I just installed my ebay rear strut bar, and now with both strut bars I can definitely feel a huge difference.

I took my sub box and put it right up against the strut bar, and then bracketed it to the strut bar. I used some bendable metal bracket stuff, and cut them to length, and then put strips of carpet (from the holes I had to cut in the trunk carpet to install the rear strut bar) and put them between the bracket and the strut bar to prevent rattling. It works pretty good. I no longer have the box attached to the trunk floor, making it a lot easier to get the spare tire out if i need to, and it stays in place better. No rattling from this setup whatsoever, and it functions well. Subs cannot move in the trunk at all now, no more worrying about taking corners with them in there and having them fly around in the trunk.

Here's some pics (I turned up the brightness on the 1st picture so you could see it better):

 

Looks pretty good. I have my tire changer thing holding by box in place lol

 

i did the same with my strut bar and box, gives piece of mind.

 

so if you need to get your spare, you have to take the bar and subs out? how much room do you have left in front of the box cuz i was thinkin of doing the hidden trapdoor build.

 

I can loosen the nuts on each end of the bar itself, and tilt the box upwards while holding it up or propping it and I can unscrew the spare tire and pull it out.
But even before when it was bracketed to the floor, I could get my arm under the trunk floor and unscrew the spare tire without even moving the subs.


The sub box goes right up to where my trunk floor folds in half, so I can still flip up the rear portion and access it.

 

Which set from Ebay did you buy?

 

i just use one sided velcro and stick it to the carpet, works like a charm and no effort on my part required when removing the sub box for auto-x's

 

I just went on there and bought the cheapest one I could find. lol. They all work the same. Any will work if you use the bendable metal for a bracket. I was actually expecting it to be round and I was going to use brackets that you would use to mount a pipe on wall, like one outside the house with electric wires in it, but I got it and it was all weird shaped so I had to think of something else to use.

 

it works
would look beter if you carpeted over the metal straps.. but whos gonna see that anyways

my box is just tied in with some rope ran around the factory bracing....
good enough to keep quick theives from being quick.LOL