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so i have finally completed my box. i listened to it for about 20min before taking it out and it sounded great. theres some wood filler drying right now to smooth out some of the holes from the screws. my original plan was to fit it into the far right corner of the cargo area, my old box (under the towel in the first pic) took up all the space b/w the two wheel wells. i wanted a box/woofer/amp combo that was better than my previous DUAL's and that would take up less room and leave more room for hauling stuff around. in order to get it to fit right, i had to leave a big chunk open for the wheel to fit under it. i wanted to go the ported route but after making a few different designs, i decided that a properly built sealed box would be better than a poorly built ported box.
the only thing i have left to do is to carpet it. i cant decide if i should attempt it myself or if i should pay someone to do it for me. ive only gotten a quote from one place so far and they said its $65 fee plus $24.99 per yd of carpet. i think im going to buy my own carpet anyway and take it with me to save on the parts/materials fees but to you pro installers out there, what do you charge to do it? what should i expect to pay? i saw a short vid on how to carpet a box but since mine is not a cube and theres a few 45* angles in there, it might be harder to do myself. any tips on DIY box carpeting? i cant find the link to the video that was posted a while ago. partsexpress has carpet for pretty cheap but are there any other cheap places? i need black carpet. http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/404...8798426_fs.jpg http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/371...6287605_fs.jpg http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/404...3536795_fs.jpg http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/405...5066799_fs.jpg http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/389...7066761_fs.jpg |
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Looking good man! I was waiting for you to get this build going.Tisk Tisk on using the particle board, but maybe thats all you could get...
Carpet is simple dude. Especially since you really only have to to 3 sides. Buy about 2 yards of the Jet Black non-backed carpet from PA for like $4.25 a yard. Then go pick up some 3M Super77 spray glue from Lowes or Home Depot...All you need after that is a sharp razor blade and some decent scissors...I can walk you through it step my step if you want. Shouldnt take more than 20min to do... |
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well i was at lowes yesterday and i saw that the do have 3/4" MDF... i feel dumb b/c i didnt realize it came in full 4'x8' sheets. when i originally bought the particle board i was looking on the aisle with the trim/siding/craft-wood.
if i had gone 2 more aisles down, i would have found the MDF. and technically, i got the build going more than a month ago, but after my saw failed once and then died a second time, it was a while before i could get all the sides and everything cut. i ended up having to rent a table saw anyway so if i had just done that from the start, i would already be done by now and finished with all this. EDIT: parts express has regular carpet and latex-backed carpet. it says the latex will add durability and toughness. its only $.65 more, should i get that instead or will regular carpet be easier to work with? |
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Looks like a$$. I've only ever used the regular carpet before.
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ORIGINAL: Blazin_Jason Looks like a$$... |
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EDIT: parts express has regular carpet and latex-backed carpet. it says the latex will add durability and toughness. its only $.65 more, should i get that instead or will regular carpet be easier to work with? |
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there is npoint in getting the extra durability stuff to wrap an enclosure that will fall apart anyways. I hate to say it but particle board has a short life expectancy.
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is particle board really that much worse? on my old dual's the box was like 1/4" plywood, like the kind in an attic with big huge scraps of wood pressed together. there were never any problems with it.
if it does fall apart, ill be sure and build the next one out of MDF |
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yes it most certainly is. it falls apart rather easily and doesnt do good at all against water. The density of the actual board is much worse than MDF so it negatively effects the sound.
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:( i suppose when this one fails i will get MDF. since the M stands for medium, is there such a thing as HDF? i imagine that would be better
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