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General => Car audio => Topic started by: jp123 on 04 May 2010, 23:35

Title: Stealth shelf ?
Post by: jp123 on 04 May 2010, 23:35

I want to put some new speakers in the boot, but dont really want them on display, iv been looking into stealth shelfs but surely they cant sound right underneath the parcel shelf, any help would be great

Title: Re: Stealth shelf ?
Post by: tom-gardiner on 05 May 2010, 01:03

door speakers or 6x9 boxes in the boot just like a sub :)

Title: Re: Stealth shelf ?
Post by: jp123 on 05 May 2010, 11:51

from what iv seen its 6x9 mounted on a sheet of wood which is then attached to the underside of the parcel shelf, which would be great as i want the car to continue to look completely standard, but wont the parcel shelf muffle the sound?

Title: Re: Stealth shelf ?
Post by: wakeboarder15 on 05 May 2010, 15:44

there are holes in the parcel shelf too normally
the holes or whole shelf is then covered in acustic (spelling?) cloth which lets the sound travel through :wink:

hope this helps
cheers
elliot

Title: Re: Stealth shelf ?
Post by: tedgti on 07 May 2010, 13:53

Hi I have a stelath shelf for my mk2 ebay bargain, mine sounds amazing and Ive been told a good solid parcel shelf really improves sound quality, I highly recommend them

Title: Re: Stealth shelf ?
Post by: russ-vdub on 03 June 2010, 14:33

Got a Mk2 one for sale down Bournemouth way :afro:

PM me

Title: Re: Stealth shelf ?
Post by: sdall30 on 08 June 2010, 16:14

get a sheet of12mm thick (minimum) MDF board from your local DIY shop, with lots of no more nails or other wood glue and some nice big clamps stick this to the underside of your existing parcel shelf.

cutt appropriate holes through shelf and board with a jigsaw, fit speakers ( making sure that fixing screws or botle go through both shelf and MDF), cover with accoustic cloth ( can be bought for about a tenner from ebay in a number of coulours) I find a strong staple gun helps for this bit..

Whole process takes no longer than a couple of hours and you can't see the speakers anymore.

Title: Re: Stealth shelf ?
Post by: jv on 08 June 2010, 16:24

that's a good solution but I bet it will flex the shelf over time so that it dips loads in the middle!