A few years back I re-did the entire sound system. Best Buy did the install, and I've been pretty happy with their work. For discussion purposes, I put in a Pioneer head unit, all JBL speakers, a Kicker amp, and an 8" Kicker sub mounted in the original factory enclosure. At the time, I was doing Dynamat work throughout the entire tail of the truck, so I put a layer on the subwoofer enclosure before Best Buy installed the sub. But without a doubt, this sub is way too powerful for this enclosure, and wondering what folks would advise me to do. The enclosure is a big cause of distortion, I believe. Below you'll see some pictures of the work I've done, including the enclosure wrapped in Dynamat. I was thinking I could drill a hole in it to create a port, or look to open it up completely and only keep as much of it as is needed to serve as a mounting bracket for the Kicker sub. I'm asking this now because the interior is about to be completely stripped out and I'll be doing the dynamat work in the passenger compartment, but the subwoofer will again be exposed. Any thoughts appreciated.
Here is the entire tailgate project after it was finished:
And here is the sub enclosure:
Finally here is the new sub mounted in the enclosure and reinstalled in the side of the truck:
Here is the entire tailgate project after it was finished:
And here is the sub enclosure:
Finally here is the new sub mounted in the enclosure and reinstalled in the side of the truck: