Ways to protect subwoofers from external damage (scratches, abrasions, holes etc...)

[Timmy13091 10+ year member]

rob the jewelry store and tell the to make you 2 grilles?

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[Timmy13091 10+ year member]

I've seen bars just across them homemade kinda like what jl ha but fatter you can prolly stop by menards or something look around and get a million ideas

 

[Germ305 10+ year member]

Rob the jewelry store and tell the to make you 2 grilles?

I rofl'd at this pretty bad right now...I have no facking idea why.

 

[Jaguar 10+ year member]

Fire the subs forward.

I could, but it would be detracting in my setup, plus I'd have to seal off the trunk entirely, rather have the acoustical advantage of the airflow of the entire

chamber of the vehicle as I do when the seats are down. Thanks though.

They make cheap metal grills for subs that can withstand normal stuff boucing in the trunk. It wouldn't take a hit from a toolbox or something heavy... If they did get scratched or bent beyond repair, they're cheap enough to replace.

Thanks for the idea, but I rather not have to deal with issues of excursion subwoofers hitting the grill when things get deep. I was thinking more along the

lines of something like this.

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

when things get deep

With you, the shit is always deep

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

your way over thinking things, if you want to go with that youll have to make sure its stiff enough to stop the heaviest thing you put in the trunk when you slam on the brakes.

other than that, just start trying things,

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

I used Kicker's round grill --

Kicker GR100 (gr-100) Speaker Grille - Sonic Electronix

It's stamped steel and VERY durable.

Obviously, it's not very effective against small objects, but for the stuff I'm worried about - like bat bag, golf bag size - it works great.

I have an oversized 12" and bought the 15" grill which covers the sub completely.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

I could, but it would be detracting in my setup, plus I'd have to seal off the trunk entirely, rather have the acoustical advantage of the airflow of the entire

chamber of the vehicle as I do when the seats are down. Thanks though.

I understand that you don't want to do that, but your reasoning is not correct.

 

[Jaguar 10+ year member]

I understand that you don't want to do that, but your reasoning is not correct.

Could you explain what you mean though. It's not an option for me but, I was told if you wanted to fire the subs forward (toward the chamber of the vehicle)

it was recommended I seal the rest of the trunk off (the wall between the seats and the trunk). I've tried it before without sealing anything and no good. To

my limited recollection of the time I did that the depth of the bass was noticeably diminished within the vehicle as well as outside the vehicle. It almost was

as if the sound waves coming from the subs and car door speakers were infiltrating one another so much they were detracting from eachother as well.