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 Fiberglass Wrangler boxPrinted From: the12volt.comForum Name:  Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
 Forum Discription:  Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
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 Printed Date: October 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
 
 
 Topic: Fiberglass Wrangler box
 
 Posted By: jkirkku
 Subject: Fiberglass Wrangler box
 Date Posted: November 26, 2005 at 3:16 PM
 
 
 Allright so this is my first post and I just registered... I've been reading over this site for a while.
 Im pretty sure that I am going to buy my dad's 99 TJ from him (he got a new car).  The speakers in there are already blown and its a stock tape deck so it needs to be redone!  But the restrictions of space and sound quality in a jeep are huge.  When he first bought is someone sold him a box that was supposedly made and it didnt fit due to a wierd hinge on the door.  I know wood would be hard to form around this.  So my idea was to make a mold and then a fiberglass box.
 
 The Mold-So i think the easiest way to make a mold would be to shut the "trunk"  all up and cover everything with plastic and then alluminum foil.  Then ill go buy a couple bottles of low expanding(Window and door sill) foam and fill that area up with that.  Then it would seem i would have a mold that matched all contours and hinges.
 
 The box-So now that i have the mold i have to prep it.  Im thinking i want one twelve... im pretty sure I could  pull off the sealed twelve or maybe even a ported 12 or 10.  So i want that 12 to face the rear seat at a downward angle, that way it cant be seen and the seat wont rub on it.  Then i want the top to be flat.  I also have to take into acct.  the thickness of fiberglass... which I am assuming will be from 1/2 to 3/4.  So after all of the sanding and cutting I should come out with a mold that i can cover and then fiberglass?
 
 Does this sound like a good idea to everyone?  Sorry for the long post and thanks!
 
 
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 Posted By: smartway
 Date Posted: January 13, 2006 at 3:03 PM
 
 I just did a wrangler box it was fairly easy but tight. If i remember right the box is 17"tall 32.5"wide, 8"TD, and 11.25"BD with about 3"x3" cut out on the edge for the latch. It has 2 10" kicker l5's with a kicker kx1200.1 1 farad stinger cap all under the back seat. We had to raise the back of the seat about a 1/2" to make it fit. OH you have to put 11/2" riseres on the bottom of the box if you make it a down firing box. Hope i helped.
 
 
 
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