custom sub box finished (pics)

here are some pics guys not lal finished yet but half way
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that is cool how does it sound? are those mtx 8000's?

sounds weird since i havent finished the box under neath the subs are in mid air sounds weird in suggestions to get the same old loud ass bass i had and there 6000

nice well finish the thing i was planing to make a box like that with an amp built in under the ground like that when i got a 4th gen hatch but i didnt get one sucks

looks good so far

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whats with you?

Originally posted by Tony
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wtf?


everything ok Tony?

Originally posted by Melt
whats with you?

dude, i was being nice to him. I am completely against his idea, for many many reasons.

Wafer board-bad bad idea, it will never be sealed
there isn't near enough air space for 2 MTX's in that little hole.

Ill leave it at that.

to each his own man, lay off of him.

i would personally lay down some fiberglass beneath that box and get it sealed up really nicely.

and airspace depends on the sound you are going for. if he wants pure SPL, then those mtxs could pound real nicely in a shallow box like that. if he wants better frequency reproduction then I would up the airspace, but man, to each his own.

actually tony makes a good point ... my old box when I had just 1 12 sucked.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/p3a61cd15ed1fa07822c68afc93247527/fcead5fb.jpg

But my new system kicks ass! Would be a lot better if I had a hatch though cause of the open airspace

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid48/p8c502c7edce2499d145f4c549026600a/fcc04386.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid48/p6085c016050d2681c643012013864c5a/fcc04341.jpg

IBsomeonetellsmemywiringlookslikeshit

Dark, trust me, i am laying off him. I just said I don't agree with how he is doing it and pointed out some of my reasoning. I am doing my hardest are keeping it nice with him.

Originally posted by Tony


dude, i was being nice to him. I am completely against his idea, for many many reasons.

Wafer board-bad bad idea, it will never be sealed
there isn't near enough air space for 2 MTX's in that little hole.

Ill leave it at that.

I agree completely, if someone was doing that and asked me for help I think I would look at him, smack the shit out of him and say, I'm not even gonna waste my time

sorry but i gotta agree with tony on this, i mean the idea is cool and all, but the end product just wont sound too good in that kinda space with those materials.

guys calme down im goin to seal that board with botls and underneath my subs i have a box for each so wtf its just like me old one but in the spare wheel hole.

ok ok... i guess i'll give you the how-to on this, its perfect for what youre doing. Take a look HERE (http://www.lowridereuroweb.com/tech/0112lre_basstech/) ;)

Originally posted by Tony
Dark, trust me, i am laying off him. I just said I don't agree with how he is doing it and pointed out some of my reasoning. I am doing my hardest are keeping it nice with him.

I am with you. I have been installing my own audio system. Sure it looks good, that might be all you are going for but there are so many things u didnt do.

Im sure tony + other know and said this but

a) For those 2 subs 16mm mdf at least
b) there should really be a wood sperator between them
c) there is NO WHERE NEAR enuf room for those 2 subs... i was thinking about doing it and have just ONE 10 inch...
d)Your going to struggle to make that all air tight.

My advice :) hehehehe :

a) Havent seen that type of wood before but looks cheap, light and flexible. Scrap it and go for 16mm - 18mm MDF.
b) Scrap a sub. get rid of one then maby just maby there will be enough air space for that one (sealed) However if your really want the two then seperate them, looks like it would be quite difficult to do or have a completly mono channel running them...
c) But some sound deadning foam in there.. This will help make up for the lack of air space you have..

but yeh main aim is to make it air tight. Try using silicone. seeming its a good quality sub it shouldnt affect it (can destroy the glue or foam on cheaper ones).


Thats my input.. I am not dissing you or n e thing looks great but prop sounds otherwise :)

well m8, i think it looks good, if u r going for looks fair play i think it looks cool, but if your going for soudn by the sounds of it many people on the forum dont think its gunna sound good

IMO i thinks its cool ne way ;)

Take his advice and get some MDF for that box, and if your dead set on using your spare tire well, raise the box up some, and seperate the subs. I don't know how well it will sound, but most definitely a lot better than that wafer board. Trust me, I have tried it once before, you can't seal it. And next time, take a little more time cutting out the holes for the subs, try and get them as round as possible and as close to the sub as possible, helps alot for sealing the box.

I am the car audio GOD... and I say its not going to sound nearly as good as it should. Really bro, goto the store and see if they have any half sheets of MDF - dont skimp when it comes to being pimp!

dont skimp when it comes to being pimp! i might have to steal that for my sig lol great line man!

Originally posted by Ace$nyper
i might have to steal that for my sig lol great line man! Hahaha, go for it. Shit it just came to my head as I was typing...

By all means - just tell em where it came from :bandit:

If you want to put both subs, then to get better airspace try facing one of the subs down. If you face them both up, it might sound okay but you'll kicking yourself in @$$ later, cuz you know it could sound better. If one is down, you still have style and sound. Also, just bolting down the box isn't going to seal it. You still have holes on the sides where the air can leak. You can go to any hardware store like Home Depot or Lowes and find some caulk, but not the ordinary caulk that comes in a tube. There is a form of caulk that comes in a roll. You can roll it out along the edge and smooth it in around the edge of the box. As long as you bolt the box down, the caulk will prevent any air from leaking. You can also use this to seal the subs to the box, and it won't hurt the subs at all.

Im with everyone else in that you should've used MDF for the reason that flimsy wafer board will flex. Also, measure the area of the spare tire hole. I am betting that its too small for 2 large subs, you could fill it with polyfil to appear as a bigger enclosure, also, porting the box allows the use of a smaller box.

Still tuning a speaker box is an art most people do not ever master. just slapping some wood together *might* sound decent, but putting time into tuning the box for the specific sub/frequency response always pays off in the end. You can make a set of generic subs sound better than high dollar subs if you have a properly designed box.

I give you a B+ for effort

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porting does NOT allow for the use of a smaller box.

thank you dark, if you look at the specs on subs, you will always, or most likely, see that a ported box will require MORE air space than sealed.

And Airallen01, just doing that will not seal that box, its wafer board. Pieces of wood glued together, meaning there are little air spaces all trhough that thing. You will have to cover that whole thing in silicon or something to completely seal it, that is why you use MDF.

You are right, but it will seal the larger holes around the side closing off any major air holes, since he doesn't seem to be changing his mind about the waffer board. The way it sounds he's sticking to his guns, so to get the best sound for what he's trying to do he should seal the edge, plus he's able to use it to close any air holes between the subs and the box without being in any danger of damaging his subs. And another advantage is that after he uses it for the subs, he can cut away the loose caulk around the sub and you won't be able to see it. :D