s a big issue with what I have.
SO if you completely cover over your woofers how are you going to get the sound into the truck? Are you going to cut slots into your false floor so that you can still carpet over it and allow the sound from the woofers to come through? How are you going to handle the rattle problem with the false floor vibrating from the bass from the woofers?
The_KillShot maybe you should watch the whole video. He mentioned cutting holes in the beauty panel, he also mentioned mounting the floor to the stand offs, not going to vibrate when it's bolted down.
let me ask you....why build the box for the sub and not just mount them on the top piece? Is there a problem with using the metal of the car's spare tire frame as the box? Perhaps sound deadened?
Can you post a complete ''package'' of speakers and everything that you this that is good but not cost to much ? i dont really know about gear so i need your help ":)
How does the bass sound with a cover over the speakers? I ask for two reasons. Not real up on mobile audio, I know enough to be dangerous. And I want to mount a stealth sub in my Jeep Grand Cherokee and the spare tire well is a perfect place, the large tires I run are too big for a spare to fit in it anyway. I would have to have a rigid cover though as I use it to haul my tools as a carpenter, the sound comes through good enough? Great channel, I have learned a lot.
Question for the Q & A: Do you think there is a sound quality difference between using MDF & fiberglass when building a sealed enclosure in a spare tire well? If so how much of a difference will it make if the volume is the same between the 2?
You mind if I throw in my 2 cents on this topic? It's not really an answer to your question anyway as you assume equal volume, but since in practice you definitely can't get the same volume out of mdf that you can using fiberglass: I'd start with measuring and comparing the space you have to manufacturer recommendations on box volume for your driver. Maybe use some box building software to get a frequency response curve. That could eliminate mdf as an option right off the bat.
So does everything just fit into place or do you Bolt/lock everything into place with some screws or something cause from what I see they just sit in place
Q & A ! 2007 Ls460 got a pair of subs that i love but the box doesn’t really fit can i cut notches out of the bottom to make it fit and if soo will it effect the sounds?
Just about ready to build an enclosure for my S10 and need a way to mount my amp that will not be intrusive to the rest of the cabin, but yet still be visible and accessible due to the enclosure needing to be very large. I’ve read a lot about not mounting the amp directly to the enclosure due to vibrations, but I was wondering if I could add a secondary layer to the the front wall if that would be enough to cut the vibrations down?
If you do a down firing sub, how much space should you have for clearance? And will it hurt the sub to not have enough? My sub has enough where it won’t hit but I didn’t know if it needed a set amount of clearance for the bass
Q&A question! I have a 2010 smart for2, in which I have installed a pair of rockford fossgate speakers in the front doors. In the speaker set there is a square block thing, that I want to be shown in the door, but the place that I want to put it, is upholstered from factory. My question is: how do I make it look like it’s installed from factory? I will send a photo on Instagram so you can see what my problem is. Thank you for your amazing show, and please keep on the awesome work! Cheers, Rasmus from Copenhagen
So how are you supposed to keep the components cool if they are covered? One of my friends said his subs always over heated in his trunk. Was it a power problem?
I've seen several videos about bypassing a car's factory amp, but nothing about adding onto it. I have a 17 elantra with infiniti's Clarifi sound processing. The mids and highs sound great, but the lows from the factory 8 inch sub are lacking. I wandered if it would be possible to install a second amp and larger sub in conjunction with the factory system.
tk146boy it would be relatively simple, you would need your added sub and amp and to get your audio signal you would need a line Lever convertor that takes high level input from an existing speaker (splice into the wires) and then you could send the signal from the convertor to the rcas on the after-market amp
Can you explain how crossover roll offs should meet each other when? I read that , for example, a -6db crossover slope shouldn't meet with another -6db or something like that due to cancellations. That's always been hazy to me.
I'm thinking about doing something similar in my car but I am worried about the sub sound being diminished by the false floor. Is there anything you would suggest to ensure the most/best sound still reaches the interior of the vehicle and doesn't get hidden behind the false floor. Thanks.
