Finally finished peicing together my system, now i need to build trunk Options

[Pali_playa]

yup everythings there. over 2,500 of stuff
i know wht every1's goin to say: rockford sucks! but it really dosent as much as you ppl think, and thats wht i had to work with.

NOW im trying to build out my trunk and iwas thinking this:
1) 1'' MDF on bottom to screw everything on too
2) normal rectangualr box
3)build amp rack
4) screw everything else down
5) place carpeted wood on top so just subs and 1 amp showing

i want it to turn out like this:

BUT i open my trunk and it looks like this:





so what i was thinking was that i could put the subs vertically instead of horizontally and put it in the spare tire hole (causei think a box will fit in the hole). then place the amp on the left side. what do you guys think? sorry long post

[playr158]

nah go sideways.....just put ply wood over the hole...don't bolt anything to your box..or bolt your box for that matter i heard its bad....and you'd defenitly have to put the strut bar under the top piece.....

[Pali_playa]

i might take the strut bar out for this

[Gilbert_619]

i would go with a fiberglass set up..you wasted 2500 on parts might as well make them look good....fiberglass takes alot of hours but its really nice at the end

[Scarrell]

theres $2,500 worth of stuff there? hmmm i think you got ripped off there.... RF doesnt suck, but isnt Near as good as it used to be in the 80's/90's..... and are those HE's?.....hmmmmm.... i think you should have thought twice and bought once ohwell, as long as you like, its all that matters.

[Digndoug]

theres $2,500 worth of stuff there? hmmm i think you got ripped off there.... RF doesnt suck, but isnt Near as good as it used to be in the 80's/90's..... and are those HE's?.....hmmmmm.... i think you should have thought twice and bought once   ohwell, as long as you like, its all that matters.
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First off, Rockford is nice. I have rockford, and I think, plus bout 10 others think its better then, some old co-works of mine. They had from infinity / alipine, and cant think the other.

Other then that, nice set-up. Im also working a kenwood deck and rock-ford speakers and subs an amp, and love it, I think you made an great choice.

[shid]

The dynamat is the last thousand

[celicarocker]

somebody works at best buy =)

[wind]

rockford fosgate is good if you dont want accuracy.... they are loud and will rip your face off.... which is what most people want....

its the "lets see how fast i can give myself a heart attack" syndrom....

This post has been edited by wind: Dec 6, 2004 - 6:17 PM

[Digndoug]

rockford fosgate is good if you dont want accuracy.... they are loud and will rip your face off.... which is what most people want....

its the "lets see how fast i can give myself a heart attack" syndrom.... 
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HUH!... that dosnt make sence, My subs have hit more decibles and is rated better then my friends alpine and vega, and..... kicker

[Scarrell]

all's i have to say there is better than RF, Kicker, Alpine and whatever other subs you find at BestBuy or CircuitCity...like.... i dunno.......Adire? or Resonant Engineering? Treo? CDT? Focal?

This post has been edited by Scarrell: Dec 6, 2004 - 6:47 PM

[Digndoug]

all's i have to say there is better than RF, Kicker, Alpine and whatever other subs you find at BestBuy or CircuitCity...like.... i dunno.......Adire?   or Resonant Engineering? Treo? CDT? Focal?
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True, I was still talking with in budget. Im not going to spend more on a system then what my cars worth.. lol

[Gilbert_619]

actualy some of those brands arent that expensive and put out great power..

for my next set up i think i'm going re xxx 15 to get some kicks

[Consynx]

working at best buy is exactly what i thought too

[Pali_playa]

heh yea i work at BBY actually spend about 800-1000

Gilbert: wasted $? im sorry but if u think these car audio compnents are junk then u need to stop tlkaing, yea theyre not comp or nething, but they aint no dual

and now how bout we stay on topic IE my box

i dont want fiberglass cause i dont know how to do it, and dont want to mess wit it

This post has been edited by Pali_playa: Dec 6, 2004 - 10:11 PM

[Scarrell]

mmmmmm XXX, my Tempest is only gettin 150rms and its damn loud in the Celica... id look into the Tempest, cheap and very efficient, meaning you dont need alot of power to go loud, same as the Brahma

[playr158]

i know how to do ifberglass....and i'm doin a box in my car for 2 12s all custom......

i can help you out with it, fiberglass is pretty easy once you get the hang of it.....

i'm in fairfax let me know

[Gilbert_619]

well first i meant wasted as in USED/SPENT the money

second but in all true you only spent 800-1000 bucks
would you really have spend the 2500 for all that crap..
best buy sells all that stuff really over priced..so it isnt worth it

and i say crap cuz RF isnt bad but when you can get something better what do you call it...RF nowadays likes to jack up the peak power output number when really their amp dont do that much rms...RF in the early 90s was hott stuff they make great products and not just lack..

if your going to show off your car or want a really good look then i was invest some time in fiberglass...its not as hard as you may think...time is what it takes..if you just want a simple clean look then carpted or vinyl cover mdf will do...

