Posted August 30, 200916 yr Figured i would go ahead and start a new build logIve been on here for a while just never posted here much, most of my time is wasted on CA.com, gonna start wasting some more time here now alsojust gonna copy some stuff over, so some things might not make too much sensePulling out the 4 15s, putting in 4 12s in a smaller box, Vehicle is my 04 ExplorerSetup will consist ofKenwood DDX812Rockford 3Sixty.2RF T6004RF T4002RF T40001bd4x DC Audio LVL 4 12sHertz MLK2 running Activeold setup was same, just with 4 15" RF T2s in a 16cu ft wall, which was an awesome build, i just decided walls arnt my thing, want to step to somethign smallerAlso the reason i have all RF, Hertz, Kenwood etc is because i work at a shop that sells it all and got a hella deal on everything, but i will be changing colleges soon and moving away so rebuild will be coming alongSome pics of the Tear down
August 30, 200916 yr Author some filler pics from the old setup BTL 18s vs RF T2...Tweeter pods for Hertz ML280/MLK2 tweet
August 30, 200916 yr Author 4x DC Audio LVL 4 12" D2, Red dustcaps, Thanks Rusty, Cant wait to get these hooked up, Subs got here with no problems and look excellentThis is the first time ive messed with 12s in my vehicle in probably 4 years, wanted to go back with something smaller than 18s and suchon to pics
August 30, 200916 yr Author Brace thats gonna hold the portsLittle update, worked on it a bit last week, got all the holes cut out for everything, pain in the ass even with having my jasper jigsome updated picsdont worry about the tabs on the top piece holes, its how we do the jasper jig to jeep it from moving, just leave 2 tabs on opposite sides to keep the center hole from moving and when your done you can break it off and cut away the tabsand did a new startup screen on my kenwood unit, this is what it shows everytime you turn it on, a little Photoshop work on a DC image and donealso have my plexi piece cut, taking it tomorrow to get it laser etched with 2 DC LOGOsinside of the box will be done in gray fleckstone paint with DC logo in redoutside hasnt been decided on yet, probably multi colored textured blackAlso Specs on the box:8 cu ft net with 3 6" Aeros, gonna have dual tuning, with all 3 ports open it will be 37.5hz, with 1 port plugged tuning will drop to 30.5hz, already have a local place cutting the port plug for me, should have it tomorrow
August 30, 200916 yr Author Quick paintthe front piece cutout for plexi and the mounting piece, plexi is at the place now getting donecolor going on the inside of the box, grey fleckstone piantthe new flooreverything packed upbest paintjob evar if i have to say so myself Like i said, Plexi is is being done now, i had the foam cylinder done to seal one port off, 6 1/4x12", i picked it up the other day, so i just need to hurry up and get done
August 30, 200916 yr Author mounted the back brace, painted it and also repainted some other spots, and did a first layer of the fleckstone paint for the inside, I fixed the light spots but didnt get pics of it after the respray, but you wont be able to see the difference with everything doneafter some drying...pull the tape off...tadastill have to paint the rest of the DC red
August 30, 200916 yr Author Okay, been really busy this summer with working at the shop and classes this summer, i havnt been really stressing out over this build, just doing some stuff here and there when i get free time, well pretty much done now, just need to hook up the amp and subs, i just moved to a different college and got a new apartment so just got done with that and needed the room in the back to haul, left the job at the shop so i had/have a little bit of free time to get down on this junkonto a month of work in a few pics, nothing too exciting, just a bunch of time consuming stuff, bondo, sanding, more bondo, more sanding etcthese are posted from another forum so somethings may be wierdpics:
August 30, 200916 yr Author i switching back and forth between 2 cameras, i didnt want to get my slr dirty on some of this stuff so they might be out of order
August 30, 200916 yr Author a few layers of primer, then the texture paint, painted a few different samples, finally settled on the dark gray primer vs black, red, light gray and some othersthat texture paint i used on the outside was a bish, showed streaks bad, ill admit im not the best painter but i hated using it, the texture i used on the inside was super easy, these are before i went and bought more cans to fill in the gaps
August 30, 200916 yr Author port plug i had custom cut locally at a foam place, didnt find any 6" ones online, we do some business with the people and i got it cheap, like 2-3$, gonna have 32hz and 38hz tuninggot it looking secsy with some paint...mmmm
August 30, 200916 yr Author security screws to mount everythingterminal and led powerghetto battery holderamp board...what happens when you dont have long enough wood
August 30, 200916 yr looks sweet, can't wait to see some vids of this bad boy. Edited August 30, 200916 yr by SPLScion
September 9, 200916 yr This box is sooooooooo sick !!!!I love the port plug too.This is not a box made to be hide, is it?!!!
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