Always a Perfect Fit! 3D Printed Speaker Adapters - How to DIY
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- If you are installing aftermarket speakers into a vehicle custom speaker adapters are needed to adapt the speaker to the vehicle's mounting pattern. While aftermarket adapters are available, they typically don't perfectly match the aftermarket speaker. In the past we would often times use a router and other fabrication methods to make adapters out of acrylic or ABS sheet plastic, but now with 3d printers becoming more readily available for the average consumer they are becoming a solid choice, given you know the process! Let's dive in!
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I would love a more detailed tutorial on 3d printing.
There's already plenty of videos out there on it that go over anything you could want to know.
@@amorton94 videos on everything EXCEPT on how to design a speaker adapter. I've looked.
@@Cam.Klingon That's not what they asked for. That's also not very difficult.
@@amorton94 I went 15 pages deep on youtube looking fir tutorials, but haven't found any on designing speaker adapters.
@Cam.Klingon I truly don't know how else to tell you that is irrelevant. That's not what the OP asked for. They asked for a video on 3d printing, of which there are already hundreds, probably thousands, on youtube. They didn't ask for a video on 3d modeling.
Definitely would love to see a full tutorial on how you design and build a speaker ring
Definitely would love to see a full 3D modeling tutorial. I love to see other peoples approach and learn from their mindset of how they start a 3D modeling project.
You may want to add fillets to the edges to increase the material holding the shaft that the speaker mounts too, to the base that mounts to the vehicle. The vibrations might break those layer lines apart eventually. Also viewers note, he used ABS in this video. If you attempt to do this with PLA it wont last long (maybe 6 months if your lucky) if there is any moisture where your speakers are. it may need to be painted or something of the sort to make it water resistant if you go for a PLA route. Great video!
@@dreadpulse9865 You can use long nuts and bolts to hold speaker in adapter, that way you would hold down all layers compressed with screw.
PLA should hold just fine, i have some prints left outside in the sun for 2+ years and they are still holding up. They were mostly decorations without any load on them though.
Your break down has been fascinating and show how complex running a business can be
I'm a sucker for F360 tutorials, please please please creat one, I need this info on my tool box!😂
Your method of explaining things is excellent, I definitely look forward to seeing a full Fusion 360 tutorial on how you design and build parts/adapters
Flax series imo are the best sounding line of speakers on the market for the $$. They are my favorite line of speakers out there.
Mark, the software tutorial would be great. Please consider for a next episode on this build.
Great video! So cool to see you design/printing process. The 3d printing community is the best.
I JUST did this last week. I needed clearance behind the magnet for the door windows. Now it's got a perfectly designed spacer/adapter 😙👌
Good point! With custom designed adapters we certainly have more control over things like this.
@@CarAudioFabrication I'm spoiled by access to Markforged printers. Any chance I get, I print unnecessarily strong parts carbon fiber 😎
Hey Mark, another fantastic video! I've been diving into Fusion 360 for a bit, and while I've managed to get my projects done, I know my skills could benefit from some polishing. Your video was a real eye-opener. I can see you're using tools and techniques in Fusion 360 that I haven't even explored yet. If you could do a more detailed video on your design process, I'd be incredibly grateful. Keep up the amazing work!
An in-depth tutorial would be very appreciated. Having a 3d printer myself would make brackets like this so much easier.
I really believe 3d printing is still in its infancy, when it becomes mainstream for everyone it will used in every aspect of our lives.
Cant wait to see you do the tune on the coaxial speakers. Nice job on the adapters.
The tutorial step By step Will be Great to see
Would love a full Fusion 360 Tutorial! Would love to go over the process to build and tune a custom subwoofer box!
I did this with my model s adapters for audiofrog gb60. Abs. Turned out amazing.
I bet it's going to sound as good as it looks! nice work.,
This is fantastic.. Thank you. No more using those trashy metra adapters!
I'm a month behind in my Watch Later list but yes please on the software tutorial. Thank you!
Would dig seeing the fusion walk through!
Grateful for this video
Appreciate you watching, thanks!
I’d been wondering about doing a project like this for a while
Do you have a printer already? Which one? Give it a shot!
I bought a Chinese printer off of Amazon, but once I upgrade my speakers again I’ll have to try it out
US customary units are great for furniture, tailors and seamtresses, literature and wooden boats. A human meaure. Techinical engineering scientific measurements should be SI. Leave those slugs behind. Get hip with that Newton fella! Love the 3D modelling overview. I am gonna hassle those at work I know do this stuff as a hobby to get the finer detail.
That's Awesome!!! Would you mind share your STL Files for 3D printer because I would like make them for my truck too!
An in depth tutorial would be great.
I would love to see an in depth video on designing in Fusion 360. It would be a great class that I would pay for if it was reasonable.
