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Old 08-18-2005
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Sealing a subwoofer box without permanently sealing it.

Hey everyone, ok im making a subwoofer box and I need to seal it but want to make it so that if I need to take a certain part of the box off then I will still be able to. Is there anything out there that will allow me to do this? Thanks everyone.
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Why would u need to take off a certain part of the box?
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Originally Posted by 2004_sq_champ
Why would u need to take off a certain part of the box?
Because the box takes up the whole trunk and can only go in when assembled in the car, so when I need to take it out for some reason I need to take the box apart inside the car first.
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just build a box that fits.
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Originally Posted by 2004_sq_champ
just build a box that fits.
Box is already built, plus this gives me much more room.

Anyone know if there is such a prodcut? thanks.
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You said it takes up the whole trunk, so how can u have more room this way?
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Originally Posted by 2004_sq_champ
You said it takes up the whole trunk, so how can u have more room this way?

I think he means accross or sideways it takes up the whole thing but not the entire trunk. Like it goes end to end at the back of his trunk (right behind the seats) but then he has the rest of the space 4 his clubs or whatever.....

If he didnt mean that^ then he doenst make sense.

And I dont think that their is such a thing. The only thing that I could think of is build a boxk that fits and then add sides to it so it's flush mounted but that would be depriving u of air space and it sounds like u need alot of it.
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depends whether or not the break is at a joint (like a removable baffle) or in the middle of a panel.

if its a baffle, screws and weatherstripping. if its a once or twice ever thing, or once a year removal, then id use strip caulk.

if its the middle of a panel where you make yout cut, then coffin locks and weatherstripping. ideally, the locks would be on the inside of the box, you can lock together the box, then install the woofers.

its a little ugly, but you can just put coffin locks on the outside if you want.
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if the screws are accessible, y wouldnt that be simple enough?, anything else with caulk and glues would be messy with reheating and what not

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Do you own a razor blade? If so, you can simply use silicone caulk. You'd have to remove it once you took the piece out, but that's not too hard, just spray a thin layer of gloss spray paint on the places the caulk will contact. It'll peel right off when you're ready.
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Originally Posted by PopcornPlaya
Do you own a razor blade? If so, you can simply use silicone caulk. You'd have to remove it once you took the piece out, but that's not too hard, just spray a thin layer of gloss spray paint on the places the caulk will contact. It'll peel right off when you're ready.
although I know what you're talking about... if it wasn't in text format, that would sound painful.
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box takes up "most" of the trunk, enough space left to put maybe a tiny little bag....actually I take that back, after the amps are mounted there is no room at all. I also have a 5 gallon air tank in there.
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picture? so we can see what you want to do?
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