Sub box with magnet sticking out?

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Wow this question was serious.

 

[boomstang 10+ year member]

Do you have enough room to mount the subs on the bottom of the box firing down?

I once helped a friend build a truck box that had downward firing subs - we just made the sides 2" taller than the rest of the box to keep the subs from hitting the floor.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Wow you foolish person! How dare you come to a caraudio forum and ask questions about caraudio and not know the answer before you post it!

Just an "fyi" on here, your more likely to get a response to news, how many times you "fapped", or what you made for dinner.

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[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Actually, that sounds rather interesting... *noise of gears grinding*

If you wanted to show off the bum, you can cut two half-circles the size of the top plate and join them together. Then run a bead of silicone on the inside to seal and keep things looking clean.

The guy who mentioned the pole vent does have a point though. So, something like this would work if you had a bum that was sealed.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

I dont think he got flammed, he just didnt articulate what he wanted to convey very well //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Cutting the motor out of the box would allow for a very shallow box, but I question how good it would look to just see a motor sticking out of your box, with a glob of silicone around it. I also fail to see how this would improve mounting depth requirements beyond the thickness of your wood, 3/4" usually... big whoop. But to each their own.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

not a very good idea.

 

[_PuNiShEr_ 10+ year member]

I apologize for the lack of information surrounding my question. It seems that most understood what I meant without it. I still don’t see why people think it’s a horrible idea or question. If the sub didn’t have a pole vent other than the possibility that the motor might vibrate inside the cutout and cause unwanted noise, I don’t see why this wouldn’t work. That’s why I asked the question to see if anyone had any good reasons why this wouldn’t work and the post about the pole vent was exactly what I was looking for. So if you have any other reasons to shoot down this idea I would like to hear them.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Hey, if the sub has a vented pole, it makes for a great 4th order infinite baffle bandpass! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

seriously though, it will work it will just be ghettoriffic in design. People on here tend to think that if you put the effort to install some sort of system, it should be at least have some effort in the design of it as well. Im surprised someone hasnt suggested just selling that sub and getting one that meets your depth requirements and build a box that isnt ghetto.

 

[_PuNiShEr_ 10+ year member]

Cutting the motor out of the box would allow for a very shallow box, but I question how good it would look to just see a motor sticking out of your box, with a glob of silicone around it. I also fail to see how this would improve mounting depth requirements beyond the thickness of your wood, 3/4" usually... big whoop. But to each their own.

The back of the box will be pushed up against the back of the seat in my regular cab pick up. Also people use silicone all the time on finishing their projects such as siding, bathroom fixtures and even windows. To say using silicone would be unsightly I think its a little off.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Also people use silicone all the time on finishing their projects such as siding, bathroom fixtures and even windows. To say using silicone would be unsightly I think its a little off.

After reading this, I recant all my statements and wish you good luck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[psychoacoustics 10+ year member]

i read this and have to respond

if the hole for the magnet is large enough to leave a little room it might work providing its not a vented pole piece

leave about 1/4 " all the way around and put a big bead of whatever sealant you choose but make sure its flexible cuz no matter how stiff your box is the wall opposite from the cone will flex and it the sealant cant flex it will just peel away and leak

just a suggestion if you do it dont use silicone it will peel away for sure use polyseamseal

http://www.polyseamseal.com/Products.aspx?ID=ALLPURPOSE

great stuff it is more like a flexible adhesive than silicone

 

[_PuNiShEr_ 10+ year member]

i read this and have to respond
if the hole for the magnet is large enough to leave a little room it might work providing its not a vented pole piece

leave about 1/4 " all the way around and put a big bead of whatever sealant you choose but make sure its flexible cuz no matter how stiff your box is the wall opposite from the cone will flex and it the sealant cant flex it will just peel away and leak

just a suggestion if you do it dont use silicone it will peel away for sure use polyseamseal

http://www.polyseamseal.com/Products.aspx?ID=ALLPURPOSE

great stuff it is more like a flexible adhesive than silicone

Thank you!

 

[_PuNiShEr_ 10+ year member]

After reading this, I recant all my statements and wish you good luck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Because you think that no mater what you guys say I will fight it? If your response is that it will be cosmetically "unacceptable" then I will call your response pointless. I didn’t ask if this would be pretty or be acceptable by the general public. I asked for reason why this idea wouldn’t work. I’ve been around here enough to know who to take serious and who not to. I also know that 90% of the people on here just lurk around waiting to make some stupid comment to sound funny. So my question stand to be proven that it won’t work. The guy that mentioned the box flexing causing the seal around the motor to leak is informative and it was something I failed to think of.

 

[_PuNiShEr_ 10+ year member]

Hey, if the sub has a vented pole, it makes for a great 4th order infinite baffle bandpass! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

seriously though, it will work it will just be ghettoriffic in design. People on here tend to think that if you put the effort to install some sort of system, it should be at least have some effort in the design of it as well. Im surprised someone hasnt suggested just selling that sub and getting one that meets your depth requirements and build a box that isnt ghetto.

I thought about this. I got my subs at a really great deal. They are also 5.5" mounting depth so to find something that has a smaller mounting depth than that is rare other than the shallow mount subs which I do not want to spend money on.