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So im looking at getting a 15" sub and im wondering if the box will fit in the back of an extended cab

Box Dimensions are as follows:17-1/16"W x 16-3/4"H x 15-3/16"D1 x 12"D2
 
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Price range? How much power do you want?
 
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yeah the box will fit in the back, but is it a prebuilt box or a custom for the sub? stay away from pre builts.
 
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Why not just get two 10"'s ?
 
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hit me up if u need a design
 
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not with those dimmensions, thats only like 1.64ft^3 and u need like 3-3.5ft^3 for a 15
 
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so ive changed my mind and decided to go with 2 12's which would be better? 2 seperate boxes or a single box?
 
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what subs are u using? and i would just do a single box like 3-3.5ft^3@32hz thats if your doing ported
 
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im goin with 2 rockford fosgate P2D412's, and i have no experience with any car audio. for now i was just planning on doin a prebuilt box in the back until i get back to the states and can either make a box or get one made
 
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how much are u paying for those p2s? are u dead set on them?
 
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im gettin them for 110 a piece and im not absolutely set on them but i do know i want rockford
 
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why rockford? i havent heard really anything special about them, have u heard of DC sound lab? the lvl 2 would put the P2 to shame
 
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where is somewhere i can order them from and do you know if they can ship to overseas?
 
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rockford is just something i have liked for a while, one of my buddies had a full rockford system and it was pretty awesome
 
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dc subs are on a whole different level
 
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and the only place ive found that will ship to me out here is crutchfield so far. so im pretty much limited to a few brands
 
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ok so another question, if im running 2 subs, whats the best kind of amp to go with? mono, 2 channel? more?

also if each sub is 75-300 watts RMS@4ohms what should be the minimum wattage for the amp?
 
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mono, and since ur getting dual 4s u will need something at like 600 RMS@1 or 4ohms
 
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Ok cool, thanks for the help, I'm sure I'll have a lot more questions here soon but for now it's bed time. Thanks again
 
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