Looks better, MUCHO better!!! Well done to tie everything in.

I do agree, those subs need a better enclosure. If weight is an issue, take your time, use lots of screws and predrilled holes, and lots of glue, and use 1/2 or even 3/8 in MDF. I make all my enclosures like this because I do try to keep weight down in my car. You already have holes in the cover for the subs, so just flip it over and build some boxes under there that attach. Shouldnt take you more than about 30 min I would think, as fast as you knocked this last update out. fing02.gif

 

once i get some more money and the weather clears up a bit here i'll try to get on the enclosure. Maybe on saturday i'll do it.

I was thinking of cutting a piece of plexiglass/acrylic that has a tint of dark blue to it, and placing it over the trunk except the middle piece. It would give it a very nice look i believe and also fill the gap between the two pieces. I think a pic will help explain so here:

 

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Ok so you are going to build a box under it.
Thats good.

But another important aspect is if you are going to seperate the enclosure for each sub?
I strongly recommend that it is seperated and ported since the space is small.
But somehow i can guess that if you do seperated the sub enclosure the volume wont be same. Right?

Just build a proper box/use 1 sub.
I promise it will sound better.
The positioning of your subs facing the sky is one of the worst.
And then by using 2 they are not perfoming to the potential.
Its always better to have 1 sub perfom at optimum the 2 subs performing mediocre.
Just sit down and think about it or all your work will not yield the results you want.

 

Looks good!

I think you should put some sort of speaker grill/protector on the subs, JUST incase you decide to throw something in the trunk.

 

I would disagree with ported. You need to find the specs of the subs and find out what volume of air space you need for both sealed and ported enclosures, and then make a decision on the space you have to work with.

Ported is a bit trickier and you need to make sure you have the correct volume, or it will not sound as good as simply doing a simple, easy, sealed enclosure. Build a seperate chamber for each sub, that usually yields the best results. For all my builds that require a restriction on space, I always go with sealed enclosures and get great results. Unless you plan on competing, sealed would be the way I would go with this build. The subs will sound better, you need less volume -hence-a smalled box, and it will just be easier to build.

 

Since each sub require 1 Cubic ft non ported and the the well is about 2 cubic ft, I came up with a long, strenuous, highly detailed formula. 1+1=2 !!!!!! So i figured im just going to fiberglass the inside of the well about 1/2 an inch thick and see if there is a difference.

 

Im going to get some fiberglass resin and matte tomorrow afternoon. I'll post pics when i finish fiberglassing the well and maybe "dynomatting" . Probably not going to sand it down to look nice or anything, there is no need to IMO. And I'll do a sound check. I really hope it will help with sound.

 

^^^^i didn't sand my fiberglass enclosure either, the idea is it will be hidden anyway right? If this is your first time dealing with FG resin then I would read DTN's DIY guide to fiberglassing. It really helped me alot. Also, I would NOT fiberglass the actual tire well itself. Rattling of the car will eventually cause it to crack. That is why I used the spare tire as a template for the first two layers. Once I had two layers done I pulled the Fiberglass off the spare and put layers on the inside so that it would still fit in the spare tire well just like a spare tire would on the same bump stops and such. Should be easy for you man and shouldn't take you long judging from how quick you have done the previous work.

 

The color theme there doesn't quite go with my personal taste, but looking at the work you've put into this and the quality of it, I would have to say I like the idea alot. It looks really good.

Personally I would try to use a "smoked" or "frozen" plexiglass and put LED's in/under the glass to light up the entire board. It would give you more of a water effect since the light from the LED's would spread across the whole area. If I can find a pic of what I'm trying to describe I will post one up here. Otherwise good work fing02.gif

Edit: Ok well it's called frosted plexiglass.

This is somewhat of what I think would look cool. To this effect at least.

 

capn tibs - I've done fiberglass work in the past. But thx for the advise.

yellowlightning - I hope it will help with the water theme. And do you know a good place (online or a store) that sells Plexiglass for a decent price? From online searching it seems that even standard plexiglass is expensive.