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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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Anyone ever removed the rear seats and used that space for a sub box? I'm thinking of doing this in my 98 TA since the rear seats are pretty much a joke.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:57 PM
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what are you looking to run. I have 2 alpine 12" mounted above the gas tank, its a good idea to get the rear window tinted if you mount speakers like that
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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I have a pair of older Fosgate HX2 DVC subs I have had for a while. They hit hard as hell and have always been good for me. I'm just not sure about filling my one and only storage space with speakers when I know the back seats will never be used. Also gives me a lot of space to work with compared to these pre-made boxes for the storage area in the back.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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i'm thinking about doing it, too. i hate having people in my backseat. it makes my car feel slower, and my custom duals hit the phr with the extra weight which sucks bigtime, broke my exhaust hanger on the driver side. i figure im going to pull them out anyway and i don't like the way they loook w/out seats, so i will jus build something nice to go in there for my 2 12'' RF HE2's
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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You mean something like this...... ( this was in my old camaro )
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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that looks heavy.
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 06:51 AM
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Nice install.

Man. Is that a ceran-wrap paint job? Looks shitty in the pic, but they look pretty cool in person.
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Yea well.....it was back in the day when bowling ball paint jobs were "in"...but it actually looked good in person, and yes it was heavy as hell but it was also a 3.4 V6. All show and no go
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What are those subs? 10W0s?
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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wow you guys and ur ******* 200 million lb boxes, how the **** you spend all that on sound when you can go fast!!!
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 1993CaMaRoZ28ofIdAhO
wow you guys and ur ******* 200 million lb boxes, how the **** you spend all that on sound when you can go fast!!!
I just always liked the ability to impress people in both areas. Besides, if you go to the drags you can always remove the boxes in a reasonable amount of time
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 1sicLS1
You mean something like this...... ( this was in my old camaro )
Something like that, yes, but damn that is huge... I would be using 2 subs that need about 2 cu.ft. of space each. I've started working out some of the kinks, but am worried about someone stealing them. I may build it so the subs are firing down toward the floorboard and not sitting out for all to see.
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 1993CaMaRoZ28ofIdAhO
wow you guys and ur ******* 200 million lb boxes, how the **** you spend all that on sound when you can go fast!!!
I drive my car every day in town, I'd trade a tenth or two in the 1/4 for high quality tunes. Make it so you can pull it out for track runs if you're that concerned.
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 02:19 AM
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ugh hideous spackle green, ugh
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by zorrander
I drive my car every day in town, I'd trade a tenth or two in the 1/4 for high quality tunes. Make it so you can pull it out for track runs if you're that concerned.

Im the same way. A little weight wont hurt you THAT bad when you consider how much you actually race on the street and how much youll listen to the subs. On the other hand, if your wanting to drag race you shouldnt have a radio at all.
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