Thread: Protecting subwoofers in the trunk

Audiobahn and kicker both make subwoofer grills. They are more decorative but will provide some protection. Two of my friends had the same thoughts and one bought a grill off of ebay and the other just reverse mounted his subs(alittle more protected, but not much).

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...lls&category0=

thanks, i looked around a little bit and found these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-inch-CAR-SUBW...QQcmdZViewItem

how much protection do you think they offer?

on the other hand, how durable are the exterior of an unprotected sub?

Pretty Much. All you need to do is screw the cover onto the enclosure. A sub is fairly strong. But if they are hit with a sharp object the conoe can be pirced. A reverse mounted sub is not as vonerable. But the subwoofer grill will add to the protection of the sub emencly. And if the subwoofer is playing and an object is leaning up against the sub the grill will prevent the sub from being hit or damaged.

so you're saying that subs are more vulnerable when they're playing music?

will you get worse performance with a reversly-mounted sub?

If you have some pricey subs in the trunk YOU WILL NOT be just tossing stuff in there. And if you are the type to just toss stuff in the trunk then subs have no business being in your trunk.