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Old 11-29-2004, 09:45 PM
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Changed my speaker fabric coverings.

Hey guys,

For anyone with parchement interior, you know the infamous circle of dirt on the speaker's fabric, which looks pretty bad.

I got sick of looking at the nasty circle, so I decided to change the fabric.

I picked color blue, its my favorite color, my door sills blue, my LED and neons are mostly blue.....so if it looks odd, i like it





Old 11-29-2004, 10:01 PM
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pretty good.
not loving the color...but good idea.
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its electric blue, my fav. color...you can pick any color you want guys.
Old 11-29-2004, 10:09 PM
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is there a DIY>?
Old 11-29-2004, 10:16 PM
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nope, but its not that hard to do.

all you need is a breathable fabric. any shaping or cutting tool or a drill that you would need to use to separate the cover from the door itself because the clips that the cover is holding by are melted plastic, so you need to shave that off in order to pull the cover's tabs out. and you will need a hot glue gun to make the fabric hold, and to hold the tabs back in place.
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interesting idea... at first i thought it doesnt match the interior but reading that you have blue lettering on the door sills & blue neons i think thats a better match. nice, props for being innovative!
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thank you!
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it definately sends a statement; props on a new idea
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the job looks good, but the color looksw bad, might have been cool on a black interiot with silver trim and silver speacker grills.
Old 11-30-2004, 01:12 PM
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did u get that cloth from supermans costume??..j/k
if u like it thats all that matters!
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ok, i get the point, you guys dont like the color, but i do..

should i just photoshop the pictures to different color? lol

laterz.
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Originally Posted by teknoking
ok, i get the point, you guys dont like the color, but i do..

should i just photoshop the pictures to different color? lol

laterz.
Who really cares what anyone else thinks about it. As lon as you are happy. I think its a cool idea and havent seen anyone else do that before, so props to you for sure!
Old 11-30-2004, 06:15 PM
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Who really cares what anyone else thinks about it. As lon as you are happy. I think its a cool idea and havent seen anyone else do that before, so props to you for sure!
well said
Old 11-30-2004, 06:28 PM
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yo tekno i think its sick. its your deyum car, LET HIM LIVE!! i painted my honda grills white, but after awhile the paint looked messed up. this looks HOT!!
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thanx guys. i began having doubts, but I really like it, its definitely better than the ugly dirt circle... plus to ppl i showed the work, they loved it.

peace.
Old 11-30-2004, 08:54 PM
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thats really kool...its great that we now know it can b done...i might do that in the near future...props d00d...props...
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I am intrested in your oem brakes and oem speakers i live in cali. my email is armssosmall2000@yahoo.com hit me back and looks good nice idea.
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that is funny

Originally Posted by bkzjimmy
did u get that cloth from supermans costume??..j/k
if u like it thats all that matters!
laughed on that one. good job on the mod though, i might just do black on mine.

thanks
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Good shit. How hard was it?

My buddy and I have been thinking about putting in suede inserts on the door panels in our cars. Same principle.

Want to give us a DIY write-up?
Old 12-01-2004, 07:01 PM
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I think it looks sweet. I may try the same on my car, different color with the ebony interior though. Great creativity!
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all you need is a breathable fabric that is not see-thru. 2 yards should be more than enough, you can go with 3 just in case you mess up, the fabric its pretty cheap.

any shaping or cutting tool or a drill that you would need to use to separate the cover from the door itself because the clips that the cover is holding by are melted plastic, so you need to shave that off in order to pull the cover's tabs out. When you will look at the door panel after removing it, you will know exactly what Im referring to.

and you will need a hot glue gun to make the fabric hold, and to fill the tabs holes back in place.

One thing to remember, the fabric must be stretched as must as possible on grill itself, you dont want it hanging loose, or it will be vibrating when speakers are on. The Hot glue you apply on the grill, and then press the fabric on it, hold it for about 5-10 seconds, do like an inch at a time.

Thank you guys for the approval

take care...if you have question, ask away, or pm me.
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