Trunk cars, i need your help!

[JZeFF]

I'm building my box tomorrow,

Its for a single 18" nightshade, gonna be powered by 2x DAT 1000.1's

I do not have fold down seats... But i do have an armrest hole thats like 8"x8"

My three options are in the poll

Sub up, port up

Sub up, port back

Sub up, port through Armrest

I was leaning towards the third option.

Thanks fellas

[chapo123]

yeah i say port thru the deck.. but put sub back not sub up you gonna get alot of rattle

[Tebo]

when I had my trunk car i did port back sub back and folded my seats down and the shit got pretty loud. I can't say anything about armrest of up because ive never done it. Well I know with port up you will get a lot of flex.

[Wastehog]

I'm not going to vote because I have the same question.. I like the idea of Port thru deck, but as to sub up or back is the question.. Port thru deck seals it to the cabin, I think..

[JZeFF]

yeah i say port thru the deck.. but put sub back not sub up you gonna get alot of rattle

I would port through the deck.. but thats too much damn glassing and shit that i just dont have the time/experience for...

Also, its an 18" sub... it doesn't fit facing backwards, lol

Also... like i said in my original post, my seats dont fold down... I looked into making them fold down.. but there was too many electronic components that would need to be moved.

And as to rattle... something tells me im gonna get rattle no matter what i do. But, thats what second skin is for.

Edited June 13, 2010 by JZeFF

[JZeFF]

I could do something like this...

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1532623244082873876NMFJhM

I could really use some experienced input...

[cubs_fan0718]

That car that looked like it was a fun one to get in there lol, Here is what i'm going to try when i get my sub and amp. Its Sub up Port Back for a 18 BTL, This box is NOT finished.

Edited June 13, 2010 by cubs_fan0718

[cc_audio]

You are going to lose so much output to that trunk, i would invest in making your seats fold down, even if you have to used cheap simple hinges and velcro. But If thats absolutely impossible I would do slot port firing towards one of the sides of the trunk. With sub up of course, and deaden the trunk to death. I put 3/4" MDF on my trunk, and I'm still trying to add some more strength to it. Trunks are evil, gotta get around their weaknesses.

[JZeFF]

You are going to lose so much output to that trunk, i would invest in making your seats fold down, even if you have to used cheap simple hinges and velcro. But If thats absolutely impossible I would do slot port firing towards one of the sides of the trunk. With sub up of course, and deaden the trunk to death. I put 3/4" MDF on my trunk, and I'm still trying to add some more strength to it. Trunks are evil, gotta get around their weaknesses.

Making the seats fold is absolutely impossible... there is metal support bars behind the seats, and they have like 6 different electronic sensors/computers attached to them.

Not only would i have to cut out a large part of the interna frame.. but i would have to extend like 50 wires... lol

[cracker]

rip out the rea deck sheet metal and make somewhat of a speaker grill to cover it and that could open up some space to let in more aire face it al forward selaing off from the trunk but angling the sub so it fits? man i know them trunks are a bitch(atleast the 98s)