TURBOROADSTER

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Right side sub is in and wired . Actually , 1 10" sounds very good , can't wait to get the other one in . Should be done by Friday .

JMII

How did you seal the gap between the stock plastic panel and the factory metal one?

TURBOROADSTER

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JMII

So between the metal and plastic bracket you have two 3/4" (1 1/2" total) mounting rings. Is the woofer sitting on top of the plastic and screwed into the wood which is attached to the metal factory mount? Sorry, just trying to get an idea of how you sandwiched everything together securely and kept things air tight.

vh5150

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You got PM

TURBOROADSTER

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The gap between the bose plate and plastic finisher panel is exactly 3/4" . So I applied a thin layer of Butyl to a 3/4" mdf ring and screwed it to the bose plate . I then put another thin layer on the other side of the ring and put on the plastic finisher panel . I then used another 3/4" mdf ring(Painted Black) on the outside of the finisher panel . The subs I'm using are 6 1/4" deep , so I had to bring them out a little farther . If your subs are 5 1/2 " deep or less , you don't need the ring on the outside of the plastic panel . Very easy to seal as long as you put some sort of sealant on both sides of each piece .

vh5150

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PM'd ya again.

vh5150

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PM'd (Last questions I swear)

TURBOROADSTER

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I would rather you keep asking questions and do it right (have it sound good), than not do it right .

vh5150

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Thanks. I really appreciate the help.

TURBOROADSTER

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Car has been done for a couple of weeks now(sounds good) . Here are a few interior shots of the finished product . I need to find members now that live near me , to listen to it . That way they can tell everyone on this site what they think .

Skrilla

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nice setup

vh5150

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Are those 4 additional screws around the finisher panel? So now that it's completed, how does yours sound compared to a CAS setup? Thanks!

TURBOROADSTER

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There is no comparison , the CAS box had little in car bass and it rattled the **** out of things .

vh5150

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Do those four screws on the finisher panel screw into the Bose plate underneath? What size/length are they? Are the white things some type of rubber/plastic washer or spacer? Thx.

TURBOROADSTER

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I had a little rattle in one of the corners of both finisher panels . I am very **** about rattles , so i put screws in all 4 corners of each panel . The screws do not go into the steel bose plate , just the plastic under the panel . The white things (screw covers) actually are light grey , they match the center section of my seats .

Darkcityavenger

Turboroadster you are the man! So after trying to build a box for my Alpine Type R 10" and putting it in the original sub area behind the seat it sounding like crap. I ran across this thread and boy am I glad. I went right by the instructions you gave and I can't believe the sound that this one 10" made. I took my time to ensure the glove box was sealed and I sprayed the heck out of the inside with underbody spray and it rocks. The only problem is the sub wouldn't sit straight up and down because the terminal hits the bottom of the box so I had to turn it to one side to get it to clear (like yours). The hardest thing for me was cutting out the original sub cover grill to fit over my sub. Mine didn't turn out as clean as yours but after a little black paint and I'm good. I have the 04 Black Touring Roadster also and I had used interior dye to two tone my seats light gray. I then say your pics so great minds think alike I say. Thanks so much for taking the time to start this thread you were a life saver.

TURBOROADSTER

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Glad that your happy with it . Mine sounds very very good . I wish the (Know It All's) that were bashing this idea of mine , saying it wouldn't work or it would sound like A$$ , could hear my Z .

pigpimpc

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Nice ingenuity. I was going to fiberglass my glovebox mold but then that might need more fiberglass to reinforce. So instead I will fiberglass the glovebox, use the fiberglass as my new glovebox, and then use original glovebox as the sub enclosure.

Thanks op.

Rome64

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Awesome!! I'm doing this.