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Originally Posted by Guard Dad
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If you go with a grill the speaker height might not be so critical but keeping crud out of the speaker may be an issue.
If you go with a hidden speaker (my choice) then speaker depth and enclosure depth are critical.
To help minimize the finished height of the enclosure I used a router to hollow out (about 3/8") the back side of the enclosure to create clearance for spare tire anchor-screw and I used a power sander to round off any other points of contact on the back side of the enclosure to allow it to nest into the spare tire as deeply as possible. I had just enough useable room in the enclosure to allow me to recess the speaker about a 1/4" into the top deck of the enclosure. When installed the top deck of the enclosure was even with (maybe a tad above) the factory styrofoam sub deck that rests on the spare tire and creates the floor of the hatch. When installed this way the mounting rim of the speaker stood about 1/4" above the top deck of the enclosure, this was not noticeable with the carpet and trims installed. I also used 1/2" MDF to allow me to better fine tune the final height of the enclosure. 1/2" MDF gives you more precise control of the height of the enclosure than the often used 5/8" or 3/4" MDF but using 1/2" MDF means it takes more layers to build the enclosure.
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interesting.....
I think i will go with something like you have GuardDad.
As of now, the top piece of the box sticks almost 5/8" above the top part of the styrofoam deck. I dont mind it being alittle above, especially since i plan on raising the floor at least 1/4" when creating the false floor. Im using 5/8" mdf for most of the box including the top piece which will hold the speaker. If i was able to router down a small portion of the top piece to allow the sub to sit a little more flush, I might be able to use a 5/8" mdf ring to create a speaker grill while allowing enough room for the sub to move(displacement?).
Here is a pic of what i plan on doing, kinda but not as elaborate.....
kudos to butdamnbrian!!!! these are from his audio build and it looks fantastic... good thing my carpet will cover this cause its def not going to look as good.