Got some presents in the mail this week

[Midgetclown]

If anyone saw my other threads a little while back you know that my subs finally blew up so i ordered the replacement. Also after i ordered the sub i realized i ordered it with the wrong voice coils so to wire it the way i need to i ordered an amp that can fix that issue. Cameras broken so all i have is these cell phone shots from when i got em. For some reason my phone wont take pics anymore either hahah.

Fi SSD12
Dual 2ohm flatwind voice coils
1000w rms

Kenwood X1200M (refurb'd on ebay)
Mono Block 800w rms at 4ohm

Gonna be wiring the sub to be running 800w at 4ohms. For now im just gonna be building a plain square sealed box until i can do the one i want. Gonna be attempting to chop into where the factory sub is and just redoing the whole panel. I wanna build a normal square box behind the panel but fiberglass it in and have the sub fiberglassed in on the top of the panel instead of the side. Also thinking about glassing the amp into that panel so its easy to adjust and not under my seats for when i need to put them down. Hopefully gonna be getting it temporarily hooked up this weekend and then in my free time start the box project. Working 2nd shift and at least 50+ hours a week right now so its kinda hard to find time to do stuff.

 

[alacran]

do it once and make the box you want

 

[2000Yukon]

You won't regret buying it. If you don't have a box I would build one closer to 3 cu ft. inside.

Mines about 2.6 inside and i could be more. It's also tuned to 32 hz and for me its perfect.

 

[Midgetclown]

Any input wether i should do the final box ported or sealed? 90% of the time i listen to metal and the other 10% i listen to dubstep when i just wanna listen to some catchy shit and hit hard. I heard a sealed box is best for sound quality but ported for more of a bass hit. If i built a ported box would it cut down alot on quality of the music? Building a ported or sealed box would change my ideas completely so it'd be good to know before i get this going.

 

[blueflamed03]

ported....

 

[felixgun]

Damn that is a good lookin sub!!!

 

[2000Yukon]

ported....

This.

I can get some pics of my set up if you like.

Sounds like we listen to a lot of the same stuff and with it being ported the kick is still tight and clear.

 

[Splatmaster527]

Go Transmission Line Box... best of both worlds lol
Or folded horn but that's a whole different world entirely

 

[Midgetclown]

Any pics would be awesome if you could post em up.

Go Transmission Line Box...

Never heard of that before. Just googled it and i dont think my woodworking capabilities aren't quite up to those standards hahah.

 

[gdddup]

looks good now hook that ish up lol

 

[J-dub]

Definitely go ported. You can make a ported box sound just as clear as a sealed one!

 

[Midgetclown]

Well i built 90% of my sealed temp box today before work. Just gotta router out a hole in the top plate for the sub and put it on the box. All my old wiring is still in my truck so im just gonna hook it up to that for now while i work on my good box. Just gonna screw the amp to the side of the box for now, hooked up to 4 gauge. Have monster cable rcas and gonna try to do a big 3 upgrade this weekend as well. Not looking good for that though cus its supposed to rain all weekend and i dont have a garage.

 

[Midgetclown]

Got it all "TEMP" installed on friday. The temp box is just a 1.2 cubic ft sealed box for now. Also the reason im making sure you know its temp is because of how terribly hooked up it is hahah. The wires i had ran from my old stuff was just a little too short so i had to run the wires under my floor mats until i can get the replacement wire. Do you guys think i should go with 1/0 or just stick with 4 gauge? Just got in from installing the Big 3 kit i bought from elemental designs a while ago too.

Still need to clean out stuff from my camping trip a few weeks ago. Got my toilet coffee mug still floatin around back there.

Please dont look too into the wiring lol as stated above im not proud of it, just needed it to work for now until i get new wire.

Wired to 800w at 4ohms.

Also got a new sticker with the sub

And heres the exterior shot.