Need help with sub box/ sub install

Hey guys, I have a 2007 tacoma double cab, I just bought the 2 10" sub box that fits behind the rear seats in my truck. I need some help with finding subwoofers that will fit inside the box i bought. the other subs I had, the magnets were hitting the back of the box. anybody have links or names of subs I can buy that will fit inside this box? or if you have a pair for sale I will consider also.

here is a link to the box i bought: http://www.ebay.com/itm/331201524844?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2648

 

I use the 12" version of these and I love them: Pioneer TS-SW2501S4 10-Inch Step Up Shallow S4 Subwoofer http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-TS-SW...=1-1&keywords=pioneer+shallow+mount+subwoofer

 

Here's what I used in a similar box (I have a MrMarv custom box that fits behind the passenger side if the 60/40):
http://www.arcaudio.com/c/subwoofers_arc-series_arc-10?pp=25

Had to pull the rubber surround off of the magnet to get it to fit.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350732714924?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Just bought these, opinions? the reviews were good. I hope they fit. I didnt check the dimensions but they looked similar to the ones yall suggested

 

I would personally send those back and get the JL10TWv3 - best sounding thin 10 in my opinon, clean and hard...

I chose to get a custom sub enclosure built that actually fit under my real JL cover, it's a ported 8 and hits harder than any enclosure I've ever had... wasn't the cheapest way to do it but man it sounds phenomenal.

 

well im hoping these will do the job. I just want a little better than the JBL stock sub that I had in the truck

 

I built my own box and used a Hertz ES250 sub.

It is a snug fit.





But fit it does. I even recessed it about 1/4".

 

looks great, but I dont think ive ever seen an amp setup like that, looks huge!

 

Ugh, tell me about it. JL makes some huge amps. One is the 300/4 driving the front and rear doors, the other is the 250/1 driving the sub. That was the only way I could make it fit. The sub box is built as big as necessary to satisfy the cubic foot requirement, leaving not very much space for the amps. What you can't see is the right side of the rack is actually spaced farther away from the rear wall of the cab so it fits flush with the plastic trim, allowing the 300/4 to clear it.

But if you think that's nuts, look at this guy's first gen: http://www.jlaudio.ca/galleries/_/699150

 

2ohm dual voice coil kicker solo barics! you know the square ones, they need little air space and they are shallow enough to fit, mine work very well! also stuff the hell out of the box with good insulation!

i took that plastic crap out from behind the backseats and cut and bent all the brackets on the back wall to make the box fit well.

for your amps and crossovers, pull that storage plastic unit crap out from under the backseat, then you can trim some of the inner sheet metal to make a good bit of room for amps. i have 2 amps, a crossover and capacitor in there, also if you look at the front wall of that space like under where your knees are there are some oblong holes. cut the divider between the holes and make a square and you can use those 12v fans that you use for cooling a computer and screw them in that space, helps with the heat!

oh and you can fit 2 of the solo barics!

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350732714924?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

the sub box and both subs are here. anybody have suggestions for an amp now? they each have a RMS wattage of 200w, so 400w total?? what amp should I go with?

 

hey bro what did you coat your box with it looks really nice!

 

there is a guy here who make competition amps, actually he live in opelousas louisiana, he calls them LUNAR, they are the best of the best of the best of the best! they are hard to find but if you find one they are gold! you need an L100, they run as low as 1/2 ohm, new they are about $600 if you troll ebay can find for half that, they are the best of the best in the world!

note they draw almost 30amps so you need heavy wiring!

for common crap, phoenix gold is descent, i have 2000watt in 1 car, kicker amps get a bad rap. but i have 1 in the tacoma for mids and highs and works well for the price. hifonics is another brand that gets a bad rap, a hifonics zeus would work for your and i think they down to like $200-$300 now! they hella big though!

above all make sure you get a nice ACTIVE powered crossover, a 3 way active powered crossover so you can set gain, frequency for your highs, mids, lows separately!

if you do go with something like a zeus consider a capacitor, 2 farad should be ok. for a lunar i would consider a 3 farad capacitor.

 

man are you speaking english!?! ha sorry I am brand new to car audio. Im going to send an email to crutchfield and see if they can suggest an amp. I dont need alot of bass, i mainly listen to rock/classic metal. I was thinking a 500w amp

 

crutchfield is junk! i sec...

 

Gray vinyl from the fabric store. First time working with it.

 

this is an example of a 3way active crossover

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CADENCE-CXR...OVER-w-7-VOLT-LINE-DRIVER-CXR-7-/171302235429

what it does, is you plug your radios RCA wires into 1 side and then it has 3 RCS plugs on the other side that connect to amps, if you only putting an amp on the subs, then you only worry about that output plug

the crossover allows you to control the frequency of the signal. like you ever hear someone at a stoplight and the music is loud as hell but all distorted? thats because they are playing all frequencies through their subwoofers. with a crossover you use the dials to turn off all the high frequency sounds, like vocals of the people singing, etc and you get a clean signal with only bass. so when you drive up to the stoplight, yours sounds crisp and clean. also running without a crossover is the quickest way to blow a good woofer!

phoenix gold is a brand of amp

http://www.phoenixgold.com/products/amplifiers/

you want a D-SUB stype amp for your woofers

hifonics is another brand of amp

http://www.hifonics.com

this is the hifonics zeus

http://www.hifonics.com/hifonics_zeus_amplifiers.html

great for the price!

kicker is a brand of speakers ans amps

this is kicker solobaric

http://www.kicker.com/Solo_Baric_L7

you can find previous year models of the same speaker for way less, i use:

kicker solobaric L5 model, 10 in DVC (dual voice coil), 2 ohm (they are the square speakers you may have seen

just look for 10" kicker solobaric 2ohm DVC to keep it simple
something like these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-10-Kicker...Car_Subwoofers_Enclosures&hash=item2a3e12fe89


a capacitor is used in all elctronics, if you ever open up something and see the little mini 'coke can' looking things, usually blue? thats a capacitor, its job is to compensate and keep the flow of voltage steady. so if you have a high power amp, when the bass suddenly hits hard, there is a sudden SURGE of power, the capacitor keeps the votage steady instead of dipping from 13.4 volts to like 11 volts which stresses your equipment, stresses your alternator and pulls power from your other equipment. you ever see a car with big speakers and amps and when they crank it up the headlights dim a little?

this is a decent cheap capacitor, they are measured in 'farads' this is a 3 farad, i suggest 2 farad min

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-POWER-A...t=Car_Audio_Video&hash=item2ec65661a6&vxp=mtr

hope this helps some, if you have any questions bro just lemme know i built many high end audio systems

 

ok, if you got 4ohm woofers you could go cheap, no crossover or cap and use something like this and use the built in crosover

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hifonics-Ze...pt=Car_Amplifiers&hash=item51bafc9ef3&vxp=mtr



$150 and call it a day

i think would be fine for your use

 

for those who interested the guy who makes the lunar competition amps, this is his shop

337-543-2005 'kenney'

i am serious when i say best in the world!

 

my subwoofers are 2ohms a piece though