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<blockquote data-quote="Atomic" data-source="post: 1016302" data-attributes="member: 562034">Does the size of the box really have to be X amount of cubic feet? I want to put a pair of 10&#039;s in my wifes car. It&#039;s a spectra hatchback. There are two nubs sticking out of the wheel wells about 9.5 inches high. I can go 16 inches high. The base would come out about 10 inches but the top would be more like 3 inches. The nubs take out 3 inches of width also. Does this sound like it would be good enough air space for a grocery gitter? Would a pair of 12&#039;s be too much to ask? Stuff it with pillow fiber? Using the whole 37 inches in width it should make it just over 1 cubic foot. With it 34 inches it shows just under a cubic foot not including the thickness of the mdf or the basket. Would I be better off using fiberglass to maximize the space I have to work with? Do I just need to shut up and keep doing more research and use more math? I don&#039;t have any of the speakers or anything yet. This is a project for several months away. This is also going to be my first ever install for anything. I&#039;ve never even installed a HU. I used to hang around with a guy who built systems for a living so I understand some things as I&#039;ve held wood while it was getting screwed into place.Another question you may can answer for me. Will my stock speakers be ok for a few months if I go ahead and get a head unit?System will be:HU - At least 1 rca in and 2 rca out. MP3 / cd / textAmp - Sub only Doesn&#039;t have to be much but I&#039;d like a volume control2 10&quot; subs probably kickers2 6.5&#039;s for doors probably kickers2 I don&#039;t&#039; know what those are like a 4 by 5 or 5 by 7 I might just replace them with a 4 and tweet2 tweets in the doors or a pillarsShould I use a cap? Should I run my other speakers off an amp or just use the HU?Thanks for the patience and sorry for the incoherent rambling.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Atomic, post: 1016302, member: 562034"] Does the size of the box really have to be X amount of cubic feet? I want to put a pair of 10's in my wifes car. It's a spectra hatchback. There are two nubs sticking out of the wheel wells about 9.5 inches high. I can go 16 inches high. The base would come out about 10 inches but the top would be more like 3 inches. The nubs take out 3 inches of width also. Does this sound like it would be good enough air space for a grocery gitter? Would a pair of 12's be too much to ask? Stuff it with pillow fiber? Using the whole 37 inches in width it should make it just over 1 cubic foot. With it 34 inches it shows just under a cubic foot not including the thickness of the mdf or the basket. Would I be better off using fiberglass to maximize the space I have to work with? Do I just need to shut up and keep doing more research and use more math? I don't have any of the speakers or anything yet. This is a project for several months away. This is also going to be my first ever install for anything. I've never even installed a HU. I used to hang around with a guy who built systems for a living so I understand some things as I've held wood while it was getting screwed into place. Another question you may can answer for me. Will my stock speakers be ok for a few months if I go ahead and get a head unit? System will be: HU - At least 1 rca in and 2 rca out. MP3 / cd / text Amp - Sub only Doesn't have to be much but I'd like a volume control 2 10" subs probably kickers 2 6.5's for doors probably kickers 2 I don't' know what those are like a 4 by 5 or 5 by 7 I might just replace them with a 4 and tweet 2 tweets in the doors or a pillars Should I use a cap? Should I run my other speakers off an amp or just use the HU? Thanks for the patience and sorry for the incoherent rambling. [/QUOTE]

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