James_d89 Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Hey all, i was thinking of getting a custom build for 2 subs and an amp in my Loop Sport a few months back, but was put of at the space in the boot and was told that there would be problems gettin it all in the boot.Recently a mate (who owns a 6N polo) and i were chatting about boot installs, and i came up with the idea of taking out the carpet that covers the Spare wheel, templating it, and making a new1 out of MDF or what ever, and mounting a sub in the MDF so it would fit where the spare wheel goes.I would place down Matting on the bass of the Area as you would when putting speakers in the door panels and such, and carpet the MDF, then place the sub sumwhere!Would this be ok? and has any1 done this yet, if so, what were the results?ThanksJames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaRNi! Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 it will look good but sound ****, you need the correct amount of air for the sub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icegeezer Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 ive done a F/G sub box in a lupo an it sounded awesome,Its goto be done properly or will sound aweful...lots of work but worth it if its the way you want to go.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 come the better weather il be makin a fiberglass boot install for mine it's not entirely difficult to do if ur fairly handy, I've built some door speaker pods before and it was fairly straight forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_gaz Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 come the better weather il be makin a fiberglass boot install for mine it's not entirely difficult to do if ur fairly handy, I've built some door speaker pods before and it was fairly straight forwardany pics of the door builds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 any pics of the door builds?Icegeezer has been making mine Look mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SC02 FFF Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 depends, if your wanting looks or good sound, its not simply building a box that fits in somewhere snug theres alot of factors to consider, for example if ported size of port tunning, and if enclosed how big the box is and how close the sub is to the back of the box, im sick of pimp my ****ing ride who m ake a frame fibre glasss it wack decent Loads JL subs in . 1 JL sub in a tunned box would sound better than all of them .. really grinds my gears but anyway, check the ice section out and my opinion, get someone who knows how to build a box built for the sub and tune it properly, basic getting the most oiut of the audio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 depends, if your wanting looks or good sound, its not simply building a box that fits in somewhere snug theres alot of factors to consider, for example if ported size of port tunning, and if enclosed how big the box is and how close the sub is to the back of the box, im sick of pimp my ****ing ride who m ake a frame fibre glasss it wack decent Loads JL subs in . 1 JL sub in a tunned box would sound better than all of them .. really grinds my gears but anyway, check the ice section out and my opinion, get someone who knows how to build a box built for the sub and tune it properly, basic getting the most oiut of the audio or u can build the correct size box for the sub and build around then fiberglass it..then u dont have to worry about if ur fiberglass acoustics is correctanyhoo heres a pic of my door pods for the guy who asked. was before i trimmed them in alcantra type material to match my old seatsnothing spectacular but the principlesare the samepic in car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC02 FFF Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 great job jamie, where did you get your fibre glass stuff from need to get some! any tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_d89 Posted November 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I wasnt going to put it in a box, it would just rest against the MDF flooring that id cut out, And a small port either side of it, soming like a moon shape that follows the curves of the sub?Able to do, and worth it??James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC02 FFF Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 would be pointless, unless its a free air sub, subs dont make alot of noice without a box, the box is what makes the noise ,port isnt just a hole either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 ^ what he said,what do you say andy? Rip the rear seats out and stick a wall in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC02 FFF Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 hehe, just making a sealed custom box that will fit in the well stick up and making the floor flush would be best bet, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L4RRY Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 You can have it sounding good and built into the spare wheel compartment. You'll need to cover the the boot floor in sound damping sheet before laying acoustic carpet. If you lay the same sutff over the new MDF floor there's no reason why it'd sound ****? You've just created a sub box.. I'm doing it to my loop in january.. Well i'm paying someone to do it!Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupokeith Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 This was my door build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 You can have it sounding good and built into the spare wheel compartment. You'll need to cover the the boot floor in sound damping sheet before laying acoustic carpet. If you lay the same sutff over the new MDF floor there's no reason why it'd sound ****? You've just created a sub box.. I'm doing it to my loop in january.. Well i'm paying someone to do it!Larryyou havent created a box becuae it isnt sealed, if u want to do it this way you would need to make a moulded sub box of fiberglass that fits into ur spare wheel well and deal it up the the mdf floor so that iot air tight and structurally soundSC02 FFF Posted Nov 28 2008, 08:42 PM great job jamie, where did you get your fibre glass stuff from need to get some! any tipsi just got a pack of stuff from halfords its ok for doing small jobs but its fairly expensive for all that you get, all i done wasmask up my door and layed some fiberglass on the masking tape once i had my door mould u cut my mdf ring hot glued it the mould in the right position then strecthed some cotton round the whole thing to get the shapei then soaked it in resin then layered up sum fiberglass mat fairly easy really, just takes a little timethere plenty of info on the net about how to do it i cant remember the site i had it had some videos and stuff showing what to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_d89 Posted December 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Hey, iv got a company that are going to create the box in the spair-wheels area, £150 parts and labour, and they tune it to be pritty much perfect!Does any1 know if the Alpine Type R sub would fit, either 10" or 12", or should i play it safe and get the shallow sub?Was also thinking of the Vibe Space 2 sub????Any thorts?James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Hey, iv got a company that are going to create the box in the spair-wheels area, £150 parts and labour, and they tune it to be pritty much perfect!Does any1 know if the Alpine Type R sub would fit, either 10" or 12", or should i play it safe and get the shallow sub?Was also thinking of the Vibe Space 2 sub????Any thorts?Jamesif ur getting sum one to make the box then ask them what sub would be best to put in it im assuming theyll prob do youa deal with one since ur throwin 150 quid at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_d89 Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 if ur getting sum one to make the box then ask them what sub would be best to put in it im assuming theyll prob do youa deal with one since ur throwin 150 quid at themThey saked what sub it was, so i said to them, either the 10" or 12" type R from Alpine, and she said ok we can do that, we exchanged small talk bout sizes and fittings, and she said that if they arent ok, then the shallow sub is an option, but said its up to me as it was just an option, not a proffered recomendation!All she said was to measure they whole where the spair goes, if any1 knows the measurements??James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Icegeezer has been making mine Look mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icegeezer Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Let me find a better pic.... these are still early on, but with the bloody speakers and power he is using - Strength is essential..Early days... but they will be awesome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I'm sure people can tell they are work in progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icegeezer Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I'm sure people can tell they are work in progress!LOLjust need to be sure...besides you have seen state of my workshop!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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