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[97GS-TSpyder]

finally i got them installed
here are the 6x9 subs sound decent but the amp isn't in yet nad one of the speakers had to be returned beause of damage in shipping

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

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[cucumber]

Nice.

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

if anyoen wants something like it AUdio dimensoins does it down here

just let me know

 

[LandoAWD]

Tint would be nice...they do tint?

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

no but i know somehwere that does

 

[LTUSPE]

I'm currently working on making a lower doorpanel piece for the 2G's that'll fit an 8" woofer in the doors. All you 2G guys know what I'm talking about.... Here's a pic of where I'm at in the process right now..

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

But all my stuff should be hooked up br friday...they are having another one next day aired nad my ma amp is going in on thurday when it comes in

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

you wont have wnough depth...youll have to fiberglass it out....Audi dimensions can do it man.......otherwise i hope you can use fiberglass cause getting a 3 1/4 inch in the back was hard enough but for the 4 or 5 inches you need on an 8 is crazy for the front youd have no leg room...already tried it

 

[LTUSPE]

I already test fit this one, and all it requires is a 'slight' trimming of the inside door skin... no biggie. It fits great and is made of fiberglass so weight is kept down as well....

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

nice man.....i like it in the back though cause i like my leg room....my ps controllr

 

[LTUSPE]

These only take up 1" of additional leg room. Actually now that I remember, I installed a set of 8's from behind the 2G door panel. These barely cleared the window track, but everything still fit nicely. I dunno, maybe I'm just a miracle worker......

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

nice but what about the sound...an 8 doesn't do very well out of an enclosure...you dont have any air pressure on the back

 

[LTUSPE]

ohhh contraire young grasshopper.........just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it's not there.

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

but there is no way...No way you can fit an enclosure in there that you need to push it right.....we spent 4 months figureing out what to do with my system believe me

 

[LTUSPE]

Well, I'm not going to get into an arguement about this.....but I've been working on this since I bought my car new in '99...... Besides, my 8's are probably shallower and require less airspace than yours.... just a thought....

Peace,

J.

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

oh damn its takin you a long time.....what kinda 8s you usin


and you got pics cause if iit works i might wanna do it..

 

[LTUSPE]

I'm using Diamond Audio Hex 8's.........I don't think you can order them anymore though, but I may be wrong. Try using Unibox to figure what airspace you'll need. You'll need the Thiele-Small parameters of your subs, but it makes a huge difference. The 'recommended' enclosure size most manufacturers give is usually a little bit off. Unibox What type of pics are you looking for?

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

like pics from the back of the enclosure and everything...im interested...i have a spyder so i cant put bump in the trunck

 

[LTUSPE]

Well, ideally you'd want to scrap the 6X9's to get the sound stage up front where it belongs........but, because you have a Spyder you're really limited to what you can do. When these doorpanels are complete, I'll post pics of exactly what I did. I'm planning on mass-producing these as soon as this set is done and I can make a mold. We'll just have to see how it goes. Making this type of enclosure is A LOT of work. This set has been in production for about 1 month now, just for the sole purpose of getting everything perfect. And yes, this has taken me a long time, but it's not the only car I've done since then. I also did a Grand Am that won many IASCA events in this time. Have you thought of making a set of kick pods to put a set of 6 1/2" components in and just getting a 6 1/2" midbass for the doors to help out? Here's a pic of a kick pod I made for the Grand Am. I'm almost finished with the Eclipse kicks....

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

im getting the mack dady MA audio 300 compnent set...for cost of course

 

[LTUSPE]

MA Audio makes a MacDaddy? Hmmmm, if that's true, that's gotta be copywrite infringement of Diamond Audio's MacDaddy. How's this for bump in the trunk? 162.3 db

 

[cucumber]

The only way I'd have a system in my car is if I was sponsored....











And BOY, I want to be sponsored...

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

dood u have a hardtop i dont...think about it...no bass in the front only in the truck...unless i had a ported box that went underneath the seat to the front it weould work but i play Paintball every sunday so i need my truck as well

 

[LTUSPE]

I said 'ideally'.........and then went on to say you might want to consider a component set in the kicks, and a midbass in the door......