Don't open the back tailgate\hatch?

[mrbojang 8]

So I was told not to open the back hatch\tailgate in my Tahoe while my subs are playing (in a ported enclosure)..Something about it bottoming them out? Is this true, and if so why do I see videos of people doing it to put paper or other items in front of their port?

[The enD 467]

Nothing bad is going to happen. The important thing in that particular scenario is the box. The environment has little close to none effect to the mechanical properties of your subwoofer.

[Frostedflakejake 148]

Yeah that doesn't seem to make any sense to me at all. It should be absolutely fine to open your rear hatch while subs are playing.

[KU40 173]

It's not true. If your subs are bottoming out when the hatch is opened, the gain is up too high. They probably just think opening the hatch is causing them to bottom out because they can't hear it happening while they're sitting inside or something.

[hove 15]

I was the one who told him that! when I was at SLAMOLOGY thats what everyone was saying to me and i did hear my sub sound like ass when i opend my tail gate. maybe my gain was a little high at the show 0:) i was useing my spl settings that weekend lol

that is good 2 know also i havent opend my hatch well i was beating since that weekend!! lol