Volume of spare tire well ?
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Hey all,
I get my E60 on december 1st, and I am thinking of fiberglassing an enclosure for my Boston Acoustics Pro 12.5LF subwoofer in the spare tire well. The sub needs a 1 cu ft. (28 liters) enclosure, so I'm wondering if anyone knows the volume of the well.
I ordered the "premium sound system" (not L7), but will add my BA Pro 12.5LF sub with a Phoenix Gold XS2500 amp bridged for 500W RMS @ 4 Ohm @ 13.8V. Also have a 1F capacitor ready to be installed.
Even with the trunk being well insulated, this thing hits so hard I will have some nice added bass in the passenger compartment.
So I'm just wondering wether the volume of the spare tire well is sufficient (1 cu ft or larger).
Thanks !
I get my E60 on december 1st, and I am thinking of fiberglassing an enclosure for my Boston Acoustics Pro 12.5LF subwoofer in the spare tire well. The sub needs a 1 cu ft. (28 liters) enclosure, so I'm wondering if anyone knows the volume of the well.
I ordered the "premium sound system" (not L7), but will add my BA Pro 12.5LF sub with a Phoenix Gold XS2500 amp bridged for 500W RMS @ 4 Ohm @ 13.8V. Also have a 1F capacitor ready to be installed.
Even with the trunk being well insulated, this thing hits so hard I will have some nice added bass in the passenger compartment.
So I'm just wondering wether the volume of the spare tire well is sufficient (1 cu ft or larger).
Thanks !
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Originally Posted by 04r1belgium' date='Nov 5 2004, 03:08 AM
Hey all,
I get my E60 on december 1st, and I am thinking of fiberglassing an enclosure for my Boston Acoustics Pro 12.5LF subwoofer in the spare tire well.? The sub needs a 1 cu ft. (28 liters) enclosure, so I'm wondering if anyone knows the volume of the well.
I ordered the "premium sound system" (not L7), but will add my BA Pro 12.5LF sub with a Phoenix Gold XS2500 amp bridged for 500W RMS @ 4 Ohm @ 13.8V.? Also have a 1F capacitor ready to be installed.?
Even with the trunk being well insulated, this thing hits so hard I will have some nice added bass in the passenger compartment.
So I'm just wondering wether the volume of the spare tire well is sufficient? (1 cu ft or larger).
Thanks !
The volume is definitely bigger than one cubic foot. The volume of the spare tire exceeds that. What dimensions do you need specifically?
I get my E60 on december 1st, and I am thinking of fiberglassing an enclosure for my Boston Acoustics Pro 12.5LF subwoofer in the spare tire well.? The sub needs a 1 cu ft. (28 liters) enclosure, so I'm wondering if anyone knows the volume of the well.
I ordered the "premium sound system" (not L7), but will add my BA Pro 12.5LF sub with a Phoenix Gold XS2500 amp bridged for 500W RMS @ 4 Ohm @ 13.8V.? Also have a 1F capacitor ready to be installed.?
Even with the trunk being well insulated, this thing hits so hard I will have some nice added bass in the passenger compartment.
So I'm just wondering wether the volume of the spare tire well is sufficient? (1 cu ft or larger).
Thanks !
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The volume is definitely bigger than one cubic foot. The volume of the spare tire exceeds that. What dimensions do you need specifically?
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Originally Posted by pennetta' date='Nov 5 2004, 03:04 PM
The volume is definitely bigger than one cubic foot. The volume of the spare tire exceeds that. What dimensions do you need specifically?
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If it's definitely bigger than 1 cu ft, I should be ok. Here are the important details:
Mounting Cutout Diameter
11" (280mm)
Mounting Depth
5-5/8" (143mm)
Recommended Enclosure
1.0ft ? (28 liters) volume sealed
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Originally Posted by 04r1belgium' date='Nov 5 2004, 07:38 AM
[quote name='pennetta' date='Nov 5 2004, 03:04 PM']The volume is definitely bigger than one cubic foot. The volume of the spare tire exceeds that. What dimensions do you need specifically?
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If it's definitely bigger than 1 cu ft, I should be ok. Here are the important details:
Mounting Cutout Diameter
11" (280mm)
Mounting Depth
5-5/8" (143mm)
Recommended Enclosure
1.0ft ? (28 liters) volume sealed
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[/quote]The spare tire that is in there should be around 18" in diameter and the rim/tire width is more than 6", so the wheel well is bigger than that.
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why dont you build off to the side. i build this enclosure for my mercedes and it took up little space and it sounded really good. Its a jl audio 12w6v2. here are some pics of the enclosure i just never did really finish the amp rack though.
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Originally Posted by onefat99' date='Nov 5 2004, 06:24 PM
why dont you build off to the side. i build this enclosure for my mercedes and it took up little space and it sounded really good. Its a jl audio 12w6v2. here are some pics of the enclosure i just never did really finish the amp rack though.
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you should be able to squeeze out 1 cube of air space also you can stuff the enclosure with sound dampening material and it will make the sub think its in a 25% larger enclosure. here is another pic ( kind of a crappy pic )
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Originally Posted by 04r1belgium' date='Nov 5 2004, 11:08 AM
...but will add my BA Pro 12.5LF sub with a Phoenix Gold XS2500 amp bridged for 500W RMS @ 4 Ohm @ 13.8V.? Also have a 1F capacitor ready to be installed.?
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Just bought a Rockford Fosgate Power 1051S amplifier, which will deliver 1050W RMS at 4 Ohm @ 13.8V !
Do you think I will hear my sub through the trunk insulation now ?
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yes you will i installed a temporary 10 inch 15 dollar sub and a 50 dollar amp and i honestly i was impressed the bass actually went through. i am also going to run 1 12 inch fosgate sub and a 1001bd fosgate amp.
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