building own "box"
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building own "box"
i recently bought 2 used 12 inch JBL subs, the and the box is HUGE, took two guys to get it to fit in the back of my T/A to take it home..... but the question is.......
i want to take the speakers out, buy a peice of thick pressure board ( plywood ), cut it out to the shape of my trunk around, cut hole for speakers, make some sort of mounting device to keep it up. will this work , or do i have to actully make a 3d BOX, or will the air from my trunk space be good enough?
does anybody have pictures of what im talking about ? how did you guys mount it to stay up? etc.
i want to take the speakers out, buy a peice of thick pressure board ( plywood ), cut it out to the shape of my trunk around, cut hole for speakers, make some sort of mounting device to keep it up. will this work , or do i have to actully make a 3d BOX, or will the air from my trunk space be good enough?
does anybody have pictures of what im talking about ? how did you guys mount it to stay up? etc.
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Originally posted by nibleT
what you want to make is a plate, very bad idea. Stick to a box if you care what it sounds like.
what you want to make is a plate, very bad idea. Stick to a box if you care what it sounds like.
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i have to argue with you on this one i just got my "plate" installed i used 3/4" particle with a 1x1 on the front and back for exrat support. However i mounted mine in the very bottom as teh bottom rectangular area came out to jsut the right amount of airspace. Right now the amp isnt tuned and the speakers are about 4 hours old and it frickin pounds. I think how i got away with it is the board fits super tight into the bottom so it doesnt reall leak air. Sounds awesom and looks sweet. I'll post pics tomorrow afternoon. I'm runnign two fosgate 12"'s with a 900 watt amp and lightning audio 8awg wiring. It bumps liek i didnt expect it to
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Originally posted by ajmcmahon
so the whole " using the air from the trunk space " therory is nonsense ?
so the whole " using the air from the trunk space " therory is nonsense ?
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Like said, it has to seal ..
I found those a long time ago.. so here ya go
I found those a long time ago.. so here ya go
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If that dosnt affect the way you use your car, I use my back seat for just temoprary storage, so I couldn't live with that.
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If that dosnt affect the way you use your car, I use my back seat for just temoprary storage, so I couldn't live with that.
If that dosnt affect the way you use your car, I use my back seat for just temoprary storage, so I couldn't live with that.
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i have to argue with you on this one i just got my "plate" installed i used 3/4" particle with a 1x1 on the front and back for exrat support. However i mounted mine in the very bottom as teh bottom rectangular area came out to jsut the right amount of airspace. Right now the amp isnt tuned and the speakers are about 4 hours old and it frickin pounds. I think how i got away with it is the board fits super tight into the bottom so it doesnt reall leak air. Sounds awesom and looks sweet. I'll post pics tomorrow afternoon. I'm runnign two fosgate 12"'s with a 900 watt amp and lightning audio 8awg wiring. It bumps liek i didnt expect it to
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Originally posted by Saigon_Bob
im with you except i have t-tops and friends... j/k. but my car has had 4 passengers in it a couple of times and a box make that hard... the rear dip type box is what im going with
im with you except i have t-tops and friends... j/k. but my car has had 4 passengers in it a couple of times and a box make that hard... the rear dip type box is what im going with
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yeah well ive seen a camaro with 8 12s in a wall... i dunno but having 4 friends in the car kinda sux as it is and i have long legs so there is like 2in of space in between the back of mah seat and the front of the other... i cant see filling up what little useful space with sumthin that can be put all the way in the back anyways
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Originally posted by Saigon_Bob
yeah well ive seen a camaro with 8 12s in a wall... i dunno but having 4 friends in the car kinda sux as it is and i have long legs so there is like 2in of space in between the back of mah seat and the front of the other... i cant see filling up what little useful space with sumthin that can be put all the way in the back anyways
yeah well ive seen a camaro with 8 12s in a wall... i dunno but having 4 friends in the car kinda sux as it is and i have long legs so there is like 2in of space in between the back of mah seat and the front of the other... i cant see filling up what little useful space with sumthin that can be put all the way in the back anyways
Plus it just looks better in a nice setup in the back. I think just laying it in the back seat looks "half-assed" Although i'm also the person who cant have a single wire showing anywhere through the system.
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you better not see mine then.. i have the sub winr to the 6x9s harness( ripped that suck right offa the speaker..) the monster wire i used comes outa the sail panel that covers the speak and right to mah sub. lol
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