Dueling Alpine 10s In Firberglass TSX Trunk Boxes

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Old 06-30-2005, 09:23 AM
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Dueling Alpine 10s In Firberglass TSX Trunk Boxes

Well I was gonna put my camber kit on this weekend, but I decided to do this instead. It sounds killer!








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2 Alpine 10"s
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That's by far the cleanest dual woofer setup I've seen!!! maddddd propz for that idea!! Did you do it yourself or get it done somewhere and if u so, how much was the installation? Only thin I would do differently if I ever go with two subwoofers, I would hide that amp or put something on top of it to protect it. I carry lot of stuff especially golf bags and it ain't amplifier friendly...!!!
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Originally Posted by baboya96
That's by far the cleanest dual woofer setup I've seen!!! maddddd propz for that idea!! Did you do it yourself or get it done somewhere and if u so, how much was the installation? Only thin I would do differently if I ever go with two subwoofers, I would hide that amp or put something on top of it to protect it. I carry lot of stuff especially golf bags and it ain't amplifier friendly...!!!
THX for the props! It looks super clean in person. I did it myself. If anyone needs this hook up PM me!

I haven't completed my Amp set up yet that's why it's right there. I didn't want to cut anything. In this pic the mres are wrapped up in the material I used for the boxes. I don't want to cut anything for this amp settup since the MRV-F450 is most likely gonna have a little brother or sister soon. That single amp is running a 10 speaker system 2ohms per channel.

With this setup you can still install a flexible net to the 4 connectors in the trunk. That's what I plan on doing.
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mres=wires ...... Sorry!
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that is EXACTLY the type of set up i want to switch to, i am getting tired of my box with 2 12s hogging all my trunk space.
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Originally Posted by jiggaman
that is EXACTLY the type of set up i want to switch to, i am getting tired of my box with 2 12s hogging all my trunk space.
12"s will fit!
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damn you should come down and do this in my car???!!!! more than willing to pay!! =)
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Very clean install!
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That is tight, I wanted to do the same just one 12". Did you building the boxes?
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Originally Posted by dizzy1
That is tight, I wanted to do the same just one 12". Did you building the boxes?
Thx all!

Yes! I built both.
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Originally Posted by CJams
12"s will fit!
would there be enough airspace in the enclosure though? I dont' know enough about enclosures...
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The passenger side has a little more air space than the drivers side. There should be enough room for a 12 on that side for sure. Drivers side may be a little tight. I could have Squoze(should be a word!) some more air space out of both sides, but decided to make it fit this way. I didn't think there would be enough air space for a 10, but the low notes are nice.
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Looks great man

How much airspace is in each box?
Do you get a lot of rattles with the subs there?
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Surprisingly, there are no major rattles. Those damn torsion bars rattle just a tad bit and thats it. It sounds pretty damn solid.
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That's nice dude, nice!
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I love the setup, but would you still be able to fit multiple golf bags in the trunk? Man, I love the look though!
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You can fit golf bags in if you put half of the back seat down or if you take out one of the boxes. I haven't tried, so you might still be able to. I will try it when I get home.
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Do you know about how much airspace each box provides?
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Nice work. No pics of the process? : )
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well done man! that looks awesome
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very nice and clean
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YES GOLF BAGS DO FIT!!!

I put my set in there after work today. I will post other pics this weekend along with quick how I did it.

Also will measure the volume this weekend if I can. I woud like to know myself.
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Originally Posted by CJams
Surprisingly, there are no major rattles. Those damn torsion bars rattle just a tad bit and thats it. It sounds pretty damn solid.
well now you can do the gas shock conversion and eliminate the torsion bar rattles

i would love to do this in my TL for a cleaner look, plus then i could have 2 DVC 10s i will have to look into it myself.

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CJ, how long are *your* golf clubs? ; )

Hey, no pics of the back? Of the assembly process?
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So whats the trick in doing this? very nice setup..... im looking for any and all ideas I have 01 3.2 CL I have (1) 10" KICKER SOLABARIC SUB that rocks but the box is too damn big. And again, Nice WORK!
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I don't know the length of my golf clubs. I would say you could fit clubs for a person close to 6'. You would need to get some covers to protect the speakers if you want to haul a bunch of stuff around all the time though (or a net thingy)


I will do a full write up with the basics to do it. I can't give all my secrets away, then my install would be the same as everyone else. But here is a picture of the backs when I first pulled them out.
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Good Work man! very professional
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looks real sweet!

you should really make a few in your spare time and sell them.......
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Yeah, CJ, you should do that... : )
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Hey CJ, what do you have securing the subwoofer box to the wheel well? When you take hard turns, does it come loose at all? I'm considering a similar install but want to avoid it coming loose and destroying my trunk.
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Originally Posted by t_dot_porkchop
looks real sweet!
you should really make a few in your spare time and sell them.......
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Yeah, CJ, you should do that... : )
I think I will !!!

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Hey CJ, what do you have securing the subwoofer box to the wheel well? When you take hard turns, does it come loose at all? I'm considering a similar install but want to avoid it coming loose and destroying my trunk.
The box holds itself in. It only goes in and comes out 1 way. Very very tight fit. It stays right where its suppose to without anything holding it.

These aren't "cheap." The construction process is a bit time consumming to get them to fit perfectly and to make them strong enough to take being abused by an amplified subwoofer consistantly.
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i think a sub on one side with an amp on the other would look SICK. no wires!

if i ever deicide to drop a mild system, i will be contacting you CJams
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Originally Posted by CJams
Surprisingly, there are no major rattles. Those damn torsion bars rattle just a tad bit and thats it. It sounds pretty damn solid.
replace them with gas springs that is what I did. The total bill is like $55 for everything.

How much would you charge to make two boxes like that and ship them. I am looking to do a little more layed back look for my JDM car.
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I was originally going to put a sub on one side and the amp on the other. So I made boxes for both sides to decide which side I wanted the speaker on. Then I got addicted to the dual set up.

I may replace the torsion bars with the gas springs later. We will see.
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CJams,
Nice setup! I’d like to listen to your subwoofer setup since I also live in Washington. If it sounds good can I buy a similar custom enclosure from you? You mentioned that a 12” sub would probably work on the passenger side, that’s probably something that I would want.
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What part of WA? Do you ever go to any meets? There is a little Mt. Ranier meet this weekend. If not, pm me and we can meet up sometime and you can take a listen.
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Please Don't Ask To Buy My Boxes Or This Thread Will Get Locked And My Pee Pee Will Get Smacked!!!! If You Want A Similar Setup Drop Me A Line And I Can Tell You How To Do It Or Put You In Contact With A "legal" Vendor.
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Very nice setup man, I'm in the process of designing a similar setup for my 1st gen cl trunk with 2 x 12's. Just can't decide which design I'm going to go with yet. Very nice job. The carpet makes it look REAL clean
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