So, I've been searching and searching for a nice speaker box that is custom built for the Gallardo but one that could also be easily removed if I wanted. Unfortunately, I don't have any local audio shops within a reasonable driving distance that are capable of making a nice "high-end" boxes but... last week while searching Google I finally found the perfect box (see pics below). The only problem was that every retailer I found that said they stocked it, didn't. I was even told that this model was discontinued over a year ago and that I was out of luck. Well, after doing a little more research my luck finally changed!
I learned that the company (Bassforms) that produced these boxes were still in business and were still "thumping" out a lot of custom boxes (pun intended). So, I shot them an email from their online contact form. I was shocked at how quickly I received a reply from them. I spoke with a great guy named Daniel. I was really interested in their optional carbon fiber overlay box. The regular f-glass box retails for $995 (don't believe the places that have it listed on their out of date website for $675). Of course I wanted the carbon fiber model which adds roughly $750 to the price tag (again, don't think you'll get it done for $300 like some sites show). Of course there will be those who say that's way too much money and that wrapping it with vinyl CF look is more cost effective. Ha! That's just an opinion and we're all entitled to our own. I'm not one of those who has endless pockets either. I'm on a tight budget and need to save everywhere I can just to be able to afford my G but for me, I didn't buy my car to have stickers put on it... I wanna see those glossy fibers glisten in the sun!
Now, I'm not trying to say that this is the worlds best sub box, I'm just saying that it's a great box for the money and that Bassform's customer service has been second to none. That being said, I did come across some amazing custom box/amp installs when I was searching Google but I also learned that some of those setups were 5-6x more expensive. Plus, I wanted a nice high-end box that looked like it could have been factory installed yet could easily be removed.
Since I'm rather new here and don't know all of the rules I wont post Bassform's contact info within this post (unless somebody thinks that's OK to do) but feel free to shoot me a PM and I'll gladly give you Daniel's personal email address/phone number.
I should also mention that in no way, shape or form am I associated with this company. In fact, I never knew they existed until last week. It's just that being a business owner myself I get excited when I find a company that provides high quality products along with top-notch customer service.
Please note that the pictures below are samples I got from Google, these are not photo's of my actual box. I wont have mine ready for a couple more weeks. I'm still debating on which speakers to go with. I'd love to install JL 8W7AE-3's but due to the limited room behind the seats you can only go up to a 5.5" deep sub. I was considering having custom rings made to pull the speaker out more bit that would ruin the amazing look of this box so I'll probably end up with a couple 8W3V3's and similar 4" speakers.
Here's some spec's on the box:
Material: Fiberglass Enclosure
Accepts two 4" and two 8" speakers sealed (able to be mod'd for 2-10's)
Finish: Painted Black
Product weight: 14.5 kgs / 31.9 lbs.
Shipping weight: 52Lbs
Base price Black finish: $995.0
If anybody else here has this box please post your pics here. In fact, anybody is welcome to post pics of their custom boxes here (for Gallardo only plz). Be sure to list as much detail as possible too. I'll post my pics soon.
Cheers!
I learned that the company (Bassforms) that produced these boxes were still in business and were still "thumping" out a lot of custom boxes (pun intended). So, I shot them an email from their online contact form. I was shocked at how quickly I received a reply from them. I spoke with a great guy named Daniel. I was really interested in their optional carbon fiber overlay box. The regular f-glass box retails for $995 (don't believe the places that have it listed on their out of date website for $675). Of course I wanted the carbon fiber model which adds roughly $750 to the price tag (again, don't think you'll get it done for $300 like some sites show). Of course there will be those who say that's way too much money and that wrapping it with vinyl CF look is more cost effective. Ha! That's just an opinion and we're all entitled to our own. I'm not one of those who has endless pockets either. I'm on a tight budget and need to save everywhere I can just to be able to afford my G but for me, I didn't buy my car to have stickers put on it... I wanna see those glossy fibers glisten in the sun!
Now, I'm not trying to say that this is the worlds best sub box, I'm just saying that it's a great box for the money and that Bassform's customer service has been second to none. That being said, I did come across some amazing custom box/amp installs when I was searching Google but I also learned that some of those setups were 5-6x more expensive. Plus, I wanted a nice high-end box that looked like it could have been factory installed yet could easily be removed.
Since I'm rather new here and don't know all of the rules I wont post Bassform's contact info within this post (unless somebody thinks that's OK to do) but feel free to shoot me a PM and I'll gladly give you Daniel's personal email address/phone number.
I should also mention that in no way, shape or form am I associated with this company. In fact, I never knew they existed until last week. It's just that being a business owner myself I get excited when I find a company that provides high quality products along with top-notch customer service.
Please note that the pictures below are samples I got from Google, these are not photo's of my actual box. I wont have mine ready for a couple more weeks. I'm still debating on which speakers to go with. I'd love to install JL 8W7AE-3's but due to the limited room behind the seats you can only go up to a 5.5" deep sub. I was considering having custom rings made to pull the speaker out more bit that would ruin the amazing look of this box so I'll probably end up with a couple 8W3V3's and similar 4" speakers.
Here's some spec's on the box:
Material: Fiberglass Enclosure
Accepts two 4" and two 8" speakers sealed (able to be mod'd for 2-10's)
Finish: Painted Black
Product weight: 14.5 kgs / 31.9 lbs.
Shipping weight: 52Lbs
Base price Black finish: $995.0
If anybody else here has this box please post your pics here. In fact, anybody is welcome to post pics of their custom boxes here (for Gallardo only plz). Be sure to list as much detail as possible too. I'll post my pics soon.
Cheers!