I'm new and looking for advice based on my budget.

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

no disadvantage to wedges at all. i've always used a wedge box bits better the way they do the seats.

 

[roper 10+ year member]

Awesome. If I wanted a good box setup for my trunk, would I have to use all 38" or could I still keep half of my trunk?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

it all depends on how much air space your subs require. i usally try to make to go all the way across the width of the trunk and as tall as i can get it and try not to take up to much depth. it's also good for me because i don't run no rear fill so the bass goes through my stock 6x9 holes. and makes for making a false cover easier.

 

[roper 10+ year member]

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=15

This lists "Free Air Resonance"... i'm assuming that's box related.

What other information on this page is necessary for box creation?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

if u click on the owners manual link on page 3 it shows teh best box for that woofer. your dealer should also be able to recomend an enclosure based on wat your using for power and etc. or you could call jl and they could also help u.

 

[roper 10+ year member]

Awesome, but there's a problem.

The Width of the recommended ported box is 18 in. My trunk is 33 in wide, therefore two of these boxes will be 36 in. What should I do?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

you can modify the lengths and stuff to accomadate ur car. for example a 14x14x14 box is one cubic foot so is a 13x15x14 box see wat i did there?

 

[roper 10+ year member]

you can modify the lengths and stuff to accomadate ur car. for example a 14x14x14 box is one cubic foot so is a 13x15x14 box see wat i did there?

That was a bit confusing.

One cubic foot = 12x12x12, not 14x14x14. And 13x15x14 is not the same as 14x14x14.

I mean I understand that you can modify the dimensions to keep volume the same, but the example that you said wasn't the same volume...

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

i'm giving external measurements using 3/4 in mdf and it may not be exact but close. i just took an inch off one side and put it on anohter side.

 

[Plutoman 10+ year member]

Basically, keep the same volume, dimensions don't need to be exact.

So, one cubic foot, find an equivalent volume of that that fits the trunk for both subs - within reason, don't want some convoluted box.

Pretty simple.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

ya thanks for sayign wat i was trying to say but coulnd't get out pluto.

 

[roper 10+ year member]

Does volume have to be exactly the same? The recommended JL audio box dimensions are as follows:

18 in. x 13.25 in. x 13.5 in. = 3219.75 cubic in.

Can I do 15.855 in. x 14.25 in. x 14.25 in. = 3219.55 cubic in. or is that too much off?

Also, there's the "SLOT PORT INTERNAL DIMENSIONS"...

1.0 in. x 11.75 in. x 29 in.

These can stay the same, correct?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

box building not my fortay lol so i'll let someone else take this

"bows way for plutoman"

lol hey ur in kc?

 

[roper 10+ year member]

Some test designs:

Front

Above

15.85 in. x 14.25 in. x 14.25 in.

1.86258 ft³ @ 31.0 Hz

(This is external though, i'm not quite sure how to turn that into internal.)

I spent a lot of time on this... is it right?

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

***** your dad couldn't come to the conclusion that online buying is not so bad.

Oh well, just wanted to comment on your deck choice.

If you need to know anything about it, hit me up. I just recently sold it due to me getting out of CA right now, but was a very nice budget deck. Works very well and has a **** ton of features for what it is.

Good luck with the build.

 

[roper 10+ year member]

Bump because my system is all set and installed.

I ended up going with a pretty similar set up to what I had earlier posted. I headed over to Avenue Sound with a printout of woofersetc.com prices and they matched every single one of them. Installation was $350.

During the installation, I received a call saying that they were out of JL 10" W1V2's, so they upgraded me to 13.5" W1V2's for no extra cost. Pretty amazing eh?

Anyway, this is the system I ended up with:

http://www.trportfolio.net/car_stuff.html

Forgot to mention, they also threw in a ported box for $50, custom made to my subs.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

well how's it sound man? and hwere's the install pics

 

[Plutoman 10+ year member]

Bump because my system is all set and installed.
I ended up going with a pretty similar set up to what I had earlier posted. I headed over to Avenue Sound with a printout of woofersetc.com prices and they matched every single one of them. Installation was $350.

During the installation, I received a call saying that they were out of JL 10" W1V2's, so they upgraded me to 13.5" W1V2's for no extra cost. Pretty amazing eh?

Anyway, this is the system I ended up with:

http://www.trportfolio.net/car_stuff.html

Forgot to mention, they also threw in a ported box for $50, custom made to my subs.

Ha, missed the posts on the box, but that's awesome. Glad they were able to do that.

Yes, does it sound good there?

And also, horseman, I'm in the KCK area. Olathe, to be more exact.

 

[roper 10+ year member]

Holy ****, it's my dream come true. I have to post some videos of this thing... not much compared to all you competition junkies, but it is certainly amazing for my wants and needs.

I have a bit of rattling around the license plate, and a tiny bit of the actual trunk, so i'll have to fix that up. No install pics, considering I got it professionally installed and they didn't take pictures of it. I'll post a video when I get off work tomorrow... and after I buy an AUX cable.

Only gripe I have as of yet is that when i'm in AUX mode, the HU doesn't display the time, so I have to look at my cell phone. But of course, I haven't played with the HU nearly enough to experience it's tons and tons of features... so i'm probably missing a simple option.

Thanks to everyone for helping me pick this system, videos to come soon.

 

[Plutoman 10+ year member]

Great to hear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Just want to point out one thing - the amp puts out more rated power than the rear speakers can handle - set the gains lower for those to compensate. Don't want to blow them ^_^

Glad you're happy with it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif