Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[TOLMACH]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

T. you are absolutely right!

After applying good amounts of torque to the pillars some areas give up! what I mean is that I could tell is not a 100% bond.
So I'll drill some holes on top and beyond the fleece, and apply another layer of glass. Then fill in the inside with clay and silicone.
Besides that feels strong and the baffle is rigid and solid.

D.

tiny holes spaced 5 milimiteters apart around the whole perimeter will save you ))

I am in russia at the moment - I can easily buy here the regular epoxy rather than fast drying fiberglass resin becasue it is way stronger in term of adhesion (though dries very slowly - around 24 hours per layer) - I normally try to use epoxy for such strange plastic parts (sometimes i start thinking it is not pure plastic but some mixture of plastic and rubber)

I do not think silicone will help you in any eay- concentrate on building the proper outer shell of the pod

Again, sorry for being stubborn - think about covering the whole piece (with lots of prior sanding with harsh sandpaper) can be a solution to your "applied torque and crashed" problem

As requested, I wish you best of luck!! ))

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by TOLMACH

tiny holes spaced 5 milimiteters apart around the whole perimeter will save you ))

I am in russia at the moment - I can easily buy here the regular epoxy rather than fast drying fiberglass resin becasue it is way stronger in term of adhesion (though dries very slowly - around 24 hours per layer) - I normally try to use epoxy for such strange plastic parts (sometimes i start thinking it is not pure plastic but some mixture of plastic and rubber)

I do not think silicone will help you in any eay- concentrate on building the proper outer shell of the pod

Again, sorry for being stubborn - think about covering the whole piece (with lots of prior sanding with harsh sandpaper) can be a solution to your "applied torque and crashed" problem

As requested, I wish you best of luck!! ))

Yes, I did punch a bunch of holes and it's drying right now, we'll see tomorrow. Thank you.

I'm using Silicone inside! not outside, I know Glass can get very strong but also too hard it would crack at some point, so the silicone inside around the baffle. (this is just me, who knows if it helps or not)

I'm really thinking about covering everything, but we'll see (I feel lazy now too much work jeje)

So you are in Russia? do you have a picture of your Yaris over there?

Thanks

D.

[TOLMACH]

Originally Posted by derickveliz2

Yes, I did punch a bunch of holes and it's drying right now, we'll see tomorrow. Thank you.

I'm using Silicone inside! not outside, I know Glass can get very strong but also too hard it would crack at some point, so the silicone inside around the baffle. (this is just me, who knows if it helps or not)

I'm really thinking about covering everything, but we'll see (I feel lazy now too much work jeje)

So you are in Russia? do you have a picture of your Yaris over there?

Thanks

D.

Sorry, no picture of my yaris because... I have no yaris yet ((

I am moving (relocating) to Vancouver BC next month, hence, being a newcomer, thinking of buying something good on gas. I am not big fan of small cars but somehow I find yaris HB cute. I also think it is a great car for car-audio purposes (nice a-pillars and doors, etc.). I do not yet have any job in Canada hence my yaris project should be progressing pretty fast )) .. I started collecting stuff for this new project already )) Will keep you posted

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by TOLMACH

I find yaris HB cute.

BLASPHEMY!!!

The Yaris is not CUTE...


on another note...all of this custom work reminds me all of the time about those people that ask me, "but what if you want to sell the car?"

As far as I am concerned if you are going to put thousands or even tens of thousands into a vehicle and then not realize that you have gotten out of it the value then you invested in the wrong thing in the first place. I get a kick out of those people that part their rides out to try and squeeze the most money out of a sale that they can. In this case let's be honest...you didn't have the money in the first place to do the work and need to reassess their financial capabilities. Just look at my sig line for the truth of it.


I have had this thread subscribed from jump. It is a great project and cataloging of the information involved.