1999 Silverado Alpine Build

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

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[silveradokid 10+ year member]

More related to this build thread, I did some work on my box today. I have completed all the wood work on it, only need to glue it up and carpet it. Oh, and I need to cut holes to mount the subs. Here are some pictures:

Fits in perfectly, its as big as I can get it without raising the seat or having it extend past the seat. I'd say I'm very happy with how it fits

Getting the top prepped for some extra mounting depth

And some extra mounting depth, only 3/4", not sure if I really needed it but it doesn't hurt to have it.

And the speaker cup holes cut

I don't want to glue it up till I'm sure everything is correct. I need to check mounting depth to make sure it will fit the type

r's. When gluing it together is there a certain type of glue I should use? I was thinking that gorilla glue would work well since its tough as nails and it will fill up any gaps in the box. As well as the gorilla glue I would be using caulking inside the box on the corner.

 

[itsblown 10+ year member]

glad to see you didnt give up on this, was one of the first build logs I ever looked over on ca.com

 

[smgreen20 10+ year member]

I use Titebond III wood glue, cheaper then Gorilla glue, but Gorilla glue will work just fine. Some silicones have a harsh vapor that eats at surrounds, let the silicone fully dry before putting the subs in. It isn't to common today, but still happens from time to time. Looks good. Hope you like it.

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

glad to see you didnt give up on this, was one of the first build logs I ever looked over on ca.com

Yeah I didn't give up, I've just been away at school so didn't really have an option to work on it. It will be done a little after christmas I hope //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif And green thanks for the tips man!

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

So this is what I started with about two years ago when I first got her. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Now I know kickers are frowned upon, but this is what I bought it with, and I must say for my first set of subs they worked pretty good!

whoah now, ive got 2 solo x 12s in a 98 silverado everything but the solo x sucksss but the x's are great.

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

Well I liked the CVR's I had a lot, thought Kickers were one of the best subs lol, then when they get jacked I looked at replacement costs. I started reading reviews and thoughts on the subs and all I see are people bashing kickers, not sure why though I didn't have a bad experience with them.

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

I've got a question, if I want to tune my amps for my speakers and subs so that my speakers don't receive any of the low notes just the mid's and highs, letting my subs take all the low notes how do I do that? Right now, without the subs in my speakers hit some real low notes or sound like they are trying to and just don't sound good. With rock songs they sound fine, but with rap they don't sound so great and I feel as though its because they are trying to produce too low of bass. I'm not sure if its possible without an equilizer or cross over. With the hertz, is it the higher the hertz the higher the frequencies(less bass), and the lower the hertz the lower the frequencies(more bass)?

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

I'll add my two cents here. I have an '08 Silverado X-tra cab. Had a box built and carpeted that fits perfectly under the rear seat but you are correct that there isn't a lot of clearance under there. I'm using 2 10" JL Audio 10W1v2's powered by an Alpine PDX 1.600. I have the two subs wired in parallel so each is getting 300W max RMS. I have Polk Audio comps in the front doors and the rear doors all powered by an Alpine PDX 4.100. Both amps are located in my center console with a two PC fans, one brings air in (from the drivers side) and the other pushing the air out from the top. I built the fan input and output sections so that they would blend in and not be noticeable. Wasn't really using the huge compartment in the center console anyways and there isn't a lot of locations to mount amps in this truck. I am using an Alpine CDA-9887 with Imprint for the H/U. I kept it all as stock looking as possible. I'll have to take some pictures sometime though I have had this setup for over 2 years now and love it. Great SQ and bumps hard enough for me as I'm an older gent and don't need to rattle my fillings loose.

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

@alterego, I'm anxious to see some pictures of your installs.

I have a very important update,

The Build may continue!!!!!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smash.gif.499e08a4a35ffaf54f4c8194fb8fe8ed.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/highhorse.gif.6bbb570c3f53dc0dcce8a2b8ad05cf11.gif

I will be working on it tomorrow hopefully, they are very big so I'm thinking I'll have to change some things on the box, but we will see tomorrow

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

Got a lot done today, the carpentry aspect of the box is complete, it just needs to be glued together. I will have it all glued up tomorrow and hopefully will get to hear it on Wednesday!

Cut out the holes for the sub, test fitting:

Checking the mounting depth, the sub clears just barely.

Since, there is a pole-vent in the magnet I need some more room, or I just took a precaution and gave it some more room to breath:

It has about an 1.5" behind the magnet, I think it will suffice, it will have to regardless. I got everything wired in to mount, and to check the excursion, I was concerned about the space I had between the subs and the floor.

Since my concern became a reality, I decided that I was going to raise the box some, so I tacked on 1/2" birch on the bottom. It's kinda hard to see in this picture, but you still can see, the birch is a lighter color.

Now I test fitted it one more time, and the see latches down, which is great! However since it was putting a lot of pressure on the bottom of the seat I raised it a 1/2" with some birch. I don't think the birch compromises the structural integrity of the seat, but the nuts for the seat had less bolt to grab onto as a result. I'm not sure if it is a problem with the 1/2" riser, the nuts did sink down quite far onto the bolts. I think I will run a router along the mounting depth risers and sand them down some to try to make it an easier fit on the seat.

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

Box is all glued up, I spent all day working on it. I ended up using liquid nails because I thought it would work best to fill any gaps.

I went a little overkill with the caulking, but I figured I couldn't it wouldn't hurt to have a lot. I wanted to make sure every hole and space was filled, so i went all out. It doesn't look so pretty on the outside, but it will be carpeted.

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

Was able to finish up with the box today, minus the carpeting.

If you are wondering what the white spots are, they are just filler I used to fill some of the screw holes I pilot drilled too deep.

Getting it wired so I could throw it in the truck

Time for subwoofer #2

All wired up and screwed together

And Finally, what we've all been waiting for................................................................................................................................................................................ ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................a photo of my trusty companion/helper

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Yeah he's a mess, decided he wanted lay down in all the sawdust.

Anyways here's a pic of it in the truck

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

That's looking pretty killer. Keep up the good work!

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

Pretty much ****** lol. Should sound real good. Especially in a truck

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

Thanks guys! I'm pretty pleased with the way it sounds, it's very loud, a lot louder than I thought it would be with a sealed enclosure. I have some tinkering to do though, it doesn't sound very good listening to rock so hopefully I can do some tuning and make it sound a little better. I'm very pleased with the pdx, its very efficient. I don't have the big 3, nor do I have an extra battery or upgraded alternator, yet the lights don't dim and the volts are able to remain at a or very close to 14 when the subs are hitting.

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

what did the specs on the box turn out to be if you dont mind me asking? im guessing 2 cubes?

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

That is a good question, I never actually calculated it out. I feel like it would be a real pain to calculate it since its not square and there are a lot of angles, but from my guess I think I made it out to like 2.4cubes total... maybe a little less

 

[miska_man 10+ year member]

Looks better than the first time I put my stuff all together...granted my friend helped me and he likes to guess on ALOT of stuff. "Don't worry about it, it'll be fine" are his famous words.

Funny thing is we were mounting a PA speaker under my hood and he said those exact words before he accidentally drilled through my battery //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[silveradokid 10+ year member]

Looks better than the first time I put my stuff all together...granted my friend helped me and he likes to guess on ALOT of stuff. "Don't worry about it, it'll be fine" are his famous words.
Funny thing is we were mounting a PA speaker under my hood and he said those exact words before he accidentally drilled through my battery //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Lol:laugh:

Got to love those people though!! Maybe not so much when they do stupid stuff, but hey its always fun to remember the stupid things your friends have done while passing the story onto others