New Enclosure/Amp Rack - Pretty Much Finished

[sall]

I had a few days off for a pseudo vacation. So, I decided I would build a new subwoofer enclosure to factory specs. My goal was to eliminate using trunk space that was not necessary like my old enclosure did. As well as easy access to to the spare tire.

I ended up using 3/4" MDF, a brad nailer, cabinet screws, and silicone to build the enclosure.

I have a few pictures of the progress so far. I decided I would post them just to see what you all thought. Suggestions welcome.



Enclosure in Trunk:

I will remove it and snap a few pictures out of the trunk. That way you can see the shape of the enclosure. I have about two inches of clearance between the enclosure and the spare tire cover.



The part that is not yet complete is the faux cover. It will separate the enclosure from the trunk area. Giving it the look that the beginning of the enclosure is the end of the trunk space. The faux cover will cover the lip of the subwoofer and I plan to put a black grill over it. The grill will have the Aurora name plate on it.



Amp Rack Preparation:

I ran all my wires for the amplifier (RCA inputs, remote on, power, speaker) behind the trunk liner to the drivers side rear left corner in the trunk. Hence this is where the amp rack will be located. They even had a nice slit in the carpet to run the wires through, preexisting for the fuel door release.





Amplifier Rack:

Tucked away in driver's side left rear of the trunk. I have two computer fans I am going to wire into the amp rack from the remote on switch if I feel the amp is over heating and/or shuts itself off. It is a little rough and still needs situated properly. After carpeting you won't be able to see any deviations.




I should have the amp rack carpeted tomorrow, hopefully. I checked local fabric stores today no go for any match for trunk liner and I must say I felt rather out of place in a fabric store! I will call some local shops tomorrow and see if they can come off a yard or three. I have some plain gray that matches quite well... but I am not completely satisfied with it, but if I have to I will settle for it...

Aside from that the faux panel is the only part awaiting the table saw/rotozip/scroll saw. Followed by carpeting it and hooking everything up one last time. ;D

[tpunk]

Looks like it's going to be a good set up. Stole my idea for the faux-front I see!

I'm looking forward to the results, I probably won't get a chance to do mine until July sometime.

[XJSman89]

Looks good, Sall. My box is just a standard one, I mounted it on the left. I had a box that fit under the bose box but I didn't like it there... I'll probably go back to it eventually. I didn't like it because it fired away from the cabin. My current setup uses a lot of trunk space, though.

[sall]

I just decided to stick with the carpet I already had on hand. Finished up the amp rack today.


Before:




After:

[robaurora01]

nice job man, wanna do mine now? lol

[sall]

Sure, pay for my passport and gasoline and it's a deal

[robaurora01]

its canada. just give the attendant a chocolate bar and your good to go

[sall]

Haha oh yeah? I can get some really good chocolate just down the road. I see tour buses full of people come through to get some Holl's Chocolate.



haha we are off thread topic here..

[robaurora01]

yea I am greatly known for being able to do that lol

[Randy T.]

Nice job sall! Looks slick.

[tpunk]

Very nice, that carpet blends really well. Where did you get it at?

[oldwino]

Nice job Very professional looking.

[sall]

Thanks for the good comments ;D ... If anyone wants the template for the amp rack (you would obviously have to cut the hole differently for your amp) and/or the enclosure plans just ask I had the enclosure box plans down to dimensions for individual panels, so you would not have to do math in your head/on paper.

Jun 5, 2009 13:56:11 GMT -6 tpunk said:

Very nice, that carpet blends really well. Where did you get it at?

Well, I went on a quest last year to find matching carpet. I could not find anything close even at audio shops/fabric stores. I know right, hard to believe. Even last couple days no avail.

So, I was walking around Big Lots/Odd Lots what have you and there it was in a roll 54" by 36" for $7.00 a roll. I bought 3 rolls grey(Aurora) and two rolls black (Pontiac Sunfire). Alternatively Walmart has the same product all of the time. However it is $15.00 for 54" by 36". It is made to be used as trunk liner or enclosure carpeting. Worked out quite well, not a complete match, but as mentioned blends in well.

[sall]

Well, hopefully I finish this project tomorrow. Weather permitting.

I finished the faux panel cover today. The only things left to do is router out the ring for the subwoofer. As well as mounting the Aurora nameplate on the subwoofer grill cover. Still need to carpet faux panel too. Should have snapped some pictures real quick like, but failed to do so.

[robaurora01]

when she is finished make sure you do as I most deff wanna see it I have BIG plans for my aurora by next summer

[sall]

Pretty much finished. Going to touch up a few things tomorrow. I think I am going to color/paint in the MTX logo on the subwoofer.






Really I never was a fan of speaker grills. Give the subwoofer some protection if I ever have something banging around in the trunk. Seemed like a good idea, I thought it completed the design.

I figure eventually, the Aurora nameplate will fall off letter by letter sooner or later. I used 3M Molding Tape for them so they might stay around awhile. I had them left over from debadging the rear panel when I got it from salvage and did the lit-up rear panel. Figured why not use them?

[robaurora01]

nice job, looks extremely clean and professional

[Deleted]

I like the aurora badge on the speaker cover. Nice little touch

[jason]

I'm not a fan of big stereo's but that's pretty nice Sall.

[tpunk]

Looks stellar man. Good work indeed. Makes me want to get to work on my own setup.

[collisionman]

whats the best way to run your power and ground so it doesn't interfere with the rest of the electronics?

[sall]

Please post that question in a new thread. I am not quite sure what you are asking.

[cbburtraw]

This looks fantastic Sall! I personally think a dual subwoofer setup would look better, but that Aurora lettering on the grill looks great! You can always try superglue to keep it on.

[sall]

Thanks man!

I have not had any problem with the 3M mounting tape yet!

I did not go with the dual setup for a few reasons. My main goal was to still be able to have access to spare tire, of which I accomplished. Secondly, I was going with the recommended subwoofer enclosure cu. ft. volume. With dimensions I had to work with, I would not have had enough room to accomplish the main goal. My enclosure is of unique design. I also would not have had enough power to run two subwoofers (IMO) with the amp I currently have to my liking. Lastly, I have a back up subwoofer incase for some reason I happen to blow my current one.

[tim1993]

nice job man but I got two 12" subs in a custom built box for lows but I dont really use my trunk anyway cause the box take up 90% of my trunk.

[inno]

Super clean! You still have the templates? PM sent