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piss off It'll be warm here... in a few months. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It will be HOT here in a couple months <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Forecast: Buffalo, NY - mid-80's through hi-90's for the months of June through Aug., note: Relative humiduty 90%+

piss off It'll be warm here... in a few months.

got blowing snow... boy does it blow.

damned nice find! -and- btw, nothing wrong with O.G. Orion or CV.

*sidenote* Now I'm going to be taking a bunch of pictures of my hatch tonight... LoL I'll stick the uber & a couple of amps in there for reference then post 'em up. BTW - Thanks again everybody, keep it coming!

yea... it's kind of an afterthought that GM threw in IMO. I fits within the full size spare that mounted underneath.

good point... I've only known people that'd take the whole car. LoL Thanks

Another route would be to NOT go inverted and possibly mount the driver where the "tub" is to gain the extra depth needed for the basket and motor structure. WHile it would be a shame to hide the beautiful ass-end of that thing, it also gives you an edge in that you don't just have that bulk sitting somewhere taking up valuable space. That way you could almost have a totally flush floor, with the exception of the driver itself. BUT, then it present the challenge of fabricating a grill to cover it, which would be a necessity. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You know how tall that Uber is... the 'tub' is only about 4" deep. I dont want to build a floor that is more then 4-5" tall (above OEM), because it's ~17" from OEM floor to window line. Only way I could buy enough depth would be to build-up a volcano towards the mdf ring.... which kills more usable shelf-space then inverted would. I think I'm liking your idea in general though...

Lowes, Home Depot, or any body shop that'll sell you equipment/supplies. Boat shop's are handy too. There is the internet for the extra stregnth mats & weaves if you really can find them locally (as in my case).

I'd thought of a full raised floor look as well. The uber is the deepest woofer I've ever owned though... it's actually taller the my 9915 even. I liked the raised floor idea for a couple a reasons: low profile, I can leave my mid/high amp in the trap door compartment (if i dont glass it into the enclosure), gives me a great area to french sub amp, annnnd I could still use the cargo area. I'd just have to make it sturdy and protect the moofer. I'm not overly worried about security... if something happens, it happens. I've put the tint on, put the alram on, and park at home with her ass butted nearly against the garage. But as I said, life happens. Hmmm, if I'm inverted... that really might work.

LOL I've been floating around a few places. Sorry.

Are you going passive on all this? If so, shoot me a PM, I know someone who may possibly be able to set you up with something killer in the way of drivers and a sweet set of 4th order crossovers. If going active, I think your options are wide open with that budget. I've heard nothing but good things about the Extremis mids. They were designed to compete with the Revelators (which I myself would probably use in your instance, only in a 2-way design), so you know they must have something going there. The XXX mids are in need of an enclosure from what I've heard. Definately complicates things. Tweets are really hard. Too many to choose from that will produce good results. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YGPM

koo! 14226. Lemme know... thanks, Nick

mmkay, sorry. If I can get away with a removable enclosure along the driver's side (extending upto 1/2way across the cargo area) that is removable.. I'd be happiest. I'm talking: flush to the leftmost trim panel, right upto the window line, about 30" long (from seatback to tailgate), and extending at most to the middle/centerline of the truck. I can mount the amps /amprack permanatly to the passanger side without much concern.

Definatly not the main midwoofer in the rear. LoL I like my stage upfront... just dont have room for all three passbands in the front doors. I'm not going to build kickpod's, I have size 14 feet and don't want to stomp out my equipment. *Dedicated low/mid bass (extremis/eXeXeX/DD) in the rear door for those duties. *Primary Mid & Tweets in the front doors. Prefer authorized for all the equip., I hope to get an install in that I can fire & forget. Price is not too much of a concern, as needed... Price also does not include amplifier. I can run two seperate 200x2@4 / 400x2@2 amplifiers if I need to. I'm not looking to compete SQ or anything NEAR that level. Just looking to get clean full reliable sound.

