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Old 05-08-2005   #76 (permalink)
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They are Vifas.
D75s maybe

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XT25's. $55 a piece from parts express. very directional. supposed to play up to 40k, but off axis they rolloff around 16k or below. not very good for the car.
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XT25's. , but off axis they rolloff around 16k or below. not very good for the car.
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this is well done~~ hella nice, I am showing this to the other club's people to watch your great work!!
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I happened to stumble on them the other day, actually. Thought I threw them away. If anyone wants them, they know whats great about them, they know whats awful about them, and they may have a couple ideas I have to improve them. It would be a crime to charge for them, but I don thave a box to ship them out in. anyone happens to be in or around the bay area can have em, if they are willing to put some TLC into them. I'd rather see them go to a good home than collect dust in a corner of the garage.
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dang for real? sux, just wonder if you have made a new one~~ post the finishing pix again~~ I here to check out and learn of cuz~
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Announcing the latest DIY of the month!! Enjoy everybody!!
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these kickpanels look like shit. anyone who has used fiberglass two or three times could do better with one arm tied behind their back.

and they are still in my garage. free to anyone who is willing to do the work of meeting me somewhere in person to nab them. I dont want to ship them anywhere. the carpet is junk, it was applied face side down by mistake (at the time I didnt know carpet HAD a face side). they need to be refinished. they may have even warped by now.

if you rolled up to world finals with these kicks, you'd get laughed at.

many aesthetic violations occued during construction of the kicks:
#1 the front spills out over the sill.
#2 the drivers side kick slopes into the floor rather than tucking under it, like the passenger side does.
#3 no integrated grill.
#4 no ability to add one easily after the fact.
#5 rain drops directly onto that tweeter location when it rains. no protection from the elements. (that was a $55 mistake)

two things I did do right.
#1 wraps around the metal joint like the stock kickpanel (up high).
#2 nicely allows motion of the hood release.
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