Speaker help please

Thomas. PLease. · 6 Mar 2009 at 15:58

Hi there, recently installed some new speakers into my parcel shelf. However due to having my previous car broken into twice and all my ICE stuff stolen before i'm a bit more consious about security., especially as its parked on the street now.

So i bought some acousticly transparent material to cover the parcel shelf in so it just looks like a regular shelf. However not sure how to attach it to the parcel shelf.

Should i be using some sort of spray adhesive or something, cvan anybody recomend anything?

Any help appreciated, Tom.

Lum · 6 Mar 2009 at 17:13

That stuff is usually designed to go over an MDF parcel shelf, or a similar smooth flat surface, not an existing parcel shelf which will be textured or carpeted.

Thomas. PLease. · 6 Mar 2009 at 17:28

Ah well, i just nipped down to local hardwate store and got some spray on general purpose adhesive. I couldn't really be bothered with adding MDF to it all. Just cut the cloth to size in the end and sprayed and stuck it down. Isnt the greatest of jobs but you certainly wouldnt notice them now if you were just walking past. some pics.

Pretty happy with the result, total cost, just shy of 8 quid.

Lum · 6 Mar 2009 at 17:40

Looks fine, if your parcel shelf is thick enough then a staple gun to hold the cloth on the underside will tidy that up nicely and stop it coming loose later.

I just hope the shelf is thick enough that it doesn't end up vibrating when the speakers are turned up. That's the biggest problem you get when putting speakers into a standard shelf.

Hxc · 6 Mar 2009 at 17:44

6x9s on the parcel shelf are poo.

Thomas. PLease. · 6 Mar 2009 at 17:45

Hxc said:
6x9s on the parcel shelf are better than poo.

correction, better than nothing imo.

Janesy B · 6 Mar 2009 at 18:00

6x9's are fine when you have bugger all, they become pointless when you have a sub in the boot.

Vigoro · 6 Mar 2009 at 18:03

I find not putting speakers in the parcel shelf and replacing them with cuddly toys works better for my car not to get broken into

Thomas. PLease. · 6 Mar 2009 at 18:11

Do your cudldly toys reproduce stereo quality sounds?

Vigoro · 6 Mar 2009 at 18:12

No. There again i find the sub on amp, 5 1/4" comps with 2.5" tweeters also amped, and 4x 4" triaxials work quite well

Thomas. PLease. · 6 Mar 2009 at 18:41

well la de da

.try mounting that lot in a small french hatchback without any of it being visible.

Vigoro · 6 Mar 2009 at 18:47

It is in a small french hatchback without being visible

Thomas. PLease. · 6 Mar 2009 at 18:48

TTIUWP!

/\ndy · 6 Mar 2009 at 21:56

why paint over the m aplin logo on that spray can? lol

Janesy B · 6 Mar 2009 at 21:57

/\ndy said:
why paint over the m aplin logo on that spray can? lol

Competitor perhaps?

/\ndy · 6 Mar 2009 at 22:04

Janesy B said:
Competitor perhaps?

didnt know ocuk sold spray cans

Janesy B · 6 Mar 2009 at 22:05

No but they sell the same sorta stuff OCUK so, albeit at high prices for old tech.

Thomas. PLease. · 6 Mar 2009 at 22:25

yeh, i thought it best to just cover it up as mentioning competitors isn't allowed, and said shop is a direct competitor. why do you think its censored when you type it?