Whats up guys! I'm planning on getting two Audioque HDC3 12's in a ported box in the back of my '04 Ford Explorer. Now, how should i have this box constructed? should i have one port in the back facing me and the subs facing the rear window? I've heard a lot of different ways, but i want these to be loud and i know Audioque's get loud. I'll be pumpin a 1200 Watt amp to it at 1 OHM. I just need some ideas. Also, will i need to remove my very rear seats for this? cause they can go down and mount them on top? Ideas please! Thanks, Drazy Heres a picture of the rear cargo space for a Explorer http://image.automobilemag.com/f/66...lorer+2005_Ford_Explorer+Cargo_Space_View.jpg
The Back seat was NOT removed. Here are a couple other pictures Notice the tunnel in the middle. It serves two purposes, its the amp mount and it allowed me to bring the wires to the amp from the back side. This way NO wires are seen. Before it was installed in the Explorer I really don't remember, that was done a long time ago. I'm guessing 6 to 8 years ago.
Its really hard to say, just trimming out the back would be around $650 plus materials. I'm not including building the box. With the box, wiring, installation anywhere between $1250 - $1500. The owner did supply the speakers and the amp.
:jawdrop: Dude. Was NOT expecting that at ALL. I woulda thought 2 or 3 hundred pluse materials... Why so much exactly?
Ha Yeah I understand it would be higher than like if you asked a friend to do it or whatever.. But 1500 was jus like WOW..
since you're using Aq's if i were you i would contact DJ the owner of AQ. he would be more than willing to help you out in fact he'll also give you the dimensions for a box if you want. he's a good guy. Just do a search for him in www.caraudio.com. His name there is DJL. just give him your max measurements for your box and ask him the best way for your exploder. he'll know. I'm gonna make a guess that the best sounding would be subs up and port back.
In most cases you want the sub and the port facing the same way. Because a low frequency wave is quite long, we need it to face toward the rear of the vehicle. We avoid facing the sub and the port in different directions unless there is NO other way to build the box. Shops have bills to pay, utilities, employees, creditors, suppliers and the list goes on. To stay in business, there had to be a profit. The shop I worked at had to average around a $1000 dollars per day. Big projects were a problem, they were time consuming. We could easily make a $1000 per day and way more in small quick projects. Big, long, time consuming projects (like the Explorer) were less profitable than many small projects. But profitability still had to be maintained. The Explorer actually cost the owner around $800 to $900, because he left it with us and we worked on it during free time. He dropped off the Explorer in October and picked it up just before Christmas (he had another car). It was actually finished around the middle of November. Because we worked on it when there was no other jobs, it didn't cost us money. So it saved him money. Always remember that the 12 volt industry is a business that has to make money
Hmm, I wonder why DJ told me to do subs up port back on my expedition before. Never got to make the box, i sold the truck.
A 100Hz Frequency wave is 135-inches long, a 40Hz wave is 300 inches long. Facing the speaker up gives this wave many different directions to travel as it reflects off the roof. What we have are sound waves going every different direction, we are not concentrating the wave toward the front of the car. By facing it to the rear, the wave reflects off the rear and then travels forward. It has time to develope and this really helps the sound. (over simplified explanation)
hey friend, just something aside.. where I'm from to have a decent sound you gotta throw bills, and I mean throw it alot. My setup cost me around $2000 (plus-minus) and this is what I have: - Pioneer AVH-4200 head unit - Soundstream Tarantula 4ch 640W mid amp - Soundstream Tarantula 700W sub amp - Soundstream SST 6.5" door speakers - Soundstream Tarantula T5-12 sub - Soundstream BX-10 Bass processor - Soundstream wiring - Soundstream Power distribution Reason why it cost me that much is because of customs and duties. Otherwise it would cost me 35% less. But I must say it's worth the money. Previous setup was Kicker 550.3 (old skool), Audiobahn 1100W RMS sub, 2x6.5" powerbase Xtreme, 2x6x9 Powerbase Xtreme, Stinger wiring, pyramid crossover and a 1.2mFarad Powercap I don't remember the brand. It made my car bang alot, rattles in my trunk (trunklid) but it was a sports sedan and I couldn't do much to it. Now my new setup goes into a '99 Pathfinder and I hope it will be solid enough for tha big bangs. Owyea my previous headunit was a Boss Audio DVD player (some crappy sound output but could be smootened with some fine tuning and xtra equipment)
