speaker box

[JUDDO13]

there isnt relli enywher to post this exept here so yeh..
i was jsut wondering how i would go about making a speaker box to house to 6.5 in speakers on the inside of the boot lid so when it is open the speakers will be facing you and how to mount this on there??? eny ideas would be great
p.s. i dont wanna use fibre glass as i donno how to fibre glass and im to cheap to pay someone to do it for me lol

[wrx884]

i assume u wanna make it outer MDF then? if so i would imagine the best way 2 mount MDF with out drilling into ur boot would b 2 mayb weld some metal brackets on the inside 2 give u somthing 2 screw the MDF 2 then i guess its just a matter of makin the box 2 wat eva size u want and shape it 2 fit would b a bit of stuffin round tho but with some time n patience u could get it dun.

u may even b able 2 screw into the boot lids frame (without welding brackets on) using long enough screws but not 2 long that it goes through the other side of ya boot lol. pics of ya boot lid mite help 2?

[Tasmaniak]

the issue you are going to have once you do this though is how the hell do you expect the boot lid to stay up?

[JUDDO13]

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[JUDDO13]

i mite get some of those gas struts that they use for hatches or whateva that should work ill just have 2 suss out how to attach them so they work
ill get some pikd pf the boot tomorrow as its a bad time for piks now shitty light but yeh ill post up some piks to morrow or when i get home if there is any light

[wrx884]

u might b able 2 mayb drill through ur hinges somhow and wedge a pin in there 2 stop the hinge from falling down, bit hard 2 say coz im not sure wat the hinges r like on the VNs if they r nething like the VTs u should b able 2 do it with out the gas struts mayb

[JUDDO13]

im not to sure ill have to weigh up whats easiest and chaepest when the time comes to do the install
im just trying to gather the info untill that time comes

[JUDDO13]

ok i havent got a pik of my boot cause cant upload for some reason but from looking at it it seems i will be able to screw it in to the brackets with small screws

[JUDDO13]

bump...
still looking for ideas of how to make this out of mdf
has enyone here done this b4 and if so how did you get ur boot to stay open and such???

[wrx884]

id say ur best bet if u dont care about looks and just want the speakers 2 mount on ya boot lid purchase some 6x9 boxes already made and b4 u screw the speker in the box screw the box 2 those brackets on the boots frame with those screws u were talkin bout

if ya wanna make it look a bit better ur prolly gonna have 2 make up a larger box 2 cover ur boot lid but as flat as u can make the box and screw it on like that and shape it 2 how eva u want u can even get it carpeted after 2 and it wont look as bad bein raw MDF

but is kinda hard with out actually seein the boot lid 2 give ya a better idea hope it kinda helps id imagine not 2 many ppl would have dun this like ur tryin 2 prolly y ur not gettin as many responses?

[JUDDO13]

yeh getting piks is hard as i cant upload them from my cam 2 me comp for some dicky reason what i just thout about im havind 6.5 in speaker on the in side of the boot lid and dray and cut out the ring that will fit it like how they give u a cut out and then make like i donno 6 or 7 rings but make them slightly larger then i can glue and screw them all togetha and the cover it when it finished it kinda hard for me to explain so i hope ur getting this other wise just look out for my car when its got the install done
cheerz for the responces wrx884

[wrx884]

ahh yer i know wat ya mean so u'd build it up enough 2 lift the speaker off the boot lid? yer that will work but then u have 2 mount it 2 the boot depending how thick u make these spacers u just gotta find long enough screws 2 screw them down id even go 2 a furniture place or a cabinetmakers n try find some 35mm MDF scrap they might even give it 2 u as u wont need much at all, 2 of those glues 2gether should b heaps will bring the mounting depth 2 70mm then if not u can always wack another 19mm on top or 16mm just depends on the mounting depth of the speakers uve choosen 2 put in there

[JUDDO13]

yeh well i got a shit load of scrap wood around the place but me mate is a carpenter so if i need eny extra he will proberly have some sitting around the worksite i mite get him to steel me some lol
but yeh maybe if i make it big enough mite get a skreen to out on the inside of the bootlid down the track

[The Darkness]

if you lean the spare tyre out towards the inner boot it should stop the boot from going down due to the bracket being rested on the rubber. mite try this for myself

[JUDDO13]

nah mate i wont be doing the tire thing i got an install planed and that will sit in front of the subs if i did that and with the speakers on the inside of the boot lid i will jsut try it out and see it it falls i have a feeling it wont but if it do ill get some gas struts or dril threw a hinge and put in a pin in when i want it to stay open
well thats just my plan enyways u can try the tire thing in u want