New speaker location.
 

I'm gonna try and install a 10" sub in my passenger side storage compartment. I dont know if this has been tried before, but im gonna try it. Just wanted to show you guys how this goes

I'm not absolutely sure where im gonna put the amp.

Re: New speaker location. (OBL1V1ON)
 

What do you mean in your passenger storage compartment? Ive got a 12" 1200 watt amp and two 6x9's in the back of mine.
Karl

Re: New speaker location. (ill_driver)
 

Hmmm, i cant figure out how to post a pic to this forum. If someone could tell me how, ill put a pic up of where im talking about in the car.


[Modified by OBL1V1ON, 11:46 PM 9/17/2003]

Re: New speaker location. (ill_driver)
 

Is that 1200W RMS or max power? Also, what speakers are you using? I have yet to see a set of 6x9s capable of handling over 250W RMS. I have a HiFonics Bolthar and it made mince meat out of the last 6x9s I had.

Re: New speaker location. (OBL1V1ON)
 

Are you talking about your Jack Storage Compartment???

Re: New speaker location. (Armstrong)
 

I've been thinking about doing the same thing. but it would be awfull tight in there with the jack

Re: New speaker location. (McphailK)
 

Take the jack out and get a cell phone and a can a fix a flat

Re: New speaker location. (McphailK)
 

I am sure the speaker would fit, but is it going to give enough air space for the speaker to throw correctly? I thought about it for mine as well. I ended up buying a bass tube(Not cheap neon tube from walmart!) and a coustic amp. The tube had the crossover and amp built in (200 watt RMS) and the coustic is 160se. I have pioneer 6x9s in the back and dash speakers. They sound okay as they are in the cheap little 6x9 boxes. I want to mount them on the rear panel some how.
:steering:

Re: New speaker location. (RLaFarge)
 

Yes, the jack storage compartment is what im going to try and fit the 10" in. I put the jack in hte storage compartment directly to the right of the jack stor. comp. With the jack out of the way i think there will be suficient volume for the 10" to work correctly. Especially since all the 3 storage compartments are linked together and not seperated by any walls. So its like a really big box under the doors. From my experience with car audio this looks promising and i think it will sound pretty good, that is, If i can hear it over my exhaust. :D

Re: New speaker location. (OBL1V1ON)
 

Search in the audio section for this. A while back a guy documented his fiberglassing of the storage compartment for a 10" sub in a C3. :yesnod:

Re: New speaker location. (OBL1V1ON)
 

Did you build boxes for your rear speakers?
I put in new 6x9's, however they didn't seat worth a dayum is the old speaker wells. I tossed the old brackets out, and then built the wells
up with a 1x3/4 frame. The speakers fit snug then. I also removed the
old speaker grills. The face of the Pioneers looked pretty good on their
own, so I left 'em like that. The sound is great out of them, so I'm not too sure I need to do any more with them......But that subwoofer really would
be nice to have in there.

Re: New speaker location. (OBL1V1ON)
 

I did this a while ago. I made a glasfiber box with MDF top. It's a really tight fit and the box is the absolute minimum recommended size for the sub, but it works!

Here are some pics of the project:

http://www.corvetteforum.net/c3/tomi72/stereo03.jpg

http://www.corvetteforum.net/c3/tomi72/box.jpg

http://www.corvetteforum.net/c3/tomi72/box_top.jpg

http://www.corvetteforum.net/c3/tomi72/nospeaker1.jpg

http://www.corvetteforum.net/c3/tomi72/terminals.jpg

http://www.corvetteforum.net/c3/tomi72/stereo04.jpg

http://www.corvetteforum.net/c3/tomi72/stereo05.jpg

rgds Tomi



[Modified by Tomi72, 9:40 PM 9/18/2003]

Re: New speaker location. (Tomi72)
 

THat is sweeeeeeeeet!! :thumbs:

Re: New speaker location. (OBL1V1ON)
 

Here is mine.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=537852
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=546676

http://album.chrisandtennille.com/Fa...reoWork-SubBox

Mine is a bit different then the above design. It is totally hidden.

I did have a bit of trouble getting it in, and I will probally never get it out, that is until I completly restore the car. But I like it and it works great.

As for my amp. You can see in the pictures. I mounted it on the back wall.



[Modified by PyjamaSam, 4:50 PM 9/18/2003]

Re: New speaker location. (PyjamaSam)
 

wow those look awesome guys. I hope mine turns out as good.

Re: New speaker location. (PyjamaSam)
 

:thumbs: That's a pretty cool idea!

rgds Tomi


[Modified by Tomi72, 10:06 AM 9/19/2003]

Re: New speaker location. (OBL1V1ON)
 

:cool: :cool:

Re: New speaker location. (PyjamaSam)
 

Looks great Chris, will need some help for you this winter when I finish my setup. Running Alpine 75X4 to the 6X9Alpines in the dashtop, and Polk MoMo 6.5 components then will run a 400 single channel amp for my 10" sub. All using an Excellon preamp processor and adding an iPod to it. Like you and Metal Wolf I may move my Polks from the rear corners to the kidk panel or even door panel if the 6.5 will fit then play with the placement of the tweeter. I like this better than the rear placement because I drive 99% of the time with my roof down and the sq take a kicking with the roof partially covering my speakers.

Re: New speaker location. (McphailK)
 

your not kidding :cool: