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Honda Man - Are You the President?

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I was talking with my friend Fred the other day about where language and culture meet. Fred was reminiscing about his days teaching English conversation when the English conversation boom had just started to move from major metropolitan areas to medium size cities. Now, almost any Japanese city with over 25,000 people is bound to have at least one conversation school. In those days though, there were cities with hundreds of thousands of people that only had a few schools with native English speaking teachers.

Time and time again, Fred met people who told him that he was the first Westerner they had ever spoken with. The person that Fred remembered the most though was a Honda man. Fred couldn't remember if the man was a student, someone he met on a train, or someone from a bar. Fred thought the conversation was in English, so it may have been in a class, but he wasn't sure. Over twenty years later though, Fred remembered the content, or lack thereof, of the conversation.

Fred's conversations, due to his limited Japanese at the time, or his student's limited English, pretty much all started out the same way. Fred would say his name and find out where the other person was from. Next was where Fred was from, California, and where the person he was talking with was from. Communication usually went pretty smoothly until there. After was the first challenge: employment. Fred would say he was a teacher, which was not a linguistic challenge for him or the listener in Japanese or English, but then communication became more difficult for both cultural and linguistic reasons.

Here is the conversation Fred remembered:

Fred: My name is Fred. What's your name?
Akira: My name is Akira. (Fred actually couldn't recall, so I used Akira here.)
Fred: I am from California. Where are you from?
Akira: I am from Tokyo.
Fred: I am a teacher. What do you do?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: I am a teacher. I teach. What do you do?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: What do you do at Honda?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: Are you an engineer? Are you in sales? What do you do?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: I teach. I teach English. I teach students. (Fred was having a little trouble here.) What do you do?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: At Honda, do you make cars? Do you sell cars? Do you work in an office? Do you work in a factory? What do you do? (Understanding that janitor was probably too difficult a word, Fred wanted to ask if he was a cleaning man or the president. He didn't to be polite though.)
Akira: I am a Honda man.

Fred thinks the conversation was actually a bit longer, but similar. Fred was never sure if the man didn't want to say that he was a janitor or a night watchman, preferring instead to be a Honda man, was unable to explain in English, thought the question was an invasion of privacy, or never picked up on the difference between belonging to an organization and the job that you actually do.

Fred now understands how many Japanese so strongly identify with their organizations, much more than they identify with what they do. When he had that conversation though, Fred wondered if the man was just a little slow or had a really bad job at Honda. After all, the reason for his not answering could have been different. Fred knows not to confuse language ability and intelligence, but given that the man had probably had at least six years of English as almost all Japanese junior high and high school graduates have, he should have been able to say something. Fred doubted that Honda was hiring people who had not at least graduated from high school.

I agreed with Fred. The man probably had a really low level job and didn't want to talk about it. He probably just wanted to be a Honda man.

At (Aaron Language Services), we provide Japanese to English and other translation, proofreading, and online English coaching to a primarily Japanese client base. Our site also offers many resources to ESL students, including Japanese language support and our sushi pages with many pictures of different kinds of sushi and explanations. If you are interested in editing texts in medicine and the hard sciences and have expertise, please click the link above to find out about working with us.

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Honda Man - Are You the President?

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I was talking with my friend Fred the other day about where language and culture meet. Fred was reminiscing about his days teaching English conversation when the English conversation boom had just started to move from major metropolitan areas to medium size cities. Now, almost any Japanese city with over 25,000 people is bound to have at least one conversation school. In those days though, there were cities with hundreds of thousands of people that only had a few schools with native English speaking teachers.

Time and time again, Fred met people who told him that he was the first Westerner they had ever spoken with. The person that Fred remembered the most though was a Honda man. Fred couldn't remember if the man was a student, someone he met on a train, or someone from a bar. Fred thought the conversation was in English, so it may have been in a class, but he wasn't sure. Over twenty years later though, Fred remembered the content, or lack thereof, of the conversation.

