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.

 

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.

 

fill the box with some poly fill it makes the sub thinks it in a bigger box

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

awesome write ups and good reading material!!