Sub Too much in Vette?
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From: Tavernier Fl
Sub Too much in Vette?
I am going to be getting an 87' Coupe from another forum member this weekend and was wondering is the pressure from a bandpass sub in the rear is too much for the rear glass? I know in alot of minor accidents the airbags will blow out the rear window-just a thought. This is my 3rd C4 but ive never messed with the sound system before.
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (JCAIRE2)
:iagree: i have 2 12's in my 81 and every trim piece in the car rattles :crazy: but what really drives me crazy is the gas door rattling :smash: since the 81 is parked for the winter, i'm thinking about taking the system out and putting it in my 86 :lurk:
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (oldace84)
i have 2 high powered 12s in the back facing the hatch. let me tell you
tag rattles
rearview and side mirriors rattle so much i cant belive that they have fallen off yet
gas tank
the back cargo thingie
pretty much every thing that is not bolted down will rattle you will get used to it
tag rattles
rearview and side mirriors rattle so much i cant belive that they have fallen off yet
gas tank
the back cargo thingie
pretty much every thing that is not bolted down will rattle you will get used to it
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (belmor)
Thanks for the reply guys, a bandpass is a sub in a chambered box that generally hits deeper than a stand alone sub, I had the box in my Z28 and it was ok, i just know what that rear glass costs after having bought one for my first 93'. Its going to be good to be back around here-if everything works out ill have the car this weekend
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (belmor)
moving to "AUDIO"
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (Mr Mojo)
hehehee... it would takea hell of a lot more than that to crack glass.
A single 8 with 25 watts will rattle the hell out of a C4 corvette.
Cory has two LOW power 12's, which are probably equivelant to your single 12 in a bandpass box, at your tuning frequency.
Oldace, a bandpass box is a rarely used subwoofer box that serves to make a sub sound like crap, but get a nice boost at a certain frequency.
[Modified by Kale, 6:31 PM 11/18/2003]
A single 8 with 25 watts will rattle the hell out of a C4 corvette.
Cory has two LOW power 12's, which are probably equivelant to your single 12 in a bandpass box, at your tuning frequency.
Oldace, a bandpass box is a rarely used subwoofer box that serves to make a sub sound like crap, but get a nice boost at a certain frequency.
[Modified by Kale, 6:31 PM 11/18/2003]
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (Kale)
the rear glass is tempered.
You have a better chance of shattering the bodywork...
I have a 10" JL 10W3V2 in my 92... sealed box! (I don't like bandpass, tuned port? Thats another thing :D)
And I get some vibrations, but most comes from the hatch shade that covers everything up!
You have a better chance of shattering the bodywork...
I have a 10" JL 10W3V2 in my 92... sealed box! (I don't like bandpass, tuned port? Thats another thing :D)
And I get some vibrations, but most comes from the hatch shade that covers everything up!
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (belmor)
Kewl,
Thanks for the info guys-i will work on getting it in the car, i just had the concern becuase i've bought/sold/looked at several vettes that the pressure from the bags going off blew out the glass and was just wondering before i did something the glass new is $1300 plus shipping.
Thanks for the info guys-i will work on getting it in the car, i just had the concern becuase i've bought/sold/looked at several vettes that the pressure from the bags going off blew out the glass and was just wondering before i did something the glass new is $1300 plus shipping.
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (belmor)
Look at my cardomain website, and you'll see my setup. I have one 10" Kicker Comp VR in a sealed box, with a 300watt RMS Class-D amp running to it. Amazingly, NOTHING in my car rattles...the rearview mirror SHAKES, but nothing audible.
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (Cory00)
i have 2 high powered 12s in the back facing the hatch. let me tell you
tag rattles
rearview and side mirriors rattle so much i cant belive that they have fallen off yet
gas tank
the back cargo thingie
pretty much every thing that is not bolted down will rattle you will get used to it
tag rattles
rearview and side mirriors rattle so much i cant belive that they have fallen off yet
gas tank
the back cargo thingie
pretty much every thing that is not bolted down will rattle you will get used to it
That must sound great :rolleyes: My whole car is layered with brownbread. I have 1 10", that hits just right, and have no rattles, at all.
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Re: Sub Too much in Vette? (belmor)
Kewl,
Thanks for the info guys-i will work on getting it in the car, i just had the concern becuase i've bought/sold/looked at several vettes that the pressure from the bags going off blew out the glass and was just wondering before i did something the glass new is $1300 plus shipping.
Thanks for the info guys-i will work on getting it in the car, i just had the concern becuase i've bought/sold/looked at several vettes that the pressure from the bags going off blew out the glass and was just wondering before i did something the glass new is $1300 plus shipping.
more than likely, the airbags did NOT break it... an accident with enough force to discharge the airbag is going to cause the chassis to crush... that alone would cause a slight deformation of the glass, as the hinge and latch try to merge. hence, glass breakage.
IF the airbags had THAT much concussive force upon detonation, it would kill the driver.
windscreens get busted when the airbag doors blast open.