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Kim Nguyen
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT

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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 03:00 am, by:  Kim Nguyen (Kim) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Anyone attempted this and what is the success rate?
Put in new speakers and I didnt get speaker grills with my parcel shelf so I figured if its possible to make a parcel shelf then I could make a customised one with writing on it or something!
and yes I have searched, you freakin nazi's :p
Peter Nitschke
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South Australia
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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 03:09 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Search properly then. It's been done using MDF in fact that is a good word to search on if all else failed.
Kim Nguyen
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT

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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 04:14 am, by:  Kim Nguyen (Kim) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hmm I did actually try MDF also, I mean I found little things but nothing useful =(
*tries again and gets back into his corner*
Hayden Miller
TryHard
QLD
Soarer TT

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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 08:20 am, by:  Hayden Miller (Zero) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I belive its illegal as your altering the structural integrety of the car body.
Josh Langerak
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NSW
TT

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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 08:39 am, by:  Josh Langerak (Mr247) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Its definately not illegal, My Uncle is a cop and he has helped build the parcel shelfs in my last 4 cars. Generally you are increasing the structural integrity of the car.
Richard Johnson
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Florida, USA
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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 08:59 am, by:  Richard Johnson (92soarertt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Josh Langerak wrote on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 08:39 am:




you even bothered to reply to such an ignorant post
Rob Andreacchio
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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 09:06 am, by:  Rob Andreacchio (Reepa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

you start running into issues when you take to the existng shelf with a saw to make the holes bigger... building a new shelf on top of the existing is fine.
Hayden Miller
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QLD
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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 10:13 am, by:  Hayden Miller (Zero) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I work in car audio and we have come into all kinds of issues with QLD transport regarding cutting metal out of cars for installs, mainly the parcel shelf. I suppose if you rebuild it stronger than the factory shelf its ok. Maybe its a qld law?

In the Soarer the shelf is part of the body and also separates the fuel tank from the cabin so i would imaging replacing the parcel shelf could prove to be very dangerous in the event of an accident.

We have even had issues in cutting 6x9 holes into factory shelves only designed for 4" speakers.

Its all very well to call me ignorant Richard but i have a responsibility to my customers to ensure the work we carry out on their car is safe and legal... so i make it my business to know this stuff.


Rob Andreacchio wrote on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 09:06 am:

building a new shelf on top of the existing is fine




If thats what the post starter is referring to than of course thats fine
Hayden Miller
TryHard
QLD
Soarer TT

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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 10:24 am, by:  Hayden Miller (Zero) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I realise my above post is rather irrelevent if Kim is only wanting to build a wooden shelf to put on top. But it serves for anyone else who may be thinking of taking to their shelf with a hacksaw
Andrew Nguyen
Tinkerer
Vic
Find out next year

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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 10:11 pm, by:  Andrew Nguyen (Nuggz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I tried

but the space between the shelf and rear window wouldn't let me fit my decently powerful machinery in

i ended up just bending the edges of the speaker holes down to make just that little bit extra space.

and it was still structuraly strong ( i hit one of those massive light pole side on and the car wasn't too bad, the pole was very horizontal though)



Upload

(94 camry ~75kph)
Hayden Miller
TryHard
QLD
Soarer TT

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Reg: 02-2006

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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 10:33 pm, by:  Hayden Miller (Zero) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Andrew Nguyen wrote on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 10:11 pm:

wouldn't let me fit my decently powerful machinery in




Air hacksaw


We are forever getting kiddies in their lancers wanting us to put 12" woofers and do all sorts of crazy stuff with their shelves... you'd be amazed at how many people dont know its illegal to cut metal out of your doors frame, they come in wanting 3 sets of 6" splits and an 8" sub in each door
Andrew Nguyen
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Vic
Find out next year

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Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 10:41 pm, by:  Andrew Nguyen (Nuggz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Bolt some wheels onto an MTX jackhammer and let them roll that around

my how i hate riced lancers

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