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Offline X4MGS

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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #10 on: 12 May 2011, 21:44 »
Quote from: mk2bal on 12 May 2011, 20:32
Chill winston! Was only having a laugh!

Didn't come across as funny at all... :tongue:
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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #11 on: 12 May 2011, 21:50 »
The same guy built mine. Quality is good.

I made one and gave up. Really couldnt be bothered! Sounded rubbish and for the headache and materials it wasnt worth it for me.




Sounds awesome!  :cool: Hidden the amp in the rear quater panel also.
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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #12 on: 12 May 2011, 22:02 »
Quote from: Mr Blue on 12 May 2011, 21:50
The same guy built mine. Quality was ok but did have a problem with the shallow kenwood I asked for (none in stock) but was supplied with a JL instead.

I made one and gave up. Really couldnt be bothered! Sounded rubbish and for the headache and materials it wasnt worth it for me.

Sounds awesome!  :cool: Hidden the amp in the rear quater panel also.

Looks good I was really after one that doesn't encroach quite so much into the boot - Bit like this one;



and I was looking at mounting the amp on the other side, but behind rear panel is also an option I hadn't thought about...

Just a pity he was/is such a "Tool"
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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #13 on: 12 May 2011, 23:22 »
Will all depend on the subwoofer and box capacity. Overall i'm happy with mine. cant fault the sub box and its someones time :smiley:

The 10'' JL supplied blows my 12 top end pioneer away. (timer delay on the amp ftw) :cool:

Mounted the amp like so and does the job!

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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #14 on: 13 May 2011, 08:39 »
Quote from: X4MGS on 12 May 2011, 22:02




The main problem that I can see with that, and the other one pictured, is that you can't easily get to the boot light switch. If I leave mine for any amount of time, I like to pull the wire off the back of it, so that I can be 100% sure that the light has turned off.  :grin:
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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #15 on: 13 May 2011, 10:59 »
I was considering doing something like this (Not In Blue) and carpeting the back of the parcel shelf and wiring it up to a Micro Switch that will light it up when the boot is opened...



and losing the silly rear light under the shelf completely...
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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #16 on: 13 May 2011, 11:49 »
Quote from: X4MGS on 13 May 2011, 10:59
I was considering doing something like this (Not In Blue) and carpeting the back of the parcel shelf and wiring it up to a Micro Switch that will light it up when the boot is opened...



and losing the silly rear light under the shelf completely...


It's not actually a blue light-it's an white LED light strip, but it's hard to take the photo at night with night-light and get it looking right. With LED lighting if it gets left on somehow, it won't drain the battery and I bought a special connector that you can just see against the back of the rear seat so it's easy when I want to remove the rear shelf.
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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #17 on: 13 May 2011, 12:17 »
Did wonder if it was just the light but you also have the ED1 blue shelves etc...

I have seen the connector - Been using your car as inspiration to do mine...

Who did your Bass Box and what light strip & Connector did you use... If you can remember?

Love the car BTW!!
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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #18 on: 13 May 2011, 14:23 »
I'm gonna have to re-think my original idea... Just had a look at my boot and realised that I have the First Aid Bracket & Kit on the Passenger side... so it will have to be the Drivers side that I use - But didn't notice before that the usable space is smaller due to the filler for the petrol tank... Darn!!

Also just ordered one of these; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120722386715 - for under the parcel shelf.... Gonna now look for a suitable connector for it so it's easy to remove the parcel shelf when needed...
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Re: Wheel Arch Sub Boxes
« Reply #19 on: 13 May 2011, 15:46 »
Quote from: X4MGS on 13 May 2011, 14:23
I'm gonna have to re-think my original idea... Just had a look at my boot and realised that I have the First Aid Bracket & Kit on the Passenger side... so it will have to be the Drivers side that I use - But didn't notice before that the usable space is smaller due to the filler for the petrol tank... Darn!!

Also just ordered one of these; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120722386715 - for under the parcel shelf.... Gonna now look for a suitable connector for it so it's easy to remove the parcel shelf when needed...

Yeah, I had the first aid kit there too, but can't really put the sub box the other side as not enough depth for the sub.

I originally had an Audioscape sub box that I bought 2nd hand, but when I found the 7x5 rear shelf speakers hit the top of the box, I got another one the same made, but with a lower top. Was around £150-180, can't rightly remember. Ken at Awesome Automotive in Colchester, Essex made it: http://autobahn25.com/forums/index.php?/forum/118-awesome-automotive-official-website/?s=ff96c8a42d88cb00892e1e96c3eb6f51
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