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    The best way to overcome too little airspace is with a lot of power. Reflecting off the rear glass like that will give you a lot of clarity, just not as much SPL. Ideally the airspace would be better with 2 10" subs to give you a well rounded sound in that small of box. Porting it would definitely not be a good Idea, you need more airspace for porting than sealed for it to perform decent.

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    Looks great! I have almost the exact same box in my car but with 10's instead. Its is a bit further back from the seats and the amps mount in between the seats and the box so they are hidden from view even with the hatch open. The car speaker amp is mounted to the seat itself so the subs and amp can be removed for luggage on a trip and I will still have a working radio. I had mine built at least 15 years ago though Good ideas never die!

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    its small most 12's require atleast 1cubic ft and most people don't realize that a $40 sub in the right box will sound better than an $800 in the wrong box! size is VERY critical! I've got almost whole trunk under the top as box but bc our cars trunk is so shallow had to make it up in side to side/front to back space! got alpine type x now( soo much better than the R series subs!)
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    Daym! I bet that loosens some bolts lol

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    I love how you're all spewing out a generality on how important space is when you don't even know the specs on his subs to find out how much they actually need.

    To the OP, the smaller your box is (comparatively to the space required for the T/S specs) the more damping you will have and the tighter the bass will be. There IS a point somewhere along the way where if it's too small you'd really notice the low end drop off and the motor fighting to move. However, sealed boxes are generally pretty forgiving, and ballpark numbers usually play usually play nice. If you're happy with it, leave it alone. Only you know what you want out of your system. If you want a little more low end extension, stuff the box loosely with polyfill. If you like it, leave it. DON'T make up for a smallish box with a "MOAR POWA" approach, and DON'T port it.

    DO pat yourself on the back for a job well done.

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    nice setup and good job on the install.

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    how much air space does ea. sub have?? looks like it might be a bit small for 12's?? they would need close to 1.25-1.5 cu.ft airspace per sub?? and a million dollar sub sounds worse in the wrong size box than a $50 sub in the right size box!!! so many people over look this important step!!

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