Strange solutions to issues.

Thats a 10" sub in the original jack location.

 

LOL, nice.

 

Do you know how it sounds yet? Honestly I don't think that plastic is thick enough or dense enough to house a subwoofer. Most sub boxes, whether in a car or home theater are housed in a thick and dense (non-resonant) structure. Not saying it will sound bad, I'm just curious how well it is going to work.

 

Nope havent hooked it up yet. I kinda wondered the same. That stuff is actually significantly harder than I thought it would be. And quite a bit thicker.

Ive seen fiberglass thats relatively thin used as a barrier in speaker boxes before. And plexiglass thats actually quite a bit thinner than this stuff. If it doesnt work Im out something I dont need and 1 jig saw blade that was dull anyway.

Also, Im 24, so its not like Im trying to break my windows or make it sound like my bed is falling off. LOL. I just want decent bass.

Sigh....now you made me curious. Out I go to hook it up.

 

Thats true about the fiberglass and plexiglass. I built a fiberglass box before but it was 1/2 inch thick. I basically kept piling up the fiberglass until I could no longer flex any part of the encloser by pushing on it with my finger.... thats what is most important. I've never heard a plexiglass box that sounded good to me, but I'm extremely picky about how my stereos sound. You could definately call me an audiophile. I guess if that plastic is sturdy enough not to flex it should work fine. You might want to think about stuffing the box full of polyfill if you haven't already.

Lol, and I know what you mean about the volume level! I'm 22 and I've had a system in my car since I started driving, and I can't listen to it near as loud as I used to be able to. Every now and then I'll crank up the subs, but I usually just have them up loud enough to have a presence and no more.

 

Cool! Just remember when that seat comes down it will be resting on the speaker. That added pressure wont be good on the speaker. Maybe put something to keep the seat up a little.

 

Actually for what I want it for it sounds great. You do get quite a bit of distortion at full blast. Of course I couldnt hear it over the pain in my head from the sub being that loud in a small space.

Lol...that and the fact that there is still the straps for the jack and some other crap bouncing around down there.

At what I would call a loud listening volume(ie the loudest I would ever want a sub in a small truck) it sounds awesome. Especially for 5 dollars(thats what I bought the sub for at a garage sale).

Yeah I noticed that about the seat too crazy. Ill put a little rubber bracer for the seat so that it sits just above my sub. Ill probably make a custom box later on down the road. But for now this works pretty good. And no one will ever know anything is there, till they sit down and their butt vibrates.

 

i have 2 10" rockfords' that i have been waiting to install, but wasn't sure what route to go. i'm very much contemplating this route now! right now i have 1 12" kicker in a porter box. but i HATE the look of a huge box, it just looks too clustered for my taste. i dont think i've had someone in the back seat more than once, but since i have a baby on the way i can't make a box that takes up the whole back seat.


where do you have your amp mounted? id like to see more pictures if possible please. looks like i found a new project for next week!

 

It wasnt very hard. Hole saw and a jig saw did just fine. The glue on the carpet holds it well enough that you can cut both at the same time, it doesnt tear or chunk funny. Im gonna cut my amp into the lid on the other side of the latch sorta centered. That way I can hide all my wiring under the carpet and lid and such. I hate seeing all that crap running everywhere.

Not much for pictures at the moment. I havent really fully installed it yet or anything. Just a plaything for now.

 

that's a good idea, just make sure it can get air to cool off. amps tend to get hot after long uses