help sealing sub in box

[LightningStryk7 10+ year member]

Hey guys im gonna build a sealed box for an alpine Type R i just ordered today. I understand how to do it all. Ive built a double box with a friend before. I just need to know if weather stripping is the best to use around where u put the sub in. Or if theres something else u can buy? or do I even need weather stripping? I'm thinking yes on the second one. I looked at those Qlogic boxes and they coem with weird rings... that supposedly act like a sealent thing. Any thoughts or ideas on how to seal it up well?

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[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

a lot of subs come with a foam ring you stick around the hole.

 

[LightningStryk7 10+ year member]

o alright cooly... cause my current subs are cheapo mtx road thunders.. apparently they didnt come with any //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[SPL140.2 5,000+ posts]

Hey guys im gonna build a sealed box for an alpine Type R i just ordered today. I understand how to do it all. Ive built a double box with a friend before. I just need to know if weather stripping is the best to use around where u put the sub in. Or if theres something else u can buy? or do I even need weather stripping? I'm thinking yes on the second one. I looked at those Qlogic boxes and they coem with weird rings... that supposedly act like a sealent thing. Any thoughts or ideas on how to seal it up well?

Weather stripping would work probably 1/4". But when i had a sealed setup I never used it. Box was still air tight. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[LightningStryk7 10+ year member]

alright then.. Ill check for those rings.. if the sub doenst come with one then i think ill still do weather stripping because if i find out its not air tight i dont want to have to do xtra work and take my sub off and then weather strip and put it back on.

 

[nismboy6986 10+ year member]

the accesories a sub comes with has nothing to do with price. the sony xplod 10" i had for my bs system came with screws and a complete gasket. my idmax didn't come with screw and i had to piece together the gasket. after removing it a couple of times to do work on boxes, switch to another box ect. it came apart. it also got squished so thin it seams useless.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

What do you mean double box???

 

[cobra133 10+ year member]

two subs in one box

 

[Spkrman]

if you cut the hole properly, you should have no sealing issues.