Custom Subwoofer Enclosure and Amp Installed

[Kerr]

Ya I trimmed all the rivits and fins and shoved two sided foam tape on all the edges to try and make it a tight fit but to no luck..........Was just curioius what others have done..sureley I am not the only one

[m5james]

Originally Posted by Kerr

I place the jL stealth box in my 4.8 ans it pounds I love it but the cover rattles like crazy does anyone have any suggestions to mod this cover to avoid rattles?

Sending you in circles to your own thread http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...d-rattles.html

[Kerr]

Thanks bro

[Foose]

Does anyone know what degrees the table saw was set at for the angled cuts?

[malcris]

If you are referring to the box in the back of my X I used a plastic angle guide I bought at Home depot for like $5 to get the angle. I figure everyone's truck is a little different so this should make it foolproof

[Foose]

I'm actually referring to zerochief's design. His enclosure isn't exactly the conventional square design. There's an area in the front and back that requires some angled cuts for the wood to attach perfectly. I was wondering if anyone remembered what angles they were.

I've never made enclosures before but willing to give this an attempt...

[Foose]

Another question, does zerochief's dimensions already take in account for the 3/4" thickness of the MDF? or should I subtract them when cutting the pieces

[m5james]

Since Zero's pictures show measurements on the outside of the box, one would assume that's the total measurement. The only thing you need to be aware of is that the size pieces are 1.5 smaller than the measurements since the all the front, top, bottom, back pieces are all screwed into the sides. I made a duplicate of Zero's box in cardboard, and while it's a great design, it's similar to the stock enclosure in that it doesn't use every drop of possible space. I'm guessing this is so it can be installed and removed easily.

I started completely from scratch using cardboard to make my own enclosure and Zero's box could fit inside of my own design. I never finished making the top portion 100%, and my dimensions would have probably been a feet in itself to make the cuts and still have it fit, but I was going for as much total interval volume as possible. I may finish the MDF version, but in the meantime you can see that from my post #113 that I'm going to take a stock enclosure and enlarge it in certain areas and see how it sounds. If the modified stock enclosure isn't enough, then I'll go back to the MDF enclosure and take measurements for those who want more airspace like I do.

[Foose]

Originally Posted by m5james

Since Zero's pictures show measurements on the outside of the box, one would assume that's the total measurement. The only thing you need to be aware of is that the size pieces are 1.5 smaller than the measurements since the all the front, top, bottom, back pieces are all screwed into the sides. I made a duplicate of Zero's box in cardboard, and while it's a great design, it's similar to the stock enclosure in that it doesn't use every drop of possible space. I'm guessing this is so it can be installed and removed easily.

I started completely from scratch using cardboard to make my own enclosure and Zero's box could fit inside of my own design. I never finished making the top portion 100%, and my dimensions would have probably been a feet in itself to make the cuts and still have it fit, but I was going for as much total interval volume as possible. I may finish the MDF version, but in the meantime you can see that from my post #113 that I'm going to take a stock enclosure and enlarge it in certain areas and see how it sounds. If the modified stock enclosure isn't enough, then I'll go back to the MDF enclosure and take measurements for those who want more airspace like I do.

thanks for the reply. Hopefully I'll have everything measured and cut correctly when I start the project this weekend.

Yea I saw the project you've been working on.

I was thinking about filling the bottom 8" portion of zerochiefs design with polyfill to makeup for the small volume.

Other than the 10" pioneer shallow sub will the Kicker L5 8" fit?

[m5james]

I think so. If I remember correctly, Zero said he has like 5"-6" of depth, so a shallow isn't really necessary. Google has opinions all over the place, but it seems the general consensus is that a shallow just won't hit the deep bass notes that a normal sub would, and considering the small space that we're using while trying to accomplish big bass sound, a shallow sub wasn't an option for me. fe3565345 or whatever all those numbers are used a molded enclosure that appears to be smaller internally than stock subwoofer, and he gives praise to his L5. I haven't done mine, but I really plan on getting it done this week. If you're in no rush, I'll give my .02 as well once it's done.