Custom Install in a MK3 Golf Wagon

[glidn]

A few issues i have to take into account.

1. It has a MK4 dashboard, so it's already almost 30mm wider either side.
2. Mk4 dashboard, has a different shape.
3. Mk4 skin is longer in length but shorter in height, mk3 door cards is shorter in length but longer in height.
4. Maintane an OEM look about it. Still have to fit 6 1/2" mids in the door and maybe even tweeter too.

will post pictures shortly.

[glidn]

here are the back doors done.

Stuck all the wiring down, so no shaky shaky or rattle rattle.

[glidn]

Sub box work yet to do the glassing, been so damn wet and cold have not been able to do fibreglassing.

[glidn]

and finally the really hard bit, i have to make a combo front MK4ish panel and the rest with mk3 door skin, once complete it will then be housing a single or dual 6.5" speaker set and also mk4 door window switches and mirror switch, which will be able to be popped out as if it was 100% stock in usability.

as you can see, since the MK3 has a mk4 Dash board, i have virtually no room what so ever to work with, so i have had to go to strange resorts.

[glidn]

and the final up date. what i originally intended to do.
Mould a Mk4 front and build it to the door


But this did not work so i had to resort into making a mould of the side of the dash and building that instead. So i have no idea how this is going to turn out. But will have to see how i go.
As you can see is how much of the door skin has already been cut away.




And then finally The sub box is ready to be glassed.

[Soundofav6]

Thats some crzy install you have... another words you are retro fitting mk4 trim into a mk3 wagon..


You have pics of the mk4 dash you can share.
Nice work so far glading.

P.S. I took your advice and stood on my fiberglass .. and it had a hair line crack. hehehe ...

[99gti]

I can see Jazz blue, Mk4 dash and Mk3 door trims??? More pics of this car stat please

[glidn]

I would post pics of the car, but i feel i would have to check with the owner first.

But very nice spotting 99gti, jazz blue MK3 is very right. Kudo's to you.

As for MK4 dash, yeah, i will reveal cars stats later when it make more sense.

Soundofav6 - Only retro fitting front half of mk4 to mk3 door skin, and will end up having to build a custom pod for car and MK4 window switch on drivers side.

[99gti]

I would post pics of the car, but i feel i would have to check with the owner first.

But very nice spotting 99gti, jazz blue MK3 is very right. Kudo's to you.

As for MK4 dash, yeah, i will reveal cars stats later when it make more sense.

Soundofav6 - Only retro fitting front half of mk4 to mk3 door skin, and will end up having to build a custom pod for car and MK4 window switch on drivers side.

I am the Jazz blue whore! haha

[glidn]

a little update from the weekend, and around 6 - 7 hours of fibreglassing.


Ok so here are some updated pics for this weekend. I tried originally make moulds of the factory MK4 door skin, but alas this will not work. So i decided to do this instead. Making a mould of the dash board itself, as shown in the next few photo's. then while i was at it on saturday, i glassed the rear of the sub. Still unsure if i'll be doing dual 8" or single 10".

Dashboard moulds:





As you can see by this above photo's i'm going to try and do the front corner of the door skin this way instead. I have no idea if this going to work but i guess i'll find out.

the start of the sub box:




by these above photo's you can see i have glassed the rear of the sub box foor the car.
2 things here, all those black dots and line you see. It will be either single 8, dual 8 or single 10 to go in there so i have the 3 lot of lines depending on how the sub box will be built. All the dots you see is potential mounting point i'm thinking of using.
Ultimately i want the sub box mount and you shoiuld not be able to see any of the screw mounting point what so ever. So hopefully i do achieve this.

something else i have been thinking about where you see the strange kink in the glass i cannot explain, because looking at it straight on you can not see that what so ever.
I'll be Liquid nailing most likely something like a 2x4 behind where that kink is. In addition i''ll be doing that on the other side. So i can mount the rear of the sub box from the inside too. Hopefully giving additional bracing.

Now the last thing you will notice it's build into the left rear corner of the boot to hopefully give it a couple of DB's boost, in the lower frequency to make the sub really shine.


and lastly The Headunit i'm installing in the car:
Pioneer P80RSII

I still have no idea where i'll be mounting the tweeters for the front. I will try a few different places and go from there. Hopefully not on the A pillars, as the idea of this car is to have everything stealth as much as possible. Hence there will be a removable grill of some sorts for the sub/s too..

[glidn]

i will have to get a better picture of the radio, it was done with my cell phone.

[glidn]

Here is a quick update. I have started joining the front pieces like i explained a few post back, but at least with these photo's you have a better understanding.

Also if you look at these photo's you can see the door almost looks like it suppose to. But there is a little gap at the moment which i will glass back in again.
This is the Left Door



The Gap For the Left Door - It almost fits like it was suppose to be there



Now The Right door - Much the same but i'll have to space the right doors glass bit around 8-10mm as right now the big gap bothers my alot.


The Gap for the Right door




And finally i'm not to sure if any of you have really seen or heard of the E-Audio Amplifiers. None the less i thought i would post up some quick pics for you guys.


Cert for the power

[glidn]

Ok here is abit more of an update. I have spaced the right door piece out around 10-11mm, i feel i could have gone a little bit more but this will have to do.



Also i have started on a door pod, but will update that a little bit later. As i have not taken photo's.

I orginally intended to use as much of the standard stuff as possible. But this is what happened since then. The Right side door (Drivers door) has extra bracing and electronic gadgets in now. So the factory panel does not clip on anyway. So what i have to do now is cut pieces out of the door till the original door skin clips back in place then start sealing the door up again.

These are 2 problems i have with this.
1. I'll have to cover up door same for both sides or it will look strange.
2. Mean there will not be a useable pocket any longer.

this really sucks.

Well if you guys have any idea's regarding the door pods post them up after i have posted the rear of the door pod.

thanks

[glidn]

wow i have not updated alot of this, will do this over the next couple days.
Been having horrible weather not fibreglassing worthy.

[glidn]

here are the front doors just about finished.




I have also learnt how to do plastic welding, mainly because no company over here wanted to do it for me.
Before



During



After the platic welding



Just about done, need one more coat of primer than to be painted.