Sub Vent

[Grant_West]

I noticed last weekend that while out on the water If I crack open my passenger side seet just a bit, the bass creep's out much better and dosent vibrate the **** out of my carbon fiber glove box lid, It seems as if the built up air pressure cause's lot's of rattle's/vibration when a heavy bass note hit's, So I decided to cut some vents in my passenger side seet. Here's the latest

[wakejunky]

That's a sweet idea.
Not to mention the added cooling for any amps you might have mounted up there as well. A little bit of positive air flow would be good too.

Chris

[clubmyke]

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GREAT IDEA !!!

[Grant_West]

Thanks. It seems to work just as I thought it would. It lets out more bass. It used to be when the seet was fully closed you . Just by opening it a tad the bass would come out.

[wake_fun]

Awesome, as usual!

[Timber]

Grant,
What did you cut the seat with? How did you attach the frame for the speaker grill to the seat?

[AbunDiga909]

Grants that's pretty **** sweet!!! PDT_001

Are you going to post a "How-To/Step-by-Step" thing on your site as usual, or is this too simple and easy for that? This is actually something I'd consider doing, but I think you forgot one step...

I think this calls for some red lighting in the back of it so it glows "Bling"...

[Grant_West]

Hey Brian: got this cool new Air tool. Its like a mini Saber saw Ill post a photo of it. Its great for cutting this type of thing.

Here it is

[Grant_West]

The grill's are attached from the back side of the seet. I used Stainless steel screw's from the back side of the seet right into the grill's

[Grant_West]

AbunDinga: the gallery has all the photo's of almost everthing I do you just have to look around this Sub Vent starts here

http://svtsupercharged.com/gallery/stereo?page=10


and then finishes on the 11 th page

[AbunDiga909]

Thanks, I just browsed around and though't you devoted a whole section of the gallery to it. I didn't check the "Stearo" specifically. Thanks again!

[Timber]

Looks great Grant. Considering I have 2 12's under my passanger seat, I may need to do that.
Is the structure of the seat any weaker, if Phat Matt is dancing on top of the seat, will it still hold Yellow_Flash_Colorz: ?

[Grant_West]

I think Its about where you cut the holes, After I gu the holes in my seet. I could see the side closest to the drivers seet flex a bit when I threw my self into it, Thats why I went with the 3/4 MDF when I screwed it to the side of the seet it gave it back the support I lost when I cut it out.

BTW I dont know if any part of your boat is Fat Nat rated.

[Jeffro]

What is Fat Nat rated?

[vortech347]

Grant, do you think just drilling 4 smaller round holes would work well enough for those of us with smaller subs/lower power? That would negate the need to reinforce the seat and could still be covered with a rectangular grill similar to what you have created.

I have a JL bandpass in there right now but will be putting in a IDQ 10d2v2 ported with about 300 watts and think with the vented seat it will easily outperform the JL. Especially, in the SQ department.

Don't have plans for a huge system like yours so I would think the smaller vents would still help without having to build back up the seat bottom.

BTW, AWESOME IDEA. I have wondered how to make the bass response better from under the seat since I put my sub in there. I think I will have to do that under the driver's side too to vent the sub under there.