Another thing that you want to do is to print in PETG or better material the PLA will not stand up to heat in a car interior on a sunny day.
Even petg won't hold up in parts of the US. I had petg dash pods that totally melted
I didn't use PLA.
@11:21 in the video he mentions using ABS
Petgs holds up a little better, but you have to use at least abs
Really nice adaptors! Would love to learn how to work on Fusion 360. Where did you get your training? I found that there are a lot of tutorial videos on youtube about fusioin 360 but they are quite long. Not a ton of time so condensed course would be ideal.
I would def watch a more in depth, long tutorial of using Fusion
I'd love a tutorial on how to design 3d prints more in depth! I want to put JL audio c1's in my rear doors, but crutch field says they won't fit, even though they're 5.25" speakers like the stock ones, so I'm assuming it's a depth issue that a custom mount would fix...but I'm no designer lol
@caraudiofabrication please make the tutorial video I am really wanting to learn this area.
You want a challenge Focal Mid in the dash of a 2025 Camry LE. Lot of space but weird angles.
Ever think about using a 3d scanner and importing the scan of the parts , rather than having to manually create a template and enter all the hand measurements ?
Seems like it would be a huge timesaver for fast prototyping .
This isn't how 3d scanning works. With 3d scanning you export a mesh, that usually isn't perfect. To perfect it you would create features in your modeling software that match the features of the real world part. You basically reverse engineer it. What I did for a simple adapter is faster and more efficient than 3d scanning and going through the same steps.
Mark, (Car Audio Fabrication) What 3D printer are you using?
Edit: I just went back and paused it on the shot of your printer. O darn, looks like im gonna have to watch the hole thing again lol! 😉
You had to account for the thickness of the outside flange to the depth of the brass machine screw inserts. Being ocd helps! 😅
Hey, I loved your video and the build seems really well done. I need help doing one of these for my car. Where can i contact you? Cheers
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Could you pvovide infa about the 3D printer? Maker, model etc. Thanks! 👍
I would see any video you make about 3d printing, even tho i dont use fusion 360
yes, please make an in deptrh video on how to make speaker adapters in fusion 360, there aren't any videos; I searched thru 15 pages of videos. Theres lots of videos of printing a speaker adapter, which is literally that, some that are 3 hours long of an ender 3 printing a adapter. But NO videos of how to design on in Fusion 360
Is this gonna be an option in the CAF Store?
I'm still a beginner in 3d CAD so it would take me hours to get a perfect fitting adapter. For something as easier as those, wouldn't it be much faster to cutout abs panels and attach them together? But I do understand you waste a lot of material that way.
Mark, I want to run a set of 75W RMS component speakers. Will a 75W RMS amplifier be sufficient, or should I move up to a 100W RMS amplifier?
Do you have a link for the 3d printer you’re using?
Any experience using ASA instead of ABS for car parts? I am planning some pods and planned on using ASA instead of ABS due to it being more UV resistant and rumored to be easier to print vs ABS. I have never used either fliament type and have been printing for years with PETG which won't hold up to the interior temps the car will experience in my area.
@@J.No13 I just made some speaker adapters last week out of ASA. I have a Bambu X1C and used PolyMaker ASA. It’s not too difficult to print with. Just make sure you use some glue for bed adhesion and a brim to help. The larger the part, the more it wants to warp. But they turned out great!
@@srcarter2012 thank you for reply. I will be printing on an enclosed FlashForge Adventurer 5M. Great tips, thank you again.
I have a question buddy not related to this video.. do you know any options for a 2017 Ford expedition small screen 4-in radio.. I'm dying to upgrade
I’m struggling a lot with this I’ve scanned the factory speaker and trying to use QuickSurface but no luck 😩 6x9 are really hard to reproduce😩😩😩😩
This is nice but would be a lot more helpful if you could show step by step what tools you use, how you draw it etc
All the tutorials !!! Great job on those adapters Mark .🦾🤙
@CarAudioFabrication what’re your preferred speakers? I want to upgrade my stock 6x8s to high quality speakers. I was looking at JL Audios C3-570s
C3 are definitely solid for the value, I also really dig these Flax drivers!
i saved an adapter that i was going to put in my 97’ 318ti for i think 5 1/4” speakers but then i got a different car
Good day. Any chance on getting the STL file so I can print my own?
Nope. Sorry, last time I did that the person tried selling my work. I'll never provide files again, they ruined it for everyone
@@CarAudioFabrication can I buy 2 fronts from you?
I just bought a 3D printer
Adapters? You can go so much farther than that with 3D printing, I'd be making str8 up sealed enclosures based on the adapters design for all my door speakers angled up perfectly had I the gear and skills.
Yeah let's go owo