[0NF1R]

i have a 2005 mustang gt....

i have installed the pioneer shallow premier 8" subs to replace the door subs....

this feet, however, CANNOT be accomplished without some minor door panel modification....

it was mentioned earlier in this thread about a flat section in the sub enclosure molding on the inside of the door panel....it DOES in fact prevent the sub from being set into the enclosure space correctly....

i had my mind SET on getting these installed so i went ahead and modified the enclosure to get them to fit...i had no idea a heat gun could be used to soften and manipulate the enclosure to fit around the sub so i went ahead and cut out the flat area that was preventing the subs from sitting flush in the enclosure....after this was trimmed....

after the flat, angled area within the enclosure was trimmed and removed, the sub fit in perfectly....

i am pondering on a possible dilemma as to whether or not i need to find a way to seal off the hole i put in the enclosure to get the sub to fit in order to get the best sound (bass quality) that i can....it just seems that the bass quality is flat, which is possibly because of the hole in the enclosure....

do i have to seal off this modication hole? if so, what can i use to seal it off?

[pcfrisch]

They should be sealed, maybe one of these is your answer.
Foam Speaker Baffles at Crutchfield.com

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...15&c=3&tp=1654

[0NF1R]

im not sure about the baffles.....maybe if i took out the sub, put silicone on the flanges of the baffle and applied to baffle to the speaker side of the enclosure, it might just seal it up....do you think the baffle will last against the 8" or will the presure cause it to rip???...

do you think it would sound right if i just used a small piece of dynamat to cover up the hole i put in the enclosure so the air propelled by the 8" willl only utilize the original vibration chamber that runs along the lower portion of the door?

looking for guidance lol