Fred's conversations, due to his limited Japanese at the time, or his student's limited English, pretty much all started out the same way. Fred would say his name and find out where the other person was from. Next was where Fred was from, California, and where the person he was talking with was from. Communication usually went pretty smoothly until there. After was the first challenge: employment. Fred would say he was a teacher, which was not a linguistic challenge for him or the listener in Japanese or English, but then communication became more difficult for both cultural and linguistic reasons.

Here is the conversation Fred remembered:

Fred: My name is Fred. What's your name?
Akira: My name is Akira. (Fred actually couldn't recall, so I used Akira here.)
Fred: I am from California. Where are you from?
Akira: I am from Tokyo.
Fred: I am a teacher. What do you do?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: I am a teacher. I teach. What do you do?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: What do you do at Honda?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: Are you an engineer? Are you in sales? What do you do?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: I teach. I teach English. I teach students. (Fred was having a little trouble here.) What do you do?
Akira: I am a Honda man.
Fred: At Honda, do you make cars? Do you sell cars? Do you work in an office? Do you work in a factory? What do you do? (Understanding that janitor was probably too difficult a word, Fred wanted to ask if he was a cleaning man or the president. He didn't to be polite though.)
Akira: I am a Honda man.

Fred thinks the conversation was actually a bit longer, but similar. Fred was never sure if the man didn't want to say that he was a janitor or a night watchman, preferring instead to be a Honda man, was unable to explain in English, thought the question was an invasion of privacy, or never picked up on the difference between belonging to an organization and the job that you actually do.

Fred now understands how many Japanese so strongly identify with their organizations, much more than they identify with what they do. When he had that conversation though, Fred wondered if the man was just a little slow or had a really bad job at Honda. After all, the reason for his not answering could have been different. Fred knows not to confuse language ability and intelligence, but given that the man had probably had at least six years of English as almost all Japanese junior high and high school graduates have, he should have been able to say something. Fred doubted that Honda was hiring people who had not at least graduated from high school.

I agreed with Fred. The man probably had a really low level job and didn't want to talk about it. He probably just wanted to be a Honda man.

At (Aaron Language Services), we provide Japanese to English and other translation, proofreading, and online English coaching to a primarily Japanese client base. Our site also offers many resources to ESL students, including Japanese language support and our sushi pages with many pictures of different kinds of sushi and explanations. If you are interested in editing texts in medicine and the hard sciences and have expertise, please click the link above to find out about working with us.

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Honda Civic Performance

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When upgrading your Honda Civic, there are three basic things most people would like to do to gain performance, style, and looks. The first is a body kit. Next, most people want to add personalization to the interior. Last, we want to talk about engine modifications. These upgrades you may want to do in any particular order, depending on your personality. I started with my engine. I want my car to be a “sleeper”. When I add a body kit, then I’ll have the muscle to back it up. But it all depends on you. Let’s start with the body kit for your Honda Civic.

If you have a pre-1988 Honda Civic, body kits were made, but they are hard to find. There really wasn’t much of an internet, so the market was limited to larger cities or Japan. Today, you could search for a used Mugen kit and probably find one on the internet. For later Civics, there are a couple of good choices. Stillen and Greddy offer quality components. When purchasing bargain components, remember you may have to modify the kit for proper alignment. For example, the exhaust may not be exactly in the right spot. Rework time to your Civic may end up costing you as much as a higher quality kit. I’ve looked at the kits you can buy a piece at a time due to my budget. Adding the front air dam to keep the car on the ground, side skirts and a rear valance all at once can be a little imposing on the pocketbook.

Interior modifications may not impress anyone as you drive down the street, but if the car looks good on the outside, you’ll want that Civic sharp on the inside. A torn seat or other imperfections are a good place to start. Most people start with the radio. But if you have a newer Civic or Accord and the radio is already pretty good, what can you do to add your own style? Add some gauges. You can add a pillar mount gauges the A-frame that supports the roof. A company called Lotek makes nice gauge pods.

