is this enclosure possible?

Hey guys Im new to this so this would be a huge undertaking for me especially, let alone someone who has expertise in fiberglass enclosures. But i wanna try so screw it haha. I wanna make an enclosure using a car sub and amp but for home theater use. Its been done before so thats not the issue. But I wanna try making it look like this!!!: http://www.bang-olufsen.com/web2/systems/product.asp?section=systems&sub=ls&prodid=282 possible or not? I mean, i dont think i could get it to look exactly like that, but something close would be awesome!! any suggestions, feedback? thanks ashok

that link doesn't point to anything useful try just posting the pic of what it is. As for a car sub in a home theater application it's not a problem at all I'm currently running an infinty beta 12 with a 250 watt plate amp from parts express. That is just in an mdf box with casters on it. Just make sure your components will match up alright, power, impediance, etc. So your question is basically can you make it look like what ever that link shows.

I think this is the link he wanted. http://www.bang-olufsen.com/web2/systems/product.asp?section=systems&sub=ls&prodid=282 And anything is possible with time/money/know how.

You posted the same link he did. it's alright though maybe it's something on my end that is making the picture not display.

sorry guys for the broken link i cant seem to upload a good picture of the bang and olufsen sub but heres something similar to the idea I have and yes, i plan on piano black as well, so thats probably exaclty how i would want it to look. and i planned on running a dayton reference high fidelity 12" with a crown XLS-202. any suggestions on how i could start this? I was thinking maybe getting a really big styrofoam ball or something and coating that to get an initial shape? what do you guys think?

I like the B&W much more than the the B&O. If you want to make it off a styrofoam ball, you have to decide if you're going to use a sacrificial mold or if you're going to cast a seperate mold to get this shape.xclusivecustomsinc.com

xclusivecustoms wrote: I like the B&W much more than the the B&O. If you want to make it off a styrofoam ball, you have to decide if you're going to use a sacrificial mold or if you're going to cast a seperate mold to get this shape.

Yes I do too. Im definitely going to try and mimic the wilkins. And im not sure what you mean by sacrifical mold or separate mold? I figured I could just cast a mold of the ball and then go through the steps of building the enclosure. But now as i think about ur choice of wording---"sacrificial", i wondered if it would be possible to even just coat the sytrofoam ball itself and carve out a hole for the driver, which could serve as massive insulation! ( or was that what you meant in the first place lol?)

Gee, I remember seeing bubbles being used as skylight, some were acrlyc some fiberglass.  I'm sure if you spent sometime looking for something premoulded, it would be simpler than starting form scratch.  You can alway build box inside or reinforce as needed.

wow thats such a good idea, didnt even think of that i need to just start looking around for ordinary things that could be used for this job. a see through fiberglass ball would be extremely cool too ( even though the piano black is my favorite) what do you guys think of the driver and amp im thinking about using? And just generally what do you guys think of the project?

A sacrificial mold is commonly used to make one-off gas tanks. You make your plug out of styrofoam, cover it with a barrier material and then fiberglass on top of that. After the fiberglass has hardened you pour a solvent (such as gasoline) inside of the ball which disolves the styrofoam. This technique is very effective for complex single production products, but is not very enviromentally friendly.xclusivecustomsinc.com