Hi

I would like to know if it is easy possible to 'reverse' mount (with the cone inside the panels) 2 10" sub woofers into the side panels of the rear seats of my Prelude. Will I have to reinforce the side panels with anything to prevent the speakers bouncing, bending or splitting the panel plastic?

I'd like to know this before I go ahead and commit myself to cutting the panels up!

Cheers Andrew

 

are you retarted?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by walsredprelude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hi

I would like to know if it is easy possible to 'reverse' mount (with the cone inside the panels) 2 10" sub woofers into the side panels of the rear seats of my Prelude. Will I have to reinforce the side panels with anything to prevent the speakers bouncing, bending or splitting the panel plastic?

I'd like to know this before I go ahead and commit myself to cutting the panels up!

Cheers Andrew</TD></TR></TABLE> Although it may be possibly, [physically] a sub needs to be mounted to a solid flat surface and most subs need to be in a cabinet of some sort, there also has to be an airtight seal between the front and rear of speaker, even a "free air" speaker.

You would get better sub bass out of an 8" in a proper box then two improperly mounted 10".

With that said, if there is enough room behind the panel to put the subs then custom fiberglass and MDF cabinets can be made, and all the plastic trim needs is grills mounted into them. 94

 

Cheers FCM

I have decided to make myself an install for the boot instead. May take a while, but I've been wanting to make better use of the space in the boot, as its so small, and reinforce the weak shelf under which the spare wheel is kept etc.

I've currently got a 12" Rockford Fosgate P2 sub in a box in the boot. I'm opting for a 10" instead. I also want to reverse mount it too. I assume this is possible?

Andrew
PS. If I'm to be berated, at least try and spell the words correctly, otherwise the joke's on you (Paul Wall).

 

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PS. If I'm to be berated, at least try and spell the words correctly, otherwise the joke's on you (Paul Wall). </TD></TR></TABLE>

shut up. i was just trying to get a point across.

the trunk is a lot better place for it to go, since theres more room for a proper enclosure, i thought trying to fit it into the side panels of a prelude is stupid. it wont work unless you make new ones.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by walsredprelude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Cheers FCM
PS. If I'm to be berated, at least try and spell the words correctly, otherwise the joke's on you (Paul Wall). </TD></TR></TABLE> LOL, so your saying you have not become a tart again?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by walsredprelude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've currently got a 12" Rockford Fosgate P2 sub in a box in the boot. I'm opting for a 10" instead. I also want to reverse mount it too. I assume this is possible? </TD></TR></TABLE> If you mean, [reverse mounted] facing the sub into box, with basket and magnet outside the box, IMO it serves no purpose other then to show off the back of speaker, unless used in a "clam-shell" isobaric configuration, [2 subs using the airspace of 1 sub], the only other reason to use a "reverse mount" is if box depth is an issue, but over all it will not save you any room, with some of today's subs you can put them in cabinets almost the same size as the packing box they came in.

I have installed more then a few 10" and even a few 12" subs in the trunk of a lude without interfering with access to the spare or having to replace the spare tire floor cover and only using up about 1 cu.ft. of trunk space. 94

 

one of my buddies (LudeManDan) removed the speakers from his rear deck and replaced them with subs from http://www.edesignaudio.com definitely a space-saver, and sounds pretty good. you're not gonna get monster thump, but it will even out your eq curve.



here's a video

http://edesignaudio.com/Produc...o.wmv

 

what do you mean his rear deck. 'Cause that would be nice to put a 6 inch sub in the stock speaker placements, if thats what you mean?

 

that's exactly what i mean. rear deck, rear shelf, the area at the top of the rear seats, bottom of the rear windshield. you know what i mean?

 

Hi again

Thanks very much for your replies and suggestions.

I've decided to do a simplified boot install instead. I have currently a Rockford Fosgate P2 12" sub in a massive box which practically fills the boot, and is so heavy on the flimsy shelf in there. I'm going to make a false shelf to strengthen the flimsy boot area and mount the amp under it.

I've bought a RF P2 10" sub in a minimised box, which will be housed in a bracketed area at the back of the boot where it won't get in the way and also won't slip around when the car's in use. I've also mounted the sub in the box upside down so it looks flatter from the boot opening and is viewable on a more top down angle, say 20º. I will be making it all this evening, so wish me luck!

Cheers
Andrew

 

Rear side panel subwoofer enclosures work well in some applications, but not the prelude. I would recommend an infinite baffle setup on the rear deck. Basically, seal the trunk off completely from the rest of the car, and make a baffle on the underside of the rear deck with some way of the woofers to breathe through into the cabin. Make sure you have a subsonic filter on your amplifier and cross the woofers over relatively low, around 50-60hz. You can do some research online on infinite baffle setups. Depending on the Qts rating of the RF woofers, you may need to look for another woofer to do too, keep that in mind. A Qts of over .60 is what's recommended for this kind of setup!