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Old 02-27-2010, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ECMgarrett
how much space do you think the first way of doing it had?

do you think that if you had a subwoofer that didnt require much cubic feet that it'd have sounded better?

maybe if you stuffed it with the fiber stuff, would that've helped it?

just brainstorming here
i love the idea of it
Stuff the box with poly-fil. It tricks the sub into thinking the box is larger than it really is therefore giving it more cu ft of volume.
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Thanks for the links, that place has pretty good prices...i may have look into those guys. I want something that doesn't stick out into the car at all, although by the time i check clearances any 12" may have to..i'll have to see. My OZ BFB are pretty hefty...2 in a standard none ported box was well over 90 lbs. My biggest goal is to go stealth but i want to be able to camp out of the back, so space is a concern. Otherwise i'd rig something up (similar to what i have read about on here) with a removable box and stealth the Amp, etc. with Quick connects and a wire and just remove it when i go camping. But that makes it hard to jam out at the

I really think if i go 10", I'll be going JL audio or Infinity. Both hit very hard for there size. I like being able to jam out if you couldn't tell, and my 07 car came with an Infinity system that i can play distortion free up 85% volume and play basketball with friends of mine 50-100 ft away.


SADLY for me this all has to wait until i with my engine...parts still waiting though, maybe i'll screw around with the dash today....ugh
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Originally Posted by Brhesson
Thanks for the links, that place has pretty good prices...i may have look into those guys. I want something that doesn't stick out into the car at all, although by the time i check clearances any 12" may have to..i'll have to see. My OZ BFB are pretty hefty...2 in a standard none ported box was well over 90 lbs. My biggest goal is to go stealth but i want to be able to camp out of the back, so space is a concern. Otherwise i'd rig something up (similar to what i have read about on here) with a removable box and stealth the Amp, etc. with Quick connects and a wire and just remove it when i go camping. But that makes it hard to jam out at the

I really think if i go 10", I'll be going JL audio or Infinity. Both hit very hard for there size. I like being able to jam out if you couldn't tell, and my 07 car came with an Infinity system that i can play distortion free up 85% volume and play basketball with friends of mine 50-100 ft away.


SADLY for me this all has to wait until i with my engine...parts still waiting though, maybe i'll screw around with the dash today....ugh
I wanted something that didn't stick out into the car as well but to get maximum air space with the limited tools I had to work with, that is what I had to do. It really doesn't stick out all that far. Only an 1" like I said.

If you are set on JL and don't want your enclosure in the car at all then I think you are stuck with the JL shallow mount: http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_s...hp?page_id=245
While it is an extremely nice sub, I hope you have the dough to shell out and don't mine cutting your panel cause that bad boy is 13.5". My 10" Clarion hits very hard for being a 10" as well.

I will have no problem jamming out when I go camping. I still have lots of room for gear since I don't have an obnoxiously big sub box and my amps are mounted on the backs of my seats and out of the way. They really wouldn't fit anywhere else. I had thoughts of mounting them behind the other panel but then heat would have become an issue so I opted for the seats.

I am very happy with how mine turned out.
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fill the box with some poly fill it makes the sub thinks it in a bigger box
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I just got a system in my runner. Focal components up front, ecliple in the rear and an 8" sub in the back. All powered by a Kicker 5 channel amp..




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Originally Posted by San Martian
I just got a system in my runner. Focal components up front, ecliple in the rear and an 8" sub in the back. All powered by a Kicker 5 channel amp..




That looks really good.
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did you paint the plastic side panels black or did they come that way?
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Originally Posted by ET
did you paint the plastic side panels black or did they come that way?

Previous owner painted them along with some custom wood panels and a rhino lined interior

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Wow, San Martian, that is pretty tight, certainly unique. IF those teal piped seat covers would have been a touch darker blue and i'd give two thumbs up.
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That is a nice set up San, I want to eventually make a sub box out of a metal gas jug. I have seen a few and like the look of it cause you can't see the speaker if done right.
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awesome write ups and good reading material!!
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