Fiberglass / 10 Cubic Feet / Sabel Taurus / In Trunk

[BassMechkanic 10+ year member]

5-6 layers of glass over the fleece soaked in resin, 1/4 thick of matt, thicker than most boat hauls, brace and use wood on flat pieces

 

[05_ZX636 10+ year member]

i would do at least 5-7 layers, bl 18's are pretty beefy subs. I asked alot of questions Before i bought the subs and i actually knew i had the room. I am running them with 20 cubes and 200+ square inches of port with 2 sundown 1500ds strapped. They pick up the lows perfect and is still super loud. Good luck getting the space for them in a trunk

 

[Qxxx4]

First off you havent even really given any good information so how is anyone supposed to help you.... you havent given any dimensions what so ever or even basic info on your goals, music type etc so how is anyone supposed to help you??

What is your max height, width and depth

What tuning are you going for

Do you want to port through the rear deck or forward behind the rear seats

As for fiberglass, Ive done full fiberglass boxes and 7-10 layers of 1.5oz mat is good. For the last 2 I tried 24oz Roven mat, and you can build that stuff crazy thick in 3-4 layers and its strong as all hell. Be prepared to spend $200 in fiberglass materials alone

 

[adio25 10+ year member]

When I measured my Taurus trunk the max dimensions are like 37" wide, 19 inches tall and not sure about the depth because the rear deck will get in the way, I'm guessing something like 35 inches or more if you make the box shorter.

 

[manny1337 10+ year member]

When I measured my Taurus trunk the max dimensions are like 37" wide, 19 inches tall and not sure about the depth because the rear deck will get in the way, I'm guessing something like 35 inches or more if you make the box shorter.

thats a small trunk. i know my camrys got atleast 40" width can go wider in most spots too.

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

Yeah I have a Taurus too. Older one though. only have about 34" wide //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

oh and to the op, your never gonna fit even 1 18" in a taurus. trunk. walling or custom fab of the rear deck is the only way it will be possible. walling is pretty much your only option for 2 18's.

 

[manny1337 10+ year member]

ford ftl

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

I love my Taurus. just not the trunk //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif lol

 

[z0n3d0u7 10+ year member]

Its not ALWAYS about how thick fiberglass is, As far as strength goes. If you do a poor job on your lay-up, It could be an inch thick, And still be brittle as hell.

With that said: You mention taking up EVERYBIT of space in your trunk, Yet you dont wanna pull the seats down. So im assuming you will be rear firing the subs.. You do realize you WILL need ATLEAST PORT WIDTH INFRONT, ONTOP, And on the sides of your box, To allow the sound waves to pass to the front of the car, Correct?

You've got a few option's..

Bite the bullet, And wall it,

Run 1 18" sub in a PROPER airspace,

Or sell your 18's, And find something more suitable for the space you have to work with.

 

[quins90lac 10+ year member]

i say ban the op . 1 for post dumping and 2 for being dumb enough to buy subs before thinking about how much space he had to work with

 

[Scotty2Naughty 10+ year member]

I had 2 15" L7's in a 98 Taurus, I don't know if the trunks on the 02 model are much different but my box was just mdf build inside the trunk and it was about 7 cubes plus port so I think that you could get enough space if you used fiberglass and used the spare tire well. Maybe you wouldn't be able to give them optimal airspace but I think it would work. Good Luck!!

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

This is stupid. supposse he double baffles the rear deck wall in the inside if the cab. mounts the subs from the inside.-- get some woofergrills..

Then Put 2 ports. Elbow on the rear deck then extend into the trunk towards the back. From there, Lay down your deadener on the trunk floor. every inch. and work it up to the fenders and trunklid. Get in every corner and after you do this you start the glassing process. DUDE, you wont get the max airspace required but it should be the min at least so make sure you have Lots of power and beef up that alternator. See if you can't drop a second or third battery under the hood. and mount the amp under the seat? or on the top of tha box.? M

 

[PioneerSPL1990 10+ year member]

biggest box i can squeeze in my trunk is 34wx16hx29deep. thats for an old alero. about 7.22cubes with .75 wood displacment. im going for either a single 15" or the 21" IA DP i have.

 

[hotshot27 10+ year member]

Taurus has 38" wide at seats, 48" at opening. Height at seatbacks is 14", height at trunk lid is 22". depth on floor is 36" depth near tallest point is 22".

I got 6.5 cubes ould of MDF, if you use the tire well AND the rear qarter panels, you could get about 12-13 cubes GROSS. then like everyone said, port through rear deck. if you take the trunk liner out and do some minort cutting of pieces you can get an extra cube or two while still retaining a factory look.

This CAN be done, but in all honesty, if you have to make this thread, you dont have the imagination to pull this off. But i do wish you luck, it will be difficult.