Sub Box Help?!?! PLZ and Thanks

[boston702]

So i just got my 2008 AC I want to put Subs in but what sounds good in that car I was looking at Zenclosers i want at least 1 10" how does that sound? what i want is good clear bass and still enough room in my trunk for some stuff i am in the army will be traveling any help would be much appreciated

[QR25DE]

Well there's a lot of different things to factor in:

1. What kind of music do you listen to?

1 10" may not be enough boom for you. Typically 10s are for a more "punchy" bass for rock and pop music. If you listen to rap/hiphop you probably would want to go with a single ported 12". It all depends on your other gear as well. How much trunk do you want to use up? What amp and head unit are you using? And so on.

I run a single ported 12" Mach 5 Audio sub. It's was cheap and i grabbed a ported bassworx box from BestBuy to finish it off. I listen to mostly rap music and it hits the lows nicely.

[DJ_B_Easy]

See my "review" on the Zenclosure here...

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I will add that since that post I installed my full system and I think it sounds great. If you say "good clear bass" is what you want, that is what you get, just make sure the subs you mount in it are being given the proper air space they need. I listen to ALL types of music, hip hop, metal, drum and bass, hardcore...and I have to say that MOST sound amazing. Very low range bass destroys from this thing, mid and high is so so. But the sound is always clean, the way it was recorded and meant to be heard by the artist/recording engineer/mastering engineer. Ported boxes essentially simulate bass tones, this box doesnt do that. Not saying ported is bad, if you want to have your teeth chatter all day with nice low end and high all the way through then ported is the way to go for hip hop and such. But this box gives good accurate reproduction through full range.

[boston702]

Well there's a lot of different things to factor in:

1. What kind of music do you listen to?

1 10" may not be enough boom for you. Typically 10s are for a more "punchy" bass for rock and pop music. If you listen to rap/hiphop you probably would want to go with a single ported 12". It all depends on your other gear as well. How much trunk do you want to use up? What amp and head unit are you using? And so on.

I run a single ported 12" Mach 5 Audio sub. It's was cheap and i grabbed a ported bassworx box from BestBuy to finish it off. I listen to mostly rap music and it hits the lows nicely.

I listen to manly rap and r&b i think you got the same AC i have if you do you think you can send me a pic of you set up it would be alot of help i wanted a custom fit box but all them take up alot of room i want room for some of my military gear and i havent bought any componets yet also will the oringinal head unit work ok with that set up?

[DJ_B_Easy]

You could also build your own version of the Zenclosure for a single ported application. Here are the dimensions. Just do a little quick web research on the size and depth of the port needed for the boxes cubic volume, its not just a hole there is a science to it.

[QR25DE]

Well there's a lot of different things to factor in:

1. What kind of music do you listen to?

1 10" may not be enough boom for you. Typically 10s are for a more "punchy" bass for rock and pop music. If you listen to rap/hiphop you probably would want to go with a single ported 12". It all depends on your other gear as well. How much trunk do you want to use up? What amp and head unit are you using? And so on.

I run a single ported 12" Mach 5 Audio sub. It's was cheap and i grabbed a ported bassworx box from BestBuy to finish it off. I listen to mostly rap music and it hits the lows nicely.

I listen to manly rap and r&b i think you got the same AC i have if you do you think you can send me a pic of you set up it would be alot of help i wanted a custom fit box but all them take up alot of room i want room for some of my military gear and i havent bought any componets yet also will the oringinal head unit work ok with that set up?

You'll want to get an after market head unit with preouts. You'll need an amp and while you're at it you may want to upgrade the speakers. I have stock speakers and they're good enough for me after some tuning.

[IBCoupe]

Heh. Trunk? What trunk?

[QR25DE]

Heh. Trunk? What trunk?

Lol! Yeah, Groceries still fit, sometimes... lol

[nogears909]

heres what i made for mine just a single 10" cuz i only listen to rock and metal. could prolly do it with a 12" to. I had to do mine this way so i could still fit my hockey gear.

[boston702]

heres what i made for mine just a single 10" cuz i only listen to rock and metal. could prolly do it with a 12" to. I had to do mine this way so i could still fit my hockey gear.

how hard is it to make that i love the look and where it is if you could make another and sell it how much? if not what materials would i need and how much time would it take?

[nogears909]

its a fiberglass box, you can find instructions all over the net. i spent about a week on it, but it was my first so it took a bit of time. but it would also depend on how much airspace you need for the sub you want

[nogears909]

custom-fit-12in-fiberglass-subwoofer-bo ... 57398.html
exact same thing i did

[Mattv609]

custom-fit-12in-fiberglass-subwoofer-bo ... 57398.html
exact same thing i did

^^^^^ great searching urs looks good too.. Take u long to do? Was ur first time wit glass too?

[nogears909]

custom-fit-12in-fiberglass-subwoofer-bo ... 57398.html
exact same thing i did

^^^^^ great searching urs looks good too.. Take u long to do? Was ur first time wit glass too?

took me about a week, prolly could have done it a bit quicker but ya, first time working with glass so wanted to take my time to make sure i did it right

[Mattv609]

yee exactly.. took me a while cuz kept stoping n goin bak to it.. n then i got it finished by a shop cuz i got fustrated with the sanding n s*** there was still like dimples n marks didnt know had 2 use this other filler for taht so the shop finished lol

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

ill sell you the system i have for $300 has one 10in and an amp also it lights up red lmk text me if you want pictures ill pm you my #

[srwong]

Heh. Trunk? What trunk?

Lol! Yeah, Groceries still fit, sometimes... lol

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

Lol! Yeah, Groceries still fit, sometimes... lol

mine still fits alot you just cant take down the back seats. I fit a s*** of stuff in this car b4 soooo yea

damn couldnt find the pic but i fit a front bumper in my car w/ surman in the passenger seat lmao

[RandyFool]

Has anyone installed a 10in sub with an oem bose system? can it be done????

[Mattv609]

Has anyone installed a 10in sub with an oem bose system? can it be done????

yes plenty of ppl.... just need the sub and the right amp for the sub... AND... a hi-lo switch or (adapter) its called that allows you to connect the amp to the stock head unit..... now only thing u need 2 know is that you wont get 100% wattage from your sub.. because the stock headunit does not distribute alot of watts...but its still goood and ull get alot of base...

[dangeris]

Has anyone installed a 10in sub with an oem bose system? can it be done????

yes plenty of ppl.... just need the sub and the right amp for the sub... AND... a hi-lo switch or (adapter) its called that allows you to connect the amp to the stock head unit..... now only thing u need 2 know is that you wont get 100% wattage from your sub.. because the stock headunit does not distribute alot of watts...but its still goood and ull get alot of base...

I have the stock Bose with and aftermarket amp and 2 - 10" subs. Like mattv said you'll need a hi-low converter to do the install. I made a thread about it in the av forum. I'll try to find it and link it. Don't skimp out on the converter though. Be sure you get a PAC unit and NOT anything else. Somebody used a different converter and it didn't work. When he went and bought the PAC unit it worked. You can also get it with an adjustable gain control for both channels.

** EDIT ** Here's the link to that thread Just make sure you read the whole thing so you understand.

[RandyFool]

Hey thanks guys really appreciate that . Im feelin the a/c love. Ill check out the thread. Ya im just gunna go small with a single 10in for rockin out.