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Spare tire speaker box

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: July 06, 2025 at 2:24 AM


Topic: Spare tire speaker box

Posted By: northballer
Subject: Spare tire speaker box
Date Posted: August 20, 2004 at 10:51 AM

I built a spare tire speaker box to hold my three tens it sounds ok but not as good as it should I still need to seal off some areas. I dont have them in seperate chambers could this be the reason why they dont sound that good



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Posted By: vdubmk4
Date Posted: August 20, 2004 at 10:55 AM

I wouldn't think that having separate chambers would help, atleast not from my experience. I would think that any gaps in the seams that let air leak would be ur major problem, also the internal volume of the box, although not so much a problem with sealed boxes.



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Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 20, 2004 at 11:06 AM

So when I seal the gaps will I notice the difference





Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 20, 2004 at 11:19 AM
I also wanted to know if there is anything that I could seal the gaps with so that I can take my top part on and off like a gasket or something of that nature




Posted By: heavilymedicate
Date Posted: August 20, 2004 at 12:05 PM
Did you just take a peice of wood, cut three holes, take out the spare tire, and screw it over the spare tire-well?  I dont understand why you have leaks.




Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 20, 2004 at 12:08 PM

No way I sealead it with foam  but the part where the top connects to my base is where it leaks I can easily seal it with silicone or any gap sealer but I was wondering if there was anything else that I could use that is not permanent like a gasket





Posted By: vdubmk4
Date Posted: August 20, 2004 at 12:30 PM

Yeah, you will notice a difference when you seal the gaps, i had some screw sized holes once in one of my older boxes and it made a difference when i sealed even those, crazy ain't it.

You might wanna try some rubber stripping (weather stripping and the such). I think that will give you the effect ur lookin for. It comes on a role and in different lengths and width so you have a lot of options. Your local hardware store will have it. If you went with a liquid sealer like an engine liquid gasket type thing i'm not a 100% sure that it wouldn't stick to the porousness of the wood or foam.

Hope that helped.



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Fortune: You will continue to take chances, and be glad you did.




Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 20, 2004 at 2:03 PM
I bought this foam in a roll and it sealed it just right thanks





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