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floorx4 07-05-2013 7:45 AM

Speaker LED rings Acrylic or Polycarbonate
 
I am just curious, why are all the speaker led rings out there made out of Acrylic instead of
polycarbonate? I know acrylic will not UV as much but it seems like it is more prone to crack etc. Just curious is all. Thanks guys.

david_e_m 07-05-2013 10:30 AM

If you know how to drill acrylic correctly there is no chance of it cracking.

David

floorx4 07-07-2013 2:48 PM

But is there something that makes acrylic better than polycarbonate?

bryce2320 07-07-2013 2:54 PM

One of my cupholder acrylic rings cracked in 2 pieces. Im not sure when or how it happened, but I just noticed it yesterday.....:confused::confused:

sgoyal 07-07-2013 3:23 PM

At the end of the day, it all comes to cost. Polycarbonate costs more and kinda hard to cut than Acrylic.

Samsung S4...

ian_ashton 07-07-2013 3:29 PM

After cutting 3+ boats worth of rings, I must say I'm surprised that nobody is casting them out of resin.

chpthril 07-07-2013 3:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ian_ashton (Post 1832146)
After cutting 3+ boats worth of rings, I must say I'm surprised that nobody is casting them out of resin.

The Wet Sounds rings are. But for those that are retailer/installers, it would not be cost effective due to the number of different speaker models you come across. Each model would require a different mold.


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