dkim

I am getting a JL w7 sub soon and wanted to see if anyone has a box suited for our cars. I heard the trunk for mercedes cars are pretty soundproof, so i dont know what kind of box i'll need to get the sound into the car.

anyone?
any pics?

BrabusClK04

I have 2 JL W6 in my trunk, and it sounds great. I didnt even have to dynmat the car. The internal insellation is great. Only think that might rattle is your license plate holder.

Brunelleschi

I actually dynomated the back of my license plate to solve that rattle, but i beleive a few stips of double sided tape would solve that problem

BrabusClK04

yeah i just double sided tape that sucker....

dkim

do u guys have pics of your setup? how much power to the subs do u have?

BrabusClK04

i have about 300w per each sub powered by two 300/2. Here is a picture of my trunk set up. Alot of it is for show purpose and function use..

Brunelleschi

wow! and I thought my trunk was busy!

dkim

wow, that's sick!

I was thinking of a setup that's cheap. Spending too much on the actual sub already...don't want to spend too much on a box that i'll probably never open the trunk to show people anyways.

oh yeah,

ported or closed box better for our cars. I'm looking for a crisp, hard-hitting bass, not airy.

thanks

Brunelleschi

I think a sealed box would be better for the sound you are looking to achieve

BrabusClK04

I agree, sealed is much better sound. It tends to hit harder and has true depth to the pitch.

Vader55

I sealed in between the grids of the trunk lid with DAP and double sided tape and it works very well. My buddy was an installer and turned me on to that trick. Dynomat is very profitable for stereo shops but that stuff likes to fall off when mounted up right + because of the trunk lid grid hard to apply properly.

rsatmans

Hey man i am haveing a infinity basslink installed friday in my trunk its 200w rms and is small with a built in sub i will tkae pictures and post my experence i paid only 155 shipped used from a fellow forum member.

rsatmans

Hey i got the basslink installed its grat not that loud but its perfect for me it doesnt overpower the system just fills in the lows very nicely i will post pictures of it i could walk u through the install i watched the guys do mine

Brunelleschi

my spare tire well rattles like crazy when my stuff is turned up...i was thinking about taking a can of that spray foam, shaking it up and tossing it in there, then shooting it with a pellet gun. I don't know if that would solve my problem or not, but would be crazy fun to do regardless

pth611

Is the wiring difficult to do? Where does it all go? and has anyone just gone completely crazy and used suede all over their interior throughout the car?

BrabusClK04

As far as i remember, wiring was a nightmare. I took me and my buddy one FULL day just to wire up the entire system, though mine was a really complex system. Id say one of the hard parts was trying to get the wire from the front battery all the way to the rear, mainly cuz whe had to drill a hole large enought to go through the engine to the interal body of the car.

As for suede, I have suede door panels, suede rear seats, headliner, and front dash that is black suede and silver double stiched.

pth611

How much did all the suede cost ( $$$ per yard?) Was there a custom fabrication place that installed it for you?

MR CLK 55 AMG

I have a question for those who have a system installed in your CLK. Is there a spot where you could put the power wire through the firewall or did you have to drill a hole to feed it through?