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UPDATE here's what i believed happened, there was a leak around the area where i screw in the subwoofer. i also noticed that some of the screws were loose (well not loose, but when screwed i nall the way, i could constantly turn and it never got tiight) so i unscrewed it, put in some poly...

i DID build the box. i put excess amounts of silicone around the edges of inside the box lots of silicone around the gluded joints (which were screwed when glued, to hold it together).and also LOTS of it around the where the the wires enter/exit the box (around the + - outlet, forgot the name...

thank you for the input and help everyone...reallly appreciate it!!! and i mean that. i will definitely try a bigger box...the reason i haven't tried one yet is because well, i've had to built the previous box and that took me a good week (was first box i ever built) so i was trying to hold...

yeah the woofer moves...when i turn it up to volume 18 ish it sounds likes hitting overexcursion (but it doesn't even sound that loud?) right now these subs are in a .5 cubic ft sealed box....according to the manual has anyone had any experience with the 10.5LF? what are your box measurements...

sorry for the confusion. allow me to clarify i have ONE boston pro 10.5LF. switching ON/OFF for SUB on the HU does turn it on..but the sub is performing so poorly that i can't really tell a difference when its on or not. HCCA...when your subs distort on rap/dance music...how loud did you have...

ok update first off thanks for the help so far everyone! i just tried switching ground locations as well as sanding the ground spots further (didn't help) as far as tuning them...do you have any recommendations or settings i should use on the JL AMP? i'm not expecting these subs to be crazy...

on the JL amp the wiring outlet goes like this just imagine these symbols are a spot to connect wires. + + - - i have the speakers wired on the FIRST Positive and First Negative anyways the speaker wires im using are 16g and the OHm load should be 2ohm (subs are 2 ohms, and i think the amp...

here is th elink to the manual of these subwoofers http://bostonacoustics.com/Manuals/CarSubMan.pdf i built the internal specs to what they gav eme. the material is 3/4" MDF. so naturally i added the proper amount to each side to make sure the internal measurements remain...and also put a lot...

thanks for the prompt response 1) i have tried +0 on deck 2) i followed the instruction manual of the jl amp and set the gained accordingly (and also the voltage as well). its late right now so i can't take a picture of the setup just yet, but i will take a picture whn i get the chance 3)...

HI I have 2004 camry automatic Jl 500/1 AMP with about 50% gain (followed instruction manual) ground wiring for amp i put under the back seat (scraped off metal with screw driver first) proper wiring/wire size. power wire on left side of car, RCA on right side one boston acoustics 10.5LF...