SPEAKER BOX BUILD

 

WHEN WE BOUGHT THE DEFENDER THERE WERE TWO BASIC AND CHEAP SPEAKERS IN THE REAR. WE COULD SEE AND HEAR THAT THEY WERE NOT UP TO STANDARD , SO WE STARTED TO LOOK FOR A GOOD SOLUTION. AFTER VISITING A FEW FORUMS AND A LOCAL SPECIALIST, WE WERE ADVISED TO CUT HOLES IN THE UNDERSIDE FABRIC OF THE DASH AND USING SPACING RINGS MOUNT TWO 4 INCH SPEAKERS. WE LOOKED AT THE POSSIBILITY AND EASE OF DOING THIS AND DECIDED TO LOOK FOR A BETTER SOLUTION. THIS WE DECIDED WAS TO UPGRADE TO 6 INCH WOOFERS AND TWEETERS AND BUILD BESPOKE BOXES TO HOUSE THEM IN. THE BOXES WOULD THEN BE FASTENED TO THE BULKHEAD TO THE REAR OF THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SEATS.

 

THE PICTURE ABOVE SHOWS THE BASIC BOXES THAT WE CONSTRUCTED. USING THE TEMPLATES THAT CAME WITH THE SPEAKERS WE CUT THE HOLES FOR THE WOOFERS AND TWEETERS. WE USED A SHEET OF MDF FROM THE LOCAL DIY AND ALSO PANEL PINS AND NO MORE NAILS ( GREAT STUFF)

AFTER CHOOSING THE FABRIC WE WERE GOING TO USE, ENSURING OF COURSE :-) IT MATCHED THE TRIM, WE THEN CUT A PIECE TO THE ROUGH SIZE AND USED RAPID SET SPRAY ADHESIVE TO FIX EACH FACE IN TURN.

THE ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS THE COVERED BOX WITH THE TWEETER FITTED TO IT.

THE FINISHED ITEM LOOKS GREAT

HERE IS A COMPARISON OF A FULLY FINISHED ONE TO A BASIC BOX. THERE IS ALSO A SEPERATE CONTROL UNIT FOR EACH WOOFER AND TWEETER. THEY WILL BE MOUNTED ON THE BULKHEAD TO EACH SIDE OF THE SPEAKER BOXES, BUT MORE ON THAT WHEN WE GET ROUND TO FITTING THEM PROPERLY.

UPDATE

I HAVE FITTED BOTH OF THE SPEAKER BOXES INTO THE GROOVE YOU CAN SEE THAT RUNS ALONG THE FACE OF THE BULKHEAD.

A GOOD FIT ... WE DESIGNED THEM LIKE THAT .. PROMISE. ALL I NEED TO DO NOW IS GET THE SPEAKER CABLE FROM THE DASH TO THE TWO WOOFER/TWEETER BOXES THAT I WILL MOUNT NEXT TO THE SPEAKERS AND IT WILL BE JOB DONE.

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