New box for Sy

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ROSEDOGGYDOG

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Re: New box for Sy

I guess i'm confused on what part of the woofer is gonna get destroyed? are you guys talking about the woofer material or the part that connect from the lip to the woofer? As you see in mine, mine is made out of some sorta plastic or fiberglass material (Pioneer). Its been going on two and a half years now, I believe I may have used a weather stripping silicon on mine :dunno:

What should I be looking for as damage?
 
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mthurman04

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Re: New box for Sy

What they were talking about is the vapors that are given off by the silicone as it dries. It can eat away at the rubber or foam coping around the edge of the woofer. If you let it dry before installing the speaker you should have no problems. I've be doing high end car stereos since 1993 and we all used to use it. Now most installers use a really good wood glue and as long as it is applied continuously there isn't a need for anything else.
 
Dynamo

Dynamo

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Re: New box for Sy

killerrudy said:
I had a request for measurements and so forth, so if you guys want to build one, here is the ultra complex CAD drawings that I did on my super CAD program this morning. Okay it was just microsquish paint!

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Forgot to add that when you put it in, you will need to take out your center console to fit. When your done, there is about a fingers width in between the subbox and the console! "LIKE A GLOVE!!!"
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i applogize if someone already mentioned this i just skimmed this thread really quick but, back in the day i used to be really big in SPL contests (stereo competions) and i helped a buddy do a stereo in a s-10 that was similar to this, i forget the name of the material but you can get it at any fabric store or maybe even walmarts fabric section, i wanna say it's called Polyfill, but it's used in the audio market for speaker box applications to immitate a bigger box, you dont glue it in or nail it in or anything you just apply it along the walls of the inside of the box before you put the speaker in, to give you an idea it looks kinda like the material used in fleece clothing but it comes in a roll and its white, i'll see if i can find a pic really quick, but long story short, if your looking to get more boom out of a box that you cant go big on, put some of this material in there and it will sound like your box goes into the bed of the truck and opens into the cab!

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this isn't polyfill but it's some sorta cotton but you get the idea, it makes up for tight areas tho
 
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killerrudy

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I was told by the local audio guy that he uses polyfil. He buys it from Micheals or JoAnns. I actually waited for my dog to shred a bunch of toys and gathered up a bag full that way. I just haven't gotten around to trying out the difference because I have to pull the center consol to get the box out.
 
Dynamo

Dynamo

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Re: New box for Sy

i wasn't sure what the name was of the stuff i was lookin for so i went to walmart to find out what it was, it's in the craft section next to the poly fill, it's called Quilters somethin, it comes in a roll, that's the better one to use, there's a million different items to use, from cut up t-shirts in the doors (which do work) behind the component speaker to polyfill,and all kinda random stuff, i dont know how but it does give the effect of more cubic inches in any size box.
 
qbnkiller

qbnkiller

Conflaguration Specialist
Re: New box for Sy

Adding Polyfill or lambswool acts to slow down the wave propagation inside the enclosure. It's a trick used by purists to tune a T-line or horn. It does not belong inside a true SPL enclosure. I guarantee you that if you look inside any heavy-hitter (160+dB) speaker enclosure, you won't find one shred of that in there.

Now, if you are limited on space, a properly-designed enclosure could benefit from a little dampening.
 
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