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Rear Deck Project

Dan purchased some 9" Pheonix Gold mid base drivers.  The original thought is that they would get mounted in the doors but looking at what it was going to take, we quickly changed our minds.  His fear in mounting them into the rear deck was that they could get damaged or somehow distort due to the subs being in the same airspace.  The solution was to build two small boxes and mount them in the same locations as the original 6X9's.

The first step was to build a pair of small boxes.  The speakers are just sitting in their enclosures for the the picture and fitment.

Next was to devise a way to actually mount them to the rear deck.  I decided some angle aluminum, screws and clips would work best.  Each box was sealed using silicone and foam tape was used to seal the speaker to the box face before the 8 mounting screws were installed.

Parts of the rear deck were removed to make room for the larger speakers.  The entire deck was then covered with RAMMAT to stop rattles and increase sound quality.

I was finally able to install the speaker boxes.  With the help of my daughter, she held them in place while I installed the screws.

Here is a look from inside the trunk showing the boxes installed.

Dan also purchased an LED array to replace the 3rd brake light bulb.  WOW is this thing bright!!  After dissembling the assembly, some foam tape was used on the back of the circuit board to firmly hold it in place.

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  1. UnknownNovember 28, 2018 at 6:23 PM

    I forgot about the LED brake light. LOL It's been so long. I haven't driven my car in 17 years but always kept an eye out for cool, custom, parts and they all ended up in the shop, the trunk or inside the car. Lots of nice surprises.
    It would have been ideal to have the mid base speakers in the doors but as Tom mentioned, just too much added work. I was worried about distortion because originally we thought the subs would be firing straight up and under the 9" speakers. I love the custom enclosures.

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