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 Aug 24, 2008 - 10:39 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Dec 9, '05 From Germany Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi, i decided to build a spare tire subwoofer enclosure because my old subwoofer was much to heavy (~78lbs), the new sub weighs only ~28lbs. Because of the heavy weight and the mounting depth of the JL Audio 12W6v2 i had to change to a 12W1v2, it wasn't easy to do this because the W6v2 sounds really great but the W1v2 doesn't sound much worse, the only thing is miss is the damn deep bass the old sub produced
 ...The enclosure is made of 3-4 layers 480g/mē fiber glass and polyester resin, some 16mm MDF pieces for stiffening and 19mm MDF for the cover plate.       
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Aug 24, 2008 - 11:07 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
Looks good. I have mine mounted in a similar way.
I also got some speaker grills so that I can put stuff ontop of the sub, if I need to. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Aug 24, 2008 - 12:18 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 29, '07 From Philly Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
looks pretty good but can i suggest putting a piece of plexi-glass over the amp? might clean it up a little better and it will give it a nice finish....good work over all A+
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Aug 24, 2008 - 12:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
That's almost the same idea I was throwing around. Glad to see it works good. How does the final product look with carpet back in and all?
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Aug 24, 2008 - 2:51 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '08 From Norway Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Very clever, me and my dad are starting a hifi project in my -95 as well.
I will start a new topic on this later. Rizer from Norway This post has been edited by Rizer: Aug 24, 2008 - 2:52 PM |
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Aug 24, 2008 - 4:13 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 29, '03 From Gosport, Hampshire, UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Very nice..... i like it a lot, have wanted to do something similar for a long time...
Although the only bad thing about your install is that it has made me jealous.  
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Aug 24, 2008 - 9:40 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '07 From Bay Area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
very nice. does it rattle?
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Aug 25, 2008 - 11:34 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '06 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
always been kinda curious about the fiberglass stuff.. is it hard to do? been VERY close to just giving it a try. a write up... or a how to.. would be amazing.
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Aug 27, 2008 - 12:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 14, '08 From London Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
So what happens when you get a flat??
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