bl420

ummm no. since you'll see the metal frame and everything. unless you do some fiberglass work... or want your car stolen... id say dont do it that way.

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pwnt by pat

What you can do that will turn out very nicely is to make a baffle that bolts to the rear angled supports behind the rear seat backs and mount your woofer on there. IF you seal off the rear deck and this baffle well enough, your entire trunk will act like a box. This method of install is typically called infiniate baffle and is a very classy way to install a sub without taking up any space.

foolonrampage

would it really sound that good?? its not air tight or anything.

pwnt by pat

Well the thing is you have to make it air tight. The baffle is typically two layers of 3/4" mdf and has to be bolted several places to the car. The air gaps need to be sealed with deadener and expanding foam.

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DevanTheDude

This thread made me think about some old plexi work Ive done so I had to dig this out-


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A 5'8'' thick grill for a Diamond 15" D3 sub. Heres a link to the system.


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wow. a trip down memory lane.....

foolonrampage

so, DEV. what are you thinking?? should i go with a custom box or will i be getting in over my head? im only hoping to spend at MOST $200 for a custom box. and i would do all the work myself...

thats some sick work too man. kudos

GrumpySteelMan

I've got some of Devan's experience. Reformed MECP and Rockford Institute grad here...worked for an independent shop for a few years.

Full plexi is tough to make look right. Plexiglas is optically transparent (unlike most glass) so it is really unforgiving at seams and overlapping points. A window would be your best bet. If you're really into taking the time, and cutting holes...mounting the subwoofers in the rear deck (don't know about 12" fitting) with grille cloth covering them would be a really trick way to go. Then you can show off the baskets with the lighting in the trunk. One of my personal favorites is suspending the box from the rear deck so you still have a larger flat load floor and can even use the ski pass thru/fold down seats depending on application.

A nice compromise is building a ported box Ported Box Calculator and running the ports into the cabin of the car. This can give you a certain amount of 'cabin gain' and lower the distorting effects of the subwoofers pounding on the back of your rear deck mounted speakers.

I don't agree with pwnt by pat. Building your box as part of your car isn't what you really need, IMHO. Also your Kenwood subs (and most others) are probably designed to be in a box (model #?) as IB or infinite baffle speakers are generally designed for that use only.

Just my 2cents.

P.S. Try to isolate the neon tubes from the vibration as much as possible, especially if they have the ballast built in. I've had some pretty regular failures due to the cheap transformers in the assemblies giving up. Either way make sure you can get back to them.

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legendgs94

You can check out my box at the link below is made out of MDF and plexi.

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mktng

how do u get'em puuuuuurdy blue lights? lol
how are those connected to ur amp/battery. and are they cathode lights from computers?

i decided to keep it nice and simple, so i can make use of my trunk. the amp and cap are tucked away behind the cover separating the trunk and the back of the rear seats




as u can see there is still sufficient room to move stuff, most ive moved so far with the sub in there are 4 17" tsx rims w/o tires

Smokinfastlegend

You could always do a box similar to mine:

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foolonrampage

im hoping to have my subs facing towards the cab. it makes for a MUCH better sound. and im hoping to get Plexi in the back. but i love your set ups mktng and SMokin!!! very clean!

mktng

thanks, yea the legend is good cause of the huge trunk.. i wanted to keep it clean so i can actually use it

btw with the subs.. i took out the spare... woowoweewow... too much weight in the back

l4zy415

Your gonna hate yourself when you get a flat tire one day. Thats what I did when I took my spare out. I had to wait for my dad to come drop off the spare. Now I have it back in the trunk.

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whats77inaname

I picked up a 1" thick piece of plexi that was 60" long and 12" wide for $50 on eBay. I haven't finished it out yet, but you can see what I am working with.

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mktng

i got tire repair kit .... it'll help for couple km's .. unless i rip my tire apart >.<