What Plastics we use for our car audio installations 

Dean & Fernando, dont get sick , 5 star is my favorite show, bros!!

I’ve been hawking amazon for weeks looking at sheets of plastics because of you guys. 😂

Thanks Dean!! My installs look so much better now thanks to you!!

You went all over the world in this video. Lots of info. Thumbs up and thanks for the video.

Omg thanks i have been looking for 1/4 inch abs forever and also the wire looms. So glad i watch your videos and can purchase this thru your site. Thanks again guys keep the videos coming awesome.

Thanks so much for this vid. completely unrelated to what I'm doing as a project but you actually handled the sheet and demonstrated flexibility which is all I needed to know.

thank you guys so much for taking the time to do these videos guys! i've been watching a bunch of em to help me plan & install a system in my new vehicle. i watched your oscilliscope vid after buying that liumi scope you guys showed to figure out the clipping point for my factory head unit, watched the lc7i vid to help me decide to go with that for intergration with my factory head unit which already has apple carplay etc, & this one on which plastic to go with in order to make a couple amp & battery racks on either side inside the humps to the left & right of the rear strut panels in my hrv have been so valuable!

Thank you for sharing your expert knowledge and demonstrating the techniques! I can tell you are a master of the art because you make difficult skills look easy.

This was a great video. Very informative. I like how you compared the different materials, and best uses. The material has a ton of applications, even in the marine industry. Thanks! 👍👍

Thank you so much Dean & Fernando. Best channel on youtube.

So much info in this video 17min felt like 5 lol! Excellent video as always guys.

Seriously awesome video! Very much appreciate you sharing your knowledge and insight! Very informative video and covered pretty much everything i wanted to see and learn!

You guys are masters of your trade

Dude.....this video is amazing....thank you for all of the information

I really appreciate these videos

been waiting on this video a long time now good job guys 👍

Just letting you guys know im a unkown person to you guys but i always watch and rewatch videos as i need to... I appreciate yall posting car audio vids

This is an awesome video w/ great info!!! Thanks for sharing this 🔥💪✅

Very awesome of you to share these helpful tips! 😇😎

Very informative video, gave me some ideas with my ongoing project.

Thank you for making this video!

Awesome video guys ...have a good day

I've found it helps if you're gonna cut ABS with a jigsaw to slow it way down.

That was awesome. Super helpful! Thank you.

You guys are great!! Thanks!!!

Thanks for this video, greatly appreciated

24" heating element works great works great for making bends ,,used it for years when I had my Neon shop in Largo,,,,

I have bought a 1/4” of Blown pvc at 24”x 48”. Having a hard time finding a threaded insert for it, to mount my amps to. On the inside of my 2014 jeep Cherokee limited. I am running a kicker zx1500.1 and a Rockford fosgate prime r300-4. I have 1/2 of your tools in your toolbox. I don’t have the drill bits for threading yet. But I do have the threaded installer and threaded inserts installer for an impact driver, that are both from your tool box. I’m expanding a little at a time. Father of 2 girls, 17 and 2. The oldest loves stereo systems. So I saved and got what I needed to install my system this summer when she visits from so cal. I live in Maine. I plan on going to the back seat install for the amps. Full back seat install. The nugget rides in the middle in a rear facing seat. Have kicker cs speakers all around. 6x9 in rear doors, 6 1/2 components up front, both off the Rockford amp, eventually. The 3 1/2 kicker cs up front in the corners is off the stock deck. I will be running 3 kicker 12” doc 4ohm l7’s off the kicker amp wired at 2.45 ohms. Just trying to perfect the install! Any suggestions on the inserts for the amps? Using what I have? Or should I mount them in a different area? I don’t have the premium system. Or should I save for 1/2” abs plastic ? My goal is to have a system wired just like yours!! This time around I will minus the braided covers on the wires. I can add on later, when I find my color scheme in stock. Black and yellow. Steelers and Boston Bruins colors. Hopefully you can help. (207) 800-5920

Awesome video. Very informative.

Who and why would anyone give a thumbs down you guys are great

Your a master craftman for plastic and abs. I now Know some tracks. thank you and I am know a subscriber.

thanks guys

Luv this Video !!! You did a Great 👍🏻 Job

I'm glad I stumbled onto this video. I just bought an android car stereo and for better visibility I'm mounting it on top of my dash. On the 98-02 forester there's a storage spot on top of the dash where I removed and add the stereo. I tried to wrap fake leather on Styrofoam, but it looks bad. So. I am going for abs plastic and use the heat torch I already have to build the housing.

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

Was trying to come up with something and haven't done my install. Have a few 1/2" cutting boards. Figure I would cut them to what I want. Install going in a polaris slingshot.

Cool stuff! 😎

Great video Dean, and Fernando. BTW, those little nut with the spikes sticking out are called "T" nuts.

