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o2silverado04 · 09-10-2008, 09:50 PM

My gf has a 06 ex sedan and I just installed some Infinity Kappa 12" subs. They put off so much freaking pressure that the rear speakers have busted from being forced to flex outward to far. I'm sure there’s a proper term for it but I don’t know it. She just got some infinity 5.25" components to replace them but I'm not putting them in until I can either build a fiberglass baffle or get a baffle online. I'm fonder of fiberglass than plastic, I've worked with it a lot and I think it makes the sounds much tighter than that thin plastic crap they sell Best Buy. However, I am not so sure about the foam baffles I've been seeing online these days. I know they are supposed to be great for doors but I am more worried about them "giving into" the pressure of the 2 12's. Should I DIY a fiberglass one or would the foam ones be sufficient. They are fairly cheap, but I do have extra resin and fiberglass mat lying around too. Really I just don’t want her to have wasted almost $300 on a pair of speakers for the woofers to bust them, that’s why I’m hesitant of the foam. If anyone has any experience with this I would greatly appreciate a little input. Thanks!

09-10-2008, 09:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
o2silverado04 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 27	Rear speaker mods My gf has a 06 ex sedan and I just installed some Infinity Kappa 12" subs. They put off so much freaking pressure that the rear speakers have busted from being forced to flex outward to far. I'm sure there’s a proper term for it but I don’t know it. She just got some infinity 5.25" components to replace them but I'm not putting them in until I can either build a fiberglass baffle or get a baffle online. I'm fonder of fiberglass than plastic, I've worked with it a lot and I think it makes the sounds much tighter than that thin plastic crap they sell Best Buy. However, I am not so sure about the foam baffles I've been seeing online these days. I know they are supposed to be great for doors but I am more worried about them "giving into" the pressure of the 2 12's. Should I DIY a fiberglass one or would the foam ones be sufficient. They are fairly cheap, but I do have extra resin and fiberglass mat lying around too. Really I just don’t want her to have wasted almost $300 on a pair of speakers for the woofers to bust them, that’s why I’m hesitant of the foam. If anyone has any experience with this I would greatly appreciate a little input. Thanks!