Speaker LED rings Acrylic or Polycarbonate

(floorx4) · (floorx4) **Join Date: Oct 2010** 07-05-2013, 7:45 AM

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) · (david_e_m) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 07-05-2013, 10:30 AM

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

David

(floorx4) · (floorx4) **Join Date: Oct 2010** 07-07-2013, 2:48 PM

But is there something that makes acrylic better than polycarbonate?

(bryce2320) · (bryce2320) **Join Date: May 2012** 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.....

(sgoyal) · (sgoyal) **Join Date: Feb 2013** 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) · (ian_ashton) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 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) · (chpthril) **Join Date: Oct 2007** 07-07-2013, 3:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ian_ashton

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.