MC Prostar 205V bow filler sub box DIY

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Impressive. Most Impressive.

I think I would have used that space for ballast though. On my friends '01 x-star we through a 500# sack in the middle there on top of the stock ballast and it's perfect.

P hat in Cincy · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 7:18 am Post subject:

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

P hat in Cincy, wow, I can see why you don't need the extra ballast space. That's a great setup. Got the best of both worlds there. I really like how you replaced the cupholders you took out. Good thinking. I had actually looked at that before, I just didn't put 2 and 2 together.

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 11:23 am Post subject:

Probably one of the most bitchin setups I have ever seen for a tow rig and boat man.

P hat in Cincy · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 11:56 am Post subject:

Thanks for the compliments. We found ourselves a diamond in the rough (no tower, etc...) when we came across the 205V. Haven't looked back since.

Yep...needed to replace the lost cupholders. Usually can't have enough of them!

lowcashfireman · Outlaw Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 150 City: Paragould

Nice job, looks clean and thats very important. Especially on a newer boat like that, the clean look is a must. Im sure it sounds good too.

ramseyglastron · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Posts: 335 City: Ruston

in no way could i ever do this, because i dont have the money or a boat, but i would go with a more expensive 10 inch sub. like a w7 or a type x. it would slam, and you could port the box

lowcashfireman · Outlaw Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 150 City: Paragould

Ive got a 10" Solobaric in mine with a ported Kicker box and it bumps pretty good. I cant complain.

P hat in Cincy · Posted: Apr 23, 2007 9:25 am Post subject:

I almost pulled the trigger on a 12" solobaric for the project, but I couldn't justify it since I bought this one about 1yr earlier. So, I just transferred the sub knowing that I could modify the opening for a solobaric in the future if I wanted.

ramseyglastron...I don't know if your comment was meant as 'never would' or 'never could', but it's probably under $200 for the entire project. Heck...maybe more like $150...and that's with the sub...but not the amp.

lowcashfireman · Outlaw Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 150 City: Paragould

I like the sub you have there. I just had the Solobaric and thought what the hell, I'll stick it in the boat and see how it bumps and it sounds good so I left it. I need to build a custom box for it though. Right now its just in a regular Kicker ported box for a vehicle. It works though and they say if it works, don't fix it.

wakeboardin2k4 · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 355 City: Wilmington

lowcashfireman · Outlaw Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 150 City: Paragould

Yea I agree with you wakeboardinkid2k4, the w7's do hit extremely hard. Hell just one of em hits really hard with the right amp and in a boat, you dont have to have as much sub. Just think, the boat is fibergalss in most cases with wake boats. Its like one big ass speaker box itself so its gonna thump alot harder. But the w7's are pretty mean subs wherever they are car or boat.

P hat in Cincy · Posted: Apr 25, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject:

I knew I needed to dress up the sub a little...well, at least for darker conditions. I saw these waterproof flexible LED strips on ebay and in threads and thought they'd be cool. Here's the result. I just need to wire it in to the accessory switch.

It's my first try at LED and I don't really plan on doing much more of it, but I thought it'd look good in this area.

Take care!

willgeorge · Newbie Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 28 City: Maplewood

P hat in Cincy, what seller on ebay did you get those LED's from? looks good, nice work

P hat in Cincy · Posted: Apr 25, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

lowcashfireman · Outlaw Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 150 City: Paragould

That does look pretty good. I went to the site www.led-concepts.com and I think Im gonna get some lights to putin places on my boat to light up the floor and stuff. I think Im gonna get the blue color lights.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

I have the dumbest question ever.

How do you wire this?

The led's on the sub looks good!

P hat in Cincy · Posted: Apr 27, 2007 9:22 am Post subject:

These particular LEDs just wire directly into a 12V source. There is no transformer or anything. I had an unused accessory switch and I wired it directly to it last night. Works like a charm and lets me turn on the LED's w/o haveing to turn on any other cabin or navigation lights. I almost forgot that my dash lights are red too, so it blends nicely!