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DakMatt
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
21:41:02
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OK, I'm building a sub box for my friend's truck and it's complete with all the inside joints caulked and sealed. However, I was wondering what kind of seal you would put between the actual speaker and the hole it goes into. Should I run a bead of caulk around the outside of the speaker rim or just screw it in and not worry about it? I'm thinking the caulk would be messy on the speaker even though it'd only be on the outter metal edge. Any help would be great!
- Matt
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intense99dak
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
22:14:15
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There should be a round foam piece that came with the sub(s). Either that or it could be something like four 1/4 circle foam pieces. Anyway, these foam pieces go between the sub(s) and the enclosures.
Chuck Robbins
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reddak318
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
22:19:14
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yea run a bead of silicone around it that'll do it
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bombtek
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
23:42:16
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Dude, Don't do the caulk on the sub deal. Yes that will seal it but it's messy, you could get the crap all over your sub, you'll have a harder time getting the sub out and it'll just plain look like crap with oozing puss all over the basket rim. Go with the foam ring that intense is talking about or go to the hardware store and get some thin weather stripping that isn't too stiff. Get the smallest width you can so you can form it around the underside of the basket. Get the self adhesive type. When you screw the sub down, make sure you don't warp the basket at all. Because the weather stripping is thicker than the normal foam ring you need to tighten the screws evenly and uniformly. Don't just crank down on one and go around in a circle like that. Go a little at a time until they are all tight.Warping the basket is not as hard as it sounds to do. An over zealous drill will bend the hell out of a speaker. Result...distorted surround and loss of effeciency, potential sound quality deterioration.
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R/Truck
Dodge Dakota
11/30/2001
10:33:54
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You can buy weather stripping at a hardware store that looks like strings of clay. You just run a string around your sub or on the box. The stuff isn't messy and can be removed.
If you use caulk you may screw up your speaker.
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bombtek
Dodge Dakota
11/30/2001
15:22:28
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R/Truck is absolutely right. I may be talking out my ass but I'm pretty sure that if you get silicone caulking on foam surrounds they will melt.
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R/Truck
Dodge Dakota
11/30/2001
16:18:17
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Certain caulks will also eat your subwoofers surround. So be careful what you use inside the box as well.
The safe bet is to let the box dry for a couple of days (I know it is hard to waite that long) to let the acidic vapors go away and the caulk time to dry.
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kyle
Dodge Dakota
12/16/2001
23:28:07
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DO NOT CAULK THE SUB. Just screw it into the box
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DakMatt
Dodge Dakota
12/19/2001
01:29:05
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Problem solved. We didn't use anything. He carpeted the box and we just screwed down into the carpet and it seals nicely. Sounds good for being such a small enclosure, too.
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Kris
Dodge Dakota
12/19/2001
03:26:39
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Never was a problem, matt. It was all in your head. lol
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pappie1
Dodge Dakota
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1/08/2002
02:09:15
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OMG!!!!!!!!! READING THIS IS LIKE READING A COMIC STRIP!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! PUNCH LINE IN ALL!!!
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Dave_K
Dodge Dakota
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3/09/2002
23:31:35
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Regular Weather Strippiing works great too (stickyback).
my 2 cents.
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Kerry
Dodge Dakota
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3/03/2003
22:29:08
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Hey i got a 1990 ford ranger reg.cab(JUNK) i' am trying to find some kind of way to put a sub box in it there is not too much room? I don't no about in back of the seat.
If you have any idea please E-mail me
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jonh
Dodge Dakota
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2/22/2004
23:45:28
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I bought a box and my friend told me that I should put air wholes on top of the bow to improve the sound, but I dont know how to do this or what is put into the whle to direct the air if anyone knows how to do this e-mail me at Snowborder525@aol.com thanx
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conig
Dodge Dakota
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2/26/2004
20:34:35
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ports or dril holes? drilling hoeles will degrade the sound. until I stried sticking my xtant x-series into a 0.90 cu ft box I could not get the box to seal forever always had distortion. rain window weather stripping around the basket placed it back in the box all distortion was gone.
If you want a ported box, build a new one if you add ports especially the ones you buy out of say crutchield it tunes the box very high. but I guess thats your taste.
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DSW
Dodge Dakota
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2/27/2004
02:00:12
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Jonh, If you have a sealed box leave it alone, drilling hole(s) in the box won't do anything but ruin the box.
What your friend might be talking about is a ported box. This is a box with a vent (tube) which tunes the box to a specific frequency, say 30hz, and makes it louder. The only problem with building a ported box is that the interior air volume and port volume (tube diameter and length) have to be dead on to get the box to perform right. If a ported box is not built to the correct specs for the sub, it can and will make the sub sound terrible. Sealed boxes on the other hand can vary slightly without a noticable difference.
Brand XX sub can run in a sealed box from .75 to 1.5 cu ft, a lot of room for error. Same brand XX sub must run in a ported box 2 cu ft with a 4" x 11" long port, these specs must be met or the sub won't perform correctly.
Best way to put it is sealed boxes are easier to make, less efficient and smaller in size, while ported boxes are harder to make, more efficient and larger than sealed boxes.
I prefer sealed boxes because the boxes are smaller and the bass is "punchier". Plus I don't have to worry about covering the vent with all the stuff throwh into the back seat of my truck.
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Daigo
Dodge Dakota
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12/28/2004
00:04:05
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YOu idiotttz lOok guyz you dont put any sealant shyt on your box yet, you get in you p.o.s. of a ride to a speacker store and buy speaker box sealant, and there shouuld be some black loogin thin foamy shiuyt in tha new speaker box and alppy that to the hole wicht tha speacker, sub box.then yoou put tha speacker in tha hole,and drill it to place... if you have no foamin stufff goto tha same store you got your sealant shyuit, and buy it , duh now is that so harddd, retardzzzz....
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Richard
Dodge Dakota
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1/03/2005
18:49:28
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Hey, simple question here, wats better having ur amp under your seat or on the top of thee sub box?
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Derrick
Dodge Dakota
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1/29/2005
03:04:53
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Hey i have a 2001 chevy silverado ext cab. I have 2 tens that i want to put in a downfire box that will fit up under my back seat. I wanted to know if yall could send me some blueprint for one. Also i was told that if you build your box then spray it will that bedlinner then carpet it you will get better sound?...Is this true or what?
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chevguy
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2007
21:35:38
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i have a 01 silverado and want to cutbox to put 3 w7s in, got n e ideas how to get started
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masterofall
Dodge Dakota
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7/25/2007
00:35:58
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you all are retards and dont know anything about car audio
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