subwoofer enclosure for reg cab truck

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Topic: subwoofer enclosure for reg cab truck

Posted By: bangmaniac
Subject: subwoofer enclosure for reg cab truck
Date Posted: January 28, 2006 at 11:21 PM

i made a custom box for my subs to fit behind the seats. the box is sealed and has a 3/4" separate in middle of box i was wondering how would it sound better sealed or ported the box is like a wedge 2 type enclosure 46"long 15" tall bottom width is 9" and top is 8" and i used 3/4" MDF wood the speakers im going to put in it are Kenwood Excelon KFC-XW1002DVC and the amp im going to use is a Kenwood Excelon KAC-X811D what do you guys think should i port it or keep it sealed. thanx in advance

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Posted By: customsound79
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 12:31 AM

From what I can tell, there are no specs available for this sub, so there is no way to know how they will sound in that size box. Usually a box that small would be much better sealed. If you were to vent it, you would need an incredibly long port which would, in turn ,eat up valuable internal space. My suggestion though would be to dedicate the entire box for one good sub. You will get much lower responce and require a little less from your amp.

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Posted By: bangmaniac
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 12:32 AM

should i be concern of the subs hitting the back of the seats? and does anyone know where i can get grills for these subs? thanx

Posted By: customsound79
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 12:39 AM

YES! You can damage your cone or overheat the coils by binding it up. You can buy grills anywhere. The best place to look of course is ebay. I bought my entire system on ebay and couldn't be happier.

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Posted By: bangmaniac
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 1:07 AM

thanx for ur feedback Custom

anyone else car to put in there two cents thanx

Posted By: bangmaniac
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 1:41 AM

the manual that came with the subs says that the recommended box specs are 0.8 cubic ft. sealed and 1.0 cubic ft. ported with a 3" dia. and a 4"length

Posted By: bangmaniac
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 2:40 AM

customsound79 wrote:

YES! You can damage your cone or overheat the coils by binding it up. You can buy grills anywhere. The best place to look of course is ebay. I bought my entire system on ebay and couldn't be happier.

well i search everywhere for grills and nothing does anyone knoe how i can make any ?

Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 1:29 PM

Many places carry these: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=waffle+style+speaker+grilles, or you can order them online.

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Posted By: bangmaniac
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 1:57 PM

geepherder wrote:

Many places carry these: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=waffle+style+speaker+grilles, or you can order them online.

thanx for the info. but i dont find any to fit my subs