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2013 Mercedes Benz SLK 350 (R172) - 12" Spare Tire well install
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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8825454" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>Using the spare tire well for a subwoofer enclosure is for stealth/show, not so much for sound. </p><p></p><p>Drawbacks include cost of building it up (fiberglass is expensive and you'll need it to optimize your airspace). Carpentry will definitely require a good cabinet making tool selection to cut precise small pieces, and that's just not the optimum location for a subwoofer in a trunk. You're also quite limited on space and adding a port may not be physically possible, though if your sub performs well in a sealed box this is a non issue.</p><p></p><p>Really though at the end of the day the biggest battle is just trying to get the sound up out of the trunk and to your listening position, trunks are just awful for this. To really optimize you must completely seal off the trunk from the cabin and have the sound injected into the cabin side somehow. Best option is a bandpass box ported up the rear deak or through the ski hole in the back seats or similar. If you have a sub that works well in a sealed box you can get similar response with bandpass and port the sound directly into the cabin, if you know a good carpenter building that wouldn't be all that hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8825454, member: 614752"] Using the spare tire well for a subwoofer enclosure is for stealth/show, not so much for sound. Drawbacks include cost of building it up (fiberglass is expensive and you'll need it to optimize your airspace). Carpentry will definitely require a good cabinet making tool selection to cut precise small pieces, and that's just not the optimum location for a subwoofer in a trunk. You're also quite limited on space and adding a port may not be physically possible, though if your sub performs well in a sealed box this is a non issue. Really though at the end of the day the biggest battle is just trying to get the sound up out of the trunk and to your listening position, trunks are just awful for this. To really optimize you must completely seal off the trunk from the cabin and have the sound injected into the cabin side somehow. Best option is a bandpass box ported up the rear deak or through the ski hole in the back seats or similar. If you have a sub that works well in a sealed box you can get similar response with bandpass and port the sound directly into the cabin, if you know a good carpenter building that wouldn't be all that hard. [/QUOTE]
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