Hey Benzonline,

I've been thinking about it and I think I'd prefer not to go with the top mounted speaker solution because I want the look of the shelf to stay as authentic as possible. What I have been thinking of instead is cutting the centers out of the doors on the two shelf cubbys and using them as frames to stretch some sort of fabric that was similar in color and feel to the carpet but more pourous. I'd have to remove the bottoms of the cubbys but I never use them so its not too much of a sacrifice.

This way the shelf would look almost identical to the original setup and but the increased pourosity would allow the doors to serve as ports for two 8" subwoofers (or possibly one 10" I don't really know yet). Because the trunk is vented to the outside to allow the lid to close easily it seems like I'll need an enclosure in order to direct the bass pressure into the cabin of the car. That being the case, below the shelf the subwoofers would be supported and enclosed by a shallow MDF box that was hung from the bottomside of the shelf and tucked as neatly as possible up and away from the body of the trunk.

This might be more sound than I really need but the more I think about it the more fun the project seems. If anyone has suggestions about enclosure design or subwoofer brands, I would appreciate your input.

Thanks!

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