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[dave1324]

this is my first attempt at making an underseat speakers board for my mini

i used some 6mm thick mdf which cost £1 cut to size

and 2 Vibe Slick 6X9's from halfords for £40

once i had cut the circle in the middle i got cutting the holes for the 6x9's then after abit of pursuasion i got them in





then fitted them into the mini and tested them out, they were ok the the bass was really flat so it was back to the woodyard for more mdf, so i could enclose the 6x9's in a box the 10 pieces i needed cost £1.50

1 box made and glued to the back of the board





2nd box made and glued



Just waiting for it to dry now should be done about 10 then i can fit it

i left it overnight to properly dry, i tried to fit it but the box's were about 5mm too big but they wen 3/4 the way under the seat so they stuck out 3 inch so i thought it would be easier to just jet a stip of mdf 3inch high rather then to play about trying to get it to fit or making another box so heres the pics of it fitted, yes i know its tatty but it will look great with carpet on









theres still a fair bit of room for the rear passangers aswell

Sounds Awsome too

Cheers, Dave

Edited by dave1324, 20 January 2009 - 11:29 AM.

[coopermpi]

Wouldnt you get better sound without the boxes? More airflow etc?

[dave1324]

Wouldnt you get better sound without the boxes? More airflow etc?

Dunno but they sound wayyy better enclosed than before

[morley]

might have a bit of trouble getting the boxes under the seat

[james962]

Looks good. Are you going to cover them with something, or paint them, or leave them as they are?

[partsguy1]

I can't see how you are going to fit them under the seat, please show us the installed pic.

Edited by partsguy1, 20 January 2009 - 12:08 AM.

[Retro_10s]

Wouldnt you get better sound without the boxes?

Not necessarily,.. It's all dependent on the speaker etc,.. most come with a suggest Box capacity, if you get the size of the box right, it will improve the sound very efficiently.

I can't see how you are going to fit them under the seat

the only probelm i can see is that they will hit the seat,.. as the seat base is not parallel to the floor, it slopes downwards... but lets not assume he hasn't measured this all out.

I look forward to seeing the results...

I'd recommend tacking the wood together as well as just glueing it...

[dave1324]

Looks good. Are you going to cover them with something, or paint them, or leave them as they are?

will cover it with carpet

[dave1324]

only probelm i can see is that they will hit the seat,.. as the seat base is not parallel to the floor, it slopes downwards... but lets not assume he hasn't measured this all out.

I look forward to seeing the results...

I'd recommend tacking the wood together as well as just glueing it...

yep didnt fit properly

and yea i tacket it all before fitting

[Retro_10s]

Measure twice, cut once

Luckily it should be easy enough to modify the boxes to fit keep us posted.

[dave1324]

Measure twice, cut once

Luckily it should be easy enough to modify the boxes to fit keep us posted.

i measured it right before but i didnt take into accont the thickness of the mdf would effect the box size

i just put a peice of mdf over the gap so it looks like a box, see original post for pics

[dave1324]

will be taking the board out tomorow and making a new one and the speakers will be lower in the board so i have a little more room to play with, and im going to make 2 new box's that are angled do they will fit all the way back to give more room like this

[nicksuth]

see attached for template - http://rapidshare.co...607360/mini.zip - as per mine just fitted>>>>>>>>>

http://www.theminifo...x...=109240&hl=

[smorg]

lol you dont need to enclose them if you get a tightish fit around the board and floor etc because u just wack a load of packing behind..

[dave1324]

i ordered my amp that came today its a fli loaded 400s with 2x 100w rms @ 4 ohm and have made 1 box to go on and test fitted it and it fits perfectly now, will get some pics tomorow

Cheers, Dave