Where can I get the monsoon sub enclosure?

colterk · Post by **colterk** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:56 pm

I'm looking for just the plastic enclosure to house my Kicker sub in an 08 base Vibe. Anyone know where I can get one/order one? Any DIY suggestions?

trb · Post by **trb** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:11 am

Probably be expensive new, you would have to look for a used one. If you don't mind driving, there looks to be a few in Seattle. Look on http://www.car-part.com for a 2005-2008 sunroof. 2003-2004 cars did not have the sub enclosure. The cars with the Monsoon system came with the Moon & Tunes or Sun & Sound systems, so if a 05-08 has the sunroof, it should have the quarter panel trim with the speaker. Maybe call a few places and ask them if they have it. These two are listed and reasonably close.Gundies Auto Recycling USA-WA(Seattle-Portland) Request_Quote 1-800-444-4344 - They have like 4 2005-2008 sunroofs listedRandy's Auto Parts and Towing USA-WA(Okanogan) E-mail 1-800-553-4466There are also several yards parting out Vibes on Ebay. Maybe find one with a 05-08 sunroof car - you will have to look at the pictures they post, and email them about it. I did that looking for a few parts for mine.Good luck!

colterk · Post by **colterk** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:41 am

Quote, originally posted by trb Â» The cars with the Monsoon system came with the Moon & Tunes or Sun & Sound systems, so if a 05-08 has the sunroof, it should have the quarter panel trim with the speaker. Good luck!Weirdly enough, and reasons unknown to me I have an 08 with sunroof but no enclosure. Odd. And thank you for all of that, I will definitely be making some calls and looking around. Cheers.

trb · Post by **trb** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:29 am

That is strange. I wonder if they changed the packages for 2008 or ran out of the Monsoon parts towards the end of the 1st gen run. Every 05-08 car with a sunroof I've seen had the sub too.

colterk · Post by **colterk** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:37 pm

Quote, originally posted by trb Â»That is strange. I wonder if they changed the packages for 2008 or ran out of the Monsoon parts towards the end of the 1st gen run. Every 05-08 car with a sunroof I've seen had the sub too. could be because mine was bought as a fleet car perhaps?! i'm not totally sure though altho very bummed

colterk · Post by **colterk** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:37 am

Finding this piece is proving to be quite a task. maybe i need to search a different word pattern? ive been looking for 'vibe monsoon sub enclosure' and various things close to that. what is the oem part called?

trb · Post by **trb** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:04 am

It is an interior lower quarter panel trim. I found it on this website when I searched for "subwoofer" under 2008 Vibe:http://www.gm-auto-parts.com/W/subwoofer RightQuantity: 1Rear Body & Floor - Interior trimMake: PontiacModel: VibeModel Year(s): 2008List Price: $463.62Your Price: $370.90Description:PANELAnd that is only the panel, not the access door on it.Most likely you will not find this particular part listed used anywhere. It is not a high demand item like fenders. doors, and major mechanical parts, so it is not worth it to list them. Best bet is to just find someplace parting out a 05-08 and call them to ask.

colterk · Post by **colterk** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:15 am

Quote, originally posted by trb Â»It is an interior lower quarter panel trim. I found it on this website when I searched for "subwoofer" under 2008 Vibe:http://www.gm-auto-parts.com/W/subwoofer RightQuantity: 1Rear Body & Floor - Interior trimMake: PontiacModel: VibeModel Year(s): 2008List Price: $463.62Your Price: $370.90Description:PANEL thank you. this at least gives me an idea what to ask for. thanks again!!

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:27 pm

Coltrek, did you ever locate that panel?

colterk · Post by **colterk** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:59 pm

shanghei wrote:Coltrek, did you ever locate that panel?

To much avail, I did not.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:41 am

colterk wrote:
shanghei wrote:Coltrek, did you ever locate that panel?
To much avail, I did not.

I just bought a used vibe and have taken out alot of interior to fix a bunch of things and have been searching high and low for that part while everything is apart and also having no luck.

MrHatchWagon · Post by **MrHatchWagon** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:08 am

Have you tried looking for a similarly optioned Matrix? Other than that, I guess you could always make a custom enclosure. I've seen people take out the spare tire and cut a sheet or plywood or MDF to that panel's size, and putting their subwoofer flat down. As for me, I decided to just get a pre-made enclosure for easy installation and removal.

