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Old 09-19-09, 09:36 PM
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12" Custom Sub Box

Got bored today & decided to try & build a sub box for some Kicker L5's I had lying around. Tips? Suggestions? Let me know what you think, & take it easy on me it's my first time building a box.














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Old 09-20-09, 12:26 AM
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Have you test fit the subs in the cutouts yet? I'm using Kicker L7's and it looks to me like the corners of the cutouts are too square. If the corners are too square it might allow air to escape the cabinet and you want everything air tight. I'd also recommend you put a divider between the 2 subs. That way if something happens to one sub it won't unload the other and damage it too. Any idea what the enclosure volume will be when it's done?
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id love to see more progress
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Originally Posted by dblboinger
Have you test fit the subs in the cutouts yet? I'm using Kicker L7's and it looks to me like the corners of the cutouts are too square. If the corners are too square it might allow air to escape the cabinet and you want everything air tight. I'd also recommend you put a divider between the 2 subs. That way if something happens to one sub it won't unload the other and damage it too. Any idea what the enclosure volume will be when it's done?
Yep test fitted em & they needed a little nudge to get em in, but I'll still use some automotive insulation around the opening before mounting the subs. I've already added a divider & will be plasti-coating the fiberglass inside & out. I also beveled the front of the box to get more recline from my seats. Will post pics later today.
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Not much today just sealed & rubberized the box and put the top on. Will be test fitting for baffels to hold 6" seperates on each side.



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you should bondo and sand down that strip
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I figured why bother since it'll be covered by the cargo/spare tire cover
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way to find out your volume on a odd shaped box

take a cardboard box, measure its inside volume and mark it in increments on the inside.....IE 20 liters, 30 liters, 40 liters.... or f you prefer 1 cube ft, 1.5 cube etc.

once you have tripple checked your measurements and calculations fill the box you made with packing peanuts until its full do not forcely pack it just drop them in and shake it a little to settle them.

remove them and put them in the card board box you marked, shake it lightly once again to settle them..... you can now get a reasonable close estimate to your boxes volume.

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Oh and great job for a first try, little bit of practise with a sander and you could either wrap it with leather, or mold it into the body and custom paint it.
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For those who were courious here's the box internal Vol. 15" X 15" X 14.5" = 3262.5" CU. in. Estimated internal Vol. 1.88' CU. Ft.
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Old 10-18-09, 06:40 PM
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looks good. what did you use to paint your interior plastics?

also, your doors are broken. you should fix that.
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Originally Posted by wackaloo13
also, your doors are broken. you should fix that.
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