Haakon Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Almost finished with the left side speaker mount now, here are some new pics:Superglue and pieces of cardboard are key components for angling speakers Filled out with fiberglass putty for strength:Some more fiberglass outty:Testfitting of fullrange speaker:Angling pretty much straight up at windshield.After a good few rounds with body filler and sanding, trying out some high rise spray filler here. Starting to take shape: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haakon Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Speaker adapters/spacers V2.0:Triple layers of 19mm mdf, bonded together and sealed with three thick layers of VPA, this time they shall not swell up like the first ones that were sealed with a layer of polyester. Somehow water got into them and they swelled bigtime They are bonded to the doors with Sicaflex for a perfect seal. And seeing how much work it was getting the old ones off, I think they will hold up just fine being bonded only to the door metal. Pretty much finished up with both the dash speaker mounts, they are NOT going to remain blue, it was just the only glossy paint I had left in my spraycans. It easier to see the curves/where they need to be sanded into shape when glossy.. Will wrap them in carbonfiber vinyl to match the dashboard details.Cute little fullrange speaker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haakon Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 With 1 reply in the last half a year I think all interest is lost on this project? For those interested you can follow the audio build on talkaudio.co.uk from now on...peace out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newnesie Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 I am still very interested in this project, just never replied due to normally being astounded by your work. Very well done, keep it up!Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnicol Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I love this build thread, economy and sounds? Seems a winner to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haakon Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) It still lives Looks totally different now though, wrapped in matte army green vinyl. And a new stereo Edited July 24, 2012 by Haakon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barfoot Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 It still lives Looks totally different now though, wrapped in matte army green vinyl. And a new stereo That's is one Nasty Lupo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joti Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Brave audio mods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnicol Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Nicest Lupo I've seen in my life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared21 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 soo nice, matte green with polished wheels works so well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnicol Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Can you post a link to your thread on Talk audio? Can't find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haakon Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Can you post a link to your thread on Talk audio? Can't find it!Sure thing buddy http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/ipb/index.php/topic/334167-vw-lupo-tdi-sq-build-log/page__fromsearch__1Here are some photos I took with my new 85mm f/1,4 lens late in the evening with low and very yellow sunlight. The vinyl actually changes hue from the sunlight, really cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-Joe Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Love the way the cars looking with the wrap on the wheels. And after looking through your talk audio thread the amount of work gone into this is amazing! Credit to you mate!Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haakon Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Thanks Have spent some hours on it yes, hehe.. It has now done about 405,000km and still running strong. Just passed inspection for another 2 years, only thing wrong was a faulty abs sensor and a worn out bushing in the front suspension. I also replaced the brakes just before that, as they were pretty worn out. And off course, special delivery from VW in Germany, no specific 3L parts on stock here. I recently bought a dirt cheap Golf 3 as an extra car, so now that the Lupo is not my only car and daily driver, I can really go all out if I wish.. Rip out the dash and make a new one, maybe with an iPad or Galaxy Tab integrated, and full Focal Utopia front stage, I have all the best drivers from the old W series Utopia. TLR tweeters, 6W mids (6,5") and 7w2 midbasses. Outside diameter is 22cm (9") so the 7" diametes specified by Focal should be taken with a grain of salt, hehe.. I do have these in the doors in the Lupo now btw, and they sound excellent. Still have to make a lower door card to make it look like they belong there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnicol Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I love this thread, I've been reading your audio thrad too I was wondering, if youre making it a show car, are you changing your steering wheel? I'd like to buy the one that you have if you ever sell it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newton Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 only just seeing this for the first time! nice :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haakon Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Looks like this will be sold shortly... to be built as a demo car for a major car audio distributor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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