When you add the gauges, now you have interior style and you can keep better check on your motor instead of relying on a red warning light. The first thing to do is get a free flowing intake. Not only do these look good in the engine compartment, but also they help the car breath better. There are several to choose from, but I’m biased towards K & N Products. They fit perfectly and are completely washable. Be warned, you can here the engine breathing when you hit the gas! It’s so cool!

I hope these gave you a good starting point on what you can do with your Honda Civic, Accord, or Prelude. Personalizing your car makes it your car, not just another Honda.

Stuart Simpson collects information and pictures on Honda cars at http://www.hondalinks.com

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Honda Stunner Bike Review

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Given a choice between form and functionality, one puts good looks over everything else. Indian consumers have gotten as style conscious as they are price conscious. In this changing phase of Indian biking, Honda has a trump up its sleeve in the form of the Stunner, the newest entrant in our long term fleet. It is an exceptionally good looking bike not only in context of its segment but even beyond.

In spite of being just a 125, the Stunner has stunned us with its great in-city performance. In keeping with Honda cred, it is nearly flawless bike, the somewhat restricted feeling engine being its only downside. The Stunner employs the Honda Shine's torquey mill, its best in class bottom end ensuring it excellent tractability with minimal gear shifting.

The biggest change though is the five speed 'box aimed at squeezing out better performance. Ironically, the smaller wheel size (17-inch instead of 18) has brought the gear ratios back to square one. The result is an almost Shine like feel from the bike; immensely torquey acceleration from a standstill but a disappointing surge of power towards the top.

The engine feels smooth while the gearbox is slick and effortless in operation. Fine vibrations do creep in when the engine is revved hard, but go easy on the throttle and things are under control. The Shine is a nimble handler and the Stunner is no different. The bike is equally at home on crowded city streets and twisties, taking corners in its stride.

The compact front-end and short handlebars make it easy to tuck it into tight spots. However, with the stiff suspension set-up, Honda has focused too much on handling and neglected the ride aspect completely. The Stunner is too stiff for a single rider but gets better with pillion on board.

The Stunner excels in the ergonomics department. The seating posture is well sorted out and is a perfect balance between comfort and sportiness. The split seat layout adds to the looks quotient and the pillion perch conceals an adequate storage space for papers, tools etc. Fit and finish raises no eyebrows and the Stunner seems built to last. Do you want to see some great pictures of Honda CBF Stunner? Visit - Honda Stunner Photos.

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Honda Questions That Need to Be Answered

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Have you always wanted a Honda and finally struck the bargain of a lifetime and landed your first ever Honda car or truck? Have you been a long-time Accord owner, but you have decided to make the switch to the Pilot? Are you considering purchasing a car but don't know which kind to get?

Whether you are a newbie to car ownership or an experienced payment-maker, no doubt you have questions. Not all Hondas are the same, and cars in general can be confusing creatures once you get past the acts of driving and filling up; therefore, it is certainly normal to have Honda questions, and you can and should seek the answers you want or need without hesitation.

Your car is likely your second biggest purchase, after your home, so if you have Honda questions to ask about your S2000, Civic, Accord, Element, Pickup truck, or Pilot, just ask. Seek out the dealership where you bought your car or contact your local Honda dealer for Honda questions and answers.

You can even go online to Honda.com and see a list of frequently asked questions. Chances are, your question is in the list, but if it's not, you can always get the answers you seek. As the owner of an Element I purchased second-hand, I had a lot of questions, and I did not have the owner's manual. The most gnawing question I had was how on earth to fold down the rear seats all the way. Being on the shy side, I never really asked my Honda questions, and it took me quite a while to determine that those seats don't fold down - they fold up! And boy, do I ever have a bunch of cargo space when I fold them up against the side walls. I could have used that extra space many times, so don't be afraid to ask your Honda questions and get the answers you need.

Questions about your Honda? Ask a Professional Now! Honda Questions is the site to visit.

