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Quote (Subwoofer @ Mar 25 2017 04:33pm)
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/box_wizard.asp

will give us a general idea of how much air space you have to work with.

the next step is finding out which side of the box will be best to mount the subwoofer on given the subwoofers depth and mounting diameter.

from your pics it seems there are some angled surfaces that will interfere with it sitting perfectly flat. the easiest way to figure out the rest of your box is to have the bottom board in there to give you a flat surface to measure off of.

once you know what the bottom board measurements are you can simply measure how tall it can be from that point and you'll have the specs for a basic rectangle box.

after you have the box specs worked out you'll need to find out the air space and top mount depth(how deep it is for the subwoofer) and we can start looking at subwoofer options.


as for the red areas i'd probably just build amplifier mounting spots in that area. mounting them on the subwoofer box itself has a number of drawbacks which are best to avoid.

rear speakers are completely up to you but imo you can forgo them for now for simplicity sake and simply see if a set of amplifier components is enough before worrying about adding more.


now for that middle sloped area i'd just leave it alone for now and focus on a simplier square/rectangle box design rather than trying to build a T shaped box.


that turned into a text wall quick lols


Hahaha :lol: I like wall of texts, it's my nickname <_< lol

Anyway, when you say which side to mount the sub on, are you talking forward facing or skyward facing? (Just trying to follow along with what youre explaining).
If so, I think the best option would be skyward facing, right? More space to play with for a larger sub + We could make the box completely rectangular (I'd add a shelf to that area behind the seats that a large box could sit on as well if we wanted to house a 15sub or something like that) and the amp mounts could go on the side/bottom there.
Is that kind of what you were saying? (Trying to make sure I'm following your train of thought here).
Doing it that way would also make wiring pretty easy, which is nice :lol:


edit: Will forego rear speakers for now, I think that's a good plan ^_^



What sort of wood thickness should I use on this calculator?
Would it be better to have 1 large sub (rectangular enclosure, skyward facing) or 2 medium size subs (wedge enclosure, angled up/forward)? Both would be viable in the space I have :O


I'm going to go take some cardboard down with me to the car and sort of draw/cutout the amount of space I have, demension it all, then we can play with this calculator to see what we can build :) brb

This post was edited by Textbook on Mar 25 2017 03:55pm
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Mar 25 2017 04:18pm
1 sub or 2 is really up to you. both are viable here. as far as the way you face them i'd probably go forward facing so you can keep them out of direct sunlight from the rear window/roof down for the most part.

but again this might not be an option if the forward face way doesn't have much depth to it. something we can address once you have a general box design in hand.

3/4 inch mdf/wood is standard for subwoofer boxes.

amp racks can go wherever fits best. putting them behind the seats keeps them air cooled pretty well which cuts down on heat worries.

you'll have 2 amps to mount so 1 behind each seat keeps it from getting too cluttered with wires.

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1 sub or 2 is really up to you. both are viable here. as far as the way you face them i'd probably go forward facing so you can keep them out of direct sunlight from the rear window/roof down for the most part.

but again this might not be an option if the forward face way doesn't have much depth to it. something we can address once you have a general box design in hand.

3/4 inch mdf/wood is standard for subwoofer boxes.

amp racks can go wherever fits best. putting them behind the seats keeps them air cooled pretty well which cuts down on heat worries.

you'll have 2 amps to mount so 1 behind each seat keeps it from getting too cluttered with wires.


This sounds fantastic :) (also good point about the sun..didnt think about this)
Okay now I'm for real going downstairs (was frittering lol)

Thanks again :D

/e almost done building little prototype with dimensions. Using the most space possible. If we can go with a more basic design utilizing less space, sweet. If not, to use the max space (volume) possible, I'll need to custom build the enclosure. Should be done in 30mins or so. Will take pics/angles and give you exact dimensions + internal VB.

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okay, made a physical prototype, made it on some shitty ass free software (I dont have autodesk anymore :( rip)
1.56 cubic feet doing it this way. Might be able to scrape up a LITTLE more, but not much.

Here's what it looks like, ROUGHLY (did it quite quickly, and having never used this software before lol) : http://i.imgur.com/YYPsGd0.png
Approximately 2700 cubic inches, or 1.56 cubic feet


Won't be able to go the 15in route unless I put it in the trunk it seems..or if I heighten it a bit (which I can do, but I think we should opt for 2x 12s or 2x 10s).
Alternatively, I could create a triangle-like heavy slant (front diagonally facing) which would allow a 15inch to fit, but with MUCH less volume inside the enclosure.


Or I could use what you linked way earlier ( https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_69551_Kicker-CompRT-TCWRT82-40TCWRT82.html ) and stand them up (on their side), face forward.

Idk, kind of lost atm - not sure of the pros/cons of different sizes, but at least we have (close to) the max cubic feet I would be able to offer in that area (without impeding my rear view at all)


-_- acura was so much more simple..so much more space (and not awkwardly shaped) to work with :lol:

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Mar 25 2017 08:17pm
10 12 and 15 isn't that big of a deal. wattage/spiders/motor design etc etc all play their part in how loud and clean sounding a subwoofer sounds.

1.5 cubic feet isn't much so lemme look around. there are some rockford 10s i found so far that you could fit 2 but im gonna check out a few more options.

https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_34858_Rockford-Fosgate-Punch-P2D4-10.html x2 with http://store.soundsolutionsaudio.com/products/sundown-audio-sae-600d.html is the first setup i've come up with that should work fine.

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I wouldn't put subs in this car unless you have the hardtop for it. Subs in a convertible sound crappy but definitely go all in on the mids/highs and hu. I'd look into building a custom cutout/enclosure for 2 6x9's behind the seats. any of these should be solid
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_34367_Alpine-Type-R-SPR-69.html
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_43755_RE-Audio-6x9-Coaxial-Speakers-REX6.9.html
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_107727_Image-Dynamics-ID69-6-x-9-Speakers.html
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_19509_Rockford-Fosgate-Power-T1692.html
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_94885_MB-Quart-ZK1-169.html

your door speaker options are limited. 5.25's don't sound that great to me (personal prefrence), but they might sound good to you.

5.25 speakers you could use on the doors
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_68823_NVX-XSP525.html
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_34371_Alpine-Type-R-SPR-50.html
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_94873_MB-Quart-XK1-113.html

Look for a HU that has orange lighting that matches the bmw lighting on the tach/speedometer that also has what you want. You will probably want to grab a 4 channel amp in the neighborhood of 800 watts total RMS power at 4 ohms.
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_40254_NVX-JAD800.4.html
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_34762_Rockford-Fosgate-Prime-R600-4D.html

If you do decide to go with subs you want no larger than 10 inch and avoid shallow fit if possible they don't sound that great. GL with build I'm sure w/e you decide to do should sound pretty good.


EDIT: I didn't check the mounting depth on any of the 5.25 inch speakers. Make sure you check that first, or build a custom enclosure for them.

This post was edited by dezzle_mane on Apr 18 2017 03:35pm
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