oki have a first gen (80), and behind the seats theres that little hump and under it is just all empty space. its capret and under that are liek 2 sheets of steel. i wanna cut it up and put sum subs and an amp like inlayed into that but i dont know if thats a good idea or not. so tell me wat u know or think about it so i dont make a mistake.

 

79 and 80 had the "dead space" you are refering to, while 81-85 had storage bins in that location. Japan and Austrailian versions had optional rear seats.
Placing an amp inside that area would be ok, if the amp doesn't need much air for cooling. Rather than cutting up the metal that is there, you could go hunting at a salvage yard, and see if you can find one that had the storage bins. Use those peices to cut up. Or just make your own.

 

Ive heard of people removing the storage bins and making their own sub boxes and amps and ****. Becuase I want to leave my spare tire in my car.

I was wondering if any one on the board has some pictures of that they can post?

 

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/448049/3

john64's the man to talk to (pretty sure i got the name right)

 

ok thanx. im prolly just gonna take out the covers and fabricate my own sub boxes to fille the space. i just wanted to make sure it would sound alrigth before i started anything,.

 

ok i have had this plan about how iam gunna do my sound system adn i finally found a seven thta has it in it like i have tried to explain before

I knwo its from that FB on ebay that has the 350 in it but still the idea i have had for a year now is pretty much this set up

 

The new RX8 runs without a spare... I'm planning on doing the same and using only an 8" or 10" sub in the spare tire well.

 

I have an SA, and put an ADS PowerPlate 100 (old school) amp in the passenger's side, and put ADS speakers in the metal cover over the dead space. It works ok, and sounds pretty good, but not the best. The amp kicks out on really hot days because of the lack of air flow.

Rich

 

rxtory which flavor are you hoping for? I've already voted a 10 for it... yeeha

Toxic_d

 

when did you vote i voted 3 days ago and yesterday i was able to vote again. for the flavor haha i dont care i know if it gets on it thought iam only gunna buy that flavor........hope in canada we will get the one with the rotary on it or iam gunan get some shipped to me thats for sure

 

What the hell are you guys talking about???

 

OMG you must Vote...VOTE for the rotary soda label...here click on the link..VOTE a 10 please!!!


https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=467404

 

http://www.jonessoda.com/gallery/vie...88777&offset=7
Jones Soda

Thast what we are talking about... not trying to Hijack the thread though

 

wow.... you guys are the best! I voted!!!

 

I'm doing pretty much the same thing with mine, except I'm using a single 10", and it's going to fire down towards the floor so I can make it totally invisible.

 

I want to put my 2 12's inplace of the storage bins.

 

my bros comin over tomoro to help me out with all this crap( is like an electrical genius) but im jus gonna take out the metal liek i said and put a 10" behind each seat and the amp in the middle. im gonna make the subs angle towards to seat so i get a nice message on my way to school. i need to find a way to get air to circulate through that all so it doesnt die out like Rich said. im not quite sure rhow im gonna do that yet so if u guys have any ideas...

 

Don't forget to take pictures while installing it

 

ya ill get it all down and put it into a step by step slideshow. im prolly just gonna take pics of how i put the subs and am in. im not gonna bother qiith pics or my radio and stuff..

 

Sounds good.

 

well i was takin mine apart today... it was helllll.... my cam broke btw so pictures really an option any more.. but ya. 25 year old factory installed screws suck ***.. but im going to take all the metal out (after looking at it all boned out) and im just going to build a box that spans the width of the car. 1 12 on each side (meybe 10's, i havet completely made up my mind) and an amp in the middle.. so thats todays update...

 

Take out the spare and chunk it and get road side asst. on your cell .Get yourself a AudioBahn DCV 12", raise the floor 4 inch's and drop the bugger in. I use Audiobahn cuz I like the way they hit and you only need .5 cubit feet for the box. plus when you clover it up with the back carpet no one can see it.

 

not a big fan of systems but i think a 10" tube will look pretty good strapped down with an amp hidden in the bin. space saving too!

 

Unless you are talking about strapping the tube down in the hatch area (which I advise against simply for theft reasons) it's not going to work. A 10" tube can't fit under the storage bin area, I had previously tried it.

 

i like the idea of the 12 in the spare tires space.. that would be a TON easier than wat im planning on doing right now so im really gonna consider that.... thats prolly gonna save me a lot of work... thanx