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3/4" MDF is what you should make it out of... you need to refer to your sub instructions or specs to find what volume the box needs to be and you need to get this part right or your subs will blow! Id suggest a bandpass box if your just into the bass but if thats a daily driver id go with a sealed because SPL is great I love it myself but you wont get the sound quality with bandpass like you will with sealed and sealed still gives you great SPL... I have 4 Lightning Audio 12's in my lil ol' Jetta trunk and I rock the entire thing and all my boxes are sealed.

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---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----
1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp
2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs
1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

MDF, and ported

like superstreet said refer to your specs about box size

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MDF, make sure to use bracing and silicone to seal the corners

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dream it, build it, fiberglass it

how do i refer to the specs?wut u mean?

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do you have the subwoofers manuals ?

if so they are in the manuals, there should be a spec. page or possible a sheet

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THIS IS WHAT THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SAID EXACTLY

Notes:
1. Depending on the space available in your turnk select a large or small bass reflex enclosure (big or small box) or a band pass enclosure.

2. The diameter of the bass reflex tube (port 0) should not vary by more than a maximum of 10% in relation to the specified length (port1).

3. All the walls of the enclosure should have exactly the same thickness as the front panel.

4. Make the walls of the enclosure out of chipboard, bonded together with good wood glue.

5. Fasten the walls of the enclosure with screws with a spacing of apporx. 10cm.

6. Seal the enclosure from the inside with wood glue.

SO WUT THE HECK IS IT SAYING ? if not can u guys help me create one ?

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well I just looked at a website woofersetc. and it said that the recommended sealed enclosure size is 1.25 cubic feet...

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get 3/4 MDF and make the box so inside it has about 1.25 cubic feet of volume. use wood glue on the sides of all the pieces to bond them together and put a screw about every 3 or 4 in. make sure to pre drill the holes for the screw so you dont crack the wood. you can also make it out of fiberglass if youve got money and patience. ive made probably 20 or so MDF boxes and its really easy. just make sure to get the airspace as close to 1 1/4 cu ft to get the best performance from your subs. theres a box calculator on one site thatll tell you exactly what size to cut each side, but i forgot the website. maybe someone else in here knows.

Volfenhag subs, eh? Put them into the OEM cardboard box they came in and seal with masking tape. Jab repeatedly with a long phillips head screwdriver. Make sure the screwdriver penetrates all the way through the cardboard on both sides. If you encounter resistance, you have hit the woofer magnet and must reorient your strike. After 20 to 30 punctures, wire the subs in series and plug them into the 120V wall outlet in your garage. Enjoy the smoke. Unplug and toss entire assembly into the garbage can. Buy good quality subs and start over.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

haha very good advice DYohn but back to the point... id use "Beats the Nail" on all crack and corners and use it to seal everything then drill tons and tons of screws in there but pre-drill holes first.

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---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----
1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp
2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs
1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

DYohn] wrote:

p>Volfenhag subs, eh? Put them into the OEM cardboard box they came in and seal with masking tape. Jab repeatedly with a long phillips head screwdriver. Make sure the screwdriver penetrates all the way through the cardboard on both sides. If you encounter resistance, you have hit the woofer magnet and must reorient your strike. After 20 to 30 punctures, wire the subs in series and plug them into the 120V wall outlet in your garage. Enjoy the smoke. Unplug and toss entire assembly into the garbage can. Buy good quality subs and start over.
Sorry, couldn't resist.

Sure no problem. Its all fun and games.

Dont hate, MasterBate!

retard. WUt system you running on?

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You really want to know? In my Lincoln LS (my every day driver) I am running a Nakamichi MD95z dual DIN CD changer plus minidisk head with outboard DAC and pre-amp, a JBL GT45z crossover, a Carver XA-28 center channel processor, a Nak 2004 amp for the mains, a Planet Audio Saturn (forget which model) amp for the center channels and rear fill tweets, a PPI DCX 500.1 sub amp, a McIntosh MCC 302 amp for front bass fill, a set of SEAS Lotus L5502 comps up front, a set of JL Audio XR570 5"X7" coaxials for rear mains, a pair of Coustic Power Logic HT405 for center channels, two SEAS L001-06 tweets for rear fill, one Infinity Kappa Perfect 12 in custom built sealed enclosure for sub, and two Scan Speak 18W 7" woofers in custom built kick panels for front bass fill. I also have a cellular phone interface from Sony/Ericsson.

BangBang dont ever ask the bigger names on the forum to compete systems with you cuz trust me we all got huge ones. The reason people dis on Volfenhag is because theres a reason theyre so cheap and thats because theyre crap. People buy them because theyre cheap but theres no quality in them..

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---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----
1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp
2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs
1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

And I might add my RTA says the system is flat from 20Hz to 30KHz, and -3db at 16 Hz without outboard EQ or signal processing. Gotta love those SEAS.

is that it? is that all u got? in your car?

lolz

"BangBang dont ever ask the bigger names on the forum to compete systems with you cuz trust me we all got huge ones. The reason people dis on Volfenhag is because theres a reason theyre so cheap and thats because theyre crap. People buy them because theyre cheap but theres no quality in them.."

and? who's trunk is that sh*t going into? who am i trying to please you or me?

