How2- another way of putting MDF on rear speakers

[Gary406]

you will need 2 peices of MDF , i used 3/4inch thick x 1 foot x 9 inch
cut around the shelf legs and cut all holes for the speakers
bolt the MDF to the shelf 1st
once the MDF is bolted to the shelf you then have something to bolt your 6x9 speaker to,,
this works very well and only costs about £5 to do it
cover with acoustic carpet if required think this costs around £10-£15 from ebay,






heres 2 pictures before the 6x9 goes in as you can see the MDF gets bolted to the shelf 1st then that gives you a good solid place to bolt the speaker to

[teamster1975]

Nice job there Gary

[Gary406]

Thanks

[HimBigChief]

Looking at the size of the magnets on the back of them 6x9's, I reckon you're going to have to do some enlarging of the holes in the metal shelf itself.

[Gary406]

mine just sit over the top of them perfect, because the speaker is sat on top of the shelf it sits high enuff and doesnt have to be put into the hole

[FarmerPug]

did any execs with the jbl ever come with a cd player

[Captain Jack]

Nice!

How's the vibration? I've given up on trying to dampen it so I've create my own shelf. Took a lot longer than you though!

[Gary406]

there isnt any vibration, the shelf helps a lot as well because its so solid built,

[Captain Jack]

Hm interesting. Is your shelf from a D9? Your car is D8...

[Gary406]

yes my shelf is from a D9 ,
i did sum research on this forum before i bought the D9 shelf for my D8
a D8 and D9 car is the same were the shelf goes, it fits nice,

[FarmerPug]

captain jack, did your exec come with a cd player or sat nav. Sorry to hijack i just see your on this thread

[Captain Jack]

Uhh, neither! It came with a cassette player and a CD-changer in the boot.

[FarmerPug]

and have you still got that setup now

[Captain Jack]

The CD changer is still in the boot, unused, but the cassette-radio/JBL amp is in the attic as I replaced the whole audio system with my own.