At 04:27 PM 4/1/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Very interesting. Keep me informed. One question, though. Am I to
>understand that the kids sitting in back will be sitting on the enclosure?
>No padding?
Well I would like some padding to be sewn in under the cloth. The cloth
and padding would be done by a company that specializes in car interiors or
boat seats (sure not me), there are plenty here in Fla I would imagine. I
need to biuld a dummy test box to see just how the comfort levels go first.
I am 5'10" and it took about 3~4" above the seat to put my head into the
ceiling but that was some sorry testing to be honest. My first thought was
to remove the lower plastic shelf beneath the seat but that seems like
quite a hassle for just 2" even though those 2" would definately keep the
hair off the ceiling.
The idea is to have the enclosure look like a stock higher seat from the
top (Agate material?, is it possible to get this?), the front and sides
would either be done in the same or with carpet to match the floor. The
seat would be slightly stiffer than the stock rear, but not as stiff as
straight wood :-)
As soon as I finish relocating I will seriously get involved with it.
Regards
Nicholas
>
>>>> Nicholas McKinney <nickmckinn@mindspring.com> 04/01/98
>03:43pm >>>
>At 09:15 AM 4/1/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>Has anyone added a subwoofer enclosure under the rear bench in
>their
>>Club Cab (so that the seats are still fuctional)? I asked this a couple of
>>weeks ago, but didn't get much of a response. I know JL Audio makes
>a
>>Stealth Box, but $575 is ridiculous for one 8" sub.
>
>Warning! For serious music loving people only!
>
>Lately I have been thinking about making an enclosure that would double
>as
>the rear seat. Take the bottom cushions out, make an enclosure 9" tall at
>the front, 7~8" tall at the back, ~12" deep, 48" wide, and get an
>upholstery shop to cover it with the same type material as original (CC
>agate in my case) With this you could have (4) 8" sub drivers, a decent
>seat for kids, and still move it enough to get to the jack in an emergency.
> The stock seats are about 3 3/4" thick.
>
>Also I have just about sized the Vifa and Dynaudio drivers that fit in the
>stock door and back locations. Vifa is used in $350+ component sets
>(under
>many different names with many companies), but any of us can buy the
>same
>setup (with better crossover parts) for about $200 if you know the part
>numbers. Dynaudio is a few dollars more but well if you know Dynaudio,
>you
>would know why. You also don't have to buy their "car" series since
>they
>are the same parts as their regular series up to the sub size and
>probably
>cost a whole lot less.
>
>Let me know what you think.
>
>Nicholas
>
>
> Nicholas McKinney
>Applied Industrial Technology, Inc.
> www.usaait.com
>
Nicholas McKinney
Applied Industrial Technology, Inc.
www.usaait.com
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