subs in my truck bed

[dblthebass]

i've beed thinking of putting my 12" audiobahns in the bed of my reg. cab s-10 and puting a gasket around the base of the topper (so it dosn't rattle) how good do you think it would sound in the cab have any of you ever done anything like it? (bandpass box)

['89sdimeblazer]

Originally Posted by dblthebass

i've beed thinking of putting my 12" audiobahns in the bed of my reg. cab s-10 and puting a gasket around the base of the topper (so it dosn't rattle) how good do you think it would sound in the cab have any of you ever done anything like it? (bandpass box)

Hey bud! I got a friend who has a '96 s-dime hes done all kinda customizing to it to make it a lowrider and he wanted to do the same thing wat he did was cut the back of ur cab and the front of ur bed and seal it and stick it through and if u seal it good it looks real nice and also sounds good
-ricky

[dblthebass]

yea i considered that but it is a really nice truck and i realy didn't want to mess anything up, could you give me the exact procedure he used? in detail, i might still go with it. i am still going to wait if i do do that because i'm still buying another 15" audiobahn linear compression sub that i'm putting in it and i wil just do it all at once

[BlazerLT]

Originally Posted by dblthebass

i've beed thinking of putting my 12" audiobahns in the bed of my reg. cab s-10 and puting a gasket around the base of the topper (so it dosn't rattle) how good do you think it would sound in the cab have any of you ever done anything like it? (bandpass box)

Sound like crap in the cab.

[movin2stereo]

Originally Posted by dblthebass

i've beed thinking of putting my 12" audiobahns in the bed of my reg. cab s-10 and puting a gasket around the base of the topper (so it dosn't rattle) how good do you think it would sound in the cab have any of you ever done anything like it? (bandpass box)

What is a topper?Do you mean a truck cap?Also do you mean just putting your bandpass in the bed by itself,with no ports going into the cab of the truck?If that's the case it won't work.

['89sdimeblazer]

im pretty sure what he did was take a cardboard cut out of the box shape and cut out the bedand the cab and he used that expanding foam insulation in a can stuff to help seal and he also used some kind of black weather striping to clean up the way it looks. ive also seen this done at truck shows with regular cabs he actually got the idea to do it when we were in carlisle penn. at the all truck nationals and we saw it on a few trucks and it looked pretty sweet wat the did was bring the front of the box flush with the cab of the truck . do you have a cover on ur bed??

['89sdimeblazer]

it would have to be a closed box if u dont have a cap or torneau cover

[movin2stereo]

Keep in mind also that the cab and bed move indepedant.

['89sdimeblazer]

True but it doesnt move too much. if u leave some gap in your holes it should be fine ill ask my friend i think i will see him tomorrow

[dblthebass]

i don't think i'm going to try it i'll take to a place and have them do it professionally but i'll look into it thanks

[BlazerLT]

Just use a sub box in the cab.

Do NOT start hack holes into your bed, it will sound like garbage.

[dblthebass]

no, the subs going through the back of the cab is the professionals prefferd way to do it but i don't trust myself with my new truck enough to try it

[BlazerLT]

Where does it say that this is the best way?

[movin2stereo]

Chill there Blazer,if done right,it will rock.That's the key though,DONE RIGHT.What you will hear will be the ports (or vents) coming into the cab,while the subs will be in the bed.The enclosure will have to be built to do this.You can't just take a pre-built box and throw it in the bed and whack a hole through the bed and cab,that wouldn't work.

[dmbrisket 51]

if done right, it will be good, my cousins 89 was set up that way, but also like i seen mentioned the cab and bed move indipendintly, use a seal of some sort and dont push the bed foward, use dina mat on all lose edjes and rubber on the holes and it will be good, also i recomend a cross member bar across the hole, if your in an accidend, and those thing come flyen up at 50+ mph its gunna hurt like hell if your in the seat when they get there