Oh, and Blue Crush had a thread on replacing the factory Monsoon subwoofer with another. I guess there's only a handful of woofers out there that actually fit right in the enclosure that came with the M&T, if that helps.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:51 pm

MrHatchWagon wrote:Have you tried looking for a similarly optioned Matrix? Other than that, I guess you could always make a custom enclosure. I've seen people take out the spare tire and cut a sheet or plywood or MDF to that panel's size, and putting their subwoofer flat down. As for me, I decided to just get a pre-made enclosure for easy installation and removal.

Oh, and Blue Crush had a thread on replacing the factory Monsoon subwoofer with another. I guess there's only a handful of woofers out there that actually fit right in the enclosure that came with the M&T, if that helps.

Whered you put your enclosure? I wanted something that was completely out of the way.

MrHatchWagon · Post by **MrHatchWagon** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:42 pm

Ohh I see, I'm still waiting for my stuff to arrive, but I'll probably put the amplifier in the spare tire compartment, and run wires through to the sub and leave it in the hatch. I don't use it to haul things very often, and if I ever need it it'll be easy to remove. Something like this: viewtopic.php?t=26364" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
However, you could do like this: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=38311" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; if you had the time. It's a pretty sweet setup.
Or, like this: viewtopic.php?t=34983" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:01 pm

MrHatchWagon wrote:Ohh I see, I'm still waiting for my stuff to arrive, but I'll probably put the amplifier in the spare tire compartment, and run wires through to the sub and leave it in the hatch. I don't use it to haul things very often, and if I ever need it it'll be easy to remove. Something like this: viewtopic.php?t=26364" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
However, you could do like this: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=38311" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; if you had the time. It's a pretty sweet setup.
Or, like this: viewtopic.php?t=34983" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cool links, but I lack the skills to accomplish the last two.

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:02 am

Myself and a few others on this forum have made a custom fiberglass enclosure that fits in the same location as monsoon sub. I have a 10" cerwin vega there now. Here is a link to it. The process is very easy. This was my first fiberglass project and youtube has great tips for beginners. My thread is picture heavy but its basically shows the entire process. I rushed the bondo job at the end but in the end it still works and is air tight.

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shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:23 pm

bigdaddyjosh wrote:Myself and a few others on this forum have made a custom fiberglass enclosure that fits in the same location as monsoon sub. I have a 10" cerwin vega there now. Here is a link to it. The process is very easy. This was my first fiberglass project and youtube has great tips for beginners. My thread is picture heavy but its basically shows the entire process. I rushed the bondo job at the end but in the end it still works and is air tight.

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I just started a fiberglass project but on the other side, I bought a small 8" sub. I just put tape up today. I really have no idea what I am doing so your thread will really come in handy.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:40 pm

Heres what I got so far

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:13 pm

very nice....btw it is very easy to remove the plastic back there. i so wish i had done this and did the fiberglass outside of the car. my back hurt so bad constantly from leaning in and out of the car plus u can put whole sheets in and lay it flat

anyway ill be glad to help any way i can i lurk on threse forums most every day

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:58 pm

Well I laid the first layer today and after it dried I removed it from car, which wasnt easy, I really had to yank on that thing since I put so much tape down but I got it out. Almost all the tape is now attached to the fiberglass. Is that normal and do I just leave it?

colterk · Post by **colterk** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:02 am

shanghei wrote:
bigdaddyjosh wrote:Myself and a few others on this forum have made a custom fiberglass enclosure that fits in the same location as monsoon sub.

I have a kicker comp vr 10 inch that i want to get into my car...how much did the 'build your own' end up costing you?

