My subconsole idea

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

alright so my idea was to place a sub/subbox in the floorboard/console of my truck...I have a 1994 Ford F-150 regular cab..its a benchseat, and there not actual console in the center, front of the seat just a raised area in the floorboard. There's a good ammount of space from the floorboard to the bottom of the dash..ill take pics later, would it be possible to place a sub here? I was wondering about sq...spl will anything be affected...i really need pics, ill take em tommorow..

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[ntense702 10+ year member]

it is definitely possible to do, but I have no idea how it will sound, may sound good, may not, but it is worth a try, I have heard of many people doing a center console sub setup but never actually heard one, but give it a shot and see what happens

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

i would do a l7 8 or an rli 8 up there. if you could sqeeze out enough space to port it the l7 i know would hump like a good 12". would be crazy to be honest

 

[Steven Kephart 10+ year member]

Are you planning on making the enclosure out of wood, or fiberglass? Your project sounds very similar to the one I did (and am still working on) in my car. It just so happens I took a bunch of pics of the process, which might help you out. Here's the link: http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/304268/4

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

 

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

Hey steven, great to see you post here and im planning on fiberglassing....but I myself cannot do this. I have no expierencing and I dont want to mess things up...so I was thinking about finding someone that would be able to do it. Here is some shots of the console.

 

[tplaya07 10+ year member]

Stephen... I was thinking of doing something similar as well. But, does having the magnet inverted cause any problems with the electrical components in the dash? Or cause any unwanted EMI/noise through the radio?

 

[BIG_SUPERMAN72 10+ year member]

I dont know if it will work guys =) just look at my sig.

get racing seat, if u have too.

Ive seen alot of F-150s with Bench seats. They usually have small boxes in em but u can run 2 10"s. I know a guy who had 2 10" Jl W3s. behind a bench seat he mounted the amp right under the window...

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

in a front console anything bigger than a 10 would be over kill

 

[Meh! 10+ year member]

I dont know if it will work guys =) just look at my sig.get racing seat, if u have too.

Ive seen alot of F-150s with Bench seats. They usually have small boxes in em but u can run 2 10"s. I know a guy who had 2 10" Jl W3s. behind a bench seat he mounted the amp right under the window...

I have a 84 F150 Reg cab..If this works id be VERY interested in the outcome. Either way though..I have one twelve behind my seat. And could fit another if I had another box..I dont know about the newer stuff but the 84 has gobs of room..Ive only moved my seat up one click or so.

 

[Steven Kephart 10+ year member]

Stephen... I was thinking of doing something similar as well. But, does having the magnet inverted cause any problems with the electrical components in the dash? Or cause any unwanted EMI/noise through the radio?

I've actually had better results with the sub up front than in the rear. It doesn't effect any of the electrical components, and I get fewer vibrations/rattles up front. I doubt it would effect the radio, but to be honest I've never tested it. I don't listen to the radio, and don't even have the antenna plugged in.

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

I've actually had better results with the sub up front than in the rear. It doesn't effect any of the electrical components, and I get fewer vibrations/rattles up front. I doubt it would effect the radio, but to be honest I've never tested it. I don't listen to the radio, and don't even have the antenna plugged in.
Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

you ever have dsc driver issues with the xdp?