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Topic: SoloX "splat"
This is the mounting plate that goes inside the enclosure. I just finished my box and the baffle is 2" thick and realized the bolts are too short for both the basket mounts and the spare. Can I get away with using regular screws for both the basket and spare? I'll try and find some longer bolts after this weekend.Team PhatHertZ
delvryboy
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posted 06-19-2008 01:41 PM
This is the mounting plate that goes inside the enclosure. I just finished my box and the baffle is 2" thick and realized the bolts are too short for both the basket mounts and the spare. Can I get away with using regular screws for both the basket and spare? I'll try and find some longer bolts after this weekend.Team PhatHertZ
Posts: 1021 | From: The Windy | Registered: Oct 2002
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Go buy longer bolts. Make sure they are heavy duty, I think hardened or something like that.http://www.sounddecisioninc.com
Alemuthafukinjandro
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posted 06-19-2008 03:20 PM
Go buy longer bolts. Make sure they are heavy duty, I think hardened or something like that.http://www.sounddecisioninc.com
Posts: 1378 | From: Montgomery, IL U.S.A | Registered: Jul 2000
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lag bolts ftw...
pimpin at my house
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posted 06-19-2008 03:43 PM
lag bolts ftw...
Posts: 6366 | From: north rose,ny | Registered: Aug 2002
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The only thing I could find at Home Depot was zinc plated machine screws. FYI - thread size is 10 x 24.Team PhatHertZ
delvryboy
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posted 06-20-2008 12:51 AM
The only thing I could find at Home Depot was zinc plated machine screws. FYI - thread size is 10 x 24.Team PhatHertZ
Posts: 1021 | From: The Windy | Registered: Oct 2002
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no splats and lag boltsTeam KICKER Team Maxxsonics Team Kinetik
Jay Odom
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posted 06-20-2008 01:28 PM
no splats and lag boltsTeam KICKER Team Maxxsonics Team Kinetik
Posts: 555 | From: SOLO X FL | Registered: Jan 2005
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ive gotten away without using the splat before and had no problems
Wagonized
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posted 06-20-2008 04:20 PM
ive gotten away without using the splat before and had no problems
Posts: 712 | From: abbotsford, bc, canada | Registered: Oct 2005
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My baffle was 4 inches and the Home Depot bolts did the trick.
nice
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posted 06-20-2008 06:51 PM
My baffle was 4 inches and the Home Depot bolts did the trick.
Posts: 2795 | From: New Haven, Ct. | Registered: Sep 2003
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yeah, these seem to do the trick. I'm going to search out some allen head or hex head, these flat heads are a pita.Team PhatHertZ
delvryboy
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posted 06-20-2008 08:42 PM
yeah, these seem to do the trick. I'm going to search out some allen head or hex head, these flat heads are a pita.Team PhatHertZ
Posts: 1021 | From: The Windy | Registered: Oct 2002
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This is how you mount a solo x the easy way. The bolts are cosmetically nice and strong but are way over kill. I used heavy duty screws when mounting my solo x and did it for years. Basically you use 12 screws. 4 screws for the frame and 8 for the cone. Give it that I did this because I was always taking the sub in and out of an enclosure and it made it a lot easier. If you are suing a solo x 18 then just use thicker wood screws.
dtbrown
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posted 06-20-2008 09:50 PM
This is how you mount a solo x the easy way. The bolts are cosmetically nice and strong but are way over kill. I used heavy duty screws when mounting my solo x and did it for years. Basically you use 12 screws. 4 screws for the frame and 8 for the cone. Give it that I did this because I was always taking the sub in and out of an enclosure and it made it a lot easier. If you are suing a solo x 18 then just use thicker wood screws.
Posts: 1338 | From: elgin | Registered: Jan 2003
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