Great channel!! I want to install the sub box from a Lincoln Navigator into my Expedition, what do you recomend as far as sound deadening and small stealth amps?
Hi Mark, I really like your work!
I work in a car manufacturing facility and I would suggest you to do some crack lines on the wood panel to avoid it being dangerous in case of crash, this way the panel will break into pieces instead of shooting in the front.
Keep up the good work! :)
@Oakley Lewis ur right bot, nobody cares
@Henry Declan begone BOT
id rather have it shoot in the front than to have all my hours of hardworking break on purpose
@@furhadnasserjah123 I'd rather survive ngl
Depending on the vehicle, sometimes I use the factory carpet to trace my false floor shape. I you make a matching access panel on the other side you could cut out the middle of each and make another insert that is covered in speaker grill cloth to vent the sound from the subs.
I'll be cutting the holes for the subwoofers and amplifiers and building the rest of this beauty panel in an upcoming episode! Don't forget to subscribe to see the rest of this build! For those of you wondering if the beauty panel makes a difference for the sound watch this video here: ruclips.net/video/tI1QMJdhjuU/видео.html Thanks for watching! :)
Wow, great video - I tried doing a panel like this without knowing any of these tricks and it turned out terrible. Now I'm excited to try again
You have the coolest "toys". Nice work. So clean.
Hi Mark. Long time!
Thanks for your channel. It's been great to watch you grow!
Build yourself a table saw sled, and practice using it. When you're used to it, it will save you time.
If you tape stoppers to it, it makes repitition a breeze. But it takes practice!
Go well.
Thanks again.
if you have dremel discs lying around you can use those for drawing profile
Awesome playlist! Exactly what I was hoping to find something on and this is WAY more then I could have hoped for! ALSO a huge thank you for teaching me that an adjustable curve tool exists! Useful in so many ways!
Also curious if you know an estimated weight gain this build caused?
This is car audio fabrication art! I love it. Really got me some more ideas to do my build
I need to find a guy like this in New York City. Very clean setup.
Once again, nice video Mark. Now for questions.
1. For a SQ install and to block road noise, would you recommend SoundSkins Pro only, Sounkskins + MLV, or install CLD, CCF, and MLV the whole vehicle?
2. Does it hurt the mid-bass performance to put a type of acoustic insulation inside the door? I see your approach to treating the inside of doors like a box with only a fast ring or similar to help the back wave. I see other guys install acoustic insulation in doors. What's the best approach?
3. Is there a clear winner to what is the very best plastic to use for speaker adapters? (HDPE, ABS, acrylic, etc)
4. When choosing power wire, oxygen free copper is a must. But how do you handle corrosion and oxidation? Is tinned OFC better in the long run?
5. When choosing ground terminals, what do you recommend to be the best material to use?
6. When building sealed subwoofer boxes, I see boxes ranging from no fiber fill up to filling a large portion of it. I can see a side or two having a layer applied, but what is best?
7. How mad will my wife be if she found out how much I spent on stereo gear? :)
8. What do you do for a living? Just curious.
9. Is it ok to use a non-spiral flush trim bit on HDPE? Or do I need a spiral bit?
One more question Mark, can you record and post the instagram video on youtube please? Thanks
Makes me want a router (and a huge workshop). Pro-level skills.
Much harder with my jigsaw.
Video is amazing & restful to watch. Clean job. Impossible to do it myself though for my old car.
You can do it!
I’d like to see a video on how you guys keep them in place/bolt them in, like a detailed video i gets its boring but it’s necessary
Can you do a tweeter pod build for a sail panel? It's one of the few things I've never seen you cover, yet to me it's one of the most common builds a DIY person will need. You have certainly covered the basics in all of your videos, but I would like to see how you handle aiming the tweeter, temporarily securing it, and setting it up for vinyl. Then I 'd like to see how you fiberglass a small sail panel without interfering with the door or window and also how to apply vinyl to it. I've done sail panel builds twice and I've struggled both times! Almost seems not worth it to be honest. I'm hoping you can shed some light on this. Thank you!
