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One of my buddies has a 90's caprice classic and he wants to put a stereo in it but is on a budget. i told him about the RE 8's. He was wondering if he should put them in the package tray (rear shelf) of his caprice. I think there's enough room to cut out for an 8 and make a small sealed box around it. But...how would this sound? Or is he better off putting somethin a little larger in the trunk?
TEDD

Been there, done that:

http://www.sounddomain.com/memberpage/263525

Just never sounded that good. I mean it sounded good and was loud, but you couldnt feel the bass like normal.

I wouldnt advise to do it based off my own experience....

damn my dream was always to have subs IN the car, hum this definently makes me think twice, hey ryan i think you should have put a more spl oriented sub in that enclosure insted of just pullling it out and the hell with it.

It can work well, it is vehicle dependant. Remember when you cancel out the trunk altogether, you're effectively making the space the sub is playing in smaller, affecting the cabin gain. Some competitors put subs in the package tray, it's all in what you're after. It won't hit high SPL numbers that way, but you can achieve very good sound quality. Aperiodic installations work very well in a package tray, and you can't beat the space it saves.

True. It had good SQ. They were CDT subs afterall.

The curve on them was excellent compared to any other sub Ive seen. Nice gentle slope.

That car has since been totalled and is at a junk yard somewhere...

The next install is going to utilize two 8's up front and a single 15" SX in the back

Hey Ryan. I was lookin at your last page on Sound Domain and i noticed the box for your ED k series has the port snake around in the box. Is that something to make the box sound better or is that just a different way to make a long port fit in a smaller box?
TEDD

that is just how you make a long port fit in an enclosure.