So..I got tired of my old setup, box was WAY too big and I didn't really like all the massive booming bass drowning out the songs so...I set about making my own EQ stealth style sub box.

All these pics were taken today, but the work was done over a span of three days:

Sigh.....


Took out the foam


My old box (after I used it to cut a ring)


Applying "pressure" after gluing and whatnot


First two pieces that were made, wrong size


The box




Completion


My whole car is pretty messy, and that crack isn't making my life any easier soo...yea
The sub is a 12"...
I'm overall very happy with the result as I get my trunk space back now, first time doin somethin like this so its not perfect but, good enough I think.

 

Looks good, but where's the amp?

 

check out the 2nd pic, you'll see it

I had circuit city install my stuff originally (fail...i kno) They mounted it there, I would've mounted the amp on the spare but the wires were too short for me to move the the amp so...

 

Ah, OK. Didn't notice.

 

It seems like that's not going to be the optimum amount of airspace for a 12" to hit... How's it sound?

 

yea it is cramped in there but, it sounds fine to me, the bass hit harder before but...TOO hard for my liking.

 

 

cool. I completely understand about having trunk/hatch space. I'm hoping I can make a 12 fit in an out of the way location too.

 

Blah i need to do this... I hate not having a trunk

 

nice looking setup...

 

thks guys, yea having the ability to recline the back seats and getting back trunk space is AWESOME...was a real inconvenience last year.

 

I have a sealed box for a 12 that i was going to use for temporary bass. I had a flat. I now use that box for computer chair. Sigh. 50 inch tvs can fit back there if you don't care about having nice sound.

 

I think you did a nice job! I'm in all likelihood going to do something very similar. I have a 10" Rockford power t1 out of my celica i'm dying to install.

Question actually -

with the ring making your box taller, what kind of depth do you have for your sub?

It's either do what you did or build/buy something that goes on the side kind of like the bazooka sub. Thanks in advance!

 

Umm, I think my sub was like 5 1/2 inches deep, with the ring it left some space, enough so that its not hitting the bottom or anything.

With a 10" it should be much easier to make your own box. But if you'd prefer something far more simpler to install, I would suggest getting a bazooka sub.

 

Hmm ok -

Thanks for the feedback. I'll post some pics as the build gets worked on once I make a decision

 

Nice work, But for a smaller box, you don't want it ported. Look up the recommended specs for that sub. If you close up the port, it should hit harder and sound better.

 

i'm pretty sure that "port" is where the speaker wire connection is.

 

Ah.. good call.. otherwise if he built it right should be enough then.

 

yup, it is