The stock rear deck with the 3rd brake light that we all know so well. Trying to match the rest of the interior, I chose to wrap them in a perforated vinyl. I added a 1/8" rabbet to the bottom side of the MDF housing so that the grille will sit flush once secured. It was then sanded, sprayed with primer and then a matte black finish was applied. This is the grille after being pressed into place and separating the "mold". The piece on the left is what will be pressed into the right piece to create the actual shape of the grille. I made another cutout of the outside of the housing, and one of the inside with a chamfer. Next comes making the actual grille insert. These are the housings for the grille that were routed from the template I created, and then I added a chamfer to the inside to give it more dimension. I started off by using templates to make the desired shape- something that resembled the shape of the door panel inserts, dash piece, and overall looked like it work well in that area. Once all that was done, I got into the fun stuff. I then cut into the metal and added CLD damping to help with any vibrations. I started by removing the interior and marking where I wanted to place the grilles. I usually do something similar on most of my builds by adding grilles like this so that the sub can breathe into the cabin, and after adding a 10" slim sub and amp to my spare tire well, this was a must in my own vehicle. I wanted to share this small build I did of adding grilles to my rear deck and relocating the 3rd brake light.
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