well had this sub and amp borrowed to me for a while and figured I would get around to doing something with em.. made the sub box yesterday and will make the amp one over the next couple of days... so here ya go.. sorry the pics arnt the greatest >>

diffently would suggest this project to neone that is thinking about it.. SUPER EASY to do

what would i have to do?

Nice lil' box...

Quick question... have read several studies that most subwoofers sound better when placed against the seats facing the trunk... have you tuned the box for correct distance to the driver's seat? Are you running multiple subs or just one?

Nice work, nonetheless.

Ed.

-Jaws4God+Oct 5, 2004 - 3:07 PM

that looks great.

a short how-to would be in order now.
i have 2 10w6's i need a good spot for, and that looks like a great spot.

That is one of the best ones Iv seen in the celi's, just cause its nice and clean, an seems to flow with the panels, But the sub's will sound a lot better reflecting towards the back.. Im sill trying to find a design I Like, Once i do I will start. It has somthing Ive been wanting to do foe awhile.

well im not really too concerned about the sound of it.. I want just a little over stock.. I personally HATE loud systems >>

That and I'm gonna get rid of this setup in a few months newayz cus sub and amp isnt even mine >>

I am working on the amp one right now so will post a couple pics of the process for you guys as I move along with the project tonight.. plan on finishing it all in the next 2 hrs so stay tuned >>

here is what I have done so far

this is the area my amp will be mounted on



this is the fiberglass backing I have done already







Sorry I didnt take pics of the prepwork.. basically I removed the panel and sprayed it with pam cooking spray. I then covered it with aluminim foil, paying close attention to the areas that would become the edge of my box. I extended the foil 8 inches past the areas I wanted to end the fiberglass. I used masking tape to help hold stuff down. once the area was completly covered I started laying down the fiberglass.. being carefull to get all airpockets worked out and that it had a nice tight fit on the areas that will become the edges. I then let that cure fully and popped out the fiberglass piece. I didnt glass in the center on this one cuz its the amp one and I wanted to have access to the wires etc once the whole thing was finished but if this was a sub box I would of made it a solid piece. Once it was out I peeled off all the tape and aluinim foil and cleaned everything up.

will post more pics in a little bit

no offense, but i don't see the sound quality being very good. Air space is needed around the magnet in order to perform. If you inverted the sub, then you should get some good sound from it.

well theres prolly about 1.7 cubic inches of air space inside the box.. its bigger than it looks you guys >> That and like I said before... DONT WANT A LOUD ASS SYSTEM! just nice and clean inside the car

edit: sorry 1.7 cubic feet

This post has been edited by NEVERSTOP: Oct 5, 2004 - 10:23 PM

wood dowels hot glued onto the backside of the amp mount

Trimmed down the fiberglass to the shape I want the box to be

lookin good man keep up the good work glassing is so much fun until it gets in your hair.....don't ask

amp mount attached to the fiberglass piece



Stretched cloth over the whole thing.. I used a lyria type fabric.. its mostly Nylon with like 7% lyria it stretches really far both ways so you dont get ne wringles in it.

Now just gotta lay fiberglass resin over all this and then carpet it... will have more pics soon

lol, fiberglass in the hair just sounds horrible...

lookin good, Never.

I love how most people here that do custom stuff, if you look in there pics, you'll find some cig's

This post has been edited by Digndoug: Oct 6, 2004 - 11:46 AM

-NEVERSTOP+Oct 6, 2004 - 5:17 PM

after you give the subs back do you plan on keeping that enclosure?? if not ill definitely buy it from you. or if you want, you can make another one and ill buy it >> >>

-Makaveddie+Oct 5, 2004 - 8:32 PM

more pics please >>

well I havent posted pics cuz I messed up on the amp box... it wasnt really sturdy enuf... so Im prolly gonna remake the whole set up.. one of my buddies just got a setup done in his eclispe that is BADASS! gonna bit its stlye a little and just make my own hole trunk encloser

heres pics of his trunk









there are diffently things I woulda done different but I really kinda like it these are night shots so its not as good looking here as it is in person... I think I would go with 4 10's instead of 3 12s but cant really seem to find a brand that I like how the amps look and the subs and is good quality.. kinda leaning towards the new series of alpine stuff but undecided

if you want good amps that look nice, i'd go with audiobahn i like mine even though its hidden under my seat lol

yea I really llike audiobahns subs.. not the flame ones but the other style... but there amps look like poop now.. there older amp style is cool though

Hey just wanna know where ya got those mdf rings??

i have an audiobahn intake amp so i have no flames >> >>
but a pretty cool scoop >>

well there used to be a site online that sold em but I can't find em nemore.. I ended up going to home depo and found a precut 11" MDF circle and used my rotary cutter and made a hole inside of that and there was my ring.. there is a site online that sells em but its overseas >>

humm, went to home-depot an didnt find anything, but me being stupid and goin on sat, when everyone is there tyring to do somthing stupid, i didnt ask anyone, but i just got some half inch mdf, and wil use my roto-zip to make em. I alo picked up more fiberglass and bondo. My so called free project (I had everything to start with laying around) turned into another 60 bucks, looks like i need a job fast, or maybeI could just keep making custom box's... >>

Man, I just set up the ring after cutting it, and man with out a hot glue gun, it is a bittch .. that just made this project from kinda easy to a pain... but hopfully it will dry and such with the last bit and i can start covering it and finish it up this weekend..