i want to make the top of my subwoofer box i currently have plexiglass how thick does it have to be. I also want to put reflective glass under the subs on the bottom of my box with neons.. what kinda glass would you use that wouldnt shatter... im asking all these questions because my rear end is gonna get fixed in march with a new paintjob

thnx wes

 

any thickness over i think like 3/16th would do the job just make sure to seal it properly

 

whats the name of the reflective glass? and where can i get???? thanks...

 

in other words, its a mirror under the subs, with neon, and the top is see through so you can see the goodies.

any custom glass store will have what you need, but after its said and done, you are looking at a hefty investment.

unless you go with plexiglass, and not real glass

plexi is fine, just looks cheaper... won't shatter, and you can still coat the bottom with mirror material for your desired restults


you can actually put a mirror coating right on the bottom of the box... go to walmart and buy mirror window tint, and some 3M trim adhesive... trim, spray and stick, you're done

the plexiglass on the top is the hard part. Are your subs firing out the top, and you want to mount the subs in the plexiglass? if so I wouldn't do that, I think it would vibrate too much.

sorry I don't see how this concerns your new paintjob and rear end, but all that sounds nice.

A window into a box is fine, are you just trying to show off the rear of your subs?

 

just want to have a better show when i pop my hatch instead of just a boring box

 

are the subs mounted on the top, or the side or what? maybe you should just make a window between the subs out of plexiglass, and then put mirror material on the bottom of the box

 

The thickness of the plexi depends on how big it is. Personally, I don't think anything under 1/2" is sufficient. For anything over 8" or 10" viewing windows, 3/4" should be used.

For the mirror, you can buy thin mirrored plexiglass. Here's an example of what you can do with 3/4" plexi windows and 1/8" plexi mirror:

 

is that one of them newfangled trans ams?



nice setup anyways.