Spare Tire Well Sub Enclosure

AtlanticBlue99 · January 28th, 2006, 02:25 PM

joe, i know you did this with your 2 subs and amp comb; fiberglass them in the spare tire well. but i have a few questions:

i have a crystal clear audio setup now, but i am again craving a little bass since i have removed my 2 subs and amp. i am leaning towards something like you have done (fiberglass recess into spare tire area) but with 1 10" rockford fosgate sub and a new amp.

first off, when you fiberglassed your sub in, did you just cut out the sub woofer circle into the wood, lay the trunk board in the trunk and fiberglass it in place to seal it off? did you fiberglass the trunk metal surface under the enclosure too? is this something i could do myself one sunday in my spare time?

for everyone else:

secondly, what do you recommend for an amp to power 1 fosgate punch 1 sub that would actually last? my rockford punch amp died after 1 year's use so i need a new one. i need a new power wire too. what gauge should i get? i have the fuse still, so i could reconnect it to the new power wire and wire it up. i have all of the other wiring for the amp (ground, audio, b+, speaker). i just want a clean installation that will sound good and last.

thanks for the help ahead of time.

mdvaldosta · January 28th, 2006, 03:57 PM

No I didn't fiberglass underneath, since I may decide to rip it out one day. A 1/4 board with the speaker hole cut out was laid over the spare tire well and fiberglassed into place. Then, the trunk carpet was laid back over it and the hole cut through that as well. The wire was ran before the board was laid in. Pretty simple and straight foward. I ran 2 10" JL's.

As far as the amp goes, pick something that's gonna run at about 80-100% if the power the speaker can handle and adjust the gain accordingly so the bass comes in at the right time with the rest of the sound. The lower the gain the better, it's easier on the amp.

As far as power and ground, simply choose something based on the output of the amp. 4 gauge is big enough to allow room to grow later on, so that's what I would suggest.

AtlanticBlue99 · January 28th, 2006, 04:03 PM

sounds good and clears some stuff up, thanks. i have all the wiring except the battery power wire and it all runs neatly with some slack into the spare tire well. i have some ideas on how to make a really clean installation.

where did you get your fiberglass resin? lowes/ home depot/ wal mart?

this sounds like a fun little project.

mdvaldosta · January 28th, 2006, 04:28 PM

Auto Parts store

artisan00 · February 8th, 2006, 10:37 PM

what do you do if you bust a tire .. replace it with your subwoofer?

j/k, but good luck with the proj.. post pics

AtlanticBlue99 · February 22nd, 2006, 03:34 PM

o, im done with the project already man. if i have a flat, ill call AAA :wink

AtlanticBlue99 · February 22nd, 2006, 03:34 PM

sorry about the quality- i just took these a couple minutes ago from the dry garage while the car gets a natural bath

ckthecerealkiller · February 22nd, 2006, 05:43 PM

Looks good, you did well. Just don't put anything in the trunk! :wink

AtlanticBlue99 · February 22nd, 2006, 07:15 PM

yea, i know. i never keep stuff in my car anyway, but golf clubs will need to go in a friends car for future reference

Sa-WaitNoMustang900Turbo · March 21st, 2006, 08:40 PM

i hope some day my jeep and your loud in soon to be 2 ways stang will be able to equally annoy the surroundin 10 square miles with over kill base

AtlanticBlue99 · March 21st, 2006, 09:18 PM

i was looking at a rear seat delete sub box enclosure:

they are kind of pricey though, so i will hold off a while- at least til i get my tax return. i like having trunk utility and weight savings.

98stang6 · February 9th, 2007, 03:12 PM

get atlantic, did you just get a flat board across teh trunk and drop your subs into it? or did you fiberglass underneath to make a sealed box? im looking to do a similar set up but with one sub.

Bies08 · February 12th, 2007, 10:19 PM

wow dude thats a sweet set up...its CLEAN...wish i could do that!

Bies08 · February 17th, 2007, 10:17 AM

soo i got to thinking about doing htat....and i still want ot be able to use my trunk some..right now its full of my sub box and so on...buuut would you be able to lay some plexiglass or something over that??? and atlantic can you take some more pics so i can get a better idea on what to do..and how do you do the fiberglass stuff? how did you run all of your wires??

Stokestack · February 20th, 2007, 02:40 PM

Hi all.

I just removed the back seat in my '96 convertible to rewire the whole audio system, and it occurred to me that you could make a custom seat-bottom with subwoofer openings and some kind of acoustically transparent seating surface.

Can somebody post a link to the rear-seat-delete sub setup you're talking about?

Thanks!

fote03 · September 14th, 2007, 10:24 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1994-...spagenameZWDVW

Stokestack · September 14th, 2007, 11:44 PM

Hey, thanks!

myPONYisHARD · September 25th, 2007, 07:27 PM

would it be possible to make a set-up where the spare is, that i could still use my trunk..

fote03 · September 26th, 2007, 02:54 PM

I want a spare tire replacement box like AtlanticBlue99 but i want to cover my subs so they dont get beat up.

stangitis · September 26th, 2007, 10:25 PM

my cuz did something like this all he did was put a piece of raised plexi on top of it

January 28th, 2006, 02:25 PM	#1
AtlanticBlue99 Administrator 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UGA Posts: 7,414	Spare Tire Well Sub Enclosure joe, i know you did this with your 2 subs and amp comb; fiberglass them in the spare tire well. but i have a few questions: i have a crystal clear audio setup now, but i am again craving a little bass since i have removed my 2 subs and amp. i am leaning towards something like you have done (fiberglass recess into spare tire area) but with 1 10" rockford fosgate sub and a new amp. first off, when you fiberglassed your sub in, did you just cut out the sub woofer circle into the wood, lay the trunk board in the trunk and fiberglass it in place to seal it off? did you fiberglass the trunk metal surface under the enclosure too? is this something i could do myself one sunday in my spare time? for everyone else: secondly, what do you recommend for an amp to power 1 fosgate punch 1 sub that would actually last? my rockford punch amp died after 1 year's use so i need a new one. i need a new power wire too. what gauge should i get? i have the fuse still, so i could reconnect it to the new power wire and wire it up. i have all of the other wiring for the amp (ground, audio, b+, speaker). i just want a clean installation that will sound good and last. thanks for the help ahead of time. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

January 28th, 2006, 04:03 PM	#3
AtlanticBlue99 Administrator 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UGA Posts: 7,414	sounds good and clears some stuff up, thanks. i have all the wiring except the battery power wire and it all runs neatly with some slack into the spare tire well. i have some ideas on how to make a really clean installation. where did you get your fiberglass resin? lowes/ home depot/ wal mart? this sounds like a fun little project. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

February 22nd, 2006, 03:34 PM	#7
AtlanticBlue99 Administrator 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UGA Posts: 7,414	sorry about the quality- i just took these a couple minutes ago from the dry garage while the car gets a natural bath __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

February 22nd, 2006, 05:43 PM	#8
ckthecerealkiller Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Greeley Colorado with high rate of living an low wages baby! Posts: 935	Looks good, you did well. Just don't put anything in the trunk! :wink __________________ http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/6483/sig4zm.jpg

February 22nd, 2006, 07:15 PM	#9
AtlanticBlue99 Administrator 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UGA Posts: 7,414	yea, i know. i never keep stuff in my car anyway, but golf clubs will need to go in a friends car for future reference __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

January 28th, 2006, 03:57 PM	#2
mdvaldosta Maintenance Man 2002 Mustang GT 11.47@120.58 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 3,945	No I didn't fiberglass underneath, since I may decide to rip it out one day. A 1/4 board with the speaker hole cut out was laid over the spare tire well and fiberglassed into place. Then, the trunk carpet was laid back over it and the hole cut through that as well. The wire was ran before the board was laid in. Pretty simple and straight foward. I ran 2 10" JL's. As far as the amp goes, pick something that's gonna run at about 80-100% if the power the speaker can handle and adjust the gain accordingly so the bass comes in at the right time with the rest of the sound. The lower the gain the better, it's easier on the amp. As far as power and ground, simply choose something based on the output of the amp. 4 gauge is big enough to allow room to grow later on, so that's what I would suggest.

January 28th, 2006, 04:28 PM	#4
mdvaldosta Maintenance Man 2002 Mustang GT 11.47@120.58 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 3,945	Auto Parts store

February 8th, 2006, 10:37 PM	#5
artisan00 Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 422	what do you do if you bust a tire .. replace it with your subwoofer? j/k, but good luck with the proj.. post pics

March 21st, 2006, 08:40 PM	#10
Sa-WaitNoMustang900Turbo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 462	i hope some day my jeep and your loud in soon to be 2 ways stang will be able to equally annoy the surroundin 10 square miles with over kill base __________________ http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...borbmw_156.jpg God... That Euro import guy is really starting to get on my nerves... my car can only beat his in a strait line(maybe)

March 21st, 2006, 09:18 PM	#11
AtlanticBlue99 Administrator 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UGA Posts: 7,414	i was looking at a rear seat delete sub box enclosure: they are kind of pricey though, so i will hold off a while- at least til i get my tax return. i like having trunk utility and weight savings. __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

February 9th, 2007, 03:12 PM	#12
98stang6 Look Ma! My First Post! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	get atlantic, did you just get a flat board across teh trunk and drop your subs into it? or did you fiberglass underneath to make a sealed box? im looking to do a similar set up but with one sub.

February 12th, 2007, 10:19 PM	#13
Bies08 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Manhattan, Kansas Posts: 757	wow dude thats a sweet set up...its CLEAN...wish i could do that! __________________ If you aren't first.....your last! http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...7_19/Bsig2.jpg

February 17th, 2007, 10:17 AM	#14
Bies08 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Manhattan, Kansas Posts: 757	soo i got to thinking about doing htat....and i still want ot be able to use my trunk some..right now its full of my sub box and so on...buuut would you be able to lay some plexiglass or something over that??? and atlantic can you take some more pics so i can get a better idea on what to do..and how do you do the fiberglass stuff? how did you run all of your wires?? __________________ If you aren't first.....your last! http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...7_19/Bsig2.jpg

February 20th, 2007, 02:40 PM	#15
Stokestack Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2	Rear-seat sub kit Hi all. I just removed the back seat in my '96 convertible to rewire the whole audio system, and it occurred to me that you could make a custom seat-bottom with subwoofer openings and some kind of acoustically transparent seating surface. Can somebody post a link to the rear-seat-delete sub setup you're talking about? Thanks!

September 14th, 2007, 10:24 PM	#16
fote03 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 28	http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1994-...spagenameZWDVW

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September 14th, 2007, 11:44 PM	#17
Stokestack Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2	Hey, thanks!

September 25th, 2007, 07:27 PM	#18
myPONYisHARD Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: weston,fl Posts: 272	would it be possible to make a set-up where the spare is, that i could still use my trunk.. __________________ Boost in the works

September 26th, 2007, 02:54 PM	#19
fote03 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 28	I want a spare tire replacement box like AtlanticBlue99 but i want to cover my subs so they dont get beat up.

September 26th, 2007, 10:25 PM	#20
stangitis Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 34	my cuz did something like this all he did was put a piece of raised plexi on top of it

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