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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 04:21 PM
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T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

ok so i got ttops and thinking about putting subs back there but where am i going to put my tops when i pop them off? Do yall just put them on your back seat.....Or is there a custom box that allows you to store your tops while still having your subs back there???
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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ohhh and you just throught your tops over the speakers!?!? lol
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

what do you have for subs or what are you looking to put in? I was able to fit a single good quality 12" in the lower half of the well while still putting out a pretty good amount of bass. t-top bag fit like factory and even covered up most of the sub from prying eyes
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

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ok so i got ttops and thinking about putting subs back there but where am i going to put my tops when i pop them off? Do yall just put them on your back seat.....Or is there a custom box that allows you to store your tops while still having your subs back there???

I have two 12's with 2000 watts and there is no way in hell I would put anything over top of them... Soo yes my answer is that I put them in the back seat... haha
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

'Back in the day' I had two twelves with grills in the back of my 83 and my 87. I ran two tens in my 84. In my 91 Firebird I ran a pair of Kicker Solobaric 8's in a box so small it fit down at the bottom of the well. I'll tell you right now, those 8's hit just as hard if not harder then the larger subs. In fact most people thought I was running 10's or 12's before I popped the hatch. That's my answer if you don't like the idea of grills, run smaller higher quality subs in a tiny box that doesn't take up the entire well.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

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speaker grills
Originally Posted by 1A Dan
what do you have for subs or what are you looking to put in? I was able to fit a single good quality 12" in the lower half of the well while still putting out a pretty good amount of bass. t-top bag fit like factory and even covered up most of the sub from prying eyes

Assuming there are grilles to fit. There isn't one for my sub, at least when I had it installed, there wasn't one available. I've done like Dan with a single 12" that fits down in the well, but I also have a carpet covered steel grate that covers the whole box and amp and looks almost like the factory hinged cover.

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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 09:00 PM
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^^^ Nice job... Almost looks factory!
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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@Al man thats a really good job did you do that yourself? and what does it mean to put it in the "well" just the bottom self explanitory part? lol just wanted to make sure...
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

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@Al man thats a really good job did you do that yourself? and what does it mean to put it in the "well" just the bottom self explanitory part? lol just wanted to make sure...

Actually, I had that built for the car, it's made of MDF and fiberglass molded to the contours of the well. Instead of fitting flush with the deck of the cargo area, it sits down a few inches, then the metal cover fits flush with the rear deck.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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I keep a blanket in the back and then just put them in the back seat.
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 12:30 AM
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I have 2 12" sub with the same set up as Al Hasse, T-Tops fit in the back, still sounds good!
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 01:48 AM
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how do you keep the belle clean?
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

does it still beat like hard... i imagine that it wouldnt cuz something is covering it
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

Well, I dont have t-tops but what I do, is, I have 2 10's, in a smaller box, and i put them face down in the well, the box is small enough to fit down there, but too big to go all the way to the bottom, so it has clearance down below and around the sides. I have that with a 2000 watt amp, and an EQ and a pioneer stereo, and it is one of the hardest hitting systems I have heard from 2 10's when i want it to be, i can set off car alarms if i try. But face down i dont have to worry about putting anythng on top of them. At one time, i had my brothers old truck box, it fit perfectly along the back of the seats on the top part, and sat even with the top of the seats. it almost looked factory, but it didnt hit as hard even though the box was so much bigger.
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

Originally Posted by rbrooks
does it still beat like hard... i imagine that it wouldnt cuz something is covering it
When T-Tops on, Yes of course. But even with them off, regardless whether there over the speakers or not, bass sound is lost....but not much!
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

Originally Posted by ellocojorge
how do you keep the belle clean?
With a brush and a vacuum. Brush works well on the heat sink fins
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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Re: T-TOPS AND SUBS?!?!?!?!

Originally Posted by Al Hasse
Assuming there are grilles to fit. There isn't one for my sub, at least when I had it installed, there wasn't one available. I've done like Dan with a single 12" that fits down in the well, but I also have a carpet covered steel grate that covers the whole box and amp and looks almost like the factory hinged cover.





That looks sweet!
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