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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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i had a feeling it was time to replace the baffels...speakers didnt hit as hard anymore but i had no idea how bad they were,lol check these pictures out ....started as 3/4 MDF but the moisture made it swell up to about 2 inches in some places of the baffel
...they been installed for a bout a year and a 1/2 ...they fell apart just by touching them,lol








i made new ones and a spare pair as well
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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gross!
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w0w, check your speakers!
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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Geez. You didn't spray paint them at least? I spray painted the ones I made because I knew they would absorb moisture if I didn't.
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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You should cover MDF baffles with a coat of fiberglass resin to keep this from happening.
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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how does the car smell?
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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omg, how long have u had these on for?
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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haha yeah they been on for over a year ...speakers are fine ...just infinity perfects so i dont care to much if they get ruined, it will motivate me to buy better ones ...yea i spray painted the new ones i made , fiberglass resin is a good idea ...ill do that for the next set
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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Good thing mine are plastic.
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