Rear sub box? factory or aftermarket?

[dmaize]

has anyone just replaced the rear sub in a b5 avant with a better one without upgrading the amp? would that sound ok. or what are people doing for sound systems?

[duglas]

I asked this months ago... I tried to find a factory sub so I could make an aftermarket box out of it or put a different sub in it but I could not find one anywhere..

[dmaize]

well i want to put in a aftermarket sub. and was wondering if it would sound ok in the factory box, with the factory amp.

[dmaize]

what size is the factory sub? 8in?

[4ringAR]

6" i think. there was a writeup about doing this to the b6 a while ago. let me see if i can dig up the link.


found it: link (http://audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103907&highlight=simple+avant)

[dmaize]

thanks 4ring_jelly. you get lowered yet?

[4ringAR]

not yet.
current status: saving

i did just get my exhaust on, though.[:D]

[Brrman]

I made my own sub box...

http://www.brrman.com/audi/2000_avant/stereo/EnclosureAvant1.jpg
http://www.brrman.com/audi/2000_avant/stereo/EnclosureAvant2.jpg
http://www.brrman.com/audi/2000_avant/stereo/EnclosureAvant3.jpg
http://www.brrman.com/audi/2000_avant/stereo/EnclosureAvant4.jpg
http://www.brrman.com/audi/2000_avant/stereo/EnclosureAvant5.jpg

[dmaize]

i was thinking about doing fiberglass. did you finish how does it sound. what size sub did you go with. and any finished pictures?

[Saturnine]

I made one too for my B6.. Its a 10" sub.. Its very time consuming to make one out of FG, but its soooooo worth it!! Its not that hard either..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Saturnine10/finishedsub.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Saturnine10/depth.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Saturnine10/sealingthesub.jpg

[dmaize]

that looks great. i have done some fiberglassing but i wasnt sure if i wanted to do that. or make a big box. is there enough room? i didnt really look at it. i was going to take out the stock sub box so i could to a bigger and have two tens. one in the original place and then one is the cd changer spot.

it looks great. thanks for the photos.

[4ringAR]

i just saw a really cool box on audi-sport that was in an a3 or an s3(8l). i am sure the idea could be applied in any avant(or really even sedans, too).

link to thread:
http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/showthread.php?t=38925

pictures of the box:
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7175/subcollagemidcopyta6.jpg
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/3783/subinstalls3bosemidaj5.jpg

[ewytt]

that is briliant.

if one of these fiberglass box makers would make a bunch of avant boxes (B6 please) and sell them for 200 bucks a pop he would be a bunch of money!

hint hint

[dmaize]

jelly, thats awesome. now i dont know what i want to do? fiberglass or like that, hmmm

and when did you get your audi. i feel like we got ours around the same time. i remember when you showed up. i got mine in Nov.

[4ringAR]

i got my avant at the end of june, last year.

[617 Bones]

I made one too for my B6.. Its a 10" sub.. Its very time consuming to make one out of FG, but its soooooo worth it!! Its not that hard either..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Saturnine10/finishedsub.jpg

Hey that looks pretty awesome!
How bad is it to take the side panels off of the B6 Avant??
Looks like there is alot of room behind those panels...
I wonder if I can stick a couple of Amps back there! Or one on each side...
Any links/tips on removal??

Andy.

[ewytt]

someone should make some FG boxes, hint hint...

[SNOOK]

someone should make some FG boxes, hint hint...

Hmmm. A very tempting project.

[ewytt]

make a dozen, sell them for 150 bucks, you got $$$$ and we all have some thump

[Saturnine]

There is TONS of room behind those panels.. They are a bit tough to get out the first time, but after that its not so bad. Try doing a search, i know ive explained how to pop the panels out before..

Its one of those things you have to get over the fear of ripping your car apart, if you can do that your golden [:D]

Here's the other side along with some other pics..

http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/saturnine/stereo/Testing+Stereo.jpg

http://pictureposter.allbrand.nu/pictures/saturnine/stereo/Amp+finished.jpg


Hey that looks pretty awesome!
How bad is it to take the side panels off of the B6 Avant??
Looks like there is alot of room behind those panels...
I wonder if I can stick a couple of Amps back there! Or one on each side...
Any links/tips on removal??

Andy.

[Brrman]

i was thinking about doing fiberglass. did you finish how does it sound. what size sub did you go with. and any finished pictures?

Yeah I finished it - I haven't got a picture of it installed. I have it removed from the car now since I went back to stock (selling the car this summer). It sounded frikkin' awesome with my 10" Infinity Kappa Perfect in there. A 12" would not have left enough airspace in the enclosure...

It wasn't all that hard to make either - just messy and time consuming. I might be convinced to make a few if any B5ers wanted some. I made one for my older '98 sedan as well. Someone on Audiforums.com is using it right now I believe.

http://www.brrman.com/audi/2000_Avant/Stereo/EnclosureAvant8.jpg

[1beastnstl]

Yeah I finished it - I haven't got a picture of it installed. I have it removed from the car now since I went back to stock (selling the car this summer). It sounded frikkin' awesome with my 10" Infinity Kappa Perfect in there. A 12" would not have left enough airspace in the enclosure...

It wasn't all that hard to make either - just messy and time consuming. I might be convinced to make a few if any B5ers wanted some. I made one for my older '98 sedan as well. Someone on Audiforums.com is using it right now I believe.

http://www.brrman.com/audi/2000_Avant/Stereo/EnclosureAvant8.jpg

please think about a price and let us know....

[Brrman]

will - do... anyone else interested?

[DSM 2 Avant]

I'm interested in a B5 Avant box.

[Staggerlee]

I'm interested in a B5 Avant box.

Me too.

[onemoremile]

I may be able to do one in the spring. I've been wanting to relocate the phatnoise/changer and then pull the stock box and bag the area. My plan is to tape and mask the area and make a buck with a few heavy duty plastic bags and some expanding foam. That will include all the available area and can be trimmed down to fit or make molding easier. I'm thinking that kevlar with a carbon wrap would be light, strong, and sound great. A little acoustic treatment on the inside would deaden the sound like heavy mdf. The end result would look just like Saturnine's.