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buggman wrote:
I like to use either MDF or particle board for my boxes with plenty of internal screw points.
For filling the box, I normally use some poly-fill, the same stuff you'd use to stuff a pillow (from the craft department). You don't want to super pack the fill material, just loosely fluff it inside the box. Not sure if it really "makes the box seem larger" myth but it doesn't seem to hurt, especially in sealed boxes.
Buggman, good to see you posting, was wondering if you left the Ranger/LED Lighting Site. (Looking for something to improve the light output for my Interior Light - Std Cab)
I've been reading about the Poly Fill and it seems that it IS used as a fill to increase the virtual area inside of the box.
The Funny thing is nowhere have I read HOW it does it ! Wasn't any Scientific Sites to look at !
It is said it breaks up the sound waves, causing an affect similar to an increased in volume, LoL !
Instead of building a new enclosure, I cut down the enclosure I got stuck with down to a manageable size for the area behind the seats in my Single Cab.
I calculated the cubic area of the cut off section, easier to calculate on a rectangle than that step needed to fit in the rear wall of the cab Panel.
I started with 0.88 cu. ft., cut off approximately 0.19 cu.ft. (had to recaluate) and ended with 0.69 cu. ft. ! The smaller 8" Woofer needs the same volume as the 10" version, 0.35 - 0.60 cu. ft., I don't think, and do not know for sure, but the 0.09 cu. ft. shouldn't effect the sound.
I'm still around everywhere, just don't post nearly as much as I should these days lol.
I've been using the good old polyfill for boxes for as long as I can remember. It seems to work & it's cheap too haha!
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1996 XLT Supercab 4.0L 4x4
Lots of Explorer parts & tons of my custom mods.