Looking for ideas to put 2 speakers into the cubby hole

Can't tell ya much about the HU as I haven't looked much into them. Sorry. I know the $100 is well spent though on higher voltage preouts. Just an opinion I have gotten from a TON of people.

Not going to fit. Unless you can find a SUPER shallow 12" that takes an enormously small box. Not sure one exists. I think (1) 10" in each side would fit. Although I have only seen a 10" on the passenger side cubby hole as it's wider and looks like it has more room side to side (the other has more room if you take up into the storage area but that box would be a weird form)

There are no prebuilt boxes although a few have built there own on here. Some also like the small form factor of the BASS1200 but if you WANT (2) 12" woofers there is no way in hell that thing is going to satisfy you. Each sub fiberglass enclosure would run you about $300-$400.

I gave you a recommendation, although maybe someone else can chime in (I haven't seen or heard of anyone on here from Tampa though besides you and I.

Good luck, I have read pretty much every thread on here for custom installs and I have what I am going with. If you find something else let us all know

Ryan

 

I make a bunch of fiberglass parts for old MGBs. Do you think there's a market for sub boxes for the Gen 3's? It would be dead easy to make a mold for one.

 

I think there is but not in high volume. I wonder if the mold would be close enough to fit a GenII. If it could be universal then it may be worth your time.

 

I'll have to see if my GenII box fits my Gen III. I'm thinking I tried it once before and it didn't fit

 

Well let me know soon as my car is going in on Friday for my install.

 

Materials won't be much, and I have tons of the stuff in the shop. If it's not gel coated, just resin, CSM, a set of terminals. Empty box, center mark to cut out for their speaker, they can add the matting inside.

But, define cheap...:rockon:

 

"Materials won't be much, and I have tons of the stuff in the shop. If it's not gel coated, just resin, CSM, a set of terminals. Empty box, center mark to cut out for their speaker, they can add the matting inside.

But, define cheap..."

I liked ShawnB2's solution and follow the ones discussed here. A JL Audio Stealthbox product was/is not available for the Prius. Because the cost for a one off though different installers, I took another route for my sub. Saw your posts before and I believe THERE IS a market for these if you can handle it. I would even suggest talking to our host for initial distribution.

 

Here's what I put together. It's built for a single JL Audio 10W3v3.
I still have yet to get the processor & amp I need to finish the install. I think that two 10's is about the most you can do with the cubby holes based on the volume available. As long as you feed them plenty of clean power you should be very happy. A custom shop would want about $400 for the parts & labor for each enclosure (no sub included). I'm only about 35 miles east of Tampa, but I don't have a shop that I can refer you to from personal experience...I'm more of a DIY'er. Shops that deal in high-end car audio brands are a good place to start...NOT big-box like BB. Maybe try The Audio Itch on Dale Mabry???

 

Can you fit a 10w6 back in there in that enclosure or is that just too big? I would like to mold that enclosure a little closer to the side of that panel on the right side. Would that be possible?

I know the 10w6 and 10w3 use the same space wise for the enclosure but the 10w6 has a bigger mounting depth.

What would you want for the sub enclosure? Just trying to get an idea.

Thanks
Ryan

 

I spent around $130 in materials if I recall correctly. This was my first attempt at fiberglassing, but I've built dozens (if not hundreds) of sub enclosures over the years.
Since it was my first fiberglass project, I ended up buying a cheap mask & goggles, gloves, disposable measuring cups, masking tape, foil, spray glue, resin, mat & weave, vinyl, etc....someone who's done it before would likely have most of the materials needed and just have a small investment in resin & mat. I spent the better part of two days piecing it together, with a failed first attempt. It would go quicker for me next time. The enclosure has room to spare depth-wise, but I don't know for sure if a W6 would go....if I had to guess I'd say "yes". I don't think you could pull the face of the enclosure any closer to the panel and get a W6 to fit.

 

The issue is the labor. I can see spending 8-10 hours on this kind of project to do it right.
If you could get by with $60 on materials (rough estimate), $100 would only give you $40 for labor; that's $4-$5/hr.....most shops that do this kind of work get a minimum of $35/hr for labor....that's where my guesstimate of $400 came from. Even the mass produced vehicle-specific fiberglass enclosures (like the JL Audio Stealthboxes) are quite pricey....best I can tell they also are seeking around $400 for the shell.....add the woofer and you get something in the $500-$600 range....where many of the stealthboxes retail.

 

Like I mentioned before, if someone could make a lightweight mold (negative) of the cavity then we could ship it around to each other and pay the creator a royalty. Piece of cake.

 

I like this idea.. maybe i can get my shop to make the mold for the passenger cubby hole.

I will talk to them on Thursday or Friday when I pick up my car.