vert owners- what kind of subs you got
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vert owners- what kind of subs you got
I have a very, very old bazooka tube that houses a JL woofer in it, it never sounded that great. Seems the exhaust at speeds cancels out the bass frequency. Sitting in the car in the driveway it always sounds ok, but once you drive- ****.
Would prefer a small box in the trunk, or something else stealthy without chopping up the interior.
what you guys have, how long you been running it, and how do you think it sounds?
Would prefer a small box in the trunk, or something else stealthy without chopping up the interior.
what you guys have, how long you been running it, and how do you think it sounds?
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Turbo vert
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I used to have this thing in there.
It sucked. At a stop it was great but as soon as you hit the gas pedal you couldnt hear anything. Now im going to have 1 "10 in the cubby hole right behind the drivers seat. basically under were this speaker thing was. Ill make a box and set it in the hole. hopefully that will give just enough oommphh
It sucked. At a stop it was great but as soon as you hit the gas pedal you couldnt hear anything. Now im going to have 1 "10 in the cubby hole right behind the drivers seat. basically under were this speaker thing was. Ill make a box and set it in the hole. hopefully that will give just enough oommphh
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I had a huge ported box with two tens in the trunk it sounded like crap. When I bought the car someone decided to make a box where the spare tire was so I put the two tens in there and it sounded worse! I had rips in the top so think the cabin wasn't sealed off enough for the speakers to sound good or the box under the spare tire wasn't sealed good enough. I gave up once my alternator died from the subs.
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Rotary Freak
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You can try to put a sub in the spot where just startn mentioned just makes sure the box is fully sealed iirc the space is very small so you might have to go with an eight. I'm not a sub expert but I remember someone mentioning that having the sub faced up causes some kind of problem which makes it not sound good.
#7
I can has a Hemi? Yes...
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Make a bandpass.
It's basically a sealed and ported box in one.
Have the "port" tube come through the to the drivers area.
Like the old skool way that people used to put boxes in trunks, with the port coming
through the rear deck.
It's basically a sealed and ported box in one.
Have the "port" tube come through the to the drivers area.
Like the old skool way that people used to put boxes in trunks, with the port coming
through the rear deck.
Last edited by Directfreak; 07-20-11 at 06:12 PM.
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#10
On the fasttrack!
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i personally was going to put my 2 12" polk momo subs in there, just for the hell of it.
just do 1 8" in a small sealed enclosure thats made for trucks: like this
but use a shallow mount sub (like JL) and put it behind the passengers seat in between the bin area and the seat.
just a thought
Lloyd
just do 1 8" in a small sealed enclosure thats made for trucks: like this
but use a shallow mount sub (like JL) and put it behind the passengers seat in between the bin area and the seat.
just a thought
Lloyd
#11
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I will take a picture of my sub and amp setup tomorrow. You can't see anything from the inside because the rear deck cover fits over it like stock... this is the sub i bought though..
a friend and I made a VERY simple box that just sits in the rear directly behind the driver's seat wedged in with some towels to deaden any rattling around the box. Nothing had to be modified except that I don't have space for the spare tire anymore - which isn't a big deal to me.
Sub is a shallow-mount 10" 350W RMS with frequency range from 35 to 800 Hz so I run it with my Alpine head-unit which has a built in high-pass filter and I run the filter at 80Hz for the door and dash speakers. Since the sub has such a large range I only need the speakers for highs and mids... I was running the headrest speakers as normal until about 3 months ago when they decided to work intermittently only and I still haven't sourced the problem. Anyways... I would highly recommend this sub - fits anywhere and has more than enough power for the size of the convertible cabin, even at speed with the top down.
And as for having the sub facing up I don't have any problems at all... it doesn't change the sound as long as the sub has enough room to oscillate to it's highest position without hitting the deck cover... which in 90% of the subs today won't be an issue because they are designed so the mounting ring won't let that happen.
a friend and I made a VERY simple box that just sits in the rear directly behind the driver's seat wedged in with some towels to deaden any rattling around the box. Nothing had to be modified except that I don't have space for the spare tire anymore - which isn't a big deal to me.
Sub is a shallow-mount 10" 350W RMS with frequency range from 35 to 800 Hz so I run it with my Alpine head-unit which has a built in high-pass filter and I run the filter at 80Hz for the door and dash speakers. Since the sub has such a large range I only need the speakers for highs and mids... I was running the headrest speakers as normal until about 3 months ago when they decided to work intermittently only and I still haven't sourced the problem. Anyways... I would highly recommend this sub - fits anywhere and has more than enough power for the size of the convertible cabin, even at speed with the top down.
And as for having the sub facing up I don't have any problems at all... it doesn't change the sound as long as the sub has enough room to oscillate to it's highest position without hitting the deck cover... which in 90% of the subs today won't be an issue because they are designed so the mounting ring won't let that happen.
Last edited by CS13B; 07-20-11 at 10:07 PM.
#13
I would really prefer to keep the spare, car goes on a few road trips so the spare gives some peace of mind
ill have to take another look behind the package tray, maybe a simple box in the trunk for now and if it doesnt work Ill choose a sub that I can then use in the cabin somewhere.
ill have to take another look behind the package tray, