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[mini-luke]

It is made of 20mm mdf and the 8mm recess on each end looses a few litres. I'll double check now.

[mini-luke]

Ran it again using the Rockford calculator and got 25.37l, internal measurements are D2 230mm,, D1: 385mm, H: 275mm and W: 300mm.

[Ruckus]

I thought it looked big

[mini-luke]

Fair play, I'm amazed anybody was able to see that! Is it OK slightly larger?

I've just coated the inside of the boot lid with 2-3 layers of flashing tape, I dare it to rattle now! I'll do the parcel shelf, bulkhead and rear 1/4's when I do the boot liner on the weekend.

[Brams96]

One question thats not been asked yet is how are you venting the sub into the cabin? Are you removing the speakers in the parcel shelf & covering it with speaker mesh/cloth? Looking good on the box by the way, nice & sturdy at 20mm thick!

[mini-luke]

There are no speakers in the parcel shelf, so I traced the outline of the factory holes onto the birch ply parcel shelf I made a while back, cut them out and covered it all over with acoustic carpet, including the holes. One flaw, the whining of the fuel pump drives me nuts when I have the stereo off, when I fit a boot lining kit I'll stuff the fuel tank side full of some kind of fire proof insulation.

Today this turned up:



And was promptly introduced to it's new home:



It sounds good

[Ruckus]

and looks it.

nice work.

[mini-luke]

Thanks, will look better when I have a boot lining kit fitted and have hoovered the saw dust off it!

Forgot to say I ordered this today so I can connect the sub using banana plugs for easy removal: http://cgi.ebay.co.u...0#ht_682wt_1031

What do you think about the RCA in (or lack of) problem? I'm considering getting a different HU with 3 RCA's.

[TA2DMAC]

^{If it works....don't fix it.}

[Ruckus]

Thanks, will look better when I have a boot lining kit fitted and have hoovered the saw dust off it!

Forgot to say I ordered this today so I can connect the sub using banana plugs for easy removal: http://cgi.ebay.co.u...0#ht_682wt_1031

What do you think about the RCA in (or lack of) problem? I'm considering getting a different HU with 3 RCA's.

Well as long as you amp has all the active crossover settings you tecincally dont need more.
But having front/rear/Sub does mean you can play with the fader to get a better balance of full range to subwoofer 'on the go' without having to go fiddle with the amp.

It's always nice to be able to 'Bass Out' on demand

Edited by Ruckus, 17 May 2012 - 07:36 AM.

[mini-luke]

The remote bass control that comes with the Amp's pretty good for that too, it's easier to adjust when you're going along than the HU so I tend to use that. Trying to decide what to change next now! I really should leave things alone lol

[Ruckus]

Any device that boosts anything in car audio is bad news, as most time this 'Boost' will be push a set or small range of frequencies (normally around 45hz) up in to clipping. Yes it will sound louder but it's bad, I know this first hand after killing a pair of RF power 15's when I was I lad that knew very little but thought he knew every thing.
The bass boost was how I manage to kill the subs although the amp was rated under their RMS power handling... I leant a few things after that costly episode.

Edited by Ruckus, 17 May 2012 - 02:39 PM.

[mini-luke]

That doesn't sound good