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:19 am

shanghei wrote:Well I laid the first layer today and after it dried I removed it from car, which wasnt easy, I really had to yank on that thing since I put so much tape down but I got it out. Almost all the tape is now attached to the fiberglass. Is that normal and do I just leave it?

you didnt look at my pictures did you? Tin foil works great because it doesnt stick to fiberglass. After laying tape down I just used 3m spray glue to lay pieces of tin foil before applying fiberglass.

colterk wrote:
shanghei wrote:
bigdaddyjosh wrote:Myself and a few others on this forum have made a custom fiberglass enclosure that fits in the same location as monsoon sub.
I have a kicker comp vr 10 inch that i want to get into my car...how much did the 'build your own' end up costing you?

about $100 in material maybe a bit more, also bought an orbital sander from harbor freight for like $10 then took about 30 hours of work. It would have have been considerably less time had it not been near 110 degrees for 45 days straight last summer. It was to hot to do much work at a time last summer.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:29 pm

I did look at your pics and saw other guides suggest tin foil but gave up because the sun kept reflecting off it and I didnt want to mess up my eyes with that.

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:58 am

lol. nice excuse. How is the project going so far? Got any new pics? Also why did you choose the left side?

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:19 am

I chose left side before realizing the right side would alot easier and better. The pocket is turning into pain to layer fiberglass into.

My problems I am having right now is going through brushes like crazy and the resin hardens so fast.

Im hoping it starts looking better once I start putting more layers on.

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:45 pm

Yep. Get the cheapest brushes you can find. I found some for less than a dollar that were about 1" wide. Also you need you need a can of Acetone. Trust me, that stuff works. using a small metal can such as a bread pan can put a small amout of acetone in. I put enough to completely cover the brush when it is laying flat.

Do as many layers of fiberglass as you can before the stuff starts to dry. Quickly soak the brush in the acetone and clean it out as best you can before it gets to hard. Then just let the brush sit in the solution. Doing it this way I was able to get atleast 4-5 good uses out of each brush. BTW you are using gloves for this arent you?

Hope this helps.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:44 pm

Are you suppose to take out the wooden pieces that hold up the subwoofer ring?

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:05 pm

no. you have to mount the ring to those pieces. I hot glue my pieces in and then screwed the ring into the pieces with wood screws. The ring needs to be secure so that when you pull the fleece over the front to complete the enclosure you can pull it as tight as possible to make the surface as wrinke free.

Also, before doing this fill the box with water to check for leaks. The box needs to be airtight.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:45 pm

I filled what I had so far with water and didnt see any leak, so far so good.

Now the hard part is having the sub out of the way of the floor that opens up without having the sub touch the enclosure with the back of the sub.

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:36 pm

From that picture not sure if you are going to be able to fit a 10" sub there. You should have built your box all the way up to the start of that shelf. If it ended up being to big you could always trim it back. But after looking at your pix it looks like it will be too shallow and your speaker will bottom out. Also if you have a 10" speaker already you might try to find out how much air volume it requires before you put to much more into this project. Mine required a 1 foot of cubic air space and I just barely made that. Your box looks like its going to be smaller than mine. So I was just wondering.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:00 pm

I have an 8" sub

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:23 pm

Ok I almost finally done, I had a question though, I filled it full of water and it leaked around all the edges.

Any tips to make sure its 100% sealed? Thanks

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:29 am

All I did was after putting the cloth on I painted a few more coats of fiber glass on. Also are you gong to bondo and paint it? The reason I ask is because you can get matching paint for your interior from pontiac dealer. I didnt go this route but wish I had.

As far as the leaks go, the only thing you can do is inspect the leaks and try to make repairs. Then fill it with water again and check once more. How thick is it? Looks great by the way.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:25 pm

Thanks for the reply, I ended up putting a bunch of resin along the inside of the enclosure where the back meets the fleece fabric, seems to not leak anymore. I wish I was going to do bondo but I am tired of messing with this junk and just bought felt fabric which is same stuff for carpeting wood box at Joann fabric.

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:41 am

LOL. That sounds so familiar. By the time I got to where you are now I was tired of it as well. Its a long messy process.

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:56 am

Well here it is, finally done, just need to slap the subwoofer in and screw it in, and hope it works.

bigdaddyjosh · Post by **bigdaddyjosh** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:11 pm

so does it work? how does it sound? bout how much time would you say it took?

shanghei · Post by **shanghei** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:12 pm

Here is the final product,

It took me forever and a day to do because I work 7 days a week, I'd say its easily doable over a weekend.

It works to my surprise even though I felt I was doing it wrong the entire time.

Here is a very messy pic of my amps under the seat.

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