I need some ideas
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I need some ideas
Okay guys... I was going to try a little project with my truck, I saw somewhere on the net.
It involves taking the bench seat out of the front, cutting it to make two regular seats and then putting a center consel from a expeition or navigator.
My problem is, I have a large speaker box across the backseat, holding 2 12 inch subs. I need to figure out how to put those subs under the seat, because if i'm going to lose front seat space I want to free up the whole backseat.
I know they make those kits to raise the backseat 2 inches to fit a box for 2 10 inch subs, but I don't want to buy new subs, I like the ones I have.
I measured today... and i'd have to raise that seat at least 2 and a half inches just to fit the subs in by themselves.... let alone the box they go in, and room for the subs to move.. so thats out of the question.
I've got a couple ideas, but help me brainstorm. And if anyone else has done anything like this pictures of your setup would be great.
and my truck is in my sig....
It involves taking the bench seat out of the front, cutting it to make two regular seats and then putting a center consel from a expeition or navigator.
My problem is, I have a large speaker box across the backseat, holding 2 12 inch subs. I need to figure out how to put those subs under the seat, because if i'm going to lose front seat space I want to free up the whole backseat.
I know they make those kits to raise the backseat 2 inches to fit a box for 2 10 inch subs, but I don't want to buy new subs, I like the ones I have.
I measured today... and i'd have to raise that seat at least 2 and a half inches just to fit the subs in by themselves.... let alone the box they go in, and room for the subs to move.. so thats out of the question.
I've got a couple ideas, but help me brainstorm. And if anyone else has done anything like this pictures of your setup would be great.
and my truck is in my sig....
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I may be wrong but I think I have seen rear seat lifts that are 4"...I would talk to your local stereo shop and see if they have any ideas building you a new box to fit. custom boxes are not too expensive, I've seen (3) 12" subs under the back seat laying down (magnet up) in an extra cab f150...with the amps on the back wall. and I don't think the seat was lifted...
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building the box is no problem, i've built quite a few. I'm just looking for ideas to see what others have done.
If that seat you were talking about (with the 3 12's) wasn't lifted, they would have been some pretty puny subs.. like i said, just to put mine under there (without the box) I'd have to lift the seat 2.5 inches.
I work in a fab shop.... so I can make a lift bracket as big as I want... but I think if you go any more than 2 inches, it makes it hard for someone to sit conformtably back there.
If that seat you were talking about (with the 3 12's) wasn't lifted, they would have been some pretty puny subs.. like i said, just to put mine under there (without the box) I'd have to lift the seat 2.5 inches.
I work in a fab shop.... so I can make a lift bracket as big as I want... but I think if you go any more than 2 inches, it makes it hard for someone to sit conformtably back there.
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are the bottom of the seats hollow where you could gain a couple inches by fabbing the bottom of the seats to have an "indentation" to allow clearance for the subs?
Just a thought, not telling you to go cut your seats
Just a thought, not telling you to go cut your seats
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metal plate across the whole thing.... but heck.. i'm cutting the front seat up... why not the back too 
right now.. i'm thinking build kind of like a step.... with the small step under the seat and then the taller step would only be about and inch or two wide, and be as tall as the seat is. the front of the subs would be there and they would taper off into the small step...
Here i drew a dumb little picture in paint to explain what i'm thinking right now.
I dunno... i didn't think about it til i got to work.. i'll have to take some measurments tommorrow
right now.. i'm thinking build kind of like a step.... with the small step under the seat and then the taller step would only be about and inch or two wide, and be as tall as the seat is. the front of the subs would be there and they would taper off into the small step...
Here i drew a dumb little picture in paint to explain what i'm thinking right now.
I dunno... i didn't think about it til i got to work.. i'll have to take some measurments tommorrow
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