sealing off rear deck 6x9’s

ALright, i asked a while ago about what i should do about the rear deck 6x9's since they are open to the trunk and my w7 beats the crap out of them. I was told to seal them off and i agree that is the best option.

So my question is what is the best way to do this??  I thought about fabbing up some some metal baskets to go underneath but i would have to weld those to the metal panel and its so thin i worry about warping it.

Has anyone else ever had to do this?? i thought briefly about putting some 6x9 boxes in the back window but i think those look tacky.

I have jl audio C2-690tx 6x9's. Would i have to worry about the space in the enclosure???

Just looking for some good ideas.

DYohn] wrote:

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on't use rear deck speakers. 

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DYohn] wrote:

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Don't use rear deck speakers. 

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drew454u wrote:

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DYohn] wrote:

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Don't use rear deck speakers. 

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why would i not want too?? i have people in my car too often not to have rear deck speakers.

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I noticed that if I sit 3-4 feet further from a speaker I can still hear it just fine. 

jimi77 wrote:

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drew454u wrote:

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DYohn] wrote:

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Don't use rear deck speakers.

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why would i not want too?? i have people in my car too often not to have rear deck speakers.

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I noticed that if I sit 3-4 feet further from a speaker I can still hear it just fine.

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You can find these isolation cones/buckets at Pep Boys. This is what the techs at the audio shop suggested for my set up. I have a LARGE cabin in my 68 Caprice 4 door and wanted to run 6 x 9's with the subs. These help isolate the sound. -Scott

drew454u wrote:

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jimi77 wrote:

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I noticed that if I sit 3-4 feet further from a speaker I can still hear it just fine.

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I thought the same thing too, but with the front seats blocking a direct path to the back seats, it sounds bad and not real loud.... especially with the w7 beating so loud.

The car is a 97 cutlass supreme the front speakers sit low in the door panel angled up at the passenger. I am gonna keep the rear speakers just lookin for some custom ideas.

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Yeah, if your front stage is extremely overpowered by the subwoofer already, then losing a ~2-3 db from the front stage and picking up 1-2db from the substage will can make an unbalanced system sound really bad.  With balanced/flat systems it isn't a big deal.

MDF, fiberglass, plywood, etc, etc, etc.    

hot rodder wrote:

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You can find these isolation cones/buckets at Pep Boys. This is what the techs at the audio shop suggested for my set up. I have a LARGE cabin in my 68 Caprice 4 door and wanted to run 6 x 9's with the subs. These help isolate the sound. -Scott

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What kind of battery is that...Just a regular automotive lead-acid battery...? Have also heard that w/o those enclosures around 6x9...and with subs sharing the same area/space...The 6x9 is playing/vibrating at frequencies they arent suppose to...???(thinking really hard about the explanation from mobile dynamics...Something about resonant frequency...??)

You can find those cups at different stores. The audio shop I bought all my stuff from was out of the 6x9 size but had plenty of 6.5 round.

To answer the battery question; yes it is a plain old lead acid battery that is on parallel with the front battery. I wanted the operating amps and CCA to be close to the front battery the car uses to keep the charging duties even. Power for the amps comes from both batteries. There are photos of the system build in the user galleries forum.

-Scott

hot rodder wrote:

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You can find those cups at different stores. The audio shop I bought all my stuff from was out of the 6x9 size but had plenty of 6.5 round.

To answer the battery question; yes it is a plain old lead acid battery that is on parallel with the front battery. I wanted the operating amps and CCA to be close to the front battery the car uses to keep the charging duties even. Power for the amps comes from both batteries. There are photos of the system build in the user galleries forum.

-Scott

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So the battery vents into the trunk...then into the cabin...or did you use some type of vent tube...??