Storage Compartment Door with 8" sub built in

[Nicholas R]

I've been thinking about doing this for years and just never got around to it. I apologize if it's already been done but I've personally never seen or heard of it.

Anyway here it is! It's a new driver side storage compartment door with an 8" subwoofer built into it. I know sub boxes are designed with certain spaces in mind but far as I can tell this thing works great! No rattling, crackling, and the 8" provides more than enough bass for the tiny space. Plus there's still plenty of room behind the sub to store things (non ferrous things at least)

In the past I installed an amp for a 12" I had sitting on the parcel shelf but it took up way to much room and was either the sub or the flux capacitor (not to mention WAY too much bass for the car). Obviously the flux capacitor won. I still had the amp installed so I decided tonight I was going to try to build my door with an 8" bazooka tube sub I had.

Dont mind the color, it WILL be changed. The fabric was stripped from the bazooka tube that the speaker came from both so that I knew the piece would fit with fabric, and so that I can use it now . (plus free trumps aesthetics) I'm going to shop around for a more appropriate color.

Shown below is the build process and final product:

1/2 inch particle board to start


Piece cut out with 2 aluminum tabs


Holes cut, tabs bolted on


Component fit up


Fabric glued on


Fabric fitted around holes


Components installed


Next to the original door (there's actually enough room to put the lock on the new door if I want to make it more permanent.


Here you can see the back side


Here is the finished product installed in the car. (Again dont mind the color, I'll shop around for a better fabric in the future)

[MartyP]

Interesting !!!

[Morpheus]

That looks really cool! I bet you could make a few more of these and sell them...

[stevedmc]

How much do you want for one?

[ydjk58]

Seeing this, I should be able to fit my 10" in mine.

[Michael]

DMC does this to their refurbed cars with the optional sound system, only the box is completely enclosed(no port) and slides into the opening. Mine uses a 8" sub and the system is driven from a Genesis Profile 5 amplifier hidden behind the rear deck.

[Nicholas R]

Seeing this, I should be able to fit my 10" in mine.

Yea I wondered about a 10". I had three 8" and two 12" subs lying around so I couldn't really test a 10. The 12 would have been REALLY close, but I had a 12 in the car once before and it was just WAY too much bass for me. I'm sure a 10 would fit but I doubt either the wireports or the breather hole would be able the go on the door, not that they coulnd't be put somewhere else. My 12" double sub box doesn't even have breather holes.

For the 8" sub to fit I had to cut about a 6" hole so I assume for a 10" sub you would need about an 8" hole. For the 12" I guess you would need a 10" hole but the door itself is just about 12"x12" already so it'd be pretty darn close.

Either way I'm certainly satisfied with it

[nullset]

I don't think a 10" sub would work very well in that space.

Did you fill it up with fiberfill? I hear that makes subs in small spaces feel happier.

--buddy

[Nicholas R]

I don't think a 10" sub would work very well in that space.

Did you fill it up with fiberfill? I hear that makes subs in small spaces feel happier.

--buddy

I did not. Should I? I still have the original foam and carpet inside the compartment. I'm too familiar with the science of subwoofer design and location. Still far as I can tell it sounds great. DEFINITELY a welcome upgrade from the lack of bass coming from the 4x10s.

[Kukem]

I think this is an awesome mod! It looks sleek and stylish and even with the light gray material, still works. I'll just have to take your word for it that the bass is good where there is no audio clips! =D great job!