need advice on a regular cab cut through

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

I have did 4 complete blow thur's 2 rangers,1 s10's,1 f150. I have had to reverse the f150 and 1 ranger for trade in.They can be reversed fairly easy. As long as your cut's are smooth and even.You can just weld the plates back in, then some fresh paint on the box side and put the original carpet back in the cab. The only way to tell it was done is if they look between the cab and box. So yes it can be done and still be put back so it looks oem.

 

[8thGenSI 10+ year member]

X2^^^^^^^^^^thats what i did when i had 4-15's in the bed of my 87 nissan king cab.it pounded,but ruined the truck.

I was thinking 2 13w7's because I have them already, I also have 2 12" w6v2's but if I was going to be a blowthrough I would have upgraded the subs because JL is not as good as some of the other stuff out there.

 

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

the 2 13w7's would be great, but if your doing all the work of the blow thru try 3 or 4 of them

 

[8thGenSI 10+ year member]

I have did 4 complete blow thur's 2 rangers,1 s10's,1 f150. I have had to reverse the f150 and 1 ranger for trade in.They can be reversed fairly easy. As long as your cut's are smooth and even.You can just weld the plates back in, then some fresh paint on the box side and put the original carpet back in the cab. The only way to tell it was done is if they look between the cab and box. So yes it can be done and still be put back so it looks oem.

I knew it would be possible to reverse it but for those who are picky you have to be carefull on how you weld it or you can warp the pannel. you would almost have to stich it in then use body filler, but you would not even notice if it warped because you wouldnt see it.

 

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

I knew it would be possible to reverse it but for those who are picky you have to be carefull on how you weld it or you can warp the pannel. you would almost have to stich it in then use body filler, but you would not even notice if it warped because you wouldnt see it.

you could duraglas it in!!!!

 

[evanhurford 10+ year member]

Don't do it, Memphis just came out with some shallow mount subs and they only need THREE INCHES of depth

 

[8thGenSI 10+ year member]

the 2 13w7's would be great, but if your doing all the work of the blow thru try 3 or 4 of them

lol... yea, go big or go home.

here is some more photo's for those of you who care to see them. The first picture demonstrates the shitty quality of paint on this year of truck. look at the hood, looks like a dairy cow.

here is one of the interior

 

[8thGenSI 10+ year member]

Don't do it, Memphis just came out with some shallow mount subs and they only need THREE INCHES of depth

I have maybe 5 1/4 inches of mounting depth... if I built a custom box I might be able to get 6 1/2 inches.

 

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

The f150 i welded and i had no warp! plus it was covered in carpet and the corner plastic's. the biggest pain was the inside of the box,because you have to leave the top brace for support. It will give you a great spot to hide the weld when reinstalling.

 

[8thGenSI 10+ year member]

The f150 i welded and i had no warp! plus it was covered in carpet and the corner plastic's. the biggest pain was the inside of the box,because you have to leave the top brace for support. It will give you a great spot to hide the weld when reinstalling.

Yea, I would also have to be careful of how high I cutt it because there is a support brace in the cab behind the seat to.

 

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

Don't do it, Memphis just came out with some shallow mount subs and they only need THREE INCHES of depth

Yah that is another way to go. there are over 50 company's that have shallow mount woofers now (massive,memphis,jl,jvc,kenwood,pioneer,and on and on

 

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

Yea, I would also have to be careful of how high I cutt it because there is a support brace in the cab behind the seat to.

The s10 had one also a pain in the ***

 

[8thGenSI 10+ year member]

Yah that is another way to go. there are over 50 company's that have shallow mount woofers now (massive,memphis,jl,jvc,kenwood,pioneer,and on and on

I havent heard any good sounding shallow mount subs yet though (i have only heard the kenwood and pioneer's) but after having 2 13" w7's it kind of a standard I have gotten used to. I was thinking 3 10" old w6's which have a mounting depth of 5"

 

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

I have did 3 12" massive audio shallow's in a reg cab chevy silverado. They take up 2.25 cuft for all 3. that sounded very good. plus no cutting your cab

 

[8thGenSI 10+ year member]

I might be able to get 2 of these to work... I would need more power because I only have a ppi pc1400 right now thats pushing 800x1@2ohms

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