ShaneM

Hey guys, i searhced htis and didnt find any real answers, just a few mentions. anyone here running a JL stealthbox in a 10 gt or s197 in genreal? I want someting with more bass, but i dont want to lose trunk space. i am wondering how it soudns, will it work with just the facroty shaker 500 withotu issues, is the install hard?

i am thinking about repalcing the whoel system minus the head with JL stuff. i am thinking:

the stealthbox:

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_s...636&country=US

HD900/5 amp:

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_amps.php?amp_id=537#

8w3v3 door woofers:

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_s...p?series_id=27

and he c2-570x in the door and package tray:

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_c...hp?comp_id=501

opinions?

jwth2005

JL makes good products but they are pricey as hell..

MOOK3456

http://www.shopatron.com/products/pr...r=94255/1451.0

There's the 05 +..... $999.00. It will fit the '10 (Edit:Just realized you already have the link posted lol)

It's a little cheaper to have a shop fab one/some. Thats the route I took. They did both sides for $500.00 each. I went with the Rockford Fosgate P3 12"s so in all it was $745.00 for each one with the sub and thats with installation. But every shop sets their own prices... I'd call around unless you can find one of the JL boxes on ebay or somewhere a bit cheaper.

You could also go with something like this for alot less and add the sub you want...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=263602_263622

oldsch00lf00l

I thought the new Stealthbox used the 13w3v3 since it has less mounting depth than the 13w6v2? Regardless, I like my Stealthbox:



Yes it is pricey, BUT, you know how hard it is to get a nearly flat low end response designing a subwoofer enclosure yourself?

ShaneM

i beleive that is the sub it uses. How much woudl you say it weighs? Are you using it with your stock radio? I just want better sound, but i want the car to look factory on the inside.

pimpmeup

yeah that's right.

ShaneM

i forgot to ask where you mounted your amp, like i said, i want things clean. i dont want to see audio stuff everywhere.

MOOK3456

tsk tsk....Someone needs a bath...

oldsch00lf00l

Mine is the 13w6v2 loaded Stealthbox. The shipping weight was 47 pounds and I estimate it to weigh somewhere between 40 and 45 pounds. I've been running it since 2008.

Negative on the stock radio. I too wanted to keep the inside as clean and stock looking as I possibly could:





I am using a set of 4" Tang Band W4-1757SB full range drivers in the 6x8 location because they were known to have the best off-axis response. I am using a 6.5" Mach5 Audio MLI-65 in the 8" subwoofer location.

I received my inspiration from another forum where one of their regulars installed a set of Alpine SPX Pro components in the front. He put his 6.5" driver in the 8" location and his tweeter in the 6x8 location.

Basically, I made my mounting rings out of 3/8" HDPE cutting boards from Target:




That would be another mess that I need to address:



I am thinking of going to my uncle's house and welding up an aluminum rack to suspend from the rear deck.

I have 13 trees surrounding my house. Even when my car is clean, it doesn't stay that way for long.

MOOK3456

lol I know what you mean, I have the same problem. I take the hose to it like every other day just to get the tree crud off...

@Shane- I'm running my system off the stock head unit (Just the reg. stock...non-shaker) with a signal processor. Sounds great and louder than I'd actually ever play it lol.