Hi guys,

I am beginning my CDT component speaker installation project. I purchased q-logic kickpanels from haveblue, but one one the holes was cut too big for one side (alan, you shoulda told me that!!!). thus, I had to fiberglass the back of the qlogic, lay some plastic epoxy putty to fill it in the gaps, sand it, and then redrill a smaller hole.

so now the component tweeter fits in, but i can easily see it vibrating. so is it ok to secure the tweeter to the qlogic w/ some kind of epoxy cement? or should I just let it sit in there? the tweeter fits in there just fine, but as i said, i can forsee some vibration issues.

ill post a pic later

and also, would there be any benefits to laying a sheet or two of fiberglass to the back of these kickpanels to make them harder? ive read that it does, but the opinions were more opinions than facts.

thanks for any and all advice,
bob

 

I use a Hot glue gun with black glue. Ive also used a mix of saw dust, epoxy resin, cat hair, and the hardening agen to glue the plastic housing to the pannels, and they just bolted the tweter in.
Genreally the thicker the pannel the better the sound deading, and less vibration. That will make it sound awsome. I've actually sealed up entire pannels with the above resin mix.

 

kahuna,

damn, hot glue gun...now why didn't i think of that?!?! thats what i'll do. and since its on the backside, no big deal

bob

 

Bob, my little buddy is shedding right now, so if you need some fur, drop me a line

 

Have no fear, Underdog is here! Good look. Dont skimp on the beads of glue, more is better. But to much is to much! The black looks best because it looks factory. I used white before, but it looks ugly.

 

Excited to see pics

 

I would add at least two layers of mat on the back of those kick panels. You'll find yourself and others kicking the crap out of them entering and existing the ride. Plus they are pretty flimsy by themselves and at high volumes they are going to vibrate a lot. I added three layers to mine and stuff them with poly fil. Good luck and lets see some pics.