single 15" sub in boot.

[JimX]

Now, before anyone says it's too big and I should get something smaller, I already have the 15" sub. I just need to make a new box for it, because the box that it currently sits in was for my old Commodore and is too big for the Skyline.

I am just wondering where I should mount the new box, and what direction it should face. Am I going to be able to build one big enough and still have it fit in the boot? I'm hoping to built it as square as possible so that I can experiment with sidewards/rearwards facing. With the Commodore box I only had one option, and that was for it to face forwards.

[BOoStEr]

JimX,

I think you will have trouble facing it any way except straight up. I have a 42L esky that is 15" high and my R32 bootlid won't close on it. R33 boots might be a bit higher but it would still be a tight fit. If you dont mind losing your spare tyre you could build it into the tyre well and put in a false floor. You could also mount your amps under the false floor on either side for a tidy install look.

[JimX]

Hmm. Well I could angle it upwards slightly to get around the height problem (if there is one). Is this going to affect the sound at all or should it be perpendicular to the surface it's pointing towards?

[YBSLO4]

Dude i have a 15" sub in my boot and believe me it is an absolute b2tch to get it in and out... i have a 100 odd ltr box for mine ported... basically it is a rectangle shape fiting from back to front and with about 30cm on each side of the box for room... i suggest as someone said up a bit, to make a small box without a top that will fit very snug into the wheel well... then build another box of around 45ltr's and join the top of the box in the well to the bottom of this box... then for the top where the sub will be mount make the piece the exact shape of the whole boot so when you put it in the wood touches the edges of the boot all around it, then screw this to the box in the car. It might work out easier if u cut this top sheet into halfs before you put it in otherwise it wont go in... this is how i will be doing my custom boot before showoff, cos this way you have a completely flat boot with sub in the middle and plenty of room for amp's etc... i am going to be installing another 15 and another amp so i'll let ya knpow how it all fits, if it does lol. PS. make sure you put carpet or carboard under the box and ensure all plastic surrounds of the boot are stuck in well cos R33's have shocking boot rattle, especially the rear bar.