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Good Qualities of Honda Motorcycles

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When looking for a perfect ride on a bike, Honda motorcycles are the answer. These motorcycles are manufactured to be "top of the class" and are guaranteed to deliver a unique riding experience to anyone. Honda is a Japan based company who dominated the market with their variety of motorcycles designed for everyone regardless of race and social status. Honda motorcycles are known through out the world for their contributions to their owners day to day living.

Honda motorcycles are different from other bikes in existence today. They have created a legacy of excellence with their motorcycles and are continuously providing riders with the comfort on every ride. Owning a Honda motorcycle gives you the pride of being part of those individuals who made the right decision in purchasing motorcycles.

Each motorcycle is designed for specific purpose and terrain. Honda motorcycles are reliable bikes that anybody can use in any weather condition. They have designs fit for touring, sports, crossover and other forms of activity that need a good bike. Durability, style, and look are among the pride of these motorcycles. They have unique qualities that are not commonly found on other motorcycles. No wonder why we do not hear any arguments when talking about Honda motorcycles.

Among the best known product of Honda is there Honda Super cub. Manufactured from as early as 1958, until now they continue to manufacture these motorcycles because of the demand it is getting from satisfied owners. Super cub sold for over millions of units all over the world that no other manufactured motorcycle has ever accomplished. With the increasing prices of gasoline, this motorcycle is a perfect choice with its fuel efficient design. A larger number of this motorcycle can be seen all over Asia as the size was designed to fit Asians.

Honda motorcycles do not only capture the hearts of ordinary citizens who use motorcycles for day to day living. These motorcycles have produced champions in sports such as the Motocross and Moto GP.

If you are looking for more information then feel free to visit Honda Motorcycles and Motorcycles for Sale.

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Don't Buy Any Honda ATV Until You Read This

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With most other vehicles, you would find that some inhospitable roads just get too hot for the vehicles. ATVs or All Terrain Vehicles on the other hand can be handled with ease on any terrain condition primarily due to its uniquely designed tires and excellent suspension.

In 1970, the first ATV was introduced by Honda. Then, the ATV was a 3-wheeler and had a small 90 cc engine. With a dual range transmission with auto clutch and 4 gears, it could ride through almost any rugged terrain in the world. After years of research and re-development, see where the ATVs especially from the Honda's line of production are at! Today, we have the Honda ATVs catering to a wide range of tastes.

Offering Sports as well as Utility models is definitely one of the special features of the ATVs. That apart, these vehicles are known to be reliable primarily due to the amalgamation of research based technology.

Sports Models

If you are looking to buy a sports model that has a manual 5 speed transmission, do not look any beyond the Honda TRX450R! The Honda TRX400EX, much like the TRX450R, offers you a 5 speed transmission but also provides you the option of reversing your vehicle should you come up against a situation that is difficult.

Thinking to buy a full-blown Sport Honda ATV and yet save some dollars in doing that! Buy the TRX 300, a model that incorporates sleek features and affordable price!

Utility Models

Utility Honda ATV Models are known to be reliable, innovative in their design and advanced in their technology. In terms of translating features to benefits to people who buy them, you could find class, quality, top-notch performance and sleek look of the vehicles in a Utility Honda ATV Model.

Thinking of buying a robust, all-terrain Honda Utility model! Stop by the Honda Rincon, a four stroke model that has a 675cc engine which is longitudinally mounted. You could also take a look at the Honda Rubicon, which with its 499cc four stroke engine is not too far behind from the Rincon in terms of features and benefits.

A lot of dealers deal with ATVs through their websites. You could find some excellent deals and discounts along with excellent After Sales Service. One thing is for sure - Buying a Honda model would in no ways be considered as one of the bad decisions you would have ever made!

Jim Warren writes of Japanese Mini Trucks. Topic areas include maintenance, as well as custom design and owner news alerts. Visit http://japaneseminitrucksguide.com for more information.

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Honda Folds F1 Team in Stunning Move

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The financial crisis around the world has been touted in the news. Of course, many feel we are only really starting to see the actual effect on the ground. With the announcement that Honda will close its Formula One team, the auto industry is starting to show the effects.

