SSA ICON 12/ PSI PR 15 SEALED BOX - SONATA TRUNK

[Parker Grundy]

This is my first "real" build. Before, I had 2 15 in. Boston g2 subs in my 93 explorer. They were in a sealed 4 cu prefab box on a planet audio 2 channel. I powered it off my cigarette lighter with 15 awg...lol. I didn't know any better. Anywho, about 9 months ago we sold my explorer to the dealership, mom got a new sonata, and i got her "old" 13 sonata. Only problem was no bassss. I joined this forum 7 months ago, and have been coming back most every day since. I work in the computer lab at my school, and have way too much of not doing anything. A couple months ago, I started working a second job delivering for amazon, and saved up some money. Decided it was hella time to get the bass back. I had to keep the system small, cause I need space in my trunk so I can make money and upgrade my electrical and speakers. As the title says, I got an SSA ICON 12 d2, and made a sealed box for it at 1.08 cu net, which is right smack in the middle of SSA's sealed recommendations of .9-1.25. I'm running the sub in series at 4 ohms right now. I'm running it off of a US Acoustics Mike - 1500 rms. Their website says it does 375 rms at 4 ohms, rather than the 800 rms at 4 ohms their booklet that came with the amp says :/ , and 1500 rms at 1 ohm. Decided 4 ohm for my electrical's sake (thinking 800 rms), until I upgrade it, but found the sonic electronics video where they state how to set amp gains, and they say (v^2 / Ohms) = Watts your giving to the sub. So I first measured her at 4.5 ohms, and later on yesterday measured her at 4 ohms...at the hardest of bass drops it's put out 75 volts, so (75^2 / 4) = 1400 watts or 1250 at 4 ohms. Is this right? Anywho, on to the build... Comments, answers, questions, and constructive criticism are all welcome.

Free carbon fiber dustcapJ

I kinda like to see how things are shipped, idk might just be me…

First box I’ve made. Duratex - textured speaker cabinet roll-on paint. Titebond ultimate wood glue, 1 5/8 and 2 ½ in screws, and bondo. My friend’s dad had a router, and we made a circle cutting jig.

Didn’t get a pic, but I got as much deadener on the inside of the trunk lid as I could, and deadened the 4 irregular squares, and “ccf’ed” the entire trunk lid panel/skin/whatever. Trunk lid is heavy af, well not crazy, but no rattling and makes a gud thud when closing it.

I went around, knocking the shit out of my trunk, figuring out the best places to put the deadener. Same with the top of the rear deck, didn't get a pick tho.

CCF, fattest sheet metal screws that’d fit in the amp-holios, and lock washers. That amp is hella secure.

Couldn’t fit my 1/0 lugs in the crimper, ended up putting her in the vice, hammered, tightened, hammered…till I could fit her in the crimpa. The sub terminals were not quite made for 8 awg… The middle pic on the right is how the inside part of the binding post was done. Sky high stripper/cutter thingy sucks for trying to cut 1/0 fyi. 1^st cut=nb, all other=kill me.

I bought the sky high 1/0 battery terminal thingies…. Then looked at my battery terminals…whoops. My sonata has a 4 awg factory big 3 done already. I’m gonna add 1/0 eventually. The shunt does what shunts do and tells dat der alt to dun mor powr.

14 awg=hard to get hu back in. lots-oh-velcro(industrial)

Same velcro for the lc2i. Techflex and 1/0 to 4awg reducers. Split the 8 awg into both terminals, I don’t see a problem with this, do u? (wouldn’t fit)

Still a bunch of space for delivering packages, or lugging a couple instruments around.

Far enuf back, so I can have the seats up and still bump.

[twalker182]

Nice! Did all that come from SSA?

[Parker Grundy]

Most of it, got stuff from eBay, Amazon, and home depot too. Oh and a 1 amp fuse from autozone.

[twalker182]

Great guys over there. Won't buy from anyone else.

[Parker Grundy]

Sounds great in person

[kryptonite]

Awesome budget build

[twalker182]

Did you try rear-firing your sub?

[Parker Grundy]

Nah I didn't, since I'll still need to put packages back there

[KING1]

Awesome build !

[notorious97200]

That is clean.

Nice work.

I hope you like that sub : it sound so good.

I see people try to seal around the box, so that everything fires through the cabin.