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Looking at 8" Subs for rear deck install, need help please

Wien_Sean said:
I'm gonna have to come up there and see that in person, then try to figure it out, realize I don't have the skill or the tools to do it, and then ask you how much for you to do the same for my car :laugh:

Seriously though, that looks nice.
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You don't have the skills or tools? Aviation sheers and a measuring tape. Measure over where you want the second sub, start snipping away with the sheers. You can even take a dremel and smooth out the hole so there are no sharp edges. Drop in sub. Done. :laugh:
 
99 red SVT said:
post some pics...I may want two. :)
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I will post some pics tonight. I want to powder coat them yet but will take pics raw.
I also figured out what was rattling and it is so simple. The deck carpet closest to the windshield just flaps around so I stuffed some rags between the glass and the carpet until I get some foam and the 3rd brake light rattles like a sun of a :censored::censored::censored::censored::censored: :eek:..... With the rags stuffed and my hand on the 3rd brake light, I got rid of all the rattle and it sounds fantastic and I can turn it up louder now :drool:..... I mounted the amp and hid some wires too.
 
elraido said:
You don't have the skills or tools? Aviation sheers and a measuring tape. Measure over where you want the second sub, start snipping away with the sheers. You can even take a dremel and smooth out the hole so there are no sharp edges. Drop in sub. Done. :laugh:
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I'm just not good with projects like this. I would mess it up and still need someone to fix it.
 
:drumroll: :D


You can see the foam in the rear deck between the glass to get rid of rattle and the speaker covers are :drool:. Dark gunmetal powder coat..... The only problem is I have to space the covers up from the speaker a little because the cone lightly taps the bottom of the skull, but other than that A+ for install, look, and sound :D

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blu_fuz said:
I used a right angle phillips screwdriver to hold the bolts from the top and used my impact drill to tighten the nuts from the bottom. When centering the speakers do not measure off the rectangular cutout between them in the rear deck. The rectangle favors the drivers side by about 1/2"+. Needless to say, my passenger speaker is about 1/2" closer to the center of the car than the other side, woops. It isn't that noticable unless you tell people and point it out.

The black fabric is an outdoor grade material that is resistant to fading and sun damage. The wiring and amp aren't finished yet, but I just rigged it for listening pleasure for now.

Overall, easy and cheap upgrade to do. I was hoping for a little more chest thumping bass but knew that running a free air setup is hit or miss. It has its good points and bad. I would rate it a 7 of 10 for sound quality and a 10 of 10 for the look. The sound is crisp and definetly performs better than the one 12" I had in a box and in the trunk with the seats up. I used longer bolts because I will be making custom covers for the speakers and I will need them to go through the covers.

I think the rattling is an easy fix. It is mostly small trim pieces that need a piece of sticky foam behind them. I didn't use dynamat either, it might have helped some but no one has it locally so I had to do without. The rear deck is strong enough for this application and doesn't wiggle around like you might think it would. Any who, pics :


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my bad:blackeye:
 
99 red SVT said:
looks great! :) can you do different, maybe more conventional designs, too?
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I can cut anything(just about) you can imagine.... How about "SVT" cut out of the cover? That would look nice..... you can even sketch something out and send me a scan of it and I can make something work.
 
I just installed 2 8" Tang Bands in my rear deck, too. Although I have a rear center shoulder belt so one is in the middle of the car, the other on the passenger's side. I mounted them the the bottom of a MDF board I cut and mounted that to the rear deck. I enlarged the existing hole to about 7" and cut a new one the same size next to it. The rear deck is a lot stronger than you would think. It has no problem holding both subs (and they are heavy!!). The entire unit is somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 lbs or so.

Overall, the sound quality is excellent. It can get drowned out somewhat with the windows open, but a little adjusting the audio settings in the HU and that problem is fixed. Windows up, it hits hard, better than my previous 10" 250w RMS shallow Pioneer. I wanted something comparable to the Pioneer. I thought two Tang Bands would hopefully match it, and with 125w RMS, they do for sure. No real problems with rattling, even though I did not use any sound deadener (although, maybe eventually I will add it). I really enjoy having all of my trunk back...that is the main benefit.

Pics up tomorrow hopefully. I would recommend this to everyone as would everyone else who has done it!

EDIT: Pics up. See below.

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For the price those tang band 8" subs are great! I'm running just 1 ,hogged out the 5" hole on the passenger side,and running it off an old 100 alpine I had.Sounds and POUNDS a lot better than the MTX 4500 I had in the back prier the the tang band.
 
I am liking these more and more. Super upgrade to do, not dissapointed at all even as a free air speaker ;).
 
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