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Old 10-21-2009, 05:16 PM
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Well, I'm going to build it of course haha
 
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Old 10-21-2009, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Draciel
I spent a good two hours designing this box to fit almost flush on the "shelf" in the trunk of my MC. What does everyone think? Do you think it'll work? I'm thinking about venting it but I'm not exactly sure how to go about that. If anyone has Google Sketchup and wants the project file send me a private message.





No way for me to know if it'll work well or not considering I don't know what subs you're running nor the specs of this box. Include said info and then I can say if it's a good design or not.
 
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Old 10-22-2009, 12:07 AM
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The subs are two 12" Rockford Fosgate Prime. The volume of the box is I think either 2.45 cu. ft. or 2.46 cu. ft.
 
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Originally Posted by Draciel
The subs are two 12" Rockford Fosgate Prime. The volume of the box is I think either 2.45 cu. ft. or 2.46 cu. ft.
Cool. Box volume is perfect then, just make sure you don't port it as suggested above. Those subs have a very tiny motor assy which means they would have poor cone control in a ported box, which is probably why Fosgate doesn't suggest putting them in one. IMO, you should use a double baffle so you could flush mount the subs, just an idea.
 
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Old 10-24-2009, 02:31 PM
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Now, you have to explain what a double baffle is haha
 
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A double baffle is using two peices of MDF on the front where you mount the subs, instead of just one. Basically, the side you mount the subs to has double the thickness. It gives your subs a much more solid mounting point.
 
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Old 10-24-2009, 05:00 PM
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Ahhh...how would I put those two pieces of MDF together? Screws? Glue? What's the advantage to a double baffle?
 
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Originally Posted by Dbl_D718
A double baffle is using two peices of MDF on the front where you mount the subs, instead of just one. Basically, the side you mount the subs to has double the thickness. It gives your subs a much more solid mounting point.
In this case the second baffle wouldn't solidify the subs mounting points, it would only serve the brace the existing baffle to keep it from flexing (not that it was a concern giving the lower power application) but also would serve as sort of a "beauty panel" since instead of having the subs sitting on top of the box they would seemingly be sunk into the box. Just gives a cleaner look, IMO.

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Flush mount
 
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