Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone????
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Racer
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From: Clinton Township MI
Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone????
im goin in to buy a 10" Alpine Type R tomorow and a V12 amp and am gonna install in storage bin, or at least try, are there any tips or things to look out for?i already have power and remote and RCA's ran, as for the storage bin, any cutting required, dynamat, stuff like that
thanks
thanks
Racer
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From: Scottsdale AZ
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (DETROITc4)
You really should have a fiberglass enclosure made for it in the exact volume specified for that sub. Sealed or ported depending on what it's designed to work best in. Any good car audio shop should make you one for not too much money, you should get a good deal from the shop you're buying the sub and amp from. Might have to shop around a little.
Team Owner
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From: Cleveland OH
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (buddha)
You really should have a fiberglass enclosure made for it in the exact volume specified for that sub. Sealed or ported depending on what it's designed to work best in. Any good car audio shop should make you one for not too much money, you should get a good deal from the shop you're buying the sub and amp from. Might have to shop around a little.
While fiberglass will fit perfectly ... it has a chance to crack under pressure ... My friend created a pure 'glass box and it cracked ... a MDF/Glass mix, ie ... MDF substructure ... Glass lid ...
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Racer
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From: Clinton Township MI
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (NewVetteLover)
his plans would work if i had a c5 :yesnod: but im installing it in my 86 c4, i have made custom boxes before but i was thinking if i sealed it off real tight and maybe layed some dynamat that it might just work,
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From: Cleveland OH
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (DETROITc4)
his plans would work if i had a c5 :yesnod: but im installing it in my 86 c4, i have made custom boxes before but i was thinking if i sealed it off real tight and maybe layed some dynamat that it might just work,
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Racer
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From: Clinton Township MI
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (NewVetteLover)
its cool. but thanks for the tip for the c5 my dad wants a lil more bass in his 97 maybe ill have to whip up a box for his vette
Melting Slicks
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From: Chandler AZ
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (DETROITc4)
i was thinking if i sealed it off real tight and maybe layed some dynamat that it might just work,
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Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (DETROITc4)
DetroitC4,
got your IM, I'll send you over the results from our attempts at the same project later this week. So far we have made one removable box that sounds pretty good. I am also going to try make a slide in lid design that will seal the enclosure utilizing the space itself as a box. I imagine that this will require quite a bit of dampening and some structural work to avoid warp and harsh resonance etc. Ideally If we are pleased with the results I'll have the specs drafted up in cad and post for others to use.
Ken :cheers:
got your IM, I'll send you over the results from our attempts at the same project later this week. So far we have made one removable box that sounds pretty good. I am also going to try make a slide in lid design that will seal the enclosure utilizing the space itself as a box. I imagine that this will require quite a bit of dampening and some structural work to avoid warp and harsh resonance etc. Ideally If we are pleased with the results I'll have the specs drafted up in cad and post for others to use.
Ken :cheers:
im goin in to buy a 10" Alpine Type R tomorow and a V12 amp and am gonna install in storage bin, or at least try, are there any tips or things to look out for?i already have power and remote and RCA's ran, as for the storage bin, any cutting required, dynamat, stuff like that
thanks
thanks
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Racer
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From: Clinton Township MI
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (kenfusion)
thanks kenfusion i got my Type R today it looks like its gonna be pretty good, the magnet on this thing is unbelievable, i just gotta get it all setup tomorow i got a roadtrip and i leave on thursday so i got a day to work on it, what did you make the box out of, mdf?
im gonna im you so if your on give me a holla
thanks
ryan
im gonna im you so if your on give me a holla
thanks
ryan
Heel & Toe
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From: Bear Creek NC
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (DETROITc4)
I got 1 Alpine Type R 10" in the back of my C5, and man does that thing sounds nic, good luck with it. I made my box out of mdf....
Melting Slicks
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From: Na
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (Sexy99C5)
I went the same route as gsrouse. All I did was cut a 32in by 14in board out of 1/2in MDF and reused the existind screw holes. Then I lined the storage compartment with Dynamat sound dampning material and filled it with polyfill. Oh ya, I also used rubber weatherstripping to seal the board to the fiberglass. I am using an Infinity 10" sub with a sony 760w amp and it sounds better then many bigger systems I have heard. Install pics to come very soon.
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Racer
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From: Clinton Township MI
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (NUckINg FuTS)
yeah that sounds like what im gonna do after all, i tried to make a box type thingy for the bin but just such a weired space i might just do the 32 x14 mdf like you said and just make sure its sealed down nice and tight and maybe use some dynamat
would like to see pics or your install nucking futs
would like to see pics or your install nucking futs
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Racer
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From: Clinton Township MI
Re: Installing 1 10" Type R in storage bin, tips anyone???? (NUckINg FuTS)
i finished up my install tonight and havent had time to post pics as of now i have the one 10" type R and one peice of crap 300 watt no name amp i borrowed from my friend until mine is off backorder, but its sealed down in the passenger side storage bin and i think as of now even underpowered it sounds better than my 2 12" mtx's i had in there before pics forthcomin late evening tomorow
