Sorry for the late reply's guys. As for the protection.. The base board I am using now should be good enough. No grills need. But if you notice the handle's will work just as good as a means of getting the box out as well as support of the base board. Seeing that the box is sealed there really is not much cone movement like there would be with a ported box. So with that in mind there is almost 1/2" of room for speaker flex from the top of the surround to the top of the handle. If there is anything touching then I will work that out when the time comes.
Thanx for all the comments guys. I hope to have it more up to date this weekend once I get the tie down and spare tire support done.
Thanx for all the comments guys. I hope to have it more up to date this weekend once I get the tie down and spare tire support done.