'02 Clio Sport 172
Fancied sorting my boot out as the kit from the Golf took up to much space in the small Clio.
As it was;
Quick sketch of what I wanted;
The plan was I wanted to maintain as much boot space as possible & for it too look as OEM as possible, carpet colour & build quality etc. But as I don't plan to keep the car for much more than a year or so it had to be easy to remove & not alter the car in anyway eg. screw holes.
So with that in mind I cleared the boot;
And got fibreglassing;
I made up a cardboard template to transfer to the MDF (helpful GF!);
Then started cutting;
Next up I had to get the Sub fitted;
Then fibreglass the box to the MDF;
Having ditched the spare I thought best to have something just in case;
Then some more filling, sanding & MDF;
And onto carpet;
I had some of the stuff they normally use in sub boxes knocking about so lined it with that & stuffed the rest in the wheel well to help insulate it;
Test fit;
Then I went to fit a second boot light & found a puddle, turned out to be one of the rubber grommets on the boot shut, so all siliconed up, dried & clean I carried on;
As the idea of this build is to have it easily removed I've not altered the car in anyway, the whole thing is held in place by the well fitting MDF panels, the tight carpet & the weight of it.
It comes out relatively easily as the top pieces overlap each other to keep it in place, but are readily removable, access to the amp is just a matter of pulling the cover piece off as it's held by heavy duty velcro.
Aside from cover panels/grills to protect the speaker & amp should I wish to 'use' the boot it's finished, along with the addition of a rear strut;
The cost? £90, not including the strut or 2nd light, it has taken a couple of weekends as I've just approaced it casually but the most time has been getting everything fitting neat & tidy.
The carpet, which looks like a perfect match in daylight, just a bit off on the camera, was from eBay, the MDF & fibreglass were just off the high st.
I have enough carpet to do at least one more, maybe two false floors, about 1/2 of what I bought, so if anyone is interested PM me & I'll sell it on.
It sounds great, really nice & tight, no rattles or anything (bit of reverberation when you have the volume maxxed out, but you can't sit in the car with it that loud anyway! Just need two sort the rest of the speakers now!
Comments welcome!
As it was;
Quick sketch of what I wanted;
The plan was I wanted to maintain as much boot space as possible & for it too look as OEM as possible, carpet colour & build quality etc. But as I don't plan to keep the car for much more than a year or so it had to be easy to remove & not alter the car in anyway eg. screw holes.
So with that in mind I cleared the boot;
And got fibreglassing;
I made up a cardboard template to transfer to the MDF (helpful GF!);
Then started cutting;
Next up I had to get the Sub fitted;
Then fibreglass the box to the MDF;
Having ditched the spare I thought best to have something just in case;
Then some more filling, sanding & MDF;
And onto carpet;
I had some of the stuff they normally use in sub boxes knocking about so lined it with that & stuffed the rest in the wheel well to help insulate it;
Test fit;
Then I went to fit a second boot light & found a puddle, turned out to be one of the rubber grommets on the boot shut, so all siliconed up, dried & clean I carried on;
As the idea of this build is to have it easily removed I've not altered the car in anyway, the whole thing is held in place by the well fitting MDF panels, the tight carpet & the weight of it.
It comes out relatively easily as the top pieces overlap each other to keep it in place, but are readily removable, access to the amp is just a matter of pulling the cover piece off as it's held by heavy duty velcro.
Aside from cover panels/grills to protect the speaker & amp should I wish to 'use' the boot it's finished, along with the addition of a rear strut;
The cost? £90, not including the strut or 2nd light, it has taken a couple of weekends as I've just approaced it casually but the most time has been getting everything fitting neat & tidy.
The carpet, which looks like a perfect match in daylight, just a bit off on the camera, was from eBay, the MDF & fibreglass were just off the high st.
I have enough carpet to do at least one more, maybe two false floors, about 1/2 of what I bought, so if anyone is interested PM me & I'll sell it on.
It sounds great, really nice & tight, no rattles or anything (bit of reverberation when you have the volume maxxed out, but you can't sit in the car with it that loud anyway! Just need two sort the rest of the speakers now!
Comments welcome!
