Yesterday I got my C6 back on the road for the first time since May. I built a custom fiberglass enclosure and installed 10" slim mount subwoofers in each enclosure. This is the first time I have ever worked with fiberglass. When you view the pictures in the link you will see a big gap between applying the masking tape in the hatch and the first picture of the fiberglass enclosure. This is because laying the Kyntex cloth and working with the resin is extremely messy and smelly. The last thing I had on my mind was taking pictures.

Below is a list of items installed while the interior was ripped out of the car.

B-Quiet insulation
Replaced front speakers with Polk Audio DB351
Replaced rear speakers with Polk Audio DB521
Installed GM PAL (Thanks Ray!)
Installed Rockford Fosgate 325.1 mono amp
Installed two Kenwood slim mount 10" subs - KFC-XW1000F
Replace console with '08 console
Disconnected center dash speaker

The car could have been back on the road a lot sooner, but I was not able to work on it full time.

The amp I used is marginal, but I do not listen to music at very high volumes. I am extremely pleased at how the system sounds.

I have really enjoyed working on this project.... made me kind of sad yesterday when everything was put back together.

Let me know if you have any problems with the link.

http://s743.photobucket.com/albums/x...er_media_share

 

Nice work! I'm sure it sounds 100x better than the Bose.

 

Looks great. Congrats. Sometimes, the best part of the project isn't the finished product, but actually doing it.

 

Great job and looks great too!

I am about to tackle a similar project and I also have a Kenwood 10" low profile sub but since I'm not knowledgeable enough to build my own sub box, I bought one similar to yours from Madvette (Dave).

 

Very nice! I've installed all of my components, ran wires, etc... but just can't decide how I want to do the single 10" sub and amps. Really need to grow a pair and attempt a fiber box... I've worked with glass before, but just not sure. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

Nice work. Great job on the enclosure.

 

love it!

 

I did a lot of research before I tried this. The link below shows all the materials I needed and where to buy them. Using Kyntex instead of stranded fiberglass saved me a lot of construction time and added to the overall strength of the enclosure.

There were two things I really had a problem with. First, it was difficult to determine the proper dimensions so that the top could be placed in the hatch and clear the enclosures. I built a hinged jig and placed it in the hatch. Then, I took the top and placed in in the hatch. The top pushed the hinged jig down. I then used the jig to determine the measurements for the enclosure.

The second thing I had a problem with was using Pam as a release agent for the cured fiberglass that was laid in the hatch. As you can see in one of the pictures, some of the fiberglass has blue masking tape stuck to it. I should have used something else as a release agent.

As long as everything in the hatch is properly covered with at least two layers of masking tape, you won't mess anything up. After getting everything cleaned up on my car, I can't see any areas where the fiberglass resin bled through.

http://www.gadrivers.net/~dwicker/fiberglass.html

 

Awesome... great link, thanks!

 

Man that is in there like a hair in a biscuit! Beautiful!

 

great job on that!! Looks really nice

 

Impressive work with the custom box

 

Nice!

I hope you saved a cast of that first mold you made... I'd buy a set from you!

 

I didn't make a cast......... these were one offs.

After I finished everything and saw how much labor was involved, I wondered how much a professional would charge to build these enclosures.