Just bought some JL subs, couldn't find what model they are.

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

W4"s

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

It is normal for spiders to sag, but its still not a good thing. Its a sign of the suspension's compliance changing. This will not only affect power handling, but how the driver sounds as well (alters system Q).

I know you realize all this SPLaudio, just making sure the OP does too.

 

[truckramrod 10+ year member]

Those are definitely W6's. I own one. I can take pics.

My 15w6's suspension is sagging as well.

The w6v1s did not have any model numbers only a barcode and the large reflective sticker.

They are dual 6 ohm coils.

I see your DVOM measured 6.2 ohms either you're only measuring one coil or one of the coils is open.

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

Yeah the guy I bought it from soldered those wires to the terminals or whatever you call them. Would it be bad to rip them off? & I also need advice on what amp to wire these to, & how to wire them. Thank you everyone, you have all been a great help, but I'm honestly still lost on the model

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

haaaaalp.

 

[FtheNutHuggers]

easy, clip one of the wires, at the terminal.....now you have two separate coils. touch the + and - leads of your ohmmeter together tightly and hold for 10 seconds. then tell us what your ohmmeter reads. write that number down. then touch your leads to the + and - terminal on one side of the sub only, does not matter that one of them has a wire soldered to it. tell us what that number is. for your own knowledge, take the first number you wrote down and subtract it from the second number and that gives you the DCR at rest or Znom number. (impedance of one coil) now repeat the same task for the other side of the speaker, measuring the other + and - terminals. they should be identical after you subtract the first number from it. Do the same thing for the other sub. all four coils should read the same if nothing is wrong with any single coil. If the coil is between 3 and 4ohms, you have a W4. If it reads between 5 and 6 ohms, you have a W6. it's been too damned long for me to remember what made the W5 different from the W4, i think it was single voice coil only. used to do some STUUUUUPID blowthru bandpasses back then using 12W4's' but that's another post another time.

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

this is what I shall do tomorrow ^

 

[FtheNutHuggers]

lol, look forward to your findings.

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

They turned out to be W6's guys. Now going to build a box for them hopefully today since I now got teh moneys.

Help, & no I can't pay buck to make a design as much as I would love to. I have no access to pay pal.

Here's how small my trunk is..

Depth 35

Height 17

Width 32

Some sort of design ideas would be appreciated, should I face the box/port up? Just need some direction, thank you all. I'm glad you all don't hate me by now.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

2.5cu.ft sealed for both, I know it's small but JL is usually spot on with their recommended enclosures

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/15_18W6_BDS.pdf

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

Yeah I was going to use the dimensions they had on the page and multiply them by two, but there isn't enough space. So if someone could help make dimensions that would fit in my trunk and not effect the sound, that would be amazing. Would I be able to fit 4.5 cubes in my trunk?

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

5 cubes*

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

Bump.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

no bro, 2.5 for both

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

Oh, holy **** that's small. I dunno, won't it be quieter if its in a sealed? (forgive me if i'm just using an untrue stereotype, I would feel nubby) it would definitely make things easier though..