back cab wall... wall?

[reclessantics 10+ year member]

Hey im trying to think creatively about how to make this work out best. i have a 2000 (old) chevy silverado ext cab truck. My first thought was just to take out the back seat and build a platform, and have the sub boxes on there, and build an attractive and efficient amp "rack" type thing. but then i was checkin out a bunch of other builds, and some people mound subs on the back wall of the cab, behind the back seats. (whether ext or single cab) and they have the box portion of the subs in the bed of the truck, under a tool box or however else.

Im pretty handy, and know how to use tools and can get my hands on whatever i need to do the job. How should i approach this build? or would it just be stupid, and probably sound bad, and be a waste of time?

thanks

kyle

ps. the subs ive been looking into are 2 hdc3 15's AQ. but im down for changing the plan

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[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

Just take out the back seats and do a regular ported box. WIll be a lot easier

 

[reclessantics 10+ year member]

yeah i know, and that was my original plan. but just curious about other options.

 

[germandark 10+ year member]

its called a blow through. I'm currently doing one in my Ranger. Unless you have a lot of spare time, don't start that. Or if you can someone to do all the work, that works too.

take out the backseats, make a t-line, a folded horn, maybe even a hybrid, hell even a basic ported box would be wowing. the cab of a truck is small, less voume to fill = easier pressure build up.

 

[reclessantics 10+ year member]

yeah i already took the seats out, and just built this platform to level it off. i have the box dimentions ( building 2 separate boxes, one behind each seat, with batt, and amps in the middle of the 2 subs. ) up firing subs and port

 

[reclessantics 10+ year member]

but how would blow through sound?

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

^Probably the same as a regular ported box. In a blowthrough the box is just in the bed facing into the truck, instead of everything in the truck

 

[germandark 10+ year member]

blow throughs are good for when you want to have a hidden box or need/want to go big.

 

[reclessantics 10+ year member]

word. is it that difficult to do?

 

[rickymac21 10+ year member]

word. is it that difficult to do?

I havent done one but i would imagine yes... alot of time and effort would have to go into it.. if you mess up with cuts or measurements it may lead to problems down the road...

 

[1dynasty 10+ year member]

Ablow through would look sound amazing but as mentioned, the time, effort and depreciation involved in it isn't really worth the payout unless you're putting showstoppin stuff in there (i.e. an entire truck bed full of subs or jackhammers etc) so building a clean, efficient ported box with you amp rack in the middle will sound and look the best. believe me i know the blowout is tempting and would be cool. but honestly are you going to use the bed or the seats more often is another question you should address. let's see some pics eventually yo..gluck