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Hey guys,

I just put in my amp and sub and it sounds pretty awsome. Jus how i wanted it, punchy bass without the whole car shaking. I guess the secret was using a decent sub and amp (i got a top of the range alpine head unit, Alpine splits and rears and now sub and amp) and the wiring i used was top quality as well (went a fusion wiring kit as the alpine kit was hard to find and also way 2 over priced) I set it up so i can easily take the sub out if i needed to use the boot. The amp was mounted on thin MDf bored with some checkerd paper on it. I used the original plastic nut holes, using metal nut and bolts to hold it all together. this way i can easily take it out if i needed to. My biggest problem was what sort of sub enclosure i should use. I ended up using a fully sealed box which i picked up from gary's car audio for 50 bucks. Big thank you to everyone who replied to my thread on what sort of sub enclosure i should use and also to NS2500 for his thread on how to take the headunit out. Saved a lot of time. Pics up Now.

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Hey guys, thanks for all your replies. i finally put it in. I went with a fully enclosed box in the end. It sounds pretty awsome. just how i wanted it to. thanks for all your advice again. If you wanna see pics, go here.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...4948#post685073

Edge:

Well its sealed fairly flush, I wouldnt say its air sealed. But as good as the factory one (which was pretty much a weird sort of plastic that was carpeted) my partial shelf is exactly the same, just used mdf so it could hold the weight of the Amp.

95GTST

Im pretty sure i just bought a single sheet of 9mm thick MDF from bunnings for like 10 bucks.

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