Peggin' my Cool-O-Meter...again...

Thinkin' outside the box again...

Was watching My Cl***ic Car and a salesman from Custom Autosound was hawking his wares, and one of the items he showed were these very cool bullet finned grooved satelite speakers. 3"x3.75"...chromed steel...

I immediately thought...taillights. The front finned cover unscrews like a flashlight...remove the speaker inside, and put in a gl*** lens and reflector guts...the black mounting stand could be replaced with whatever you can create.

Maybe someone could photoshop the finned part out and put in a round taillight lens ala '39 Chevy...I like the bullet grooves on the back...

 

Larry, you should have done what I did, keep flipping the channels when that came on. I thought they made ugly speakers.

 

Get back in the box Larry. Lol

 

I only watch it when they are at Lenos Garage...love that place...

 

Just put some red plastic in the void and keep the "Blackout light" look.

 

Larry, I'm surprised you didn't think about making the black box into a tissue dispenser- that's traditional isn't it?

 

Go to the swap meet next weekend ,you'll find better things there..

 

...hmmmn, yesterday on the bobber truck rat thread, you said you almost built one...and now some ratrod chromed plastic speaker taillights...quick, someone go see if he has had a stroke or something..

 

Always thinking 'car related'.. I like that...

 

I'm fairly certain he was abducted by aliens.

 

hey...they laughed at Tesla...

Take the finned front off and I think it would look art deco...kinda like those firetruck taillights...can't remember their name...

and they aren't plastic...chromed steel.

 

I put that idea in my smell-o-meter, and it stinks.

 

Are the speakers expensive? Even tho they are chromed steel, I would think the swap meet would be a much cheaper alternative.

 

they want $169 for the whole setup...wonder if you could buy just the speakers...

 

These guys are local so I gave them a call just to see what the satellite enclosures were made of...cast metal. Resin copies would be easy to make but the original "metal" would be more sturdy.

 

Get back on your meds, Larry!!

 

Man, I dont know, I think I'm leaning more your way Larry, I think that could work out pretty good. Kinda not crazy about the indentations in the leading edges though, would be better if the front part of the housings were smooth.

 

I think they're kinda cool lookin'. Do it!

 

I like it Larry, But man I bet they are expensive to just buy the speakers and then have to retrofit them to boot. Ha damn retirees are killing me...

 

I like 'em as taillights too, you gotta think outside the box sometimes!

 

and he died impoverished, alone, and in debt

 

I feel his pain Don...

 

IS that what's called a brain fart?

 

Just like me...except for the genius part...

 

Larry, Pay no mind to the naysayers. Even they will be cheering when you post the "how to" thread and saying "why didn't I think of that".

Frank