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my custom fiberglass box....and I still have my rear seats!!

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by specialized7, Aug 6, 2014.

  1. Aug 6, 2014 at 10:08 AM
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    specialized7

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    Ok so I was getting sick of having a sub box in the back of my 01 xtra cab.
    Soo I did some googling and followed these instruction:
    http://m.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Fiberglass-Subwoofer-Box/
    So anyways after making the mould between the center console and back seats this is what I had
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    Once that step was done I stretched a cheap fleece blanket over the whole thing and glue gunned it on there.
    After that I soaked it in fiberglass resin
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    Then I put a few layers of fiberglass mat on the inside to about 1/4" thickness.
    Let it dry completely and painted it with bedliner
    Install and walla done!
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    DSC_0321_zpslrnztw3c_0a9118a3f5242b141765ffad8e6003538e61971d.jpg

    My seats still fold up and dowe plus room for 2 passengers!!!! I still have a grill to put on the sub I was just to excited to get it in.
    That's all for now folks
     
  2. Aug 6, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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    ranger098

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    damn looks nice but how do you think itll sound? thats not much air space.....
     
  3. Aug 6, 2014 at 5:29 PM
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    I haz one well used too:
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  4. Aug 6, 2014 at 6:15 PM
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    TurdTaco13

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    That is sick as hell! I personally would have gone with beige carpet, but whatev. :p

    Did you build that, have it made, or buy it somewhere? That a 13.5" in there?
     
  5. Aug 6, 2014 at 6:20 PM
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    12W3V3 and the guy who used to build them had to borrow my truck for a few weekends and for payment he gave me a box.
     
  6. Aug 7, 2014 at 7:16 AM
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    ThreeMan

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    Looks good.

    What is the cu/ft of your enclosure? How does it sound?
     
  7. Aug 7, 2014 at 8:30 AM
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    It doesn't sound to bad it's 0.69 cubit feet and the sub says 0.65 is the recommended sealed volume.
    I did however notice some air leakage where the sub mounts so I'm going to have to foam tape it
     
  8. Aug 7, 2014 at 8:31 AM
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    Whatsup with your console? Does it not open right?
     
  9. Aug 8, 2014 at 5:00 AM
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    It does after the bracket was made. Before it hit the cone. Now I don't even have to worry:
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  10. Aug 8, 2014 at 6:52 AM
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    That's funny. We each did the opposite. I had a big ported box that took up my rear seats to
     
  11. Aug 8, 2014 at 7:04 AM
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    I had that too 12W7 in a slot ported box.
     
  12. Aug 13, 2014 at 5:36 PM
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    Is the single box up for grabs sense you got the dual box? I'm very interested in it
     

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