blackobxt Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hey all, so I figured I would try my hand at building a fiberglass sub enclosure in my 05 obxt. I've been an audio/ remote start installer for years, but I've never built a single box before this. I really wanted to have a box that would fit in the hatch behind the wheel area that didn't eat up my wife's valuable storage space and was a bit sad to find that jl had discontinued their stealth box for this year of car. So here's my attempt! First I cut a template of my box out of cardboard to get an idea of what I wanted it to look like. I wanted to maintain use of the cargo net so I made sure to notch the bottom corner to accommodate it. http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps59e5bd8b.jpg Then I used masking tape, plastic and newspaper to mask off the area I would be fiberglassing. http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps1302ea30.jpg And started slinging resin and glass http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpse6aac917.jpg Back of box hard enough to remove http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps13a6ead7.jpg http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps13a6ead7.jpg Next was to cut the face of the box out of mdf http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps351a85f3.jpg And to use it to trim the glass portion of the box http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps793991e7.jpg http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps0c010cdd.jpg Then I glued the box together using kitty hair and resin http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps432cb5ec.jpg http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps716c9d0e.jpg http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps9c7d4f43.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackobxt Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Time to throw the sub in the box and check for leaks! http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps23ed3ec8.jpg A video of the little RE audio pro 8 in my box with a tiny leak http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/th_trim.6BA1287D-3790-42B9-AFDE-44C74B120EF3_zpshaoeakhm.mp4 Now I just need to grind off the excess material and carpet the box which I probably won't be able to get to till Tuesday. The box so far has taken me about 10hrs to complete and probably has about another hour left to be a finished product. I would definitely like to do this again and will probably make another box with a port and the proper volume for the sub. Let me know what you guys think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt A Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 nice job! I did a similar project back when I had a wrx sedan. if you end up making another one and don't have a need for both, let me know and I'll take it off your hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackobxt Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 All done! I'm really happy with the end result. http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps6b0d69af.jpg http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsf57ee926.jpg http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps54b4155a.jpg http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y390/zinprogress1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsc4a78ed1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackobxt Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 I may be interested in making a few more of these to try and sell but I haven't decided yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05RedGTWagon Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I may be interested in making a few more of these to try and sell but I haven't decided yet! Any idea how much internal volume there is in the box. And how much would you be looking to sell one of those for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoRoadtrippin Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I'd want one as well if you make em to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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