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I love it....

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BangBang I aint tryin to fight with you im just tellin u to watch what u say especially when you got a piece of sh*t system

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---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----
1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp
2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs
1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

my system rocks. yours the piece of sh*t you f**ken n****r. faggot a***ole go eat a big ass f**ken c**k bitch ass white fat ass mother f**ker. f**k you !
i dont give a f**k wut u bitch ass'z say about my system all u foos being haters . just cuz my sh*t hallz ass.

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Try reading the name of the topic and see if u can answer and stay on the topic. f**ken retarded white niggahz from nowhere and shietz! fukin online bangers and shietz

f**ken Lightning audio nub. on 56k fag who still lives with his mom.
does ligtning audio have f**ken cd drives or f**ken dvd players. f**ken more RON!! lmao f**ken nub maybe we should meet up some where. and bring your car and ur "tight" ass ride. SO i can f**ken strip that sh*t. and f**ken shove it up your buttt!

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its ok bangbang if you want to put some of those vof. in your acura more power to you, its upto you nothing anyone says should make a difference, maybe you will have a good experince with them, others may have not had such a good experince....who knows....I was going to buy those same subs once at a pawn shop just to see how the sound....i thought that they were just huge and not very spendy...I still have not ever heard them....

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Well Bang Bang, you have confirmed my suspicions that you are about 12 years old mentally and probably not past the 6th grade intellectually. You don't know how to speak to other people, and certainly don't know how to listen to them. I've tried to help you and tried to have a little fun with you, but you obviously don't have the maturity nor the intellectual capacity to handle either. You'll not get another answer from me to any of your posts, and I hope from no one else who knows what they're doing either. Please go Bang somewhere else.

Dude, BangBang Needs to relax a little. He was just messing around with you, same way I was messing around with the tread about the best box for audiobahn subs. We poke fun at stuff like that because its funny, not because we wanna hurt someones feelings (unless they are running sony, then they deserve it :) ). This forum doesnt need that kinda profanity flying around like that. I mean to drop the ocasional f bomb or say sh*t ever now and again is one thing but, I counted like 7 f bombs in the post at the top of the page, and I dont know how many other ones before hand. Like learn to relax before you write a message and trying to go head to head with an established member like that is just stupid. Listen to what people are telling you, they arent going to say something just for the sake of saying it, 99% of the time guys like DYohn are right and the one percent of the times they arent right someone like Forbidden will say something about it. Now play nice

BangBang I have cable internet and i live with one of my buddies but anyways thats besides the point... you need to grow up a bit and take a little constructed criticism. People say stuff about your subs because the quality of those have been known to be bad so like Clean Install says maybe your experience was better but somehow I doubt it. And I dont have a tight ass right, just system... so maybe that clears things up a bit

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---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----
1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp
2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs
1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

right = ride

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---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----
1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp
2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs
1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

superstreet786 wrote:

BangBang I have cable internet and i live with one of my buddies but anyways thats besides the point... you need to grow up a bit and take a little constructed criticism. People say stuff about your subs because the quality of those have been known to be bad so like Clean Install says maybe your experience was better but somehow I doubt it. And I dont have a tight ass right, just system... so maybe that clears things up a bit

SYstem my f**ken a hole mother f**ker. f**k you and ur f**ken system does that sh*t make you f**ken smarter and richer and successful in life u f**ken niggah ! go stick that snobbbish atitude of yours in ur dead moms ass . CUz shez a f**ken a bitch you gay fag who lives with your guy friends you f**ken a hole. I didn't post this topic so u could bring your f**kEN pig nose in here and talk sh*t. THIS topic was never about f**ken SONY"z it was about making a sub box for a f**ken 12" sub woofers. YOUr the f**ken white p***k who stuck your redneck in this f**ken topic and started talking mad sh*t. YOU ACT LIKE YOU NEVER FUKCEN BOUGHT SONY'z before.. OR other wise. SAMe sh*t here you f**ken Hitler mother f**ker. THey were affordable and they work grreeat now. SO you should JUSt shut the f**k up, and if u got sh*t to talk about try f**ken saying dat sh*t to mah face instead of talking online and sh*t.
AGAIn, you wanna meet up somehwere?

f**k you and your f**ken whole crew. ! you f**ken niggah \
and again you dont bang so you should STFU you f**ken P. i . G.

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You got better shiet to do ?

THEN y the f**k you reading abou tthis shiet!?!

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BangBang wrote:

[ THey were affordable and they work grreeat now.

glad to hear that they are working great now.... posted_image

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omg chill out man your going crazy. Yea ive bought sony and thats why i have my opinion on them. My moms alive and well also so chill out and maybe people will like you better... doubtful after this discussion but maybe

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---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----
1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp
2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs
1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

CLEAN INSTALL wrote:

BangBang wrote:

[ THey were affordable and they work grreeat now.

glad to hear that they are working great now....

