So, as most of you have likely spotted this ad on the top right corner there, i saw it one day too. i thought to myself that i should see if they have baffles for my wifes car because i really dont feel like making them, and lets see what kind of price they are.
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it turns out that they had baffles for many Volkswagen, but nothing on the store for the mk6 edition. i contacted the company through their website and after a few emails back and forth i opened up the door of her car and took some general measurements of the door and the speaker - and it turns out that Volkswagen used the same speakers from previous model years in this car too! so i paid $22 + shipping or so - i think it came out to maybe $28 and got to my house within the week i ordered them so i could work on the car that weekend.
PVC speaker Adapters - CNC Machined - In Stock or Custom Made
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the plastic is made of PVC - and is super tough. the thickness of the baffle pieces were over 1\4 inch. the build up construction was also interesting. the only downside i saw was the openings around the circumference of the baffle on the 'walls' between the two baffle plates - but i have a very simple, and awesome solution!
so, - great communication, solid product, fast shipping, acceptable price.
ALSO - if you have a funky speaker size - like 7.125 inch cutout - you can just email them and ask if they can work with you with your installation! i would recommend knowing the cutout of your speaker, and telling them this before you purchase to make sure your adapters fit properly - or you can shave them down with a razor blade, dremel, or other applicable tool if the speaker does not fit.
here is what i got -
so as you can see, i used duct seal to close up all those gaps in there - and seal up the cavity nice and tight - while at the same time adding a super thick high mass layer to lower the resonant frequency of the door itself. it worked awesome. the speakers give out a pleasant amount of midbass - and they are rock solid in the door!
so - can you make baffles yourself out of whatever materials you have on hand? yes! most likely you will be using wood - and that is susceptible to water damage - yes! can you paint\epoxy\stain\etc the wood? yes! does that mean that its impossible for water to damage the wood? NO!
the PVC speaker adapters will end up costing you about the same if you were to buy the wood\materials and spend time measuring\cutting\fitting\etc to get a home made version to work - and then run the risk of possibly having water damage down the road. these adapters will last the life of the car and i think they are fantastic!
thanks for looking guys! i hope you try this product, it is really here for people like us!
-andy
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it turns out that they had baffles for many Volkswagen, but nothing on the store for the mk6 edition. i contacted the company through their website and after a few emails back and forth i opened up the door of her car and took some general measurements of the door and the speaker - and it turns out that Volkswagen used the same speakers from previous model years in this car too! so i paid $22 + shipping or so - i think it came out to maybe $28 and got to my house within the week i ordered them so i could work on the car that weekend.
PVC speaker Adapters - CNC Machined - In Stock or Custom Made
the plastic is made of PVC - and is super tough. the thickness of the baffle pieces were over 1\4 inch. the build up construction was also interesting. the only downside i saw was the openings around the circumference of the baffle on the 'walls' between the two baffle plates - but i have a very simple, and awesome solution!
so, - great communication, solid product, fast shipping, acceptable price.
ALSO - if you have a funky speaker size - like 7.125 inch cutout - you can just email them and ask if they can work with you with your installation! i would recommend knowing the cutout of your speaker, and telling them this before you purchase to make sure your adapters fit properly - or you can shave them down with a razor blade, dremel, or other applicable tool if the speaker does not fit.
here is what i got -
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Originally Posted by req
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here are the speaker ring adapters from PVC speaker Adapters - CNC Machined - In Stock or Custom Made. i modified them slightly, i put in PVC glue on all the joints to make sure they "weld" together in case they decide to start to shimmy apart after 10 years... they are very solid, and made from plastic. there will be zero moisture damage, and they come ready to fit - im sure if you needed, the speaker hole could be modified to fit something like an 8" speaker in a 6" hole if you contact the website and explicitly request them to make something like this. these rings are about $22 shipped. compared to buying the wood ($11 for a 2x4 foot sheet of plywood, similar price for MDF), and spending the time to measure, cut, and fit properly, $22 is not a bad deal in my book! so i went with these - and i can not rate them high enough. awesome product! and if you need a product they do not have, they will work with you to make whatever it is you need - and maybe work out some kind of other deal as well! but please email them for further details!
  here is how they are fitted together    then my lovely wife started slabbing on the Duct Seal. its a high-mass sealant used as a moisture\air\critter\etc barrier between bulkheads and walls where wires run through. I found it when i was on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on deployment with VFA-143. the electricians for the boat used it to seal the wire runs between bulkheads so there wouldnt be smoke travel if a space was on fire and such, maybe even flooding. the boat was made in the 70's and i went on deployment in 2009 - so this crap has been there for over 30 years. it was still sticky and soft under the layer of dust\paint that coated the surface - and the boat was in the persian gulf where its easily hotter than the south west and only rains once in a long time - i was out for 7 months and it rained one time. so yea - this stuff wont melt. plus, when we went through the atlantic, it was cold as shit - and it was still soft and not brittle. the stuff is super resilient! so she slabbed 1lb on each door in between the speaker adapter to seal it up tight and add a bunch of mass around the speaker to lower the resonance of the door panel.  *CAREFUL! cld tiles ARE SHARP!!*      |
so - can you make baffles yourself out of whatever materials you have on hand? yes! most likely you will be using wood - and that is susceptible to water damage - yes! can you paint\epoxy\stain\etc the wood? yes! does that mean that its impossible for water to damage the wood? NO!
the PVC speaker adapters will end up costing you about the same if you were to buy the wood\materials and spend time measuring\cutting\fitting\etc to get a home made version to work - and then run the risk of possibly having water damage down the road. these adapters will last the life of the car and i think they are fantastic!
thanks for looking guys! i hope you try this product, it is really here for people like us!
-andy
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