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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Bottom Of The Substructure
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Bottom Of The Substructure
For the bottom of the substructure, 31/44" MDF is cut. The openings that were sliced into the panel assist in accessing wiring.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Bolting In The Substructure
The bottom substructure panel... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Bolting In The Substructure
The bottom substructure panel was clamped into place and bolted to the angle iron base with 10/24 X 1" bolts.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Mounting To The Frame
The system Class A/B amplifiers... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Mounting To The Frame
The system Class A/B amplifiers (Xplod XM-SD 22X) were mocked up inside the car and then a 31/44" MDF frame was cut to mount the amplifiers on.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Tracing The Footprints
The amplifier footprint was... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Tracing The Footprints
The amplifier footprint was traced onto the MDF and the mounting holes for the amplifiers were drilled.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Nuts Glued In Place
10/24 T-Nuts were carefully... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Nuts Glued In Place
10/24 T-Nuts were carefully mounted into the MDF and superglued into place. This allowed the MDF panels to be interchangeable from each other.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Precision Mounting Alignment
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Precision Mounting Alignment
Alignment lines were squared up and carefully drawn prior to drilling and mounting the two base panels together.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Leave Room To Access Bolts
Notches were cut into the... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Leave Room To Access Bolts
Notches were cut into the panels to allow access to the mounting bolts. The panels were then routed on the edges and mounted into place. This gave me a removal system that would line up perfectly every time the products go in and out of the car.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Quick Mock Up
A temporary mock-up of all... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Quick Mock Up
A temporary mock-up of all six system amplifiers was made in order to see the total consumed space and the overall look of the amplifier visual presentation.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Room For Wiring
To allow room for wiring and... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Room For Wiring
To allow room for wiring and connection to the amplifier terminals, 31/44" MDF spacers were added to the panel.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Custom Brackets
Custom brackets were cut,... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Custom Brackets
Custom brackets were cut, rounded and bent on a metal brake to attach the amplifier frames to the car.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Bolt In Place
The factory 10mm bolt fixed... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Bolt In Place
The factory 10mm bolt fixed the panel into place.
2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Bolting The Panels To The Car
The panels were leveled and... 
   
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2005 Honda Civic Sound Deadening Bolting The Panels To The Car
The panels were leveled and then bolted to the car. Plenty of access holes were cut and routed with a flush/round-over bit, added to assist me in the future parts of the project build.

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