Speaker box idea..

[JohnnyP]

Let me know what you guys think. I was looking around for a good place to mount the two 6 1/2" pioneers I have. I thought this might be a cool place for a speaker box. Its no permanently set where it is in the pictures Im just getting an idea of the look. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks alot guys!

-Johnny

[Zs-ondabrain]

Seems like it would be a bigger nuisanse than anything else. If you get into a head-on collision, that speaker blape will take whats left of your head, clean off. I'm sure you've heard of or seen the box for 6x9's that mounts across the back of the Z. Those are a little safer and take up much less room. Plus they sound pretty damn good.

I personally have 2) 5-1/4" speakers in the rear stock locations, 2) 4" 2-ways in the doors and 2) 6-1/2" 2-ways in custom kick panel speaker pods. I also have 2) 10" MTX subs in the spare tire well, in a custom made fiberglass enclosure that is bolted in using the stock tire hold down. I also have 2) coustic amp creating about 800 watts. I've worked in 3 different car stereo instal shops and have been doing car stereo and multimedia for over 20 years. Click on my My Z Photos on the left, below my Avatar, you'll see what I'm talking about. It's quite a few pages back so scrol thru them and see if you like those.

Your speaker plate is a good idea but not very practical for a lot of people around here though.

Welcome to the best Z car club on the net.

Dave

[Frankensteinz2]

Yeah I agree with Z's, but i saw a z were the guy had used a metal mesh as a wall separating the seating section from the back. With this set up I think your box could be pretty well.

Frankie

[Travel'n Man]

Here is the unit that MSA offers. It has a nice clean installed look.

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[JohnnyP]

Well it wouldn't fly off it I were to get in an accident, when I said it wasn't screwed or bolted down I just meant for the moment. I wanted to get some opinions and fit it all in before I put it in place, If I do so. I have seen the MSA unit and I came close to buying that but I just thought it might be more fun an save me some money if I tried to make one up myself. I'll mess around with it, see if I can think up something else.

Thanks for the info everyone.

-John

[Zs-ondabrain]

No Problem, but don't get us wrong, we're not here to criticize your work. Some of us are very critical of what goes into our Z's. We love form and function. Some things form but don't function, and vice-versa.

If you were to build that into a box, that formed around the towers (sandwiched the front and rear) and clamped down using one of the strut nuts on top of each tower, then you might just have something. Just a thought. Some people don't like my sub-box in the spare well because it eliminates the spare tire. But I love it cause I get my subs and have the full back hatch area to use for what-ever, without losing any space.

Keep messing around, ya never know what'll come of it.

Dave

[JohnnyP]

I really like what you did with the spare tire well, that is a good use of the space if you don't mind losing the tire. I like what you mentioned about making a bigger box and sandwiching the two towers (front and back). I am going to mess around with that and see what I can get out of it! Thanks for the advice and the tips. I'll post some pictures when i get things up.

-John

[ConchZ]

I have the MSA speaker box. The nice thing about it is that it looks like it belongs there, and it doesn't break up the usable cargo space. You never know when you'll need some cargo space. On a whim, I stopped at a garage sale and found a brand new cast iron and ceramic kitchen sink. It was huge and heavy, but it fit right in the back of my Z, despite the MSA speaker box. I second that it sounds pretty good, too.