this is gunna be my install

mk4mike · Post by **mk4mike** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:50 pm

neilGTI · Post by **neilGTI** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:07 am

Looking good so far

Where are you going to mounting your amps ?

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:37 pm

very nice mate, also what finish are you planning on puttting on?

Hardcore · Post by **Hardcore** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:50 pm

thats gona look and sound mint.

dumdum · Post by **dumdum** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:50 am

Hardcore wrote:thats gona look and sound mint.

Kicker squares do not sound mint, yeah they are loud, but as for sound quality, sorry to the OP, they are lacking!

good effort on the box tho, will look nice at least! but.......................... why have you picked a SOLO X to be in a sealed box in your boot?? not an ideal sub for the application at all!

mk4mike · Post by **mk4mike** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:00 pm

dumdum wrote:
Hardcore wrote:thats gona look and sound mint.
Kicker squares do not sound mint, yeah they are loud, but as for sound quality, sorry to the OP, they are lacking!

good effort on the box tho, will look nice at least! but.......................... why have you picked a SOLO X to be in a sealed box in your boot?? not an ideal sub for the application at all!

dunno really! my mate got one but a 12" and it sounded good.
i know they are bad for sound quality like you said but they are made for spl and that only really stuff like short bursts.
i wanted sumin with a bit of a punch and loud so i thought i would get one. i put it in a sealed box because i'm not a big fan of making a box the size of my car and seeing how loud i can get it lol.
the sealed box is for the better power handeling side of things really and what i wanna use the sub for is better off in a sealed box, on the other hand i still wanted the bass there so thats why its in a small sealed box.
i have tried it out, and it sounds great, just right for what i want.
it was built to kicker spec so not suprised it sounds good.
thanx for the comment on the box tho mate

mk4mike · Post by **mk4mike** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:07 pm

Tim_GTi wrote:very nice mate, also what finish are you planning on puttting on?

i'm gunna spray most of it in the same colour as the car

mk4mike · Post by **mk4mike** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:08 pm

neilGTI wrote:Looking good so far

Where are you going to mounting your amps ?

behind the sub on the back wall that i haven't made yet lol

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:33 am

mk4mike wrote:
i'm gunna spray most of it in the same colour as the car

Nice, well jsut keep us posted!

Harnz · Post by **Harnz** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:48 pm

dat kicker sub can kick out som serious power pretty sure its the 5000w 1? what amp or amps you looking to power the lil beast

BratManGTi · Post by **BratManGTi** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:50 pm

very simialr to one of the first installs i did
sorry crapy pic half finished aswell all i have lol
i used a 15" explode
but when the VR6 is in u will be going for 3 12"s
i was like u just wanted a bit of good bass got bored with that now want somthin that will hurt lol

BratManGTi · Post by **BratManGTi** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:54 pm

and this one was the very first

sorry they are on there sides

and the last one i did before i striped the car was a bass horn
OMFG was it loud high end and low end

mk4mike · Post by **mk4mike** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:43 pm

this is just some of the stuff going in

1500watt mono amp for the sub

real power rating certificate for amp

my new 8" mid bass door speakers

dumdum · Post by **dumdum** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:28 pm

mk4mike wrote:dunno really! my mate got one but a 12" and it sounded good.
i know they are bad for sound quality like you said but they are made for spl and that only really stuff like short bursts.
i wanted sumin with a bit of a punch and loud so i thought i would get one. i put it in a sealed box because i'm not a big fan of making a box the size of my car and seeing how loud i can get it lol.
the sealed box is for the better power handeling side of things really and what i wanna use the sub for is better off in a sealed box, on the other hand i still wanted the bass there so thats why its in a small sealed box.
i have tried it out, and it sounds great, just right for what i want.
it was built to kicker spec so not suprised it sounds good.
thanx for the comment on the box tho mate

as long as your happy dude, i just hate to see a sub wasted in a box that is not optimal for its performance (both spl and sq are achievable if done right

)

just to correct you tho - you say you went sealed for the power handling, thats all good except ported WILL take way more power than sealed with a given sub

mk4mike · Post by **mk4mike** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:15 am

(as long as your happy dude, i just hate to see a sub wasted in a box that is not optimal for its performance (both spl and sq are achievable if done right

)
what you trying to say mate??? you saying the box ain't big enough or ain't made propely???
i know alot about car audio and i know that the box i have made is optimal for sound quality and for best power handeling.
by the sounds of what your saying is that the box is too small and it needs to be ported, well that may be how you like it but like i say i don't like the sound of a ported box and i wanted it sealed for sq and the recomended size is a 2cft box to achive best quality sound and better power handeling.
i have already tested the sub out in the box with the amp and it sounds perfect to me.
oh and its very loud.