boot install

[immsy]

hi everyone im planin on doing a boot install in my cinq.i know the design i am doing.but new ones welcome?just want to know what are best materials to use?an how do i go about doing it?the end product i want it to have a polished look about it.

 

[bad_boy_cinq]

Materials depend on what shape you plan for the install. If you want a basic setup then a MDF box would suit. When we made my install i wanted the tops to curve to put the subs on an angle, so this was made from fibreglass the rest of the box from MDF:

As for the polished look probly best painting it once finished, but the boxes would have to be smooth for it to look good.

 

[eMz]

How big is your install your planning, as Rob who had the Purple soleil took his back seats out and filled the back with a big install! Looked pretty good! He used MDF wood and covered it in black carpet!
You should also think about insulation pads aswell to stop them annoying rattles!

Here's what Rob had in the cinq...

 

[Donna]

Here is a pic of my install, rear seats removed and mdf and alcantara covered,

May give you an idea.

 

[gazzaman2k]

Here is a pic of my install, rear seats removed and mdf and alcantara covered,

May give you an idea.

is that not the cinq that was sold from fast car mag?


this is my seicento's boot install

 

[immsy]

gazza i emailed you an asked for help did you get it?im takin the back seats out an havin four subs. two amps. anything else im goin to need?

 

[gazzaman2k]

immsy na mate not received a thing yet :S

what size subs you going to power? size and rating? also what amps?

best thing would be to use either 4guage (upto around 2000watt) or 0Guage (this stuff is thick and expensive but is the mutts nuts) thatll go upto 5000watt peak

also get a good set of RCA leads and have an half decent headunit which allows adjustment on the sub channel otherwise itll just be thump! thump! and just overpower rest of the speakers.

i got 2 amps on mine but set at different freq levels so for normal punch bass the 4 x 8" subs do that and when the really low bass (rumbling bass) my favorite the two 15" kick in.

you dont have to get silly high 2000rms or similar to get great sounds stuff around 500watt with matched amps do just as great job.

 

[immsy]

wot matreials do i need? fabric, coatin, fibre glass?

 

[Luke M]

damn you all!

got me tempted to take out my back seats now! looks so much nicer without!

 

[rallycinq]

wot matreials do i need? fabric, coatin, fibre glass?

If you want a shiny install, then make a base board out of MDF, cut the speaker rings out of the same and glue 'n' pin the rings in with short lengths of MDF block to get the angles right.

Once all that is complete get a stretch fabric, like T shirt material and staple it all around the base and round the speaker holes.

Then make up a resin mix, make sure there are no lumps, and brush onto the material, making sure you get into all the corners.

Let it go off and you should be there.

Cheers

D

 

[immsy]

then i should be able to spray or paint it what i want?

 

[rallycinq]

then i should be able to spray or paint it what i want?

Yup, high build plastic primer, the primer then base then colour then laquer.

Make sure the primer coats are silky smooooooooooooooooooth

Cheers

D

 

[chaos]

You'll most probably find that if you do use thin material (e.g. a t shirt) that you'll need to bulk it up with a layer or two of FG.

 

[alainax]

Yup, high build plastic primer, the primer then base then colour then laquer.

Make sure the primer coats are silky smooooooooooooooooooth

Cheers

D

david ???? giving advice on how to make a cinq heavier???? u feeling ok?????

 

[gazzaman2k]

make sure its atleast 10mm thick the firbreglass or itll crack and split with the bass pressure.

few pics below to help you. beware fibreglass is cheap to buy but the resin and activator is not.

i spent around £250 on fibreglass in my boot took just over 2 months to complete.

if going for shiney finish itll take forever and alot of hard work sanding and smoothing + tons of added weight putting filler on the fibreglass although the results look the dogs ********.

mines covered in black Felt which has begun to fade so got to redye it when weather gets bit better but ive covered the whole of the back of the car in it so it looks smooth

 

[Andy_sx]

feck me thats a pretty impressive build mate

one question, from looking at the pics do all the subs use the same enclosure area?? does that not affect the 8's when the 15's really drop at all???

 

[gazzaman2k]

its sectioned off into 3 bits two of the bottom 8" are seperate and the top bit has the 2 8" in the middle and 15's together

doesnt effect the 8" at all because they are 2 ohm stable subs and have a huge movement rubber bit.

the 15" are 4ohm

 

[Donna]

The build with the smiley faces is fantastic! Well done for doing it yourself too

 

[cheeqic_nto]

So Gaz, Are all your subs sharing the same space? I just ask cos different size subs need different amounts of air to bounce off and I couldn't see any dividers in your install. If it sounds good without dividers and no specific air capacity for each sub then it would sound unbelievable if they were separated and of the correct spec for the subs.
Please don't take this as criticism, it's not meant like that, it's just that I do installs for people, custom boxes, painted fibreglass, stealth, all sorts over the years and yours looks superb, just wondered about the box capacity issue.
Sorry didn't see page 2

 

[gazzaman2k]

theyre not to the spec that the subs require but its loud makes your hair move and nose tickle and right inside your ears, also affects your breathing too lol