The bed of my truck has BedRug carpet and a hard tonneau cover. i was wondering if it would sound good if i put subs in their. If i did it would probably be 3x12"s or 4x10"s with a high output enclosure. I am only thinking of this because i see a lot of cars with subs in their trunk.

 

It would be for everyone outside the truck for the most part. A cars truck doesn't have 2 layers of Steel between the sub and passengers. high power on 4 subs would make your cover and bed bounce and rattle pretty....lol I would get at least half of the 4 subs in the cab to make it worth your while.

 

Only way it would do you good is to cut or port the bed

 

John, feel free to refute this cause I'm sure you've had some in the bed of a truck at least once over the years haha.

But, I have driven and heard and messed with 2 (Cadillac) Avalanches that had subwoofers in the bed firing towards the cab at the dealership I work for. They both produced a S ton of thump and actually sounded decent inside. They sounded better than the shallow-mount subs that I have under my rear seat.

I don't know how, or if the Avalanches have the bed fully integrated into the cab of the truck, but they sounded pretty damn good for something being in the bed. Now that I'm thinking about it, I do think the Avalanches are all "one piece," which would explain why those sound better. My subs rattle the metal on the rear of that cab and/or front of the bed a good bit when I have them turned up. Can only hear the rattle when outside the truck though. But I imagine having them in the bed and firing at those panels would rattle like hell.

And cutting the bed would just expose them to water and defeat the whole purpose of them being in there under a cover.

 

Well obviously you'd have to seal around it between the cab and the bed if you did a blow through.

 

I still feel like that'd be asking for leaks and whatnot. I'm sure it can be done properly, just a ton of work and I can see it leaking pretty easy.

 

http://www.truckinweb.com/tech/0511t...tup_silverado/

 

Install is definitely key to it working properly. Poor or rushed install and you could have a whole lot of problems, but do it right, and regularly check for any issues and it'll be fine.

 

He would have to cut a hole through bed and cab and get camper shell accordion boot to keep the water out and benefit from the sound. I chopped a competition truck up. Cutting a large hole in the cab and into the bed. I made a sheet metal box the slipped through and built a box to fit and installed 4 x12's. In another truck I had a blazer style shell with the accordion boot where the window was and had 4 x 15's and 2 x 18's. Ended up launching the windshield out and fractured the shell so bad that after the 3rd shell Vista said they wouldn't warranty it any more. I may know a ting or two about subs, Then again I may know squat...lol If He built the box right he could get two 4 inch ports to pump through 1 hole. Save the metal you cut out so it can be welded back at some point if you want. But if he is not willing to cut up stuff the he's just gonna make a rattle can out of the bed and his bass will sound like it's the car behind him so to speak. I'm contemplating putting 2 more subs in my bed and porting out the side if the inner bed for effect purposes cause i have two incab now. . I figured another 1600 RMS would be good enough. I should just open a shop...lol

 

^yeah, you need to start to "satisfy your itch" with other people's money haha.

 

No Shiznik!. lmao