12" fiberglass box for 01 Acura MDX

[Curel 10+ year member]

I have a 01 Acura MDX. I'm in the process of building a 12" sub box for a 12" OZ audio 12.2 matrix sub. I pulled the factory 10" sub & used the opening to get the most air space possible. Here are a few pics. I'm hopping to get more this weekend.

This is the mold already made & cut to size - I then sanded the corners smooth which the picture doesn't show. The speaker ring was made for a flush mount installation.

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These pictures show the fleece already stretched & glassed. It was a pain to get the fleece wrinkles out. I added 3 layers of glass matt on the inside of the fleece vs. the outside. This makes it much easier to get a smoother finish. Next step is to get rid of the excess fleece & then start adding bondo to the outside. Not the best or most detailed pictures, but I hope you enjoy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif .

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/ocuriel/GLASSBOX2.jpg

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Here the box is coeated with 3m premium body filler. This stuff sands off real nice.

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Here the box has been sanded smooth, primered & then I added putty to fill in the very small holes & indentations. I used bondo uv drying putty, which f'n sucked. It was a pain to sand down & I eventually took it all off & had to primer again.

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Second primer.

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Back cup I ordered from parts from http://www.partsexpress.com

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Checked sub for fitment.

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Checked box for fitment in truck.

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Unfortunately I over estimated the box size & Will be switching over to an IDQ which works great in small boxes.

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[Shyne151 10+ year member]

Looks good man... how are you going to finish it?

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

looks good so far, what size is it gonna be?

 

[Curel 10+ year member]

Thanks. I'm going to finish it off with beige vinyl which will match my interior.

As far as size, I'm shooting for 1.2 cubic feet, but I think I'm closer to 1. Nothing allot of pollyfill stuffing can't fix though.

 

[whitemdx 10+ year member]

Looking good...keep the pics coming! I have a 03 MDX as well and gotta admit, the **** bose system sucks. Just since I have the rear DVD, i don't wanna mess with the HU..so yeah

Check out this thread below for a really nicccce sub box for the factory sub location:

http://acuramdx.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=19256

 

[Curel 10+ year member]

Yeah, he's got some wood working skills. Isn't he a cabinet maker? I drooled the 1st time I saw that.

The bose does ****. I swear everytime the factory 10" sub kicked in, it sounded more like someone was pounding from very far away - really annoying!

 

[siliconinja 10+ year member]

http://acuramdx.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=19256

******* that box is nasty!

 

[Curel 10+ year member]

Posted new pics.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

Very good work my man.

 

[Curel 10+ year member]

Thanks. That means allot coming from you.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

From me? Shit, I'm not any better than the next guy.

 

[Curel 10+ year member]

Added a picture.

 

[dkmesa 10+ year member]

Looks awesome.

 

[Curel 10+ year member]

covered in vinyl.

 

[vizionautosport 10+ year member]

what type of fleece did u use?