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k

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Posted: October 22, 2004 at 5:45 AM / IP Logged

im working on making a sealed enclosure for 2 12"s, and want to use plexi glass for the back, just wondering how thick plexi i should use and anything else i should know about befor i start.

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civicdetailer

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Posted: October 22, 2004 at 6:51 AM / IP Logged

3/4" plexi would work. thats what i had on my box when i used a plexi window. someone correct me if im wrong here... but probably anything under 3/4" would flex.

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CarAudioHelp

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Posted: October 24, 2004 at 11:30 AM / IP Logged

Just like fiberglass it depends. How much power are your subwoofers going to see, how big is your enclosure and what's the size of the plexiglass window?

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gta94integra

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Posted: October 24, 2004 at 2:22 PM / IP Logged

It depends on how big the plexiglass is. I have a sealed box with 2 12" MTX 8000's and have 2 12"x12" holes with 1/4" plexi over it and it doesnt flex. If you're going to be using big pieces of plexi like a whole side, then I would say go with at least half, but it all depends on how much power and the dimensions of the box.

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chrane

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Posted: October 26, 2004 at 8:55 PM / IP Logged

you can use half inch, thats good enough, 3/4 is expensive... but if you use half inch, put small peices across to support it... use methyl chloride to bond the pieces together, it makes it a solid piece and looks cool

Aaron

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CarAudioHelp

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Posted: October 27, 2004 at 8:38 AM / IP Logged

How can you say half inch is good enough without knowing anything about the enclosure except that it is for a pair of twelves? And you don't brace a plexiglass box with small pieces. That looks terrible and ruins the whole idea of having a see through enclosure.

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