JL 8W3-4 does NOT fit!

[sde780]

I read the sticky on upgrading my sub, and it said a JL 8W3-4 will fit perfectly. So I went to crutchfield, spent $200 on one, another $100 on a new amp.

Well, both items came yesterday, I took everything apart, and the sub doesn't fit. It's about half an inch too tall. What did you guys do to get it to fit?

 

[StealthWyvern]

make a spacer out of plywood!

 

[sde780]

don't have much tools =(

I'm gonna try grind down the metal round thing on the bottom

 

[StealthWyvern]

don't have much tools =(

I'm gonna try grind down the metal round thing on the bottom

dont grind anything! the make subwoofer ring spacers

http://cgi.ebay.com/ONE-12-CAR-AUDI...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

 

[sde780]

thanks for the link, but the smallest they have is a 10"

 

[StealthWyvern]

thanks for the link, but the smallest they have is a 10"

just doa google search.. im sure tons will come up.

 

[sde780]

I couldn't find any. Tried subwoofer spacer, sub spacer 8" spacer, 8" sub spacer, everything I could think of. Samllest I found was a 10"

 

[dh29]

http://www.eliteinstallersupply.com/

They do rings. Pretty decent price too.

 

[HondaNoMore]

i made mine fit with longer screws.... the sub doesn't fit perfectly at first, but if you get at least 3 screws started you can tighten them down equally and it will slowly but surely squeeze into place...

 

[terbow]

if its too tall, the connector where you put the speaker wire on the sub is prolly hitting the basket inside the amp rack (its brown plastic). if u put it in slowly you will see where it hits, just dremmel out where its hitting until it fits. just do a little at a time.

 

[sde780]

I made a spacer out of wood in the end. Took me 3 hours because I had to DRILL the spacer out of the wood. Like little holes one by one, then took a hacksaw to it. Fits perfect now (2thumbs)

Now to fix the rattling inside the box...I hear it when I turn the volume past 14. I stuffed it with cotton and made sure everything was tight, dunno why it's still rattling

 

[dukemoreau]

what other Subs fit in the stock location?

link to thread please?

 

[destr0yr]

Did you go with this one http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=1368W3V34&tp=111 ?

Which amp did you get?