PEOPLE WRITING sh*t LIKe this is no problem its good to hear you say sh*t like that

thanx

but wen you start talking sh*t about my sh*t i'll f**ken f**ken kick your ass mother f**ker.

if its ur opinion u fag then keep it to your self. u think i appreciate you clowning on my sh*t.

mother f**ker?

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you show some respect for my system i have no problem .

u start talking sh*t about the sh*t i bought is a f**ken huge ass f**ken problem!

Try to understand my f**ken situation mother f**ker.

YOU f**ken ass hole.! pig mother f**ker. ! you f**ken hater! u f**ken redneck nazi mother f**ker. f**k you and your f**ken CAR .

CHECK out my other posts before this.. TELL ME IF U SEE SOMEONE CLOWNING ON MY SONY"z ?

OR DO THE MOTHER f**kERS suggest that i change it.?

THERES A HUGE f**kEN DIFference wen u suggest me to change the sonyz

and wen ur just f**ken Talking sh*t like your the f**ken Master and f**ken Best at car system mother f**ker!

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Dude, seriously chill out with language, someone just may come up and ban you for it. I for one do not appreciate it at all. You have offered some advice to the site and learned a ton as well, it would be a shame to see you banned to the land of other forums when there is still so much for you to learn. Sometimes some of us poke fun at things like Bose, Sony, Infinity Factory, Volfenhag etc, but some of us can also express an opinion based on fact. The fact here is that the language is pretty downright nasty and has no business being on a good forum like this. The fact is that you responded to something that really ticked you off. The fact is that some of us will help you work with the vast dilemnas that you will encounter with any type of audio problem. (you seem to have lots - no worries though). The fact is that even if you have garbage subs (couldn't resist - sorry) we will still help you to make them work to the best of their abilities. If those subs were all you can afford, so be it, let's get them to work for you. Now let's back back on topic please. How are you making out with the box?

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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.

I agree

completly with Rob....

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forbidden wrote:

Dude, seriously chill out with language, someone just may come up and ban you for it. I for one do not appreciate it at all. You have offered some advice to the site and learned a ton as well, it would be a shame to see you banned to the land of other forums when there is still so much for you to learn. Sometimes some of us poke fun at things like Bose, Sony, Infinity Factory, Volfenhag etc, but some of us can also express an opinion based on fact. The fact here is that the language is pretty downright nasty and has no business being on a good forum like this. The fact is that you responded to something that really ticked you off. The fact is that some of us will help you work with the vast dilemnas that you will encounter with any type of audio problem. (you seem to have lots - no worries though). The fact is that even if you have garbage subs (couldn't resist - sorry) we will still help you to make them work to the best of their abilities. If those subs were all you can afford, so be it, let's get them to work for you. Now let's back back on topic please. How are you making out with the box?

i have started yet not sure wut to buy at home depot. and dont know wut the dimensions shoould be.

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i dont need any comments from superstreet786.
stick with the topic plz!

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Well im glad this is all settled and to make it clear... i wasnt the only one makin little jokes about Volfenhag

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---- 1996 Chevy S10 ----
1 Lightning Audio S2.600.2 Amp
2 Lightning Audio 12" Subs
1 Lightning Audio 1 Farad Cap

Ok Your shopping list should include the following

1sheet of 3/4" MDF

Wood Glue

Screws(if you have an air nailer, Brad nails)

Whatever you wanna cover the box in (ie carpet, vinyl, whatever.)

If you want to use carpet then you need some type of spray adhesive.

Did you ever figure out how much airspace you need for those subs? I Kinda need to know so I can tell you dimensions. Get back to me and we'll get you straitened out, but if I see one more * in your post on this tread im not gonna do anything for you because that was just childish.

CLEAN INSTALL wrote:

well I just looked at a website woofersetc. and it said that the recommended sealed enclosure size is 1.25 cubic feet...

ok thanx sorry aabout that sir.

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Ok, Try to make a box 30 inches across the face, 15inces high, and 14inches deep. Check to see if that box will fit in your trunk. I dont drive a honda so I cant measure it for myself. Put a solid wall inside the box down the center so you have 2 chambers, with this wall and the speaker displacement it should give you the right air space. Also those numbers I gave you are exterior dimensions.

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double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer

so then lets go by Length , height , and width.
30 inches long across the face. then 15 inches high, then 14 inches from the face to the back. THen put in mdf board ijn the middle to creat 2 chambers.

do the wall that is inmiddle that will be dividing the chambers need to be glued and screwed?

then how do i create a whole or where do i create a whole for the speaker wires.. the.. umm.. wutcha call it... the thing..!! darn i can't remeber the name for it.

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yes, the divider needs to be screwed and glued. For the speaker wire there are two ways to do it: 1) make cut-outs at the back for terminal cups 2) drill a slightly smaller hole than your speaker wire and feed it through. Either way you need to seal it up on the inside with silicone.

ok but i dont have terminal cups wehre can i buy them do they sell them on ebay?

or should i just take it from my old sub box.?

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oh for get about the sub woofer box. i know now thanx alot

go to my post. about my amp not turning on!!!

theres something wrong with the hot wire.. no power... i checked the fused on the 8 guage and still nothing ! wtf!

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