Technically, Honda is going to try to sell its Formula One operation before closing it. Given the current economic environment, it seems highly unlikely that a private investor can be found to keep the team afloat. The powers that be at Honda seem to realize this, particularly since they have given only a 30 day window for the sale to occur.

Assuming the closure occurs, it raises questions throughout the motorsports world. Honda is, after all, one of the more financially stable companies in the auto industry. If they are pulling way back, one has to question whether other teams will be doing the same. Toyota is facing major sales drops and Renault has never been a manufacturer viewed as totally committed to F1. If all the team drop out, one has to wonder if the viability of continuing F1 would even be possible.

In truth, the chances of more manufacturers pulling out of Formula One are not as likely as they were with Honda. Why? Honda has had minimize sponsorship over the last two years. Either because the car was so bad or it decided to plug its own name, the team simply never had a tobacco, bank or cell phone company paying it tens of millions of dollars in sponsorship money like the other teams.

The derailment of the Honda effort in Formula One raises questions on a bigger scale. Honda has taken a hit in the economic downturn, but the company is hardly on the cusp of bankruptcy. The same cannot be said for GM, Ford and Chrysler. Bailout discussions with the government are ongoing, but how excited is Congress going to be about money being spent on stock car racing? Given the sure lack of enthusiasm, how will NASCAR be impacted moving forward? Nobody can be sure, but NASCAR and the teams cannot be feeling too comfortable at the moment.

The economic troubles around the world often seem to be from another planet given the problems faced by multinational corporations that individual cannot really relate to. It is only when this news filter down to our daily lives in the form of job losses and the like that we realize it is an entirely real problem. For motorsports fans, the Honda F1 failure is the first sign of problems in motorsports, but most likely will not be the last.

Dirk Gibson writes about issues surrounding motorsports and buying auto parts from DCJAutoParts.com to save money while working on your car.

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Honda Prelude Fiberglass Subwoofer Box

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I've seen many fiberglass subwoofer guides that show how to make a custom fiberglass sub box. None of these guides have really explained how exactly to do it. Either they don't have enough pictures or do not explain it correctly. In this guide I am going to give you the In's and Out's of Make a custom fiberglass subwoofer box. I have decided to make a sub box for my Honda Prelude. I am going to be installing a JL Audio W3V3 with a 500 watt Alpine Amplifier.

Custom Fiberglass Subwoofer Box:

Materials:

1 Gallon of Fiberglass Resin (find at Auto Zone, Advanced Auto Parts, Etc)

Cheap Paint Brushes (probably about 10; you will throw away after each use)

Rubber Gloves for fiberglassing

Fiberglass mat (about 6-8 packages depending on the size of your box)

MDF Wood 1/2″

2 Dowel Rods

2 Rolls of Masking Tape

Aluminum Foil

Cheap Mixing Cups

1-2 sq yards of fleece (hobby lobby)

Fiberglass Sub Box:

Ok, time to start making a fiberglass sub box! The first step to making the box is drawing out some plans on what you want and how to you want to do it. When fiberglassing, you can't really fix your mistakes because when fiberglass resin is dry, its DRY.

We wanted to make a simple box that would save space, and look oem to the prelude. We started by laying masking tape down so no fibergalss resin gets on the carpet, because if it does, its ruined. Also, make sure to tape extra space then your actually going to use just to be safe.

We did about 2-3 layers of tape and then also added some aluminum foil as a layer, as to not get any glass on the carpet. When you think that you have enough tape and there is no possible way that anymore fiberglass could get through to the carpet; do another layer.


The next step after you have tapped everything is to start fiberglassing. Before you mix your fiberglass with your hardner, you should cut strips out of your fiberglass mat. I usually make strips about 7-9 inches wide. When you are ready, what you need to do is mix your fiberglass with your hardener in the mixing cup. The hardener will have how much fiberglass resin to hardener mix to make. Make sure you prepare before you start fiberglasing because it dries somewhat quick. Paint a layer of fiberglass resin onto the tape without any mat. After you've painted a layer put fiberglass mat down and paint another layer over fiberglass after that. Wait about 10 minutes and then do another layer before it dries completely.

