alittle bit of fiberglass work. what do you think

[Bardo]

we'll i got board and i told a friend of mine that i would make a fiberglass vent to go in to his A4 for his boost gauge. so far all i have done is the hole cut and i used felt instead of fiberglass cause IMO its not as messy. next ofter it drys I'll hit it with bondo to smooth it out. all i have right now is 2 pic but i will keep everyone posted. i did make a piller for a daytona that was glassed but i cant seem to find it. I'm thinking about making parts in my free time for our cars. please let me know what you think http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/100_0410.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/100_0409.jpg

[Dave]

Looks great! That'd be awesome if you could build us some parts for our cars. :thumb:

[devlish]

can i give an opinion (i've build TONS of these...) the felt was a good choice, but if its a flat piece, just go buy some 1/4" PVC or ABS plastic from a sign shop (they'll call it sintra) and use that. superglues easy as hell with some good cryanolite superglue from a hobby store. and sands great too! use a GOOD body filler like Rage Gold, and a good filler/primer (omega always works for me)

good luck!

it seems your ready to do this alone, but if you have any questions, please ask. check out my webpage http://webpages.charter.net/devlish and look around there for ideas and my projects, i've documented most of them, and have more to put up soon as well. and if anyone actually does want parts like this made... PM me for details.

later
~Kurt

[Bardo]

yeah someone on td.com told me to talk to you if i needed any help. the only problem i had was that i wanted to staple the felt to the vent but i just kept bending the staples. so i gave up on that idea

[Bardo]

Looks great! That'd be awesome if you could build us some parts for our cars. :thumb:

i planed on it but if i do its only going to be Interior parts. there easyer

[devlish]

superglue. superglue the felt to the plastic. or, in this case... just use PVC plastic since it's flat.

but not superglue from Walmart or anything, go to a hobby store and ask for the green bottle (i think it's medium thickness) of Cryanolite glue, and the rapid harder spray to go along with it. about $12 total. TOTALLY worth it!!

anyways, i'm going to do a quick HOW TO for a guage pod i made a few months ago for a friend with some pics, i'll post it in about 20min... should help you out some i think

~Kurt

(do you remember who it was on TD.com that mentioned me?)

[Bardo]

speedyshelby16 and any pic will help thanks

[devlish]

all done.

http://webpages.charter.net/devlish/

check my webpage and go to the custom project, it's the lower right link, Custom Gauge pod. there's a basic HOW TO.... or, go directly there from here...

http://webpages.charter.net/devlish/guage_pod2.htm

Just a preview of a few of my previous projects....
The newest How To:
http://webpages.charter.net/devl1sh/GP/Jimspod_13.JPG

Alpine Tweeters molded into stock location on Grand Prix
http://webpages.charter.net/devl1sh/projects/TweetPod_11.JPG

and my personal favorite... in MY car of course....
http://webpages.charter.net/devlish/images/gp_19.JPG

& (sorry they're kind of dusty...)

http://webpages.charter.net/devlish/images/gp_17.JPG
and it just snaps into the stock place like it should!

all done by 'Yours Truly'. that last pic is one of my favorite pics i have of my interior, the angle is just right in my opinion.

i hope those pages help you, there are a LOT of simple How To's on my webpage. just ask questions if you need to, i'm more than willing to help. Good luck with your project!

later and goodnight!
~Kurt

[Bardo]

well all that fiberglass work i did yesterday $hit the bed on me and fell apart this morning. as i was sanding it, it just came apart so i had to start over and i think the 2nd time looks alittle better. just hope i can sand it tomorrow. heres pic's
heres the old one
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/vent4.jpg
and the vent itself
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/vent3.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/vent2.jpg
this is it recovered
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/vent.jpg
i just hope it sticks this time

[Bardo]

didn't put enough hardener on it so it never set up

[devlish]

a piece that small really needs no resin at all. just plastic and superglue... superglue dries HARD! and no mixing req'd! :-)

[Bardo]

i understand that but right now I'm pi$$poor broke and i had the glass laying around from past projects. and it set up right this time and its rock hard

[Bardo]

ok MY part of this is done. now i just need to give it to the owner and he'll prime and paint it but here are the pic's i have now
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/Picture2472.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/Picture2473.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/Picture2474.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/Picture2477.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/Picture2469.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d30/ajbardo/Picture2471.jpg
thanks guys for your input. looking foward to makeing this kind of stuff for our cars:peace:

[devlish]

looks nice so far. definetely post up some pics once it's painted. I'd like to do a few custom pieces for these cars as well.. but not quite sure what or where.

i know i want to do a custom pod in my Omni in the ashtray area, and i need to redo the vent-gauge pods due to the angle of the guages down there. guess i'll do that this winter i hope. shouldn't take too long if i get off my arse and do it!