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Old 09-30-2009, 04:56 AM
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Default xB2 Under the seat Sub

I decided to make a under the seat sub.

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I fiberglassed the inside

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I would like to thank Whiteymarvin for sharing his design.

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Old 09-30-2009, 02:42 PM
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holy crap that is awesome. Too bad I don't have an xB. T_T
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Once I saw the box I thought it was an old thread, then I started reading.

How does it sound? My shallow 8" under the seat isn't enough sometimes.
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any pics of it installed?
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Old 10-01-2009, 03:20 AM
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How about posting the blueprints with the dimensions so we can all have a piece of that???
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I havent installed the sub yet cuz im waiting for the amp. I'll post up more pics when its done.

Here's the link for the plans...
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=146802
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Old 10-16-2009, 04:56 PM
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I installed the sub last week. Install was a success!

First i modded the pass. seat.
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wired up
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it was a really tight fit for the sub box, but everything clears the box.
It sounds great!
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Old 10-16-2009, 05:51 PM
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Looks awesome!!! Nice and clean! you got some skills, i love the amp mount do you have dimensions? i want to do the same thing maybe with plexi glass, it makes it 10x cleaner!!!! maaad props dude!
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I made a trunk box with those subs. I am in love with these subs. There awesome!!!
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looks great!
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That's way too much work for my simpleton skills.

I just went with a Kenwood KSC-SW1 under the seat. fits well, and it fills out the bottom end nicely without sounding muddy.
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sweet setup!
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Really nice job! It's cool to see the evolution of my original design becoming recreated again! I almost want to have another made to these specs. What's the volume of this box? If I remember correctly, mine is 0.31 ft^3.

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gorgeous!

How's the base levels with an 8' that close? ans how much for a box just line that 1 ? (if you are makind them for sale, of course)
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