I have an extra set of 6.5 baffles that are deadened already if you want them. Let me know. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> interesting.... how deep is the cup? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> These are the exact ones, just with peal and seal on them to toughen them up. http://www.autotoys.com/x/cust/product.php...82&cat=0&page=1 I bought 2 pair originaly to glass over one but they are thick enough I didnt need to, thanks to Kent, so one went in and the other got deadened to go in a friends truck but they wont fit. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cool... i can work with those prolly. $15?

Mids: Agree, Leaning towards Extremis. Period. Unless someone has some good points regarding another midwoofer. Just sucks on the depth. But i can get around it. Midrange: I had the Perfects at one point too. Orion P6 also. Not bad at all IMO. Leaning towards Orion or Kodas. I might just keep the CDT mids as it is. Try them sealed before i chitcan 'em. Tweets: this is where I am really stuck. I know little about tweets (outside of the obvious)... have seen quite a few good comments on the DLS tweets. thanks, all the opinions welcome

I have an extra set of 6.5 baffles that are deadened already if you want them. Let me know. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> interesting.... how deep is the cup?

*edit* I should point out that I have the CDT's IB right now. really want to try them sealed.

My contender's so far (in no particular order): Midbass: DD 6.5Lt's Adire Extremis XXX 6.5 Keep the CDT Component set Orion Kicker Adire Koda set Infinity Set DLS (i dunno much about 'em though). The new DD components (not out another month though). I'd have no problem mixing & matching if it weren't a pain to get a x-over built. Thanks, Nick

I would hope that most of you know that I'm not one to post "this vs. that" threads.... with that being said: My CDT CL62's are a little dissapointing. I want to have a four-way ( ) in my Trailblazer: Componant set in the front doors / dedicated mid-bass in the rear doors / sub in the cargo area. I'm of the mindset to go: Subbass - taken care of (Uberwoofer 15" + 1500 watts). Midbass - 6.5", 60-150hz, sealed in 0.5-0.7ft^3. Midrange - 6.5", 120-3khz, sealed (0.5ft^3) or IB. Tweets - 3/4", 3khz plus, prolly metallic, but could do silk. I have 100x4@4ohm rms available. 200@2ohm. If you had $600 to spend on those six speakers & a pair of crossovers, what would yah do?

BTW - ignore the cargo cover, I have 5% window tint instead. Also, the trap door there? To give you an idea of size: That's where my Orion 8002 is currently. I would like to access this, but it's not horribly important. This is my actual truck last summer with a 1.5ft^3 iso:

Onto the juicy stuff: Dimensions to work with (approximate): 50" wide x 18" high x 32" deep. I need to build a home for my TC Sounds JLaine Uberwoofer 15". I'm planning on 5.0ish ft^3 gross for her. Woofer inverted, top mounted, ported towards the tailgate. Prolly going to 'glass as much of the upper/frontal half as much as possible. Make it pretty. I also need to make a home for two amplifiers back here... An Orion 2500D & 8004. 2500D is ~12"x25". The 8004 is ~12"x16". Also, will have to hide (2) runs of 1/Ott, (6) runs of 4ga, and a 1 -> 2 distroblock. Preferably I'd like to mount both amps & fuse block (w/voltage display) frenched into the glass of the enclosure. -or- A seperate amp 'rack' on the opposite side of the cargo area for the three items. cancels the idea of a width-wise enclosure. I'm going to post pic's, links to a few Google'd pictures of the cargo area. Thanks gent's....

In short order: I've layed out so many ideas for the cargo area of my truck that i've gone cross-eyed. The trailblazer's been a test platform since I got her last year. It's about GD time that I finalize something for her. Afterall, it's my daily driven - 400 mile a week vehicle. '02 Trailblazer LS; no third row seats; no ext version. I need to actually be able to utilize the U portion in SUV. So: a.) build an enclosure / rack along one side b.) make a wdith-wise enclosure that is easy to remove I've gotten to the point where I think it's easier to visualize designs in trunk cars simply because you have objects to work with / around. This stationwagon though, is kicking my ass... big open wasteland. I need some fresh eyes and ideas. Please.

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