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<blockquote data-quote="SYLrules" data-source="post: 6073520" data-attributes="member: 586670"><p>went to a local store and asked how much for a custom ported box for 2 12s and they tell me $250-$275!! i dont live in a big city and this isnt some crazy fancy shop either, just some local joint, so i dont know how they would come up with a figure that high. they then tell me i could could a prefab through them for $125-$150 but that still seemed a bit high so i said thanks and left. i was complaining about this to a friend and he knows a guy who says he'll build and paint a fiberglass box for $200. ive never priced fiberglass boxes and i havent seen this guys work, but he used to work at a shop in a nearby town. im going to see photos of his work this week or next and decide from there. id rather him just show me how to properly build a wood box so i can do it all myself.</p><p></p><p>several years ago through another car audio site, i had a guy a few hours north of me build and ship a sealed box for these same 2 12s, and he only charged me $50 all said and done. its a good box but i just changed vehicles and of course its not sounding the same so i figure id try ported. as far as this local store goes, $250 had better get me the best ******* box the world has ever seen! several years back this same store sold me 2 12s in a bandpass box and an amp and installed it for $440. thats actually the box i have running right now but the sweet spot is waaaay to high. this is meant for a smaller vehicle. dont know why its over half of that just for a fairly simple box?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SYLrules, post: 6073520, member: 586670"] went to a local store and asked how much for a custom ported box for 2 12s and they tell me $250-$275!! i dont live in a big city and this isnt some crazy fancy shop either, just some local joint, so i dont know how they would come up with a figure that high. they then tell me i could could a prefab through them for $125-$150 but that still seemed a bit high so i said thanks and left. i was complaining about this to a friend and he knows a guy who says he'll build and paint a fiberglass box for $200. ive never priced fiberglass boxes and i havent seen this guys work, but he used to work at a shop in a nearby town. im going to see photos of his work this week or next and decide from there. id rather him just show me how to properly build a wood box so i can do it all myself. several years ago through another car audio site, i had a guy a few hours north of me build and ship a sealed box for these same 2 12s, and he only charged me $50 all said and done. its a good box but i just changed vehicles and of course its not sounding the same so i figure id try ported. as far as this local store goes, $250 had better get me the best ******* box the world has ever seen! several years back this same store sold me 2 12s in a bandpass box and an amp and installed it for $440. thats actually the box i have running right now but the sweet spot is waaaay to high. this is meant for a smaller vehicle. dont know why its over half of that just for a fairly simple box? [/QUOTE]
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