Breaking hatch / windows from loud sound
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Breaking hatch / windows from loud sound
Is this possible? My father is saying that if i install subs and better speakers my windows will bust if i bump it while the windows and hatch are closed....please help and dont flame
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Car: 1988 GTA Black notchback
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it is posible i busted one in a comp that i was in i aslo was running 9 SUBS
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your car would have to be sealed pretty tight with no air coming inor out and you would have to have crazy bassbeing pushed through your subs, the glass in our cars is pretty strong though, especially the hatch.
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you have nothing to worry about with two 12's in the hatch and yes you do have to have the car sealed real good. i also had the 3 12 faceing the glass that was hitting it hard you could see the window flexing it was the best $20 i spent on a window.
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theres nothing to worry about...even tho with my sealed 15" L7 with a lame 500 watts could flex the hatch glass just a little bit
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The direction the speakers are pointed makes no difference, the only thing that matters is how much pressure is in the car and the condition of the glass. You can bump as many subs as you want pointed at your hatch but it'll never blow if you have your door open.
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anything is possible....especially if your glass is old.
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mythbusters made a 48 inch sub powered by a diesel engine that put out 168 decibels at 18hz and all it did was blow out the sunroof. glass did not shatter, just bent the tracks...
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I've never heard of a car blowing a hatch without insane pressures... and yes, it will definitely blow through all the other holes in your car first... your seals, your t-tops, vents, undercarriage holes, etc...
you have absolutely nothing to worry about. other than horrible rattles...
you have absolutely nothing to worry about. other than horrible rattles...
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I've never heard of a car blowing a hatch without insane pressures... and yes, it will definitely blow through all the other holes in your car first... your seals, your t-tops, vents, undercarriage holes, etc...
you have absolutely nothing to worry about. other than horrible rattles...
you have absolutely nothing to worry about. other than horrible rattles...
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Car: 2000 Trans Am WS6 (Black)
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if so, then sometimes bad wiring can cause problems
also, if the wiring is having problems even on a non-motorized one, it can trigger the trunk-release relay...
if it's PHYSICALLY causing it to open, then you need to readjust your locking mechanism, since that's pretty damn dangerous...
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1 ea, 10" L7 Solobaric with 1100 RMS in a ported box and lots of Dynamat. No glass breakage of any kind. Will make your ears ring, though.
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ok can believe it now that hatch can blo out from subs.Saw my buddies escalade blow out the back side glass and spiderweb/flex the windshield last night first hand.Still need to ask him what all he's runnin so i don't blow up my R.S..But his system is stout enuff that not maxxed out(b4 the windows popped out)it was blowin my hair back standin in the open door.The windshield is a total loss(guess i'm lookin for 1 for him at the bone yards.)but the back side glass didn't hit the ground as we were standing there with gloved hands holding them incase they blew.They just poped out at the seals but the windshield flexxed and spiderwebbed and i mean FLEEEEXXEEDD .It looked for all the world like it was made outta plastic wrap.LOL
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ok can believe it now that hatch can blo out from subs.Saw my buddies escalade blow out the back side glass and spiderweb/flex the windshield last night first hand.Still need to ask him what all he's runnin so i don't blow up my R.S..But his system is stout enuff that not maxxed out(b4 the windows popped out)it was blowin my hair back standin in the open door.The windshield is a total loss(guess i'm lookin for 1 for him at the bone yards.)but the back side glass didn't hit the ground as we were standing there with gloved hands holding them incase they blew.They just poped out at the seals but the windshield flexxed and spiderwebbed and i mean FLEEEEXXEEDD .It looked for all the world like it was made outta plastic wrap.LOL
on a car like ours, the air will escape in all sorts of places before damaging a window..
hell, the air will just rush out of the window seals, since we don't have an upper door frame. That's how thieves get in so easily, well, one way.
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138.5dbs doesnt blow my window out so you shouldnt have any problems thats 2 jl 12s and a 500 watt bazooka mono block
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I i have two jl; w6 13" and two precision power amps pcx-2200 600 rms each, 2 , 6"1/2, 2 6x9" Alpine type R, its like more than a thousand rms , will the bass do any damage to my windshiel or hatch?? my car is an 1990 iroc z28 w/ttops
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if you welded your doors shut, welded the hatch shut, and your car could retain water without leaking, then MAYBE, just maybe, you could break a window or hatch... assuming some other panel didn't blow off the car first...
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i had a pair of 10s with kevlar cones running at 1000W @ 1ohm RMS and didnt do much, as they said the window would flex a little but that was about it. By the way they where facing the window
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Car: 83 bird
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Mythbusters did a whole episode on this... they made a HUGE sub powered off the car's engine and it blew the sunroof off before windows broke!
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You cant in a Camaro - there are two vents right behind the rear tires under the rear bumper cover - all cars have this - cept like cars from the 40's and earlier - but these vents are what makes the the doors shut - if the car didnt have an escape for air the doors would never shut - like pluging a tire pump and trying to pump it. Plus if you look in the spare tire area - there are some many hole that you can see the ground through lol - Plus i have 2 12" Type-Rs 1400 watts 2 6" 4" 6x9 and 2 6" subs which are ran from a 300 watt amp plus two TVs, DVD, and Playstaion 2 (has nothing to do with the window breaking but i just wanted to throw that in)
no window flex or anything
no window flex or anything
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