Custom Subwoofer Enclosure and Amp Installed - Page 8

m5james · #71 06-18-2009, 12:47 AM

Hey Zero, what did you do about the gas door lock mechanism that is behind the right side panel? Honestly i doubt i'd ever need it, so I wonder if you could increase the airspace even more by just deleting that whole mechanism and bending that bracket back and forth till the spot welds break off. That little area is like 2" deep, 6" long and 4" high.

Also, can you still send those high res pics to [email protected]. Thanks.

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ECSTuning_Joe · #72 06-18-2009, 04:07 PM

Looks really good!

m5james · #73 06-18-2009, 05:06 PM

Thanks, it'll look better this evening. Surprisingly, still no bites though. Trust me, this little guy sounds good, so for the price, i'd have thought they'd be snapped up sooner. Maybe after the newer and cleaner looking pics...

m5james · #74 06-19-2009, 09:59 PM

So one box is coated and ready to go. The other one I will also do if the buyer wants it coated the same way. It's just a simple rattle can type of rubberrized coating.

Ironically, the no name sub sounds good also

I imagine it can't handle nearly as much power as the RE sub, but for $35 plus shipping, it's a hell of a start. The other one is still $85 plus shipping. They've both been filled w/ about 4-5 ounces of polyfill to help the sub "feel" like it's in a larger enclosure. These pics were taken moments ago.

m5james · #75 06-23-2009, 02:25 PM

So 20 minutes and $10 later, i've coated both inner compartments w/ spray on sound deadener. I coated the left side for using either sub I have now till it/they sell, then the right side for the Zero box that i'll be making once the smaller boxes sell.

Essam Khafagi · #76 06-23-2009, 02:34 PM

james,

you are doing it the right way

but how comes you do not have "anything" in the left compartment?!

m5james · #77 06-23-2009, 11:04 PM

Thanks Essam. All i've got over there is the amp, which is tucked down parallel to the sparetire. I did have to slightly trim a bracket that is part of the bracket the holds the amp so I could slide the sub inside the opening, but it took 10 seconds w/ my Dremel. If you look at the pics of the sub enclosure installed, you can see where the fresh metal cut it between the box and the amp.

My X didn't come w/ navi or a cd changer, so i've got all that room over there. Once I build the larger enclosure for the right side, i'm going to use the left side for loose items so they don't have to be moving around in the cargo area. That's part of my issue when selling either of these boxes is that some people don't have an open cargo area on the left if their X came equipped w/ more features than mine.

m5james · #78 10-07-2009, 01:30 PM

So, in my relentless pursuit of perfection, i'm still on the fence as to which would be the subwoofer of choice. I've since returned the RE 8", but since then have been all over the highway as to which would be the best sub to use. I really wish I could hear Zerochief's or a similar setup before I rule out the shallow woofer, but at this point it seems to be the one that people on this thread are happy with.

http://forum.soundillusions.net/30-c...91327&posted=1

BimmerNoob · #79 11-03-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by m5james

So, in my relentless pursuit of perfection, i'm still on the fence as to which would be the subwoofer of choice. I've since returned the RE 8", but since then have been all over the highway as to which would be the best sub to use. I really wish I could hear Zerochief's or a similar setup before I rule out the shallow woofer, but at this point it seems to be the one that people on this thread are happy with.

http://forum.soundillusions.net/30-c...91327&posted=1

I just spent an hour of work time reading all the post of the other website... Very educational

So, if you didn't have this credit issue with the company you purchased the 1st sub from which sub would you go with?

Thanks
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m5james · #80 11-04-2009, 01:12 AM

After talking to the guys over on SI and my buddy suggestion, I decided to stay w/ the L5 8". Depending on if I do the Zerochief box (.45 cu/ft) or my slightly larger addition added to the face (.70 roughly), more that one person suggested that I'd be better off using the 8" (which only requires between .33 and .75). The general consensus is that it's better to use the 8" and give it more room to breathe instead of say using the 10" (which requires .65 to 1.0) and having it sitting at almost the bare minimum of it's requirements. Trust me, for bragging rights alone I wanted to get the 10", but I'm going to listen to these guys suggestion that these subs will perform better in more airspace as opposed to a tighter box.

The newer L5's (black face, not the silver) can be found all over ebay for $75 shipped w/o a warranty. Unfortunately I had to pay $95 for mine to use up the credit, but I only had to pay the $42 difference and I get a 1yr warranty, which I could really care less about.

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