Integra box... running on some problems.

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

So, my original measurements ended up being horribly wrong because of some pegs coming out of the side panels... [Pics are underneath]

So, I measured from each extrusion and it came out to be 29-3/8". My last measurement [which I'm not even sure is right] was 36".

But this new width completely changes my new plan for my sub box.

I'm running 2 RF P3D212's, they're gunna get 500RMS a pop, which is what they're rated for [i know, "they can have more!!!" But it was a budget build so we just got an amp that could run the subs.] They're nominal vented enclosure net volume is 1.79 ft^3. [3.58ft^3 with both].

The maximum height that I want to do is 16", and I also am re-locating the spare tire. [Pics are underneath.] I think I'm going to screw a piece of MDF to the actual plastic that lines the trunk, then putting on a top, and put on the front part with some wing-nuts or something so you can take it off and the like. This all seems excessive, so I'm just gunna ask her if she can go with out a spare. That'd be the easiest. She didn't even know what her jack looked like. She held it up as we were cleaning out her trunk and she's like, "... what's this?"

At any rate, the tire was 6-1/2" tall, and I'd say 18-1/2" wide [i.E. Diameter is 18-1/2"], which means that the enclosure for the spare tire would be about 7-1/4" coming out.... as it is, I'm running out of room.

If I do make the tire enclosure, the box would come in close contact, if not touching it, which would make it pointless unless I made the top come off or something. GAH!

I HATE SPARE TIRES!

At any rate...

What do you guys think I should do?

[i apologize for the pictures... It's cold inside my house and it was hot and humid outside so the lens fogged up.]

The tire where I want to put the enclosure.

You can see the protrusions on the bottom part where the plastic meets the metal... they're little sons-of-bishops. =|

Another angle of the trunk:

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[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

I'm so confused about what you're actually asking. You can get 3 cubes net making the enclosure 35.75" wide, 16" tall (cutting that one close, I would go around 15.5 as you can almost hit the windshield wiper motor), and 16" deep. There isn't really a need to go into the spare tire well if you're just trying to gain volume.

I designed SethPhillip's enclosure for his '99 Integra and it was 33" wide and 24" deep 15" tall. It was 4 cubes net tuned to 33hz and did a 146 with two SSD 12s. It fit with the seats up and about 3" from the back. You could scale down the width and get around 3.5 with still being able to put the seats up and not using the spare tire well.

EDIT: Wait, that must be an older Integra. I thought it was a 95+ at first... Hmm.. You should still be able to get close to your desired volume without going into the tire well.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

My bad.

I don't have PS, so here goes with the M$Paint...

Those lines across are where I'd like the box to end.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

fiberglass

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

fiberglass

I want to. But I don't have any FG materials... nor expertise.

Not to mention this isn't my box/car. So, I don't wanna fck it up... nor do I want to do something extremely nice that I would've wanted in my car.

EDIT: This is what I might do.

Do an angled slope from the back of the chairs.

This would give me about 1 cuft.

I took the port off of the RE Enclosure calc, put in the measurements.

(27.375 wide, 16" high, 15" top and 23" bottom comes out to 3.884 ft^3.)

I wouldn't know how to do the ports, so I'd have to do Aero's... but, I don't know how big / long.

Any help?