Nice to watch your builds and I have been taking it to the next level but all these tools you have at your disposal
Coming out very nicely so clean
wow, very impressed with the quality of work!!!
I will let you work on my car anytime.
That’s awesome man 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤞🏻
Great video as always Mark
Mark where did you go to school for audio? Or did u just become a beast by yourself.
He is self thought if you go to his videos there a video where he talks about being up all night and days studying to teach himself more
you mean Self "Taught", not thought
thank you so much
Since the majority of custom car audio is more than just 1 basic sub, Why dont you do some more complex tutorials/discussion vidoes for the spl. Cabin bracing, go through 4th orders and 6th orders, blowthroughs, flatwalls, lithium vs agm, explain woofer specs like vas qs xmech, Korean Brazilian and Chinese amps, competition classes and metering, etc.
ekim andersom spl is diy
@ekim andersom that's not true
Nice work
Awesome video. This helps me A Lot. I want to make a False floor to carbon fiber it. I like the WASHER idea. Thanks for sharing
Why didn't you just use the "adjustable curve" to get the side contour of the trunk? Another thing that works very well, is to use a metal hanger, or equivalent to form the shape. It bends to the contour and keeps the shape till you transfer to cardboard or mdf.
So he can market another new product of course
I would have thought it's too flexible to pick up and maintain a shape
I tried to do this in my trunk and it's a pain in the ass to keep it along the lines. At least the one I have does not stay in form easily.
The rings are much easier. They are nothing new, we used them way back in the manual drafting days to make parallel lines using a triangle or sweep as a guide. The were called "ring gauges" and came in different thicknesses.
Do you have a link to the rubber circles you used instead of washers for the outline of the trunk?
Can you share the type of template tape you use?
How often do your projects/installs go over time and over budget, and by how much?
You and Doug should have a "build-off". Using all the same components. The viewers will vote for creativity and looks. For sound you and Doug will have to hash that out.
I really admire your Work, thanks for sharing your videos👏
How does the false floor change the sound quality? Is that a potential issue or does it not really matter with subwoofers?
Good job
So were do you get all the cool tools you use ?
Great content. Have you ever fiberglassed the spare tire well to save weight??? Thoughts???
With a complete false floor like this with several amplifiers and very good sound insutation, do you need to worry about the heat generation from all the electrical components?
What thickness of wood did you use?
Wow!! Thanks for this Mark, almost this point with my trunk set-up and watching this answered my questions .
This is amazing - how much does this sort of set up cost and where can I look to get this done in the uk?
Thank you, man. Respect and likes
why were you routering the underside of the panel then flush cutting afterwards from the other side? also whats up with the square bearing on the router bit? nice work as well much respect
It might get covered in a future video but is that beauty panel not going to restrict or muffle the sound from the subs? also, will airflow around the amplifiers for cooling not be an issue?
The beauty panel will have "holes" that are shaped to look cool for the subwoofers and for the amps. There is plenty of room for airflow around these amps, they are designed well so they stay nice and cool anyhow. I did a video in the past testing the difference between having a beauty panel and not, watch it here: ruclips.net/video/tI1QMJdhjuU/видео.html
In hindsight i figured you'd have a plan, don't really know why i asked the question.
How about cooling the amplifiers? They seem to be buried away from any ventilation it seems. Wouldn't that hurt amplifiers in longer durations?
@@rayproductionsbackupchanne3862 I know your comment is 1yr old but agreed!
My alpine amp gets really hot when I'm bumping! Although in its defence it is under powered for my sub & I believe it's not 2ohm stable when bridged 😂
How will you deal with the heat from all the amps when they are covered up like that? I discovered your channel while searching through wood working videos on RUclips. I love car Audio also. I love the channel thanks for all the great info.
