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Might be a dumb question.
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:14 pm
by T40MO
Right so today i ripped out the rear seats ... nice and light lol. But im not really into my performance because as the end of the day its still a 1.4 and im still 17. I can wait till Im a little older to get a nice fast car.
But the plan was to build an enclosure to house two 12" subs.
Now does it need to be built so a certain size ... dimentions etc for the subs to perform correctly? Or does it just need to be big, sturdy and have a big enough hole for the air to escape???
Thanks
Tom
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:21 am
by Ian_R
depending on the type of subs they are mate and what amp etc you are running with them, But Yes if its an Enclosed box your best Looking on the Products website for the Dimensions the Sub will perform best At! or all the paper work that came with them if you still have it,
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:34 pm
by T40MO
right cool.
So if it says the recommended enclosure for a seb is 1.5ft3 you would double it for putting two in?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:24 pm
by darranwrx
i would invest in some Dynamat before you start your install, shop around the web to find the best price

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:26 pm
by darranwrx
also you might want to consider enclosed or ported for your build
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:32 pm
by T40MO
enclosed or ported?
enclosed : totally sealed box
ported: box with a hole for the air to escape
right??
what sort of difference does it make?
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:36 pm
by darranwrx
enclosed-gives a tighter more deep bass
ported-gives not so much deep bass more higher tone of bass
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:05 pm
by darranwrx
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:12 pm
by ModifiedMadness
darranwrx wrote:ported-gives not so much deep bass more higher tone of bass
Ported usually gives more low end deep bass although it all depends on the tuning frequency as to how low it will play (loudly anyway), I've got a ported box in mine.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:28 pm
by darranwrx
what sub u got tom????
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:20 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:52 pm
by darranwrx
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:36 pm
by T40MO
Right guys thanks for the advice. I think it'll deffo be a ported box i'll go for because I'm not that much of an audiophile lol i just like my volume.
Next question is which subs, amp and headunit to choose.
I probably have a budget of around £400 but this could be increased if nessesary.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:36 pm
by T40MO
Right guys thanks for the advice. I think it'll deffo be a ported box i'll go for because I'm not that much of an audiophile lol i just like my volume.
Next question is which subs, amp and headunit to choose.
I probably have a budget of around £400 but this could be increased if nessesary.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:44 pm
by darranwrx
got this in my GTi

only cost £200 bargain think its cheaper now

please dont think about using
Halfrauds for any thing

all the controlls are touch screen and it can talk to u as well ( if u like that sort of thing)
sorry meant to say they do it in black aswell,i got it in silver cos it went well in me Impreza.