Subs on deck

[ACCORDinglynice]

i know i can run 4 10's on the deck. but if i cut all the metal out will that mess up the support of the car?

[ProJect]

Well it should but to tell you the truth, i wouldnt do it myself, but hey it something new that you want to do, and be different than everybody else, so hey go for it and if you do it post pics bro

[Neriah06]

well yes, some safety will be sacraficed, however do you daily drive this? and if you get into an accident it might fail easier, but if it is a show car or you dont drive it everyday you shoudl be fine, later

[mondojackal]

i know i can run 4 10's on the deck. but if i cut all the metal out will that mess up the support of the car?

here's an idea that you prolly havent thought of...
mount the subs in the back deck...but mount them isobarically...like upside down...then the subs would not be obstructing the framework under the deck... just my 2 cents...

[casterX]

yess.. though i think an upper rear strut bar would be enough to compensate for the lost support..

[ACCORDinglynice]

im thinking of throwing 4 10 ev's on the deck so i cant face them face down

[GSteg]

Make sure you get subwoofers that are suitable for infinite baffle, unless you want to make a box beneath the rear deck.

[haibane]

here's an idea that you prolly havent thought of...
mount the subs in the back deck...but mount them isobarically...like upside down...then the subs would not be obstructing the framework under the deck... just my 2 cents...

FYI the word you are looking for is not isobaric, it is inverted. Isobaric is two subs mounted cone to cone

[mondojackal]

FYI the word you are looking for is not isobaric, it is inverted. Isobaric is two subs mounted cone to cone

yeah, i didnt think that that was the right term...thanks for refreshin my memory..

[deckeda]

ACCORDinglynice, any subs you mount on the rear parcel shelf should have a sturdy baffle --- don't just cut metal out and then mount the subs on the remaining metal. That metal is relatively thin and flexible. In other words, you also aren't losing any structural support because it ain't there to begin with.

What I did several years ago was completely cut out the rear metal (on another car) and replaced it with 3/4" MDF. That was trimmed and re-trimmed down little by little until it was tight as shit in there and then further sealed it with expanding foam--- I wound up with a far stronger parcel shelf than factory and a strong, vibration-free support for subs.

It sounded like crap overall, but that was the car's fucked-up acoustics. But at least I didn't have to use a box.

[ACCORDinglynice]

but ev's i dont need a box there suppose to be in no box. ev is all voice

[JDMCB3Si]

hey accordingly, it will not take a lot of structural integrity away. if you do this just cut out the majority of the metal and leave a "lip" around the edges to mount a baffle to. As everyone has told you, you DO have to have a baffle. use 3/4" MDF for the baffle and lay a line of silicon adhesive around the lip of the metal before placing the baffle in.

If you give me a little time i can draw up something to show you what I mean. I have done this MANY times in customers cars when I worked at Video Kingdom in McCook, NE.

[ACCORDinglynice]

hey accordingly, it will not take a lot of structural integrity away. if you do this just cut out the majority of the metal and leave a "lip" around the edges to mount a baffle to. As everyone has told you, you DO have to have a baffle. use 3/4" MDF for the baffle and lay a line of silicon adhesive around the lip of the metal before placing the baffle in.

If you give me a little time i can draw up something to show you what I mean. I have done this MANY times in customers cars when I worked at Video Kingdom in McCook, NE.

okay im trying to start on it next month so time is short