Custom Stealthbox

[Radiologue]

Spent the last two weeks fabricating a custom sealed subwoofer enclosure for the rear door. I have to say it is an excellent result. The sound quality is amazing!

Check out the pics linked below.

http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=...21b3342767e433

[Joe_Black]

Thanks for the pics, good idea on the design. Do you know what the volume of your enclosure is?

[valenki]

great job on the stealth sub !!! cool idea

[Navigator]

The only thing I would have done different is cut a custom hex hole for the Xtant sub, but you did a dayum fine job. How did you ever come up with that idea

One question, does the cover vibrate when you pump up the volume?

[Bantan]

First I must say, Great Job!

What material did you use to make it?
What size is the hole?
Will you making more to offer for sale?
What is the power rating on that speaker?
Does the door vibrate?
Can I get one?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[WormGod]

AAAHHHHH! He cut the interior! He cut the interior! Call the defacing police!



Nice job. Now REALLY stealth it and cover that speaker. It stands out like a 5 finger discount.

[Dallas4u]

Xtant... nice!

Nice setup, dude!

[Tone]

Great job - did you use a trash bag to line the wheel and then glass inside of it? My first sub design was very similar to that but I didn’t like the sound of the SoloBaric woofer as well. Attaching it to the wheel was also problematic.

[Radiologue]

Joe Black:
Volume estimate: 0.7-0.8 cubic feet by my calculations.
If you are going to do something like this, be sure to check
your sub specs. My sub is meant for a small sealed
enclosure.

Bantan:
The enclosure is made of fiberglass and MDF. It is coated
with a rubberized undercoating for dampening purposes.
Attention to detail has resulted in very little to no vibration.
The enclosure fits very very very tightly in position.
If I had the time I would make one for you, however this
project was a real pain in the a__. There's no reasonable
amount of money I would accept. Stereo shops should be
able to fabricate whatever you want within a couple of days.
I was not willing to spend the $900-$1,000 the shops were
asking to do the job, so I just read about fabrication and
started building.
The speaker is a dual voice coil subwoofer rated at 500
watts.

WormGod:
I could not cover the speaker if I wanted to. Number one, I
picked the speaker because of it aesthetics (I want it to be
seen). Number two, it sticks out of the door due to the very
large magnet and because of volume requirements of the
subwoofer. I would have to disagree with you. I love the
way it looks.

Tone:
I lined the spare tire with masking tape covered with WD40,
but otherwise a similar idea.

[-x-]

Nothing less than beautiful bro if i may be so bold as to ask 'bout how much of a financial investment in making that? My friends quoting me 700 for a custom fiberglass box enclosure 3 10's or 2 12's so im debating what to do and just curious,thanx and once again nice....x

[Joe_Black]

-x-, if you're not in too much of a hurry I'm thinking about doing this within the next six to eight weeks and it wouldn't be much of a problem to make another. If there's enough interest I might consider making a mold for additional units. It would be an enclosed glass design similar to radiologue's but would use a foam core or composite honeycomb sandwich construction. I might even face the visible portion in carbon. Ooooh, aaaah!

[Radiologue]

-x-

Materials cost me around $100 including fiberglass sheets, resin, MDF, screws, paint, rubber undercoating, wire, brushes, acetone, etc.

Cost savings were enormous doing it myself! It is a labor intensive process, and it is the labor that you pay so much for.

[Navigator]

Originally posted by Joe_Black
-x-, if you're not in too much of a hurry I'm thinking about doing this within the next six to eight weeks and it wouldn't be much of a problem to make another. If there's enough interest I might consider making a mold for additional units. It would be an enclosed glass design similar to radiologue's but would use a foam core or composite honeycomb sandwich construction. I might even face the visible portion in carbon. Ooooh, aaaah!

Foam and MDF... Yeah that's the ticket

[coachreed]

I definitely like what you did... actually, I had planned to do the same once I got my VX... which I have now. There is one thing I haven't figured out yet... how to attach the box into the spare tire/wheel so that it can be easily removed in the event of needing to use the spare. How did you do it? I hope that the box and that relatively massive sub aren't just held in by the plastic panel and the four plastic screws. If you can explain, I'd really appreciate it. This is the first step I plan to take in the installation of my full audio/video/computer system in my VX. Thanks in advance.

Coach... aka Randy!

[james1_10018]

Do you guys consider making thisto sell, I want one pleaassseeeee

James