Sub Box cant stay still 'caus of uneven trunk
#1
Sub Box cant stay still 'caus of uneven trunk
I recently installed my subs in my car and under hard driving or even just going down a twisty road, or bumby one, my sub box tends to move around alot and has even caused a speaker wire to come loose constantly. what have you guys done to even out the trunk, or eliminate the moving. Any tricks are much appreciated! thanx!
#4
I have the same problem, just happened today...now the subs dont work and i have to go in and play with the wires again. I have tried velcro myself but the subs are WAY too heavy for that. Im gonna have my friend try and bolt it down into the trunk and see if that works. Let me know if you figure out some method.
#6
Guy's I had the same prpblem. I put the subs in pushed them as far back as they go and then cut to pieces of wood and put them infront of the sub box, one on each end of the box. Doesnt move around at all anymore and it sort of looks nice.
#13
I used some really heavy duty velcro on my first box, it held fairly well. On my new box setup I went the L-bracket route and bolted that thing down. It was a bit of a pain to put in, but it's not going anywhere now.
#16
L brackets and hardware are your friend.
nothing substitutes mounting the stuff directly to the chassis. safest and easiest. less likely to get stolen as welll.. (but if it does, more dmaage done to car as they rip it out.)
I took the subs out of my box and drilled holes through the box and bolted it to the trunk floor.. then seal off with RTV silicone and put subs back in.
nothing substitutes mounting the stuff directly to the chassis. safest and easiest. less likely to get stolen as welll.. (but if it does, more dmaage done to car as they rip it out.)
I took the subs out of my box and drilled holes through the box and bolted it to the trunk floor.. then seal off with RTV silicone and put subs back in.
#17
kinda like 9maxima5 i used a piece of particle board with the the nice white shelf-like coating. and it works really well. first i used a couple screws to hold it in place near the rear of the car in the false door for the spare, but it was not centered and looked stupid. but i took the screws out and centered it and it looks nice and is unobtrusive and a lot easier than l-brackets and ****
its not a good pic, but who takes a pic of their sub brace. just thought a visual might help and its a quick fix if you want to figure something else out
its not a good pic, but who takes a pic of their sub brace. just thought a visual might help and its a quick fix if you want to figure something else out
#18
Originally Posted by Iron Scimitar
Bungie cord. Get some.
I used bungie cord and attached it to the holes i found behind the backseat. Hasn't moved an inch since.
I used bungie cord and attached it to the holes i found behind the backseat. Hasn't moved an inch since.
Then I got coilovers and.... somehow that wasn't saving it from lateral forces any more.
The OEM wood thingy didn't help either. It got real warped real fast.
Here's what I did:
- Roughly cut a board of new wood to fit the trunk
- Yanked the styrofoam insert out of a shipping box and spray-glued it to the middle of the board to support it on the spare tire
- Laid down some of that rubber stuff that holds throw-rugs in place to keep the wood from smacking into the metal of the trunk on bumps
- Screwed L-brackets to the board to keep the sub in place
- Used a small bungie across the L-brackets to keep the sub from moving up and down
Kinda ghetto, but it worked like a charm.
#20
bungie cord cheap and easy. i attached the bungie to some holes under the deck lid and wrapped the the cord under the lip of the sub. its been sitting there and doesnt even budge when i take nasty turns at high speeds.
#22
Wow look at those JLs...heh, as far as my single Bazooka triangle shaped box goes I used an L bracket and mounted it with 2 thick screws on the trunk sheet metal...It's been 4 months and all is well. Sounds so damn good my friends say there must be 2 12"s in the trunk for the sound it's producing then I show em a cheap $125 Bazooka and they say "wow".
#24
Originally Posted by DcMaN
make the box big enough so that it CANT move
those subs were in my car when it flipped over and they didnt move an INCH and they are not bolted down at all
those subs were in my car when it flipped over and they didnt move an INCH and they are not bolted down at all
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