i drew this idea up for my custom sub box in my 97 civic ex coupe...tell me what you think

 

you should not point the sub directly at the seat esp. you shouldn't have the cone sealed to the backseat. second you should not mount the amp to the sub box. third, have you ever built anything before?

 

here's my setup, not the most expensive in the world but it gets the job done and sounds real nice:

 

sorry i didnt make it clear but the amp will be mounted to the back of the seat....the seats would be folded up. and no i have never built a sub box before.

i do like your setup and will consider it as an option.

 

so what you're saying is that the sub will face open air and not the seat?

 

somewhat...it will not hit the seat there will be about a 4 inch gap between the back of the seat and the sub

 

i would not suggest that. one of my friends has his subs in his truck pointed directly at the seats and it sounds like *****. in the picture it looks like your speakers are touching a piece of plywood, are the subs facing open air?

 

i guess ill scratch that idea then...

im still gonna build a sealed box. the sub says it needs .7 to 1 cubic foot of space. ive read that the best way to point the sub is towards the back of the car. what is your input on the dynamat and stuffing inside the box?

 

sealed is excellent, i happen to have built one. i don't have dynamat on the inside of the box or stuffing, jw why do you want that stuff in there?

 

ive heard of people doing it...i figure the dynamat would somewhat help cut down the vibration of the box (i just did my whole trunk so i have some leftover) and ive heard the stuffing gives better response. im not planning on cranking the sub or anything...i mostly listen to rock but it would def be sweet to have a hard hitting sub for the occasional rap song

 

sounds good to me. do it and then let everyone know how it turns out. you should use at least 3/4 inch MDF, i used particle board, it was super heavy duty stuff, and it works plus it was free. caulk the inside corners, and cover it with whatever, i used thick black vinyl.

 

sounds like a good idea actually. IF you do this, try and snap pics throughout the process for us

 

ill def take some pics...i was planning on using some 3/4 in thick dense *** wood....i dont know what its called but its almost like compressed sawdust, then i wanna cover it in carpet

 

that's actually kinda like what i used, particle board maybe?

 

i just found out its called mdf

 

Face it to the rear or down, only way to make it sound good in your car.

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Funniest thing I've read all day

What is the issue? Space or visibility?

 

Yeh face the rear or you could try facing up.
I have my 15 XXX facing up and it gets louder than facin back.

If it faces front it wouldnt have nothin solid for the sound wave to reverberate off of to produce sound(I think )

Good Luck.

 

What type of car though?

 

you could just mount it straight to the car (box/board bolted tightly to body of car) or in the spare tire well.

 

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Me 4dr Civic

 

that'd be a nice back massage