I am curious for any of you who have installed the stealthbox from JL on whether you would recommend it? What are your impressions? I am planning on ordering one soon, but I would like some opinions on how it sounds and what kind of music you listen to with it.

Thanks!

 

Just ordered one, I'll tell you as soon as I install it how it sounds. The only downside I can see is the Weight of the box. Could exceed 150Pounds. What Amp do u plan on useing? I'm going with the Jl 500/1. The speakers are topnotch and I'm sure the bounce is worth the buck. I'll send pics ASAP

 

Cool. That is pretty much the same setup I was going for. I look forward to the pics.

 

Well just recieved it today. The weight of the box is 52 pounds; The construction is top notch. it comes with 2 mounting bolts and assorted washers. the instructions are somewhat limited. In my opinion u will not need to mount this box. it fits perfect.
The total cost for the box was 811. with Texas taxes so may vary in CA. I'm waiting on the Amp, I found one new for 419$ maybe ebay might have it cheaper. will post pics as soon as i see daylight.

 

I had the JL box installed about 2 weeks ago. The W3's don't hit as low as the W7's or W6's especially in this box. I modified the box to have 2 speaker terminals instead of 1. I'm running 2 Alpine MRD-500's. 1 amp per 10", 500W per, plenty power, little distortion and a ton of headroom.

I had the box mounted per the directions. It's solid as a rock, sounds good, matches the carpet, leaves usable space in back and still lets you have access to the spare tire.

 

Do you think the MRD-500 would be enough power for a single W6?

 

It should be more than enough. If you needed to you could wire the sub for a 2ohm to pull as much from the amp as possible.

 

ZNizzy, any pictures available? I'm trying to decide between this or something like Nazar's box.

 

I'll see what I can do tonight.

 

Tell me, would the box allow a W6 enough clearance to work? Does anyone know?

Thanks!

 

The W6 is bigger (deeper) than the W3 the JL that comes in the stealth box. If JL made made the box speciafally for the W3 chances are that it may not. If I were you I would call and contact them to find out. I am a big fan of JL but not of their stealth box for the Z. The whole reason for calling something steath is that it should not be seen. My friend and I made a true stealth box with a 10W6v2 sub.

 

Picture of stealth box

 

another

 

No pics posted!

 

I agree with Chaparro. This is NOT a stealth box! As a matter of fact, I venture to say that I could make a better box myself, that would fit in the same spot. Very disappointing from JL.

 

sorry guys, here are the pics
true stealth enclosure

 

and with the stealth cover removed

 

I really like your stereo setup Chaparro. I'd like to check it out sometime as I'm in Dallas as well. You need to try and make it out to the Texas Stardom car show. They happen every Thursday and usually have a couple of Z guys/gals out there.

 

that's a nice install chaparro. How does the sub sound firing through the carpet?

 

That's a phat setup, but I wouldnt recommend putting the carpeting over it