Custom Install in a MK3 Golf Wagon

[glidn]

I have since then made a few more sanding and painting layers.

First idea of the doorpods:



The First Subbox design:


Finally had good enough weather and have done the front left door pod and also the subbox - As seen here






And finally working on the driverside door pod and MK4 window switch module to fit and clip in and out of the drivers side doorpod.

[KI11Z]

very cool project but wats up with the window switch relocation?

[rayray086]

Sick fibreglass work

[Mrk_Mickey]

Sick fibreglass work

x2 on that one, Louis is going to freak!

[glidn]

KI11Z - the problem with this car it's a MK3 but is running all MK4 running gear dashboard and all MK4 wiring, so i have to build a mk4 Window switch into the car for the owner.

So everything i have done for window switch unit and also all the plastic welding is MK4 bits into mk3 bits. So if anything had to fail at any point simply un pop the mk4 switches and replace with new ones. Easy as that.

[KI11Z]

oh right, nice! coolies

[thestu]

awesome fiberglass job! i wish i knew how to do that sorta stuff!!

good job mate

[glidn]

thanks for the comments guys,

should have the right doorpod and amp rack built by the end of tomorrow night. So will post up the progress.
Will also be changing the face of the sub and speakers mounts black.
Right now it will be black and yellow contrast. That will look cool
Still have to do the grills i have 2 options i'm working on at the moment.

[HOLEIN1]

very impressive work mate, looks to be well thought out indeed... not too many realise how hard/time consuming it is to pull something like this off...

well done

[99gti]

Holy crap batman

This is freakin awesome!

[glidn]

Ok so another update again, man as long as i get the time i can finally have the system done in the next few days.

As promised here are some pics of the design before wrapping,






Then here are some pics of the Subbox clean and place in the boot but not mounted yet.




Just enough gap for the vinyl once mounted and it should not pressure the vinyl at all either.



And of course the the doorpod cleaned and mounted to the door and checking for gaps.



If you have a look you can see that slight gap between the doorpod and arm rest, i'm thinking i might build the door pod up to there from the rear to the front of the door pod.Also the front of the doorpod has gap between doorpod and doorskin that to will be built up and cleaned.
Also i might stick a glowing VW badge with perspex and LED's in there as the door lights
any thoughts on this idea?

[glidn]

I have also wrapped the drivers side doorpod, then Imprinted a Friends 9887 the R32 that i did actually.

Well just before i got started into glassing the other doorpod i decided to triple check everything as far as measurements go and location, shape and design are spot on. But after some measurements found the drivers side doorpod was 20mm to far back, so i have pulled the pod apart and will re do it today and glass it, So by tomorrow the opds will all be glassed.

Then i just need to add finishing putty and sand till it's smooth, then i can hopefully install all of the gear.

[dubbed]

Whoa you're a magician. This is going to look awesome!

[ranton-inc]

if you have an imprint capable headunit or module i strongly reccomend getting your car imprinted..

its amazing!

[glidn]

another update.
Amp rack built, will cover with material today, then give photo of finished product.
Also this is how far the doorpod and Subbox have progressed.






Subbox


and as you can see still some filling and sanding to do.



also the subbox is now mounted, still have finished off the correct angle for one of the bolts. Then sub box will be ready and done, for the work i need to do.
Will also mount the speaker terminal on the one side of the box. Will do that hopefully sometime today.

If you go up a few post and have a look at the door pod mounted, you will see a gap between the doorpod and armrest. This gap has been bugging me so as of last night that gap no longer exists. I have built that gap up with fibreglass.
So hopefully today i can have the last and final bog and sanding happening,
Then i can use finishing putty. And hopefully then do the final sand and fit.

Once i get to this stage, then all that is left to do is assembly of the car and tuning.
this should be fun, this radio has 16 band parametric EQ per left and right channel. So i would have to think this is going to be a little of a headache.

But will see.