Check out the video I just released on my channel. ruclips.net/video/TzThctyLAME/видео.html
Great work, it is always difficult to hid a sob box, you make it seems so easy. Believe you will have an opening in the middle for the sound coming the subs or will you place some vents over the sides?
Mark, could you do a video where, you discuss the best approach for improving the subs on sedan like a Mercedes or a BMW where the back of the rear seats and rear deck are in steal.
Hell yea bro... Nice job!
Do you think you will ever do a subwoofer wall build tutorial
Clean ass installs 👍
Hi. Thanks for all your time making this video. Why do you use cyanoacrylate? For the buzz, fast time? Tell me why nothing else please. Have you tried alternatives?
awesome work, looking to starting my trunk layout and making a subbox with pexi opening. (but no idea where to start) also wanted to know do you have a video of how to mount the false floors and beauty panels to the actual car itself?
What is a good way of securing the false floor to the car
what thickness mdf do you use for flooring and panels
I love your channel. Mad skills. I’ve never seen u add cooling fans. Any reason why? Plan on redoing my car stereo and that’s a big issue with what I have.
Darn I thought about doing this on my trunk but I don’t own tools like you have😏
Why to use the router bit with square bearing and not round bearing on the plastic curved edge guide?
If you don't use the square bearing the round bearing will damage the flexible curve
CarAudioFabrication thank you!
I was going to ask the same question. Thanks
What routers do you use? Also where did you get your adjustable router plates?
SO if you completely cover over your woofers how are you going to get the sound into the truck? Are you going to cut slots into your false floor so that you can still carpet over it and allow the sound from the woofers to come through? How are you going to handle the rattle problem with the false floor vibrating from the bass from the woofers?
The_KillShot maybe you should watch the whole video. He mentioned cutting holes in the beauty panel, he also mentioned mounting the floor to the stand offs, not going to vibrate when it's bolted down.
5:28 Why a square bearing ? Why not a round ?
Round will burn into the part.
@@CarAudioFabrication I don't understand why ..
Never mind.
How are you going to keep that cover from flexing or bouncing and basically vibrating?
let me ask you....why build the box for the sub and not just mount them on the top piece? Is there a problem with using the metal of the car's spare tire frame as the box? Perhaps sound deadened?
It would be difficult to seal and the thin sheet metal would resonate. Better to have strong dense MDF
Great video man very insightful as always. My question is where do u stand on using welding wire for car audio?
Great stuff, thanks a lot!
Can you post a complete ''package'' of speakers and everything that you this that is good but not cost to much ? i dont really know about gear so i need your help ":)
For your speaker selection, if they are designed for high res audio, do you use matching high res amps?
What wood do you use for this and is it strong enough that you can use trunk normally?
This is 3/4 and 1/2 MDF. Quite strong.
How did you make the fuse access specifically?
How does the bass sound with a cover over the speakers? I ask for two reasons. Not real up on mobile audio, I know enough to be dangerous. And I want to mount a stealth sub in my Jeep Grand Cherokee and the spare tire well is a perfect place, the large tires I run are too big for a spare to fit in it anyway. I would have to have a rigid cover though as I use it to haul my tools as a carpenter, the sound comes through good enough? Great channel, I have learned a lot.
Would this cause loss in output
Question for the Q & A: Do you think there is a sound quality difference between using MDF & fiberglass when building a sealed enclosure in a spare tire well? If so how much of a difference will it make if the volume is the same between the 2?
You mind if I throw in my 2 cents on this topic? It's not really an answer to your question anyway as you assume equal volume, but since in practice you definitely can't get the same volume out of mdf that you can using fiberglass: I'd start with measuring and comparing the space you have to manufacturer recommendations on box volume for your driver. Maybe use some box building software to get a frequency response curve. That could eliminate mdf as an option right off the bat.
I just trace the original mat on to the board I'm cutting and it fits perfectly.
If you had an old vehicle with a missing spare tire cover what would you use in its place. Or to make a new one
So does everything just fit into place or do you Bolt/lock everything into place with some screws or something cause from what I see they just sit in place
Can you design a custom speaker box for a 2004 Nissan Maxima and post it up that would be greatly appreciated
What brand of router table and bits do you use? They seem stout and cut like butta.
