I've been getting started on re working the interior of my car. It may have just been me, but I have always hated the cheap material used on our sail panels. It seems like once it gets stretched out and dirty theirs no hope for it, I also never developed a fondness for 6X9's either. Any opinions on these vinyl ones I made up?

 

Looks good I'm not one to modify anything but they do look nice.

 

VERY NICE

 

Nice job.I'm also fond of the black vinyl. I did the sail panels as you did but with 6x9 Pioneers and the over head panel as well.

 

You did a great job! nice work!

 

pump up the jams

 

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys. I'll keep things up to date as I do more of the project.

 

any pics of it installed?

 

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no clothes hooks in the top of yours???
with out those mine hang lose at the top.

 

They look great man... What material did you use??

 

I'm game, I wanna see these installed. I've been thinking about doing something similar to this after redoing my headliner.

 

I went to a local fabric store and got one yard off of a bolt of vinyl that I liked. I used 1/8" MDF (medium density fiberboard) a jigsaw, spray adhesive, and 1/4" staples. It only took a couple hours to do. As for the clothes hooks, I did install them, but a couple inches lower to hold the contour in better. (MDF is not nearly as flexible as the soundboard GM used). Another idea that I am playing with is building small ported boxes onto the back of them with a front facing port. Since the Rockford Fosgates are free aired with this set up the bass is pretty disappointing.

 

what keeps the staples from coming through???????????

 

sorcery

 

I find that when upholstering with vinyl it is best to pull it tight and then fold backwards for strength (as you can see in the picture of the back). I mainly do this so there is less chance of the vinyl ripping around the staples, but in this case, it provided enough overall thickness to keep the staples from popping through the front.

 

they look good