First wall

[Zarate76]

So I've got my subs and amps I plan to use in my first wall and my question is. Is it possible to put a wall in correctly without doingpermanent damage to the interior of the vehicle? My guess is no but trying to see if its possible. Trying to see if I should do it in my car I have now or just get a separate bass vehicle

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[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

So I've got my subs and amps I plan to use in my first wall and my question is. Is it possible to put a wall in correctly without doingpermanent damage to the interior of the vehicle? My guess is no but trying to see if its possible. Trying to see if I should do it in my car I have now or just get a separate bass vehicle

i build a good old false floor and make sure i can get the box in the doors easily.. secure it really well and then make your trim panels.. shouldn't damage anything really. just a few screw holes here and there that can be patched..

 

[Zarate76]

i build a good old false floor and make sure i can get the box in the doors easily.. secure it really well and then make your trim panels.. shouldn't damage anything really. just a few screw holes here and there that can be patched..

So is all that foam and stuff some people use not necessary? I'll probably have to build inside the car to fit them

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

So is all that foam and stuff some people use not necessary? I'll probably have to build inside the car to fit them

I've always use weather seal from home depot. When you put it in it should be tight. When I closed my doors the weather seal would basically stop it from damaging anything

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I'd recommend getting an old crappy vehicle to do it with.

Doing it right with the least impact, you can remove carpet, headliner, and trim pannels, then seal around the edges of the box with fiberglass.

From actually playing music if you go big, you'll probably damage components of the car.

 

[Massive spl]

U want to seal it off proper... Just making trim panels isn't proper... U line the vehicle with plastic tarps like the floor/roof/sides and then spray from so the foam seals around the wall and that plastic tarp doesn't let it attach to the Vehicle but it still wedges/expands enough to seal the wall. So when u take the wall out all you do is remove enclosure and then the plastic tarp and bammmm vehicle is back to normal.

 

[Zarate76]

U want to seal it off proper... Just making trim panels isn't proper... U line the vehicle with plastic tarps like the floor/roof/sides and then spray from so the foam seals around the wall and that plastic tarp doesn't let it attach to the Vehicle but it still wedges/expands enough to seal the wall. So when u take the wall out all you do is remove enclosure and then the plastic tarp and bammmm vehicle is back to normal.

Yeah I know it needs to be sealed off. I'm already tearring up my rear deck with my trunk build so I know stuff will break that's a given lol but that's actually a pretty good idea!

 

[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

lol yessssss

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Assuming you're building it to demo and not burp sealed up then you don't need to kill yourself sealing it off. Basic trim panels with foam weatherstrip tape on the ends will do just fine. Use existing seat belt mounting holes to anchor box to the vehicle. Unless you plan to demo sealed up lol

My daily beater was walled for 3+ years then I ripped it out. The only way you can tell it was walled is the dent in the headliner from the top trim panel

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I'm going to wall my explorer some day, hopefully. I would do it in an old ****** vehicle like mine that has 200k+ miles on it. And almost all my interior is missing and my roof has been sealed and my hatch has been re-welded. Because if you do a wall, the bass is probably going to break a lot anyways.

 

[germanyt 10+ year member]

Assuming you're building it to demo and not burp sealed up then you don't need to kill yourself sealing it off. Basic trim panels with foam weatherstrip tape on the ends will do just fine. Use existing seat belt mounting holes to anchor box to the vehicle. Unless you plan to demo sealed up lol
My daily beater was walled for 3+ years then I ripped it out. The only way you can tell it was walled is the dent in the headliner from the top trim panel

This id even suggest just building the box as large on the face as possible and using a good tight fitting beauty panel to finish it off. Any wall will usually not line up dead center with the b or c pillar so air unless you glass from the pillar to the loading wall air is gonna get around the side of the box anyway.

 

[Zarate76]

Thanks guys but I'm getting an older jeep and am just gonna tear her up and seal it off to compete and demo some

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

Lol.. trim pan cut accurately and properly secured with some type of seal is good. As long as compression of the seal occurs your good..