Elemental Designs e8A.44 update
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Originally posted by soons2k
I ordered my 8" sub, what do u guys think about a footwell application? or anything creative, because my plastic panels are rattleing in my trunk (the pannels that the convertible top folds into) bad enough as it is w/ the sub i have now, i even took out that little peice, the one that caused most of the problem, and the ratteling went away for a while, but now its back.
I ordered my 8" sub, what do u guys think about a footwell application? or anything creative, because my plastic panels are rattleing in my trunk (the pannels that the convertible top folds into) bad enough as it is w/ the sub i have now, i even took out that little peice, the one that caused most of the problem, and the ratteling went away for a while, but now its back.
if you put it in the footwell, you'd lose more legroom than for other 8"s, and you'd have to custom fabricate a grill cover that could protect the sub and deal w/ it's excursion. of course, if you put it in the footwell, you'd be custom fabricating everything anyway...
and i think it was Major Havoc who had a 12" in his passenger footwell.
if you're having problems w/ rattling, what do you currently have in the trunk? do i remember correctly that you have stealthbox? and what did you try to eliminate rattling?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by mgiang7
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talk about poor planning on my part, every time i go to take the box out, it's like a 3-d puzzle to put it back together again!
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talk about poor planning on my part, every time i go to take the box out, it's like a 3-d puzzle to put it back together again!
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the volume is good, maybe i'm to self-conscious but even at these low volumes I feel like it's thumping too hard (people staring etc). i don't **need** that kind of attention. it's probably in my head, when i get out of the car it's not that loud, but it sounds loud in the car.
one thing i haven't mentioned, at the moment, this sub does not shake/vibrate the car. so you really don't feel it in your butt or seat as much. maybe this will change if i up the volume levels, but right now it's not a seat massager sub.
no fans for the false floor, the kicker amp runs very cool, the hifonics a little warmer. we'll see when the summer comes.
sc_highlander, i think that 500d will be perfect, in a convertible you might need a little extra volume and you don't want to overdrive the amp.
one thing i haven't mentioned, at the moment, this sub does not shake/vibrate the car. so you really don't feel it in your butt or seat as much. maybe this will change if i up the volume levels, but right now it's not a seat massager sub.
no fans for the false floor, the kicker amp runs very cool, the hifonics a little warmer. we'll see when the summer comes.
sc_highlander, i think that 500d will be perfect, in a convertible you might need a little extra volume and you don't want to overdrive the amp.
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Still no "GOOD" solution on the grill issue. I have a new idea, but it will take me a few days to get it put together.
In any case - I will be shipping 2 subs and enclosures today (I will PM you guys with the tracking info). Many thanks for your patience.
In any case - I will be shipping 2 subs and enclosures today (I will PM you guys with the tracking info). Many thanks for your patience.
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i have the same sub that comes in the stealthbox (10w3v2), but its in a box and takes up too much trunk space. and i do like the look of wlaurent's box but like i stated before the rattleing is too much, even w/ the sub on low. my panels have been roughed up too much. but i may still get wlaurents box and take out all the panels and get some custom fab leather back there as a cover, replacing the plastic panels.