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perspex install
- Thread starter Rich_M
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http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/showphoto.php?photoid=3603 I used 12 mm thick perpex for the window onto my amp. A sheet 1.5 metre square was 18 quid. I would recommend not going to b and q for you perspex as it is more expensive there. I got my from a sign maker in newcastle. Ps if you want some i have a fair bit cluttering up my garage.
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/showphoto.php?photoid=3603 http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/thumb/1066583108__DSC00294.jpg
http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=665.jpg
"my standard single 10" sealed box retials for $159 U.S. dollors. It measures 13"x13"x10.5" & has 0.8 internal volume. I will attach a few pics"
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i have perspex boxes!! although bambam is correct, the sound quality is not perfect!
however, the boxes i have are 20mm thick (which you cant really buy or machine through normal processes, my brother owns a laser cutting company, so unless you know anyone in the industry - good luck!!!) they are also precision mitred joined (perfect joint really) and has been fixed in a way best described as platic welding (its not actually that but is more simple to say that!)
the boxes i have are probably the best built sub boxes ive ever seen, and although as mentioned above the acoustic qualities are not that great when the boxes are that well made, with such thick material (and heavy! with the subs in i can barely lift them!), they sound pretty damn good to me! oh yeah they look preety cool too!!
but to be honest i think if i were re doing mine now, i would probably buy ply boxes (better than MDF), and then somehow fibreglass them into a cool looking display, probably paint it bodycoloured or something, it would be a lot less hassle in the long run! good luck with it though!!
just thought it looked sh*t hot. like that box shown by bam bam, coz as uve seen in my previous posts i just have a huge mdf box with perspex window. just loved the look of perspex. $159. whats that in good old english? with perspex it looks cool as fcuk and u cud go neon crazy !
rorrie, here is a link to my current install. i want one like that cherokee on ya site. how much will tat set me back. 2*12inch rockford fosgate punch he2 subwoofers.
http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=13&TopicID=61774&PagePosition=1http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=13&TopicID=61774&PagePosition=1
They are not actually my boxes - i purely posted the txt that was sent to me when i was looking into it. so i know as much as the next person about them!!
i havent been to the site either, but on your install - have a go at disconnecting your 6*9s and see what it sounds like - may sound a lot better!!
an Idea is to make ure boxes out of MDF and mount ure subs mount ure amp in the middle of em and put an perpex sheet over the top of it saying RF or summot like that ... u will have to get 12mm perspex prolly and then take it to a sign makers and they can etch what u like into it pretty much..looks sweet as..but like the others have said perspex sucks for the boxes because rather than wood (which lets it breathe in a way) perspex is solid..lets no air in or out..and also shows up reallllly badly where the screws and glues goes.. also because its clear if u spoon it up at all it will show up like a sore thumb.. IMO id stick to using MDF or Ply because its easy to use and can look/sound alot better than perspex. just use the odd bit of perspex in the install and it will sound cool
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