Fiberglass sub box in my TSX

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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 07:02 PM
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Talking Fiberglass sub box in my TSX

I got to show this off the other day at the Chicago meet, but I thought I would post the pics here as well

It's designed to house a single Jl 12w6 and 300/2 amplifier, and then was painted in the Honda/Acura Nighthawk Black paint to match my car.

Let me know what you think!

Ouside the car:


Closer view:
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 07:26 PM
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wouldn't think it would be a good material to house it
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 08:07 PM
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wouldn't think it would be a good material to house it
Do you mean fiberglass? Have you not seen any of the crazy custom installs being done there days? Almost all are done with fiberglass!
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 08:25 PM
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how does it sound? do u need to fold the seats back.

i have a jl audio sub 12w3 with a 250/1 jl audio amp that i will most likely install. im just wondering if it would be worth to install.

thanks
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 08:57 PM
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how does it sound? do u need to fold the seats back.

i have a jl audio sub 12w3 with a 250/1 jl audio amp that i will most likely install. im just wondering if it would be worth to install.

thanks
Folding the back seat would be pointless, the pass-through hole is capped by a piece of MDF. The sound gets into the cabin through the holes where the 6x9's were.

Worth the install? That's a personal decision, but I think it was. Sounds much better than the 6x9's did.
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:19 AM
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Here's another picture of it from the meet:

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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 12:31 PM
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JaTe, I thought it sounded great at the meet this past weekend. I'm very impressed with the JL sub... nice job with the enclosure too electro!
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 01:23 PM
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Fiberglass Istallation Tips?

Hey nice job e_lectro I think it looks very clean!

So did you use the 6x9's connection thru a line converter for the amp?
How about rattles do you get a lot and if so did you dynamat anything that you had problems with?

I am in the process of installing 2 Kicker L7 10's in a sealed box (I prefer sealed and would not build any onther way) and I would appreciate any certain area I should look for rattling and what your solution was. It would save me a lot of time.

I will post pics of entire installation process when complete, I have been documenting each step to help others out.

Hey I really commend your courage to go all out on the enclosure, sick!

I also would like some info on workng with fiberglass, I have tried in the past but I think I was either using the wrong materials or I had no clue what I was doing. Where did you learn? Any links you can direct me to?
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 03:00 PM
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Thanks for the compliments guys

The amp is connected to the stock radio through my AudioControl EQX, it has a line converter built in. I went ahead and removed the 6x9's.

Yes, I got rattles, but I have not done anything about them yet. The main rattle is the licnece plate area. This is something I plan to start looking at more this week.

Almost everything I learned about fiberglassing was from HERE. There is a ton of info there and was a great help. Doing it was easy after reading through the posts.

e_lectro
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 11:05 AM
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wanna build me one? that looks suhweeeet! good work!
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by e_lectro
Thanks for the compliments guys

The amp is connected to the stock radio through my AudioControl EQX, it has a line converter built in. I went ahead and removed the 6x9's.

Yes, I got rattles, but I have not done anything about them yet. The main rattle is the licnece plate area. This is something I plan to start looking at more this week.

Almost everything I learned about fiberglassing was from HERE. There is a ton of info there and was a great help. Doing it was easy after reading through the posts.

e_lectro
so you tapped the signal before the amp? How did you do it cut wire or a tap splice?
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 02:14 PM
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so you tapped the signal before the amp? How did you do it cut wire or a tap splice?
No, I tapped it directly before teh 6x9's. I did not feel like digging in the dash right now. I just unplugged the 6x9's and made connectors to fit in their plugs.

At some point in time, I might try tapping into the wires before the stock amp. I just dont feel like tearing down the dash again right now But that feeling wont last for long, lol
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 02:22 AM
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Nice install, but thanks alot, now I feel the need for bass.
It has been a bit of an adjustment going from 2 12" subs to the 6X9 or whatever it is in the rear deck. I keep telling myself that I will get used to it. Oh well I can fit more golf bags in now... I do miss my epicenter and sub box though.
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