Now, wait at least an hour and let the fiberglass resin completely dry. When its dry, you can take the mold out and tear off all the tape and aluminum foil. Put it back in your trunk and draw out where you want to cut off. Make sure you go slowly and don't take all of it off at once.

Now you need to cut out a mdf ring for your subwoofer to screw into. Some prefer to make a flush ring with a router but I like the one ring way better. I am using a 10 inch jl audio w3 so I cut out a 10 inch ring and used the specs from the box to make a ring the right size.

Then we pulled out our newly trimed fiberglass box and put another layer of fiberglass mat on it. Generally you want to do about 5-6 layers of fiberglass. Some say you should be able to stand on your box without it breaking. Another good fiberglassing tip is to remove as many air bubbles as possible. This will make the mold a lot stronger because theres no air pockets. You do this by jabbing the fiberglass rather than actually trying to paint it.

Ok, enough playing around; back to fiberglassing! Next we put on a last layer of fiberglass mat and resin. After this has totally dried (about 3 hours) we started sanding and cuting to get the shape we wanted with our custom fiberglass sub box.

Once your back mold looks good to you its time to set your mdf ring up how to want your sub to be. Hold your ring up where you think you would like it. Cut some dowel rods to size and position your ring how you want it. We used superglue and epoxy to keep the dowel rods and the mdf ring in place. Its important that your ring is very strong and sturdey because we are going to strech fleece over it.

Make sure that when your ring is in place every angle looks good and even to you. When you stretch the fiberglass and start painting resin on it, theres no turning back.

Now is the fun part. This is where your fiberglass subwoofer box starts to come together. Grab your fleece and stretch it over your mold you have made. Be sure to stretch it as tight as possible so there are no folds or loose parts. The fleece should be touching every edge of the back of the fiberglass mold.

Use a staple gun to secure the fleece to the subwoofer fiberglass mold. Staple the staples in the side of the fiberglass box so you don't fiberglass over them and have them be stuck forever.

Once you think its done look it over again from all side and make sure it looks how you want it to look because once the fiberglass resin is on, its that shape forever.

When everything looks good to go, its time to start glassin. Mix a good amount of fiberglass (about 12 oz) and paint the fiberglass over the fleece. Paint it on thick, and make sure to go all the way to the edge so you mold the two pieces (front and back) together. Theres no need to paint the whole ring because we are going to cut it out anyway. Do fiberglass the fleece to the mdf ring.

Once its dry (took about an hour because we used a lot of glass) you can cut off the access fleece from the edge of the mold and around the ring. At this time you should be able to pull the dowel rods out of the box and the ring should stay where it is. Once you've trimmed off the bulk excess of the fleece, throw the box in your car and see how it looks. Looks pretty good here!

Not to mess up the outter shape of our fiberglass sub box, we need to add the rest of our fiberglass layers to the inside of the box. Add about 2-3 layers of fiberglass mat to the inside of the mold. Make sure to fiberglass in between where the two molds came together.

Once you finish the inside of the box get out the sander and the jig saw and cut off all the exccess crap around your fiberglass box. We are going to use carpet on our box, so we do not need to sand the actually fiberglass mold. Instead we just sand all the corners and edges so it fits snug into the trunk of the honda prelude.

For asthetics and some extra strength (since JL subwoofers are so loud) we added two more layers of the carbon fiber style fiberglass mat. This will ensure strength and reliability.

AFter this step, you are done! Just pop your subwoofer in there and make a tiny hole for your speaker wire. If you are too add carpet, you can do the same as you did with the fleece and stretch it around your mold. If you are wanting to paint your custom fiberglass subwoofer box, you will need to get some bondo and a lot of sand paper to smooth out the fiberglass sub mold.

We hope our fiberglass subwoofer guide helped you do what you want to do with your audio sound system. Check back later for updates and more do it yourself auto projects at http://www.tunerplaza.com

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