mike9185

Has any one used the sub box that fits in the rear tire well? I'm looking to put my two kicker 12's in my 1986 Z-28 and i want to know what people think of the box.

Kevinn

Works and looks awesome. period.

ryan91rs

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this has already been covered. good luck!

mike9185

thanks everyone i should of searched it!

The Project

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Careful with the gains on the amp with the 12's. Last time I put two 12's in the trunk I blew the back window

TheBandit

thats the worst advice ive ever heard.. #1 you set your gains to get the kind of wattage you want sent to your subs.,. #2 you didnt blow your back window because of your subs.. maybe if it was already cracked you could have cracked it more, but that i even doubt

ryan91rs

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you would need a lot more than 2 12" to do that. You would need.. well. prior damage

TheBandit

exactly what i said.. you would need a crack. and even that, youd probably just make the crack bigger, not break the entire window

C.M.Jones

it is possible guy had one 1000 watt 12" in his forth gen, a friend shut his doors hard and the rear window DID blow out I'm talking glass went everywhere

cdoyle

I've had 12's in mine for years, and never experienced any type of damage to the rear glass or really anything on the car.

The glass most likely blew out because of prior damage, or some other event but not because of the 12's

TheBandit

thank you.. your not breaking the hatch window with 12s im sorry to let you that.. unless you have a crack it will make the crack bigger, MAY break the back window which i highly highly doubt

lil tp1983

i have 2 kicker L5 but no box isaw some sub box for the well on ebay and was wondering if i should buy one that was pre made or should i have one custom built my local shop wants a $100 to make me one and ebay wants $100 so what do ya'll think

cdoyle

I would get a box built to match the specs of your subs.

Also a lot of the times those prefab ones are made pretty crappy too, I've noticed a lot times they don't use 3/4 MDF.

goomaan

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The premade box is pretty good except if you have t-tops and still want to store them.

The best advice on here is to get a box made to your setup. Enough space for the subs to breath and flex properly.

ClickClickVroom

If you have any skill, and time, make it yourself. I'm not that great and I managed one that is custom fit, built from quality parts, and properly wire for less than $50 in parts. Plus the knowledge that I did it myself is nice.
Also, you can use a spacer to still fit the T-Tops in (if you have them).

White25thZ28

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i went by the demensions on the site for most of my box had to change a couple measurements but i think is came out good.. i covered it in black vinyl found some pretty cheap at the local fabric store heres a couple pics
don't mind the over spray on the seals lol haven't cleaned that up yet lol

goomaan

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^ Looks great. Do you have the measurements for that box? How does you tops sit in there?

DarrensCamaro

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I used a set of measurments from a PDF file found on this site I have it and can email it if you are interested in it. This is what mine turned out like and I have 2 12's in my hatch and always have and never had a problem with my windows. I made a thread dedicated to my sub box build or you can see all the pictures in my cardomain link in my signiture.

-Darren

DarrensCamaro

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LOVE the black and red BTW (I also have red interior and covered my box in black) I also almost used vinyl like you did but covered it in felt instead...

-Darren

lil tp1983

where can i find that pdf file i going to tryto make my own box

RS Reaper

I think this is what you want

DarrensCamaro

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I can email it to you if you'd like me too the file is too big to post but someone at one time did get it to post. I found it by searching these threads for hours it is barried in one of them. I will try to downsize it to get it to post but in the meantime just give me your email and ill send it right over.

I will say tho these plans are to make the sub well box! It makes a box to fit perfectly in the well, you will have to cut and measure your own top. I chose to make mine cover the whole area and not just the box to give it the custom look and design. If you have any questions please let me know I love car audio and love seeing things like this come together.

heres the thread that it is posted in I did find one that I was able to post it up.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/car-...ize-check.html
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Yup that's the one I used thanks RS Reaper!

-Darren

Heres the thread to my custom box build if anyone is interested theres some good pictures there and a lot of great opinions!

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/car-...box-check.html

lil tp1983

I got it thanks so much for that info now I cn give it a try





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its off the topic can anybody give any info on how to install the 6.5 door speakers the loccal shop in chicago wants to charge $120 to installthem thats without buying the speakers from them but they want a $100 for a sub box can anybody help

DarrensCamaro

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Yea its quite easy with basic knowledge and the right tools. My cost was right around $60 all you need is: 1 sheet of 3/4 MDF box of screws some liquid nail and a covering (I used felt) but vinyl and carpet would work too.

-Darren

lil tp1983

do you have pics or diagram of how it should look or could look

DarrensCamaro

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That PDF file was the set of plans that I used to follow to build my box, if you look at my cardomain you can see pictures of the whole build, but is there anything specific you are looking for?

-Darren

lil tp1983

i was looking for some simple ideas on how it suppose to look. I don't need to design nothing fancy i just need something real simple

RS Reaper

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/car-...box-check.html
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3160105/2
Both the links DarrensCamaro gave have great pic on them and you can see it in and out of the car. This box is the simplest sub box and you can build it cheap for like $50. Just read the pdf and you'll see.

lil tp1983

do you have a pdf file for the door speakers if you dont is there a thread on how to install the door speakers. by the way nice sub box hope mine comes out to look like that how long did it take you

DarrensCamaro

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I have not tried to tackle the door speaker project yet. I do plan on doing either that or building kick panels havent decided yet. It took me a solid weekend to build that box. Started on a friday afternoon and sunday night it was in my hatch. A lot of the time was waiting for the liquid nails to dry and for the felt to dry on the top of the box. But like I said my total cost was under $60!

-Darren

RS Reaper

OK, came across these today
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-8cbzkvE...=detailed_info

A bit more money then I think there worth but it's an option and a fast one.
Have not seen a good door speaker project thread but I'll keep a eye open

DarrensCamaro

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Yea $170 is kind of steep there was a guy a while back selling some for $75 I think and they were black in the classified section...

-Darren

camarozz383

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what do they sound like? i was thinking about the same set.