Scarrell: yeah that XXX is mighty fine...thinking a 15 and a hifonices brutus 1500d will do me good...Brahma is all so a good sub

[Hanyo]

that is not a celica trunk.. integra?

[tim86]

which RF amp is that? i just sold mine that i had and it was great... looks like a well put together system, i bet you cant wait to hear the result

[celicarocker]

that is not a celica trunk.. integra?
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ya... he doesnt even own a celica

[Pali_playa]

Gilbert: yes rockford went down BUT u said "RF nowadays likes to jack up the peak power output number when really their amp dont do that much rms"
completeley not true

RF actually is the only company i know of that tests each amp and prints out the results and puts it in the box. b/c if u didnt know u cannot make each amp exactly the same. the paper goes down to rell u TRue max, RMS, THD. then even darte it was made, the person who tested, etc.

yea i actually wanted a celica so i found this site, then my dad went and bought a teg and said here u go u owe me 4G's. oh well. i stil love this site

[celicaspeed]

What strut bar is that?And you should do the plexiglass.Its not thet hard you just need a good dremmel tool.

[Gilbert_619]

Gilbert: yes rockford went down BUT u said "RF nowadays likes to jack up the peak power output number when really their amp dont do that much rms"
completeley not true

RF actually is the only company i know of that tests each amp and prints out the results and puts it in the box. b/c if u didnt know u cannot make each amp exactly the same. the  paper goes down to rell u TRue max, RMS, THD. then even darte it was made, the person who tested, etc.

yea i actually wanted a celica so i found this site, then my dad went and bought a teg and said here u go u owe me 4G's. oh well. i stil love this site
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look example....

Max power: 900W @ 2 ohms

150W RMS (continuous) x 1 @ 4 ohms

300W RMS (continuous) x 1 @ 2 ohms


every brand tells you the RMS out put..but what i meant was this say stupid crap like ....
they print MAX POWER 900W all big on the box and then the real RMS all small
not saying RF is total crap cuz you get good deals and i would take that if i worked there no question about it...but RF used to be know for getting a great bang for your buck..

[Pali_playa]

^FYI all companies do that. its called marketing

[Gilbert_619]

i know its about marketing....doesnt mean the jl 1000.1 says 10,000 WATTS cuz it put out what they say marketing or not

anyways back on subject

[playr158]

dude just drop it at least he has a good system thats fully together and goin to do good instead of walmart shiznit....

yo pali as i said i'm doin good with FG and a t-shirt actually makes your shape for your box haha then you resin that and just put f/g on that mold the t-shirt made....pretty easy acutally

and as i said i'm willing to help if your close to fairfax

[Scarrell]

using the JL 1000/1 was a bad example , the 1000/1 puts out a 1000rms at any ohm. but other than that, yeah its marketing, when kids see a sub/speaker/amp say "1000 WATTS MAX!!!!" they like that, but what you want to look for is the rms. like my Tempest and my RF amp(basically free) im only giving the sub 150rms out of its 650rms rating, being that the sub is very sufficient, its extremely loud with that amount off power to it. although now i have to tighten the bumper and crap. which i dont like at all. id Definately recommed the Adire Audio Tempest in a Celica. its unbelievabely smooth and the sound quality for a 15" is totally amazing, especially with only 150rms to it. and for less than $200 shipped you wont find a better 15" in its range.

[Gilbert_619]

haha yeah it was..i'm sick as a mother effer last thing i wanted to do is think haha

anyways yeah that adire audio tempest must be good..i heard nothing but good results with that 15...glad to see thats in a celica...

but yeah like playr158 you should invest in a fiberglass box..its worth it
you can make your own show system easy...it can be a good project

[Scarrell]

good? it isnt good, its F'ING UNBELIEVABLE the lows are LOW and LOUD with only a 150rms, its....uncanny. so smooth and.......amazing... more than amazing....

[Drocay]

dude just drop it at least he has a good system thats fully together and goin to do good instead of walmart shiznit....

yo pali as i said i'm doin good with FG and a t-shirt actually makes your shape for your box haha then you resin that and just put f/g on that mold the t-shirt made....pretty easy acutally

and as i said i'm willing to help if your close to fairfax
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Same here man, i made my FG box already and now i'm working on new trunk set up so if u need any help i'm down.

[Pali_playa]

nice, so how bout we meet up for a sub box building session? lol, drocay, playr hit me up on aim so we can figure sumin out