Sonotube build - JL 13W3v3, suspended in trunk

[traksta15 10+ year member]

i would put it sideways, that would look almost stock...

great install man, def out of the ordinary!

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Looks good but that cant be very strong, the walls of that tube are cardboard and there isnt any fiberglass in there to reinforce it.

 

[RetroAudioinc 5,000+ posts]

So it's just a 14" x 22" sonotube?

3 3/4 MDF rings? How did you attach these? Are they just standard size for a 15"? ( I **** at cutting so way just going to buy some, but I guess I would still have to cut the back side Hmmm )

I am wanting to make one but fiberglass it. Any idea how much the sonotube would be to buy since you got it free and where to get them? Lowes maybe?

 

[RetroAudioinc 5,000+ posts]

BTW Any idea on how much air space that is..

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

were the amp be?

 

[Punk In Drublic 10+ year member]

So it's just a 14" x 22" sonotube?3 3/4 MDF rings? How did you attach these? Are they just standard size for a 15"? ( I **** at cutting so way just going to buy some, but I guess I would still have to cut the back side Hmmm )

I am wanting to make one but fiberglass it. Any idea how much the sonotube would be to buy since you got it free and where to get them? Lowes maybe?

The MDF is glued in with heavy duty construction adhesive, the kind that comes in a tube similar to caulk. I also put 6 screws into the sides of the baffles for reinforcement.

I didn't get it free. The two 22" sections cost about $10 total at a local construction supply place. Lowes and Home Depot only carry up to 12", so unless you're building one for a 12" or 10" sub I wouldn't bother looking there.

I'm confused about your question about standard size for a 15"? The sub is 13" if that's what you were referring to.

And the internal volume is 1.6 cubic feet after displacement.

 

[Punk In Drublic 10+ year member]

were the amp be?

I don't have a sub amp. JL subs are powered by the dreams of small children.

Nah j/k it's under the driver seat.

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

I don't have a sub amp. JL subs are powered by the dreams of small children.
Nah j/k it's under the driver seat.

i was waiting to hear a drive shaft off the ***** that drives a crank inside the box. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

i was under the impression that the tube should be a few inches wider than the diameter of the sub? does anyone know if this matters?

 

[jdmferio13 10+ year member]

nice job where u at in pa

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

the only thing im worried about if I were to do this, is if my baffle or end cap were even just a little bit off there would be a leak. Plus I don't have a router so if I used a jig saw i'd have to make a perfect cut.

 

[Punk In Drublic 10+ year member]

nice job where u at in pa

Around Carlisle, you?

 

[Cloak559 10+ year member]

i was under the impression that the tube should be a few inches wider than the diameter of the sub? does anyone know if this matters?

I would assume it depends on the install. Being right on the edge some waves might roll off the side and create issues. Though being in a small trunk that might not make much of a difference...

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

No reinforcement? Shoulda put a couple layers of glass on it. Having a cardboard enclosure means its going to flex like hell.

 

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

Looks good. In for vids tomorrow