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I HAVE AN 06 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 EXT CAB MY TRUCK HAS A RAISED TRANSMISSION AND LIKE A ONE OFF THE ONLY ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN BUT I HAVE 2 KICKER CVR 12" SUBS AND I HAVE A PAIR OF SPLIT CUSTOM BOXES IN THE FLOOR THE ONLY THING I COULD DO RATHER THAN THE TRUNK BOX IN THE SEAT BUT I RECENTLY HAD SOMEONE I KNOW SUGGEST SOMETHING TO ME SINCE MY SPEAKERS HAVE LIKE .5 AIR SPACE HE SAID TO TAKE 3/4 MDF AND CUT IT TI FIT THE SIZE OF THE BOTTOM OF MY SEAT THEN CUT A SECOND PIECE AND DOUBLE THEM UP THEN CUT THE HOLES FOR THE SUB IN BOTH MAKIN THEM THE SIZE TO MOUNT THE FACE OF THE SPEAKER IN THE HOLE NOT DROP THEM IN BUT LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE CONE TO CLEAR WHEN FLEXING AND ATTTCH THE SPEAKER FACE TO THEM THEM BEING DOUBLED GIVES THE CONE CLEARANCE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT THEN HE SAID ATTATCH IT DIRECTLY TO THE BOTTOM OF MY SEAT ESSENTUALLY HAVING NO BOX JUST SUBS MOUNTED TO THE BOTTOM OF MY SEAT AND HE CLAMES IT MAKES MY WHOLE INTERIOR INTO A BOX AND THAT THEY WILL HIT AND SOUND GOOD WHAT DO YALL THINK I NEED MAJOR INPUT HERE
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I understand what he is taking about and this is some what true. the cab of the truck will become an enclosure for the subs how ever I would not suggest running two subs in a 75cube box!! years back Pioneer used to make a free air sub that might work close to the setup you are talking about how ever the kicker line that you have will not work very well in this setup. my suggestion to you would be to fab ub a set of 2 or three inch risers to raise the rear seat in order to install some custom boxes. the best results I have see with under seat boxes has been subs firing down with about a 3 inch gap between the floor and the sub. It is kinda like makeing a 4th order box and it sounds pretty good too. I hope that this information helps you? let me know I could try to explain it in a differant way for you if needed?
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THANKS FOR THE INPUT I UNDERSTAND AND MY BACK SEAT IS UNABLE TO BE RAISED I THOUGHT OF THAT ALREADY AND TRIED THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES INTO PLAY OK CHECK THIS WHAT IF AFTER I DID THAT I MADE TWO END PIECES FOR THE SIDES AND ONE ACCROSS THE FRONT AND USED THE FLOOR AS MY BOTTOM AND THE BACK AS MY BACK AND DID IT THE SAME WAY IT WOULD BE LIKE CREATING A BOX USING THE TRUCK WHAT YA THINK IM JUST USING THINGS I CAN THINK OF ITS JUST A THEORY
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That can be done the best way to do that would basicly make you a fiberglass box. resighn everything and seal everything up that you can you can use the truck for the box just keep in mind that the truck will flex!! and seal everything up that you can!! they best way to do this make several carbord templates for the box then cut every thing out of wood. Remove the rear seat install the box and then reinstall the rear seat!! good luck keep us posted and I wanna see some pics!!
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I DONT KNOW IF IM ADVANCED ENOUGH TO DO THAT I ALREADY THOUGHT OF DOING MDF EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE BOTTOM BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO FIBERGLASS AND THE SHOP WAS GONNA CHARGE 350 AND THATS BULL BUT IM TELLIN YOU MAN UNDER MY SEAT IS LIKE IMPOSSIBLE TO DO A BOX FOR
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I WAS THINKING OF TRYING TO CUSTOM BUILD MY OWN TRUCK BOX FROM MDF AND DO IT AS A FORWARD FIRE I MIGHT TRY THAT GOT TO GO LOOK AT IT AND THINK REAL HARD IF IT CAN BE DONE ALSO SINCE YOU SEEM VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE I HAVE THE BOSE SYSTEM THAT COMES IN THE CHEVYS AS MY MIDS AND ALL I KNOW TO PUT IN A NEW HEAD UNIT UR SUPPOSED TO GET AN ADAPTER WHAT IF I DONT GET AN ADAPTER WILL IT STILL ALL WORK EXCEPT THE DOOR CHIME WHICH IS ANNOYING ANYWAYS MY TRUCK HAS NO ONSTAR OR ANYTHING AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THATS WHAT REALLY MATTTERS ANYWAYS BUT YEA I NEED TO DO SOME PICS OF MY TRUCK ANYWAY THE EXTERIOR IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING UP I JUST MOVED TO THE INTIRIOR AND REALLY THIS IS MY FIRST PROJECT CAUSE I WANNA HAVE THIS RIGHT BEFORE I START THE REST
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well I know there have been problems for the people that did not buy the adapter!! as far as making it pretty and taking your time that is well and great. one thing you have to think about is once you get done with it will you be happy with it? if not I suggest that you build something and try it out first before you spend all the time in making it look nice!! just think about how many times you will have to change the system before you will finly be happy with it.
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LOL I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN BUT I HAVE HAD SYSTEMS IN THE PAST I HAVE THE AMP THE SUBS AND EVERYTHING I WANT MINUS THE HEAD UNIT BUT I HAVE TO GET A CUSTOM BOX NO MATTER HOW I HAVE TO DO IT BECAUSE OF THE AIR SPACE THAT IS MY BIGGEST KILLER RIGHT NOW I GET NO FLEX BECAUSE I DONT HAVE ENOUGH AIR SPACE TO THE SUB BUT IF YOU HAVE MORE TIPS AND POINTERS ID LOVE TO HEAR THEM
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I would have to see some pics of the truck to see what could be done?
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if you dont' want to go all out fiberglass then I can suggest what we did on a few installs.
Are you concerened about keeping the carpet under the back seats? Since you are willing to go drilling into the seats. Here is a basic step by step. Determine how big you want to make the sides of the box. Remove any material that will be under the box (carpet and padding). Only removing exactly what will be under the box. Build the sides and top of the box, remember to account for depth of subs and how much the sub will stick out of the top of the box, you don't want your subs in your seat. If you are not worried about flex so much you could liquid nail the sides down to the floor of the truck. We did this on one install and it worked just fine. If you are concerened with flex of the floor then you have two options. Fiberglass the sides directly to the floor or build a fiberglass floor. If you do not want to fiberglass directly to the floor then lay down some wrap under the box before you lay down the sides. Then use plenty of tape around the outside edges to keep the resin in the mold (sides). Simply spread resin across the whole area and then start laying in mat, resin, mat, resin, blah blah blah. You can build this up as much as you want, just keep an idea on the sub depth. Remember this will be on the inside so looks do not matter, it's all about strength. If you want to go directly to the floor then simply do the same but without the wrap under the bottom. Also remember to lay your mat on the inside. If you want to keep your carpet then do the fiberglass part with the wrap, once you get at least 2 layers down let it dry. Then you can remove the box to add a couple more layers, install the top, and cover the box in your choosing.
I wish I had some pics of the boxes I have done, but I lost them over time.
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IM IN ALBANY SO NOT TOO FAR FROM YA I WISH I KNEW HOW TO DO FIBERGLASS THE BEST WAY WOULD BE TO DO A FIBERGLASS FLOOR FOR THE BOTTOM AND THE REST MDF I JUST STARTED BUILDING ME A BOX TODAY IM ATTEMPTING TO BUILD A TRUE UNDER SEAT TRUCK BOX WITH A FORWARD FIRE I HAVE THE BOTTOM AND FACE DONE AND ITS NOT TOO SHABBY BUT I WILL COMPLETE IT TOMMORROW AND WRAP IT IN VYNAL TO MAKE IT LOOK CLEAN AND NOT SO AMATURE LIKE LOL BUT TOMMORROW WILL BE TOUGH AND HOPEFULLY ILL FINISH AND REINSTALL MY SUBS AND AMP I APPRECIATE EVERYONES INPUT BUT I WENT OUT ON A LIMB WITH THIS TRUCK BOX AND HOPEFULLY I WILL BE PLEASED WITH THE END RESULTS AND FINALLY HAVE MY KICKERS HITTING AT FULL POTENTIAL
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