does anybody know where we can get sub enclosures other than the factory one that will go in side the quarter panels i would like to put my 10's in both quarters .... can anyone help ?????????

think again on putting a 10" on each side.

does anybody know where we can get sub enclosures other than the factory one that will go in side the quarter panels i would like to put my 10's in both quarters .... can anyone help ?????????

Any local car audio shop can build fiberglass tubbs for you easily.
It's not very expensive either (if you go to a good shop!).
The most important thing is that they use a thick front baffle board.

Check into it... :smile:

y do u say think again on puttin 10?

Take off the panel and look inside there. Looks impossible to me. Its not the same amount of room on each side.

I want to know where i can get the factory enclosure?

oh ok just wonderin dont have my hhr yet still waitin for them to send it , damn GM damn them so slowww

does anybody know if the shape of an enclosure has anything to do with sound?The box I'm going to build will be odd shaped so I want to make sure it will sound good.Aslong as I have the correct air space I should be ok right?

Did anyone post in the forum the actual dimensions of the stock sub enclosure box? (HeightxWidthxDepth) (Or failing that, just the depth?) And does anyone have an opinion on the speakers that say their 'optimized' for small enclosures?

does anybody know if the shape of an enclosure has anything to do with sound?The box I'm going to build will be odd shaped so I want to make sure it will sound good.Aslong as I have the correct air space I should be ok right?
Skate - the shape doesn't have so much to do with the quality of sound as the size does. Most custom sub box builders will pay attention to two things: 1)the sub box is big enough and evenly matched to the size of the subs themselves, and 2) the total amount of air space in the box is (somewhat) acoustically matched to the size of the cabin space. The only other thing some sub box builders will pay attention to is padding the inside of the box OR filling part of it with foam in order to minimize vibration within the box itself. I've seen some pretty odd-shaped boxes that still sound great.

ODD is better, I would make sure that the dimensions of the box are not multiples of one another........

Shape doesn't matter in a small cabin environment like cars have...you won't get standing waves in any car...

Did anyone post in the forum the actual dimensions of the stock sub enclosure box? (HeightxWidthxDepth) (Or failing that, just the depth?) And does anyone have an opinion on the speakers that say their 'optimized' for small enclosures?

hey midan i'm trying the pioneer 8" shallow sub in the factory box ...but it will take a while to complete i have a few projects that i'm doing on my hhr
and some of them are on the sounds

Skate - the shape doesn't have so much to do with the quality of sound as the size does. Most custom sub box builders will pay attention to two things: 1)the sub box is big enough and evenly matched to the size of the subs themselves, and 2) the total amount of air space in the box is (somewhat) acoustically matched to the size of the cabin space. The only other thing some sub box builders will pay attention to is padding the inside of the box OR filling part of it with foam in order to minimize vibration within the box itself. I've seen some pretty odd-shaped boxes that still sound great.


Thanks!:thumb:

Thanks fresh1. Please let me know how that sounds! (And did your HHR have the pioneer system, or are you going to get the sub encl. and install your own amp? )
I'm still figuring out how much upgrading my wife will put up with vs. how much of an improvement in the sound I can get. Mathmatically speaking.. is audio satisfaction > marital irritation. :)

i bought the enclosure seperate and i'm putting all new stuff or i should say all my stuff in it

Where did you get the enclosure and whats the part number

here is mine
14 in tall
15 in wide so it slides on the 60/40 seat when down and gets out of the way
24 in long with port

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j313/cjkrause/JLSubBox.jpg
sounds awesome, very clean and i like it. very natural sounding bass

Where did you get the enclosure and whats the part number
dont remember the part number have to look it up but i got it at the dealer
and took the speaker out and sound proofed the box

My local dealer told me it wasnt avalible.

fester i will look up the part number for you this weekend ( if i remember )

might want to check this out

http://chevyhhr.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2971