Tanks bro this it was a good info

What a great video thank you!

I really like step drill bits for abs plastic it chamfers it to.

5 stars i learned alot from them

Good pacing

Cool info can speaker or sub box b made out off any of those lol also where did u say u got the little torch thanks

flush cutters are a life savor, but for anyone who doesn't want to spend the $$ for a good set, or in a bind at home. My $200 tech tip. Use rounded toe nail cutters. I keep a few sets around just in case I need to do zip-tie work. Puts a really smooth round edge on it that wont send you to the ER

Great video. Where do you guys order this stuff from?

Wow. nicely done. Well scripted. Nicely edited. Fernando looks like a hard worker. The boss has no boss attitude. Well done. I would work there if I could. TT

Awesome my friends. Super informative as always

the best!

Do you have a special blade on the table saw or a general wood blade works fine ?

Dean question brotha can I use rivnuts on the expanded pvc or how would you mount amps to it ?

What do you guys typically use for the standoffs?

I need to build a router table. I got a feeling once you have one, you will never have a square sharp edge on anything ever again lol

Maybe you could mention on your Show that AAMP Global offers ABS plastic also !!!!!

What is the experience with using a Dremel tool to cut up to 1/4"?

Name of the torch again please

Lil tip when bending it in the car and you want to cool it faster turn a can of computer dusting spray upside down and spray it to get it to set up faster.

Profressor Dean aaand Fernando teaching Fabrication In Car Audio.Next Wiring In Car Audio.Thanks for joining in at Five Star Car Audio Institute for your listening pleasure in your ride.😁😁😁

what seller do y'all use for buying the plastics from I just bought some from sibe-r plastic supply both 1/8 &1/4 " pvc closed cell expanded plastic for an amp rack and and a speaker plate for my door for a 4" and a 6.5" 3 way component set

Where do you get your foam pvc from?

versus HDPE ?? Which one for large amp rack? I'm thinking HDPE (3/8") (bcuz HDPE is what Menards has) but my first amp rack I used 1/4" ABS and it worked well but only found on Amazon and their extra delivery charge for this stuff is like $7 p/ foot. (regardless if a Prime member or not). Menards is $99 for 4'x8' sheet of 3/8" and $59 for 1/4" versus the $50 for a 2' x 4' 1/4" sheet.

a slightly modified angle pick works much better than a knife for cutting ABS.

Where do you buy the boards

😜I flinched @ 3:16. 👍

this should be fixed to the top of the facebook group.

For those of us with retail license, where can we get these wholesale? None of my distributors in northern california carry any plastics larger than 1/8th in. thickness, I'm now attempting to find a wholesale source.

You can cut ABS with a jig saw with a pendulum action. Also set the speed down. I use my festool Carvex PS 420 jigsaw to rough cut ABS and 22mm MDF often. The cut is very efficient and the jigsaw blade doesn’t heat up much which results in the blade lasting a long time and plastic doesn’t melt back together.

Where can I buy these?

What is centro plastic is that just another name for pvc

So Dean, I guess “you zip tie bro”...lol

I bought a 12x18 x 1/2” thick black cutting board from Amazon for $20

whats it's called? centra or sentra?

Had figured most of the bending and cutting by watching Installer Diaries and experimenting on my own. But a lot of questions were answered about using screws. Especially the drill bit that taps threads.

Do you guys ever glue abs together? If so what kind of glue do you use?

What else can we use to cut abs for those of us that dont have a full shop and will only cut once or twice?

I will just bring it to you to do the heavy lifting lol

Any ideas on how to make a wooden amp rack wires clean / ziptie like the plastics?

What’s centra. Sentra. Scentra????

I just tried to cut 1/4 inch thick ABS with a hand jig saw and I ended up melting the plastic which made it useless. Not happy. I wish I had a router but since I don't do as much fabication that you guys do.......

HDPE ??

So Sintra is also PVC?

Sounds like you should wear hearing protection in your shop. Anyway, I wish I could justify the expense for all that equipment that you use.

this video more than any other made me understand the raw privalage and optimism of the American middle class XD

What is this video about again?.. u seem all over the plaece here..🤔

You need a cross cut sled for that table saw! Anyone else cringe @ 6:23?

It's pronounced Palight, not Palialight

OK here’s a question from this-guy-knows-nothing but wants to: Why use ABS or plastic instead of a metal e.g. aluminum or sheet metal?

OK I watched this twice, and they are never clear which plastic is which in their tests... very odd. He starts out by saying that he mostly uses ABS, but then seems to be selling PVC as doing better in each test... but he only refers to the 2 plastics as "his" and "mine" and there are no labels, so I didn't really learn much from this. He showed 2 types of threads, which was great, but didn't identify either one of them, just calling them both "this guy here"... HUH?

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You must really hate having intact fingers….🫣