Building a wall

[ShagggDiesel 25]

So first off, I'm running a '99 Pontiac Grand Am. As we all know, the space in a Grand Am is EXTREMELY limited when it comes to car audio installs.. SO I had a few questions for my future install. I'm really looking into an 18" Fi BTL for the car, but there is not enough room in the trunk to build a box big enough to appropriately house this large of a subwoofer. So my questions are:

1) If I were to take out my back seats and just build a wall to put the sub in, would this be a better idea?

2) If so, what would I do about porting the "wall" to a specific frequency? (30-35 hertz)

3) If a wall isn't the best route to take in this situation, are there any other ways to solve my dilemma without grading down to a smaller subwoofer?

If anyone has ANY suggestions or opinions on this setup/plan, please feel free to post them. All help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

-Shag

[shizzzon 461]

what city r u in?

[ShagggDiesel 25]

what city r u in?

Danville, about 30 minutes from Lex

[shizzzon 461]

oh, thats bout 2hrs from me, hope u would be closer.

well, how much space do u have in the back?

[ShagggDiesel 25]

oh, thats bout 2hrs from me, hope u would be closer.

well, how much space do u have in the back?

I haven't done exact measurements, but just an approx. guess.. about 6-7^3 feet max. Grand Am trunks are very little

[Lucky 76 5]

Why would you take out your back seats to mount one sub? Building a wall IS NOT a walk in a park as I am finding out right now. It makes you look at installing a "box" in a completely different manner. I am guessing you have more room than 6-7^3 ft. Take measurements and see where you stand. Try to avoid building a wall at all possible costs unless it is something you really really want to do.

[shizzzon 461]

yep, i run a wall right now and when i tear it down next year, i will be lining my entire car with wood and steel bracing... and hoping for a 160.. non-walled. May or may not happen but based upon what i am seeing.. i need to no wall my car with the next design i do.

[ShagggDiesel 25]

Why would you take out your back seats to mount one sub? Building a wall IS NOT a walk in a park as I am finding out right now. It makes you look at installing a "box" in a completely different manner. I am guessing you have more room than 6-7^3 ft. Take measurements and see where you stand. Try to avoid building a wall at all possible costs unless it is something you really really want to do.

Well I can get by with building a wall without taking out my back seats. So that's not really a concern. I just need a big enough enclosure for this sub, and building a box for it isn't a reality when it comes to this car.

[jcarter1885 995]

You cant build a wall with your back seats intact. Just buy you a 15" BTL and put it in the biggest enclosure possible for it and get some nice amount of power and you will be fine and suprised.

[///M5 2,833]

Or build the wall, remove everything and completely destroy any remaining value in your car.

[Lucky 76 5]

Why would you take out your back seats to mount one sub? Building a wall IS NOT a walk in a park as I am finding out right now. It makes you look at installing a "box" in a completely different manner. I am guessing you have more room than 6-7^3 ft. Take measurements and see where you stand. Try to avoid building a wall at all possible costs unless it is something you really really want to do.

Well I can get by with building a wall without taking out my back seats. So that's not really a concern. I just need a big enough enclosure for this sub, and building a box for it isn't a reality when it comes to this car.