silveradokid 10+ year member
The Hope that lies WITHIN
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Thanks! I appreciate it! I was hard on myself for the carpeting job because I did a bad job in the spots that you can't see(which isn't a big deal), but the seams are a little more visible in person. And as far as the two ported 10's vs the sealed 12's I would do that with the hindsight I have now. I realized that ported makes a huge difference with the type r's after I put one in a sealed box in a friends car, his is almost as loud as mine and its more underpowered than mine are. However, the sound quality of his is a lot worse. But I'm not going to dwell on what I could have done, I did what I did and I'm satisfied with the outcome //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fro.gif.c695f1f814b01c4ad99fe7f8cccadd29.gifNice job bro. I don't see why you are being a little hard on yourself with the carpeting job and the build. I was going through the pictures of you carpeting and I was thinking to myself, I need this guy to carpet my next box. lol
I must say, you showed an insane amount of patience and attention to detail. My biggest downfall is once I get the stereo done, I just want to slap it in and hear it, then once I hear it, I dont want to take it out and take care of the details.
If this is really your first build, I must say, probably the best first build I have seen.
I had a pair of those Type R's ported in my Grand Am GT. I personally would have went with two Type R 10's ported over the 12's sealed, but from what you are saying, you are very pleased and that is what matters. This was one of the best sounding and loudest stereo systems I have had. This was my first true custom build where I took my time and tried to make it look custom. I think yours turned out better than my first install.
On another note, I'm jealous of your truck. I totally know how you feel with the whole space issue, it's a pain! At the end of the day, I would rather have space issues involving car stereo and drive a truck, than drive a car or suv and not have space issues. (just my own opinion, I love driving a truck)