99_Xploder

10k easily.....it also depends on what exactly will be entailed

pm me if you are interested i could do them

cartunez...pm sent. i think i am having problems with my pms though, if you have any questions or are interested email me at [email protected]

if you are ok with shipping me your door panels i will do them. pm me if you are interested, i will also show you pics of my other work if you are skeptical

are you talking about doing the whole panel or just some pods across the bottom

i bought paint grade birch from mccoys yesterday at 26.99 a sheet, compared to 25.99 for mdf.... birch is superior on every level to mdf except the ease of working with it...birch is stiffer, lighter, a tad more weather resistant and if im not mistaken has better acoustic properties...if you dont mind the splintering and the extra work.......... BIRCH FTW!

install and individual usage are the most important factors in a subs ability to 'take abuse'. i have seen a single 12w7 ported take 1000 watts all day from a guy who drove his shit hard and never had a prob...i have seen 2 12w7's with 500 a piece sealed blow the fuck up. jl may be pricey, but people are willing to pay top dollar for it and you cant take away from the fact that it is good stuff.. and PS. RF P3's are the only subs i have ever blown

ok got it done here are some pics gmc logo imbossed in the suede insert canyon logo on other side finished box with sub in...i took the mesh thing off the top of the port cover, it looked like ass

the box is gonna be slightly under 6 cubes tuned to 34 hz with about 60sqin of port. here is the shot of the cover panel, suede speaker trim rings, port insert and the potential port cover...on the port cover i actually got window mesh material and painted metallic over our shop logo to get that effect....im gonna stretch it over the port opening, hopefully it will look how im envisioning it, if not it will just get black grillcloth. the middle curves around the cutout were a PITA to get the vinyl tucked in there properly a little shot of the type r logo embossing a look at how the suede rings sit in there...they will actually be inset about another 1/4" right about where the router chamfer starts the box should have been done today but the body shop fucked up on the paint (the little triangle areas in the cover panel will be black to match the truck....)so it has to go back and be reshot. should have finished pics on friday

x2. if you think it might cause a problem you can always build up the matt outside the box...granted its more finish work but its always an option.

to answer the original question, what most people think of as "fiberglass" is anything curved and painted. the curved shape generally is usually just for looks so someone doesnt have just a square box. The actual fiberglass mat part is added in layers to achieve the proper thickness for whatever speakers are used. then you can smooth it enough to wrap or have it painted that glossy look.

i think the closer to square you can get the port the better as far as how much is too much, i have no idea, i didnt there was such a thing....i have seen competitor setups where you can literally walk inside the port. but im not 100% sure on either of these, so someone please clarify if i am mistaken.

i work at what i would consider a pretty "high end" shop, and charge a lot less than the prices you guys are throwing around from other shops. we would charge 400 max for that box, probably more like 350 carpeted, and properly braced for 4 12's as long as we are talking simple rectangle ported box.... 400 for 2 12's slot port? wow, we would charge 250 for that one. and with my commission, when i work on boxes, i make like 50$/hr (only when i work on boxes though, which is a few times every pay period), and thats with fair priced boxes, so those guys are just greedy. what a rip man, sounds like their installer thinks his commission should be what the box is worth.

the amp is on the back of the box, which is carpted in black, nothing special but doesnt look like crap if they drop the back seat down.

yeah its carbon fiber vinyl. and to answer the other question, we deadened the trunk and rear deck, just didnt take any pics of that.