I only had one major project for the summer, to build a fiberglass box which would allow me to put my sub in the spare tire well.
Normally a fairly simple project, and shouldn't have been as tough as it was, but what a killer. I ended up spending about 3 months of weekends in the garage since early spring, and what I eventually ended up with was nothing like how I had begun.

My first try was laying fiberglass mat in the spare tire well on top of a release layer, well, apparently my glassing skills have severely deteriorated, because this was a disaster. The form is good, but the quality is not. There are huge air bubbles throughout and it was a waste of good materials.

Next I thought I would simplify and build a basic wood form and stretch cloth over it, then glass that. Well, that worked, except I built the form wrong. BAH!

Finally, third times the charm. Still using a wood bottom, back and top, with automotive carpet stretched around, then fiberglassed.
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I don't mind saying myself, it sounds awesome! I have 2.2 cubic feet ported to a frequency of 32 hertz. It gets LOUD off 700 watts rms and still sounds musical and not at all boomy or hollow. I have enough room to expand the hole to fit a 15" or possibly 18" woofer if I go crazy, but currently it's perfect.

Now I just need to build up the sub floor about 1.5" to cover the box and provide a nice solid floor and I'm done.

If you are interested in having one of your very own, I might be persuaded provide plans and detailed instruction, but unless you are willing to pay an exhorbitant amount, I won't be building any more.
Unless I get stupid and decide to change mine.... but probably not.

Sweeeet look!
So does tihs mean you don't have a spare tire anymore?
I gues you could use the extra trunkn space to stow one in :grin:

That is correct, I don't carry a spare any more, but I have one of those tire repair kits.

If I suffer a dramatic blowout in town, I call one of three roadside assistance programs that I'm a member of :)
When going on long trips, I just toss my spare inside the trunk and I'm good.

So if I ever get up to Canada I'll just drop my car off for a few days and when I get it back I'll have a CAI and a sub in my spare wheel well right??? :whistling:

I would love to put a sub in the spare wheel well so as to not take up half the trunk with a large box. Ohh well, that probably would never happen. Heck my car's been wired for almost 3 years and I still have yet to install a sub, since I haven't bought an aftermarket headunit yet and the RCA output adapter that I tried sounded like crap. One more thing still on "the list."

Sure. I'll make it happen, could even do a nice exhaust while were at it.
Won't be cheap if I have to glass another box, but at least I know how best to do it :)