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Do you HAVE to bolt the Stealthbox to the chassis?

Old Jul 14, 2002 | 11:08 AM
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Default Do you HAVE to bolt the Stealthbox to the chassis?

I was thinking about subs today, and I realized that one of the problems I have w/ the Stealthbox is that it is bolted to the chassis. It's kind of a given that you wouldn't be able to put a flat tire in the trunk w/ the Stealthbox in the well, but what if you could easily remove the Stealthbox, i.e., just pick it up out of the well? I mean, why does it have to be bolted down anyway? I've had a 10" bandpass box in the trunk of my Civic for almost ten years, and it's never been bolted to anything. And it sure doesn't fit like a glove, like the Stealthbox would fit in the well. So what's the deal w/ bolting it down? It's not like it's going to jump out of the well, is it? If I could remove it easily, maybe I could fit a flat tire and the Stealthbox in my trunk. Anybody know if the Stealthbox would fit where the, at the time, removed spare is?

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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 01:09 PM
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No, you don't have to bolt it down, it will fit in the well without the bolts. I would think the bolts are there for security reasons. If someone broke into your car and opened the truck (which opens from the glove box without a key in the ignition), it would be very easy to steal. As for it fitting where the spare tire is, I don't think it will fit, but I never tried putting it there.
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 07:35 PM
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Mine is not bolted, no problems at all.
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 11:16 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rstark
[B]No, you don't have to bolt it down, it will fit in the well without the bolts.
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 01:54 PM
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I was looking at you site (for the trunk mod) and Man I have not seen those wire connectors in atleast 15 years. The MaBell used them (Before the brake-up) where did you ever find them?
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Old Jul 16, 2002 | 05:22 PM
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I was looking at you site (for the trunk mod) and Man I have not seen those wire connectors in atleast 15 years. The MaBell used them (Before the brake-up) where did you ever find them?
You mean "beenies" as we used to call them (BY connectors). I didn't know they were no longer available, but I'm still using ones I have left over from when I used to work for a security company in New Orleans. I guess I just dated myself, huh?
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Old Jul 17, 2002 | 01:22 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by modifry
[B]Trunk security is overlooked on many cars, the S2000 is no exception.
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