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As many of you know I am building  a wedge type enclosure for three subs that will fit behind the rear seat of my truck.

Even though it will be one big box it will have three compartments.   I would like to run the wiring through the inside to one end of the box.  Could I do this by drilling a hole in the seperators and run wire through them then seal it with silicone?  The wire I an using is round (streetwires 12ga twisted pair with an additional plastic over the pair making it round).

Then to get the wire outside the box should I just use a terminal cup?  They seem so flimsy compared to the construction of the box, or are they small enough they don't affect the enclosure performance as far as flexing?

thanks guys

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Drill hole and seal with silicone. In some cases it is a good idea to secure the wire to the inside of the box with a wire loop and a screw as well to keep the wire from being pulled on or out of the box.
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dang your fast. 

Is that better than terminals?

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In my opinion, yes.
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I do the same thing, I secure the wires inside the box using loops and screws and to exit the box, I just drill as small of a hole as possable, run the wire through it and silicone the crap out of it. I have built 3 box's using the method and have yet to run into any problems.

Also, after the silicone has curred, I usually spray the inside of the box with a sound deadener spray or a rubberized undercoating spray for one to make sure that everything is airtight and two, to help keep reasonating tones inside the box to a minimum.

Chris

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