2014 WRX Hatch

[chithead]

Was hoping to have more progress with the enclosure, but as of this morning, it isn't much further.

Taped off the face of it:



To do a roundover on the edges, and fill in any brad nail holes, scratches, etc. in the MDF:



Unfortunately, I tried the bedliner application again, hoping it would turn out like the amp board did, and no. Of course not. Why would there be success twice. Looks like complete garbage in my eye, so it's back to square one, what I wanted to do in the first place. Will take more time to buy the wrap and other pieces, but will get the look I'm really wanting.

So since that was a failure, thought I'd work on the wiring a bit. Using some scraps of techflex and other pieces, decided to redo the subwoofer wiring:







Less than two feet of 8ga for maximum wattage and damping factor.

[chithead]

Oh, forgot to show this - figured why not throw some stain on that crate the Helix mono amplifier arrived in:

[BigAl205]

That's pretty cool. I used to watch furniture repair shows and they used some kind of wood condtioner before staining. I wonder what how different it would look if you did that first?

[chithead]

I actually used that on the enclosure face, but not on the Helix crate. You can tell too, on the edge of the plywood, where it's lighter, the conditioner helps absorb the stain.

Read a great article about mixing partial dye with the poly or lacquer to create a stain that has a more uniform color and finish too. Handy when mixing different wood types.

[chithead]

Well, the saga comes to an end. Traded the WRX on a 2015 Legacy Limited 3.6R this morning.

[bobditts]

[BigAl205]

[Notloudenuf]

[chithead]

Pictures of the Legacy Limited 3.6R





Pictures of the radio:

[Salami]

Are you shitting me?