Can a smal box damage a subwoofer
Do you fiberglass? Or and if so would you ever do a step by step video on fiberglassing
Q & A ! 2007 Ls460 got a pair of subs that i love but the box doesn’t really fit can i cut notches out of the bottom to make it fit and if soo will it effect the sounds?
Just about ready to build an enclosure for my S10 and need a way to mount my amp that will not be intrusive to the rest of the cabin, but yet still be visible and accessible due to the enclosure needing to be very large. I’ve read a lot about not mounting the amp directly to the enclosure due to vibrations, but I was wondering if I could add a secondary layer to the the front wall if that would be enough to cut the vibrations down?
Love you man.... You just saved me sooooo much time:) How do I send you some money?
www.caraudiofabrication.com/support thanks!
Clean and nice job,
Whats a round over?
I wish I could fabricate like this lol :/ serious skills
If you do a down firing sub, how much space should you have for clearance? And will it hurt the sub to not have enough? My sub has enough where it won’t hit but I didn’t know if it needed a set amount of clearance for the bass
What kind of car was this done in. I have a 2013 Charger Rt that im at rhis point in. My trunk has a weird hump on either side.
What thickness of wood is best?
Q&A question! I have a 2010 smart for2, in which I have installed a pair of rockford fossgate speakers in the front doors. In the speaker set there is a square block thing, that I want to be shown in the door, but the place that I want to put it, is upholstered from factory. My question is: how do I make it look like it’s installed from factory? I will send a photo on Instagram so you can see what my problem is. Thank you for your amazing show, and please keep on the awesome work!
Cheers, Rasmus from Copenhagen
How much will the floor panel affect the amplifiers as far as their heat output?
What wood do you like to use for your beauty panels?
what do you do about the heat the amp's build up produce...
Use quality amps that aren't based off 1980 designs.
So how are you supposed to keep the components cool if they are covered? One of my friends said his subs always over heated in his trunk. Was it a power problem?
Probably the amp. not the subs. Could be air circulation or the subs demanding more than the amp can give
soundman/ Fab kitchen colab anytime soon?
Soundman takes too long.
Perfection isn't formed overnight
What state is your shop in?
I've seen several videos about bypassing a car's factory amp, but nothing about adding onto it. I have a 17 elantra with infiniti's Clarifi sound processing. The mids and highs sound great, but the lows from the factory 8 inch sub are lacking. I wandered if it would be possible to install a second amp and larger sub in conjunction with the factory system.
tk146boy it would be relatively simple, you would need your added sub and amp and to get your audio signal you would need a line Lever convertor that takes high level input from an existing speaker (splice into the wires) and then you could send the signal from the convertor to the rcas on the after-market amp
How did you learn to do this? Did you go to a trade school?
I'm a Mechanical Engineer and have been doing this since I was there old enough to drive... practice makes perfect, still learning more and more
7:10 wheres the link?
No concerns about ventilation for the amps to breath so they dont overheat...or is there more to come???
Rodney Mikell use small 12v dc computer fans
There is plenty of airspace.. have you ever heard of a sealed box?
How come you didn't use a plastic material for the cover instead of mdf?
Can you explain how crossover roll offs should meet each other when? I read that , for example, a -6db crossover slope shouldn't meet with another -6db or something like that due to cancellations. That's always been hazy to me.
I'm thinking about doing something similar in my car but I am worried about the sub sound being diminished by the false floor. Is there anything you would suggest to ensure the most/best sound still reaches the interior of the vehicle and doesn't get hidden behind the false floor. Thanks.
Watch the rest of my build to see how I account for this.
do you have employees?if not are you planning to expand ? if so what would be the application process to be part of your team?
Great channel!! I want to install the sub box from a Lincoln Navigator into my Expedition, what do you recomend as far as sound deadening and small stealth amps?