🗨Many of you are asking for the the PDF design for this enclosure, if you'd like to purchase it and help support the channel you can do so here: www.caraudiofabrication.com/product-page/f0012-jl-audio-13w7ae-3-00-cubic-ft-30hz Thanks guys! 🙌
Mark, i have watched a buttload of your vids and man i must say you make the most perfect factory looking enclosures i have ever seen thank u for all of the tips...
Simply amazing - I hope to do something like this some day. For now my crap MDF box will remain ratchet strapped to the back seat with my amp screwed directly to the sub box. Haha, it works...
I've just used truck bed liner. It comes out really nice, durable and seals up any air leaks. If it's going to be in the trunk, the wife and kids will throw things at it. I've gotten subs punctured because they don't care. I also have to make it easily moveable if I have to make more room.
I would like to hear these enclosures that your doing in the vehicle there going into maybe your customers could shoot a quick video maybe do a customer showcase series!!
I had you design a box enclosure for me a while back, dude this box is badass!! She's 250 lbs without the subs. Coated in Herculiner. Box is always a head turner.
Hola Mark, dos consultas............1 -.el moldaje del vinilo pegado, clavado o atornillado........2- en el interior de la caja no va con relleno (espuma o algodón)..???..saludos desde Chile
I'm not a huge fan of the paint, but this enclosure is sweet! That custom emblem you made is a nice touch. Earlier in the build i thought it would be a bit too much, but it is definitely not. Besides, it is YOUR build, not mine! 😊
The paint is a huge time saver, i've used both black and white versions with great success, but it is certainly not a replacement for quality vinyl work. I think it will hold up better over an extended period of time in a moist environment though.
@Chris Huyler I 100% understand the pros to using it. It would probably outlast a carpet application if used in a vehicle that sees lots of "traffic" around the enclosure. And that's a great point on moisture. Especially beneficial in a "jeep" type application. My dislike stems from the look mainly. Like I said, I'm definitely not knocking people for doing it... but I probably will not use it again, unless there is a perfect scenario.
@@Toyotajunkie I have a single can that has been used for a few different projects. I like it for recessed amp racks. I can make them out of cheap materials and slather this stuff on for a professional look. Then I save the carpet or vinyl work for the trim pieces. The best part is you don't waste material like you do with carpet.
@@Toyotajunkie If you don't like the textured look you can use a foam roller instead and there will be no texture to it but it will still have the hardened properties of the coating.
Never tried the spray grade Duratex but I can vouch for the roller grade. Great stuff! Amazing work on the box, Mark! Looks like it came straight from JL themselves 🤜🤛
@derpapito1391 JL's factory-built enclosures are some of the best I've personally seen in terms of build quality and cosmetics. That being said, I agree that this box still looks better
Good day Can you please make a video explaining the difference between 2ohm and 4ohm and what impedance is better for for each set of speakers and subwoofers. I would like to know what impedance is best for midrange and what is best for subwoofers Thanks
How do these 'press fit' panels you make hold up over time?! They look amazing but I've always been worried about material shrinking slightly and making them fall out etc... Great videos, thanks!
Very awesome video. You did great on that box. How can I get a custom made box from you. Do you Make them for any car. By any chance do you make a plexiglass box
Such a beautiful speaker. Box looks great. I am working on pouring resin on a sub box that is going to be hit by the elements. Only running an Alpine R-W10D4 with a Kicker KMA600.1.
Hey brother what kind of flat black paint do you use is it spray can i have so much problems finding that color its either too shiney or it has bad streaks in it and im pretty picky ive bought cheap spray paint from Walmart to high dollar name brand paint and no luck ive also tried rolling on some house paint from home depot and had a little better luck but still not the look im looking for thanks once again mark and another awsome build but what can i/we expect coming from you love your vids
Fantastic looking box. imo, W7s are just not efficient subs in the first place. Pick up a B&C 18" and you'll be able to load it in the same size box with a flat response and you'll have 9dB more output with the same power.
what amplifier would you be using for this build? im looking to get two of these, and finding the PERFECT amplifier has been difficult. especially when I dont understand how ohms work for linking two amplifiers together.
TBH I've learned so much from you that I'm worried I won't learn much next month when I go to my first Mobile Solutions Bootcamp! 🤣 I order some from Keyston, I noticed your vinyl there is from them. Do you have a preferred line of theirs? I am always unsure of what I am going to get because they carry so many different types.
Mark , what sprayer are you using , I see that it is a HVLP gun, I know 3M MAKES a similar one with removable nozzles for easy cleaning , any info would be helpful ..
Very nice (looking)! How come you didn’t add any damping and/or insulation materials in the sub (while making sound tests)?? Seems counterintuitive when used a lot of money on the sub speaker alone + the fabrication, details and so on…
Can I connect my amplifier, radio, and reverse camera to a single relay and if so what size fuses should I use to protect both my radio and reverse camera
Looks awesome! Are those beauty inserts just press fit? Is there a concern of them coming loose with the vibrations? Can’t wait to see it installed! I’m going to go listen to my W7 10” now while I wait haha
I never had a good sander back in the day and cuts probably weren’t the best so I would use bondo to try and hide the seams on the wood. My dad was confused as to why I would put so much on and sand it all off. Stupid 20 year old me. Would just spray bed liner on it and call it good. Made one box to hold two 10W3’s in with a PPI 4125 recessed into it behind the seat of my 1997 F150 regular cab. After a couple years of flexing the seams showed back up. Oh well.
Hello! I have an off topic question to anyone who sees this.. I installed component speakers in my car and used a harness adapter to install tweeter to factory location.. how do I wire the after market tweeters to the new crossover? the tweeters are located in the dash, do i ditch the original harness and run a wire all the way from the dash to the door panel where the new crossover is located? i have an amp ready to install
