ICE – Part 5 – Scrap It And Start Again!
Mar.08, 2008 in
Cooper ICE
Scrap it? Scrap it! Start again! New pods and subwoofers installed inside…
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ICE – Part 4 – The I Love Lycra Edition!
Feb.18, 2008 in
Cooper ICE
With the fibreglass backings now dry it’s time to move on to mounting the rings (from part 1), covering the whole thing in Lycra and applying resin and more fibreglass. Things are continuing a pace!
ICE Part 3 – Re-Doing The Fibreglass
Feb.09, 2008 in
Cooper ICE, In Car Entertainment
Details with pictures and explanations of re-doing the Fibreglass backings for the front speakers in my Classic Mini Cooper.
Got To Re-Do Step 2
Feb.02, 2008 in
Classic Mini, Cooper ICE, In Car Entertainment
Having done the fibreglassing (FG) some two weeks ago (even though I only wrote it up on the 27th) it all went pear shaped. I spoke to Scott (who is in possession of the FG) yesterday, hoping to hear some good news. Unfortunately none was forthcoming. The FG resin didn’t dry properly and is now [...]
ICE Part 2 – The Fibreglass
Jan.27, 2008 in
Classic Mini, Cooper ICE, In Car Entertainment
Introduction – explaining what I want to use for the new ICE Install. Part 1 – Custom MDF Rings to Support the speakers. Now it’s time to play with fibreglass! I have never done this before so it’s very much a learning experience for me. Fibreglass at its most simple consists of three items – [...]
ICE – The Build – Part 1 – Front Speakers
Jan.21, 2008 in
Classic Mini, Cooper ICE, In Car Entertainment
In my last ICE post I mentioned the Elemental Designs subwoofers and the Infinity Reference 6012i speakers. Well, look what arrived in the post a few days ago! Yep, the Infinity Reference 6012i speakers. Rated at 60 watts RMS per speaker they have a revolving tweeter to allow the listener to aim the sound stage. [...]