The Focusaurus :) ... May Contains traces of Ford!

[Bailes1992]

ye a 10" is fine if your running the music speakers off the head unit,

i added 2 x 12s then realized running my music speakers on my head unit was a NO NO.

costing more money buying a 2nd amp to run them on

My plan at teh moment is to run the Sub on it's own amp for the time being and the JBL: speakjers off the headunit.
When I have the money I'm getting a JBL 5 channel amplifier to run the lot!

[FarmerPug]

You know when your write a post... and you just know it will end up in DiscoPol's sig?

I had noticed his sig has been getting bigger recently

[steve_earwig]

[Welly]

Hey Bailes, what you doing for yer birthday next Wednesday?

[Bailes1992]

Hey Bailes, what you doing for yer birthday next Wednesday?

Why


how do you know it's my birthday anyway

[Gary406]

hes a moderator, they can see all your details

[steve_earwig]

Ooh, scarey

[Welly]

Hey Bailes, what you doing for yer birthday next Wednesday?

Why


how do you know it's my birthday anyway

Oh I think I saw it somewhere........

[DiscoPol]

You know when your write a post... and you just know it will end up in DiscoPol's sig?

I had noticed his sig has been getting bigger recently

Didn't want to disappoint you chaps

[FarmerPug]

Good detective work there.

[Bailes1992]

Right another pointless update...
Yesterday I give the amp cover a few more coats of colour...


Then today I gave it another coat of colour...


Then while waiting for that to dry I decided considering I can't shift the alloys I have, I'm goign to refurb them and stick them on the Focus...
Before...



Give them a quick clean and started putting some filler in the kerb marks...


Then by the time I did that the basecoat was tacky and I stuck a few coats of laqure on...



Also sanded down the screws that I filled and got them in primer...


Also the cover for the amp has to be slid back in through little gaps in the lid... it's going to be a tight squeeze I think...


Also I found a new lambda sensor with the plug on for £45 or without the plug for £35?? But they wanted to know the size of it... After jacking up the car... i realise dit was accessable from the top of the engine ...

[Bailes1992]

Didn't realise I was going to get much else done today... So for another update
After I primed the bolts I pushed them into the work bench and painted them matt black



Started sanding down the alloy...


Also decided to grind down the numbers on the alloy...



Anyway finished the amp, smeared some copper grease on the edges of the panel and slid it in with a little vibration...


Some of thescrews chipped which is annoying, so waiting until the Laquer has hardend and then going to remove them and maybe look at getting something else to replace them, or just paint them better

[Gary406]

whats the paint taking like in these freezing arctic conditions ?

[Bailes1992]

whats the paint taking like in these freezing arctic conditions ?

Quicker if anything! It drys but it stays a little soft. I managed top get 3 layers of colour down and 4 coats of laquer in about an hour. It was completley dry to touch but you could dig your nail into it! So I brought it in and stuck it on the radiator for a few hours! Nice now

[FarmerPug]

id say it would keep the dust away in this weather.