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<blockquote data-quote="Spart" data-source="post: 3748075" data-attributes="member: 584717">I have a 99 Celica GT Hatchback that I want to install some 8&quot; subs in.&nbsp; What I&#039;m going to do is take the rear deck out (it moves with the hatch of course) and make it into an enclosure using fiberglass.&nbsp; It&#039;s going to be two 8&quot; subs in a common, sealed chamber from 1 cu ft to 1.5 cu ft.&nbsp; I&#039;m looking at what subs I want to buy and I don&#039;t want to spend more than $200 for the set.&nbsp; The first sub that pops up in my mind is an RE8 but I&#039;m more than willing to try anything else.&nbsp; RE8&#039;s aren&#039;t exactly the best looking woofers out there.&nbsp; I listen to rock and metal most of the time.&nbsp; I plan on fabricating some sealed 6.5&quot; midbass enclosures to replace the rear speakers, which are above the arm rests in the back seat.&nbsp; Up front there are already 6.5&quot; components but they&#039;re mounted free air in the stock 7&quot; location, so I&#039;m going to find some spare door panels and fabricate a sealed 6.5&quot; enclosure for some CDT&#039;s or Rainbows.&nbsp;&nbsp; All that said, I&#039;d appreciate as much low end as possible with a couple of 8&#039;s in a sealed enclosure.I tried to find the website for the Great 8&quot; Challenge, but could only find the 12&quot; one.&nbsp; Is that info still up anywhere?These are some of the subs I&#039;m looking at.&nbsp; They&#039;re all on woofersetc.com but only because they have a large selection:<a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&amp;amp;Product_ID=4571" target="_blank">CDT Audio EF-80</a><a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&amp;amp;Product_ID=4903" target="_blank">RE Audio RE8</a><a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&amp;amp;Product_ID=2074" target="_blank">JL Audio 8W0</a><a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&amp;amp;Product_ID=2644" target="_blank">Image Dynamics IDV.3-D4</a><a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&amp;amp;Product_ID=2838" target="_blank">Diamond Audio D308D4</a><a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&amp;amp;Product_ID=2170" target="_blank">MTX T5508-44</a><a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&amp;amp;Product_ID=2139" target="_blank">Memphis 15-MC84</a>If you&#039;ve got other suggestions feel free to post a link with some specs.&nbsp; I have zero experience with 8&quot; subs so I&#039;m looking for a lot of input.&nbsp; One more thing, my car is red and black, red paint, black rims, black interior with trim painted red... so nothing that clashes horribly with the existing scheme.&nbsp; The rear deck will be painted either red or black depending on what looks best with the woofers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spart, post: 3748075, member: 584717"] I have a 99 Celica GT Hatchback that I want to install some 8" subs in. What I'm going to do is take the rear deck out (it moves with the hatch of course) and make it into an enclosure using fiberglass. It's going to be two 8" subs in a common, sealed chamber from 1 cu ft to 1.5 cu ft. I'm looking at what subs I want to buy and I don't want to spend more than $200 for the set. The first sub that pops up in my mind is an RE8 but I'm more than willing to try anything else. RE8's aren't exactly the best looking woofers out there. I listen to rock and metal most of the time. I plan on fabricating some sealed 6.5" midbass enclosures to replace the rear speakers, which are above the arm rests in the back seat. Up front there are already 6.5" components but they're mounted free air in the stock 7" location, so I'm going to find some spare door panels and fabricate a sealed 6.5" enclosure for some CDT's or Rainbows. All that said, I'd appreciate as much low end as possible with a couple of 8's in a sealed enclosure. I tried to find the website for the Great 8" Challenge, but could only find the 12" one. Is that info still up anywhere? These are some of the subs I'm looking at. They're all on woofersetc.com but only because they have a large selection: [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4571"]CDT Audio EF-80[/URL] [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4903"]RE Audio RE8[/URL] [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2074"]JL Audio 8W0[/URL] [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2644"]Image Dynamics IDV.3-D4[/URL] [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2838"]Diamond Audio D308D4[/URL] [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2170"]MTX T5508-44[/URL] [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2139"]Memphis 15-MC84[/URL] If you've got other suggestions feel free to post a link with some specs. I have zero experience with 8" subs so I'm looking for a lot of input. One more thing, my car is red and black, red paint, black rims, black interior with trim painted red... so nothing that clashes horribly with the existing scheme. The rear deck will be painted either red or black depending on what looks best with the woofers. [/QUOTE]

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