hey guys, starting to plan building my first sub box, thought of a stupid question: When carpeting the box, how do you get the carpet edge so clean around sub? Does the sub cover a little bit of carpet for a perfect look or is it just a very nice cut job?

thanks!

 

Sub covers part of the carpet.

 

thats what i was thinking, but wouldnt that cause a bad seal?

 

Normally the sub coveres the carpet, but you can trace around it with a knife if you're really careful. Otherwise, just make sure the actual hole is as tight around the lip as you can get it, and calk it. That's what I did, sounds awesome.

 

so you calk over the carpet?

 

I'm pretty sure that 305q was talking about cutting the hole in the box so that the sub will just fit and then running a bead around the lip of the hole to seal the metal cone support structure to the box. Sealing against the carpet wouldn't make sense since the carpet will still allow air to move.

 

ya i know, thats what i'm talking about. how can do you cover the carpet with the sub and calk the sub to the board at the same time?

sorry, i wish i knew how to more clearly word my question

 

Yup.

You can either run a bead around the very lip and then put the sub in, or you can do waht I did, which was to mount the sub to the board and then calk it from the inside, and then wire it up and THEN close the box and finish it off.

 

I'd take the box apart so I could show you the inside, but theftproofing being a hassle to get past + lazy = you get the general idea with an outside shot lol.

I even did the exact same thing in my other bird, but there's no grill, and the carpet matches worse lol. Oh, and on that one, the amp is mounted on the TOP lol.

 

just an idea i've heard of and seen used a few times... cover the entire box and then where the holes are for the subs, cut a big X in the middle and trim off most but not all... leave around an inch or so of carpet and place the sub in there, the jobs i have seen look very good! its not to tough to do just kind of hard to explain.

 

The carpet will compress and provide an air-tight seal... much better than just mounting the sub directly to the wood.

 

great thanks for the replies everyone

 

i usually trace the sub, cut away the carpet underneath, and use weatherstripping. it compresses well and is air-tight.