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KovzR6
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2/23/2003
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i went to my local car audio shop, they know me well and give me great deals on everything. they have done some really cool custom installs and do great work.
i told them i want to do subs under the rear seat of my club cab. preferably 2 12"s. they told me it is IMPOSSIBLE to fit 2 12"s under the rear seat and still have full use of it. they told me my only option is the MTX Thunderform. I DONT THINK SO!!!!!
well, i want to prove them wrong and fit my 2 12" Rockford Punch DVC's under the rear seat. so today i ripped out the rear of the truck. took out the tool tray and put everything back together. i sat the subs in the place they would be. when the seats were down the top of the subs were almost flush with the bottom of the seat.
so i am going to raise the seats 2" by making a bracket for where they mount to the wall of the cab. that will also give me enough room under the sub for the fiberglass bottom of the box. and it should allow full use of the rear seat movement up and down. it might be on a little angle, but i think its gonna work.
im going to start building the MDF frame this week. its gonna take me a few weeks to do it because im really busy at work. but ill post pics of my progress.
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Joezzzzzzzzz
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2/23/2003
20:42:56
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Sounds great , Make 2 and Ill take one also
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MilleR/Time
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2/24/2003
17:31:52
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Of course you can fit 2 12's in there... look at some other threads... plenty of people have done it before... shoot a couple have put 2 12's in RC.
As for your set up... sounds like your on the right path lifting that seat will give you that valuable extra bit of room you will be wanting.
Keep it up and let us know how your doin
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92Dak
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2003
21:15:36
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Um...I think the shop knew that you could do it if you raised the seat up.
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KovzR6
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2/24/2003
23:37:28
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they told me the only way they could do it was to lose my whole back seat. not being able to use it at all.
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sporty98
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2/25/2003
20:51:59
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it can be done. maybe the shop just didnt feel confident enough doing the job. anything is possible. i have a RC with 2 12's behind the seat. im thinking of doing 3 10's behind the seat or 4 12's in the bed. dont know yet. anyway, got any pics posted yet???
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KovzR6
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2/25/2003
23:20:51
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no pics yet. i just had my buddy get me the metal for the brackets today. and i picked up the MDF.
in the morning im going to see how much i can raise the seats. and probably start the frame.
like i said. im really busy with work and this is going to take a few weeks to complete probably
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KovzR6
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2/25/2003
23:38:54
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oh yea. i forgot to mention my parents as SO pissed at me!!!!!
i have had the truck 6 days and the back is already ripped out...
i paid for the truck, its none of their money so who cares what they think!!!!!! LOL
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Matt
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2/26/2003
12:28:24
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Hey Sporty 98 how did you get 2 12's behind the seat what box did you use
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conig
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2/26/2003
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kovzr6 definately post some pics when you get it done. I have wanted to do this but gave up as my subs need 8 inches of mounting depth.
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bw1199
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2/26/2003
18:33:07
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you can definitely fit it under there but u have to raise the seat up. I just finished putting 4 10's under the seat. I got rid of the hinges and just put the seats on top of the box.
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sporty98
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2/27/2003
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hey matt. its just a regular box, kinda like two truck boxes. the only thing is its one long box nothced in the center for the console. nothing fancy about it. it helps when your kinda short to.
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conig
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2/28/2003
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bw199- any pics of the 4 10's I was thinking about doing this yesterday. what 10's did you use? also were did you put you amps.
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BW1199
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2/28/2003
17:11:59
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Pics of the box, the install is not quite complete, maybe this weekend if the fish aren't biting... its in, the pas. side and rear cc-cab panels are in, minor cosmetic work to do. more pix will be posted when done.
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conig
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2/28/2003
17:43:32
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thats weird I was even thinking of useing those same subs. definately want to see pics when finished.
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KovzR6
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3/02/2003
19:02:50
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well i got the brackets made and raised the seats 1.75".
i tried to raise them a little over 2" and it wouldnt work, the seat arm would hit the bottom of the back rest part. raising them 1.75" is the max you can go and stil keep the seats functional.
i also started the MDF frame. i have the front, the back, and the top all cut. i just have to do the sides and the frame will be pretty much complete. the fiberglass work is gonna be the hard part.
anyways, its looking pretty good. looks like its going to work out.
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iDRAGit
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3/03/2003
18:21:38
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keep in mind that they might fit, but will your box have enough air space for the subs? You don't want to do all this then find out the subs sound like poop because of to little airspace. Just my $.02
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conig
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3/03/2003
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bw 1199 saw pics of your setup put back together on dodgetruckwolrd .com looks good man ca hardly even tell theres 4 tens under your back seat. I'd like to do that but I have a huge amp I don't know were I would mount.
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KovzR6
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3/04/2003
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iDRAGit
i should have about 1.3 ft^3 after sub displacement. ill see how it sounds. if it doesnt sound good i will switch to a different sub. if i cant get a good sound out of 12"s i can always switch to 10"s.
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KovzR6
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3/05/2003
12:59:14
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sh*t!!!!!
this project is on hold for a while. i had some family stuff come up. then i just sold my motorcycle and have alot of work to do because the guy wants it stock, with no aftermarket parts. thats gonna take about a week, considering its frezzing outside. i wish i had a heated garage :(
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