fiberglass sugestions

clays laramie · Apr 8, 2015

Never fiberglassed before, but i am thinking of sealing up my 1 -10 driverside fox box...cant stand the huffing coming out of the, obviously too small port on certain frequencies.. i am going to just try stuffing a sock in first to see how it sounds... but i was thinking if i am going to seal it i should pull off the stupid plastic bottom and use as a mold to make a fiberglassed bottom... i would assume this would increase the sound quality... any sugestions on fiber kits?? Also how difficult is it to do?? Thanks

baum · Apr 8, 2015

is it the factory enclosure or what?

if factory i would be leary about changing it as believe it or not its tuned for the sub.

now if its aftermarket you may be better off just making or buying a new sealed box that is to the specs of the sub

autokraftgt · Apr 8, 2015

stuffing the vent with egg crate foam will silence your vent noise

clays laramie · Apr 12, 2015

I will try the egg crate stuff. Ethier way i bet a fiber bottom will sound better... my real question is can i use boat repair kits? Or do i need something special..??

charonblk07 · Apr 12, 2015

Boat repair kits will work. I prefer a quality resin though and I'm only buying US Composite resin these days for fiberglass after using the Bondo repair brand for a short time.

baum · Apr 13, 2015

sorry when i first posted i didnt see the part that it was a foxbox.

the biggest downfall to this is the port will take up airspace from the sub.

i also agree to us composites. believe it or not resign has a shelf life and the stuff you get at home depot is usually at the end of its life since not a lot of it gets sold alot.

troutspinner · Apr 13, 2015

Just a heads up. I've had emails back and fourth with the guy who makes the fox boxes and inquired why a sealed version was not available. His reply was that they never had any luck sealing those enclosures with sound quality.

Etroze86 · Apr 13, 2015

I think that's a horrible answer as it seems they would want both options, but I guess if they are trying to sell type r subs or whatever they are recommending now it makes sense.

troutspinner · Apr 13, 2015

Etroze86 said:
I think that's a horrible answer as it seems they would want both options, but I guess if they are trying to sell type r subs or whatever they are recommending now it makes sense.

I thought so also but it didn't stop me from buying an enclosure from them....so I guess it worked

. But where is that box now....collecting dust in the basement.

clays laramie · Apr 13, 2015

Ya after using a sock for a bit i agree, sealed isnt better... im gonna try the egg cart foam.. im still gonna try to make a fiber bottom though when i get time....didnt notice that they were plastic when i ordered it.

clays laramie · Apr 15, 2015

DO you mean attatching it to the sides of the vent?? Glue?? Or just roll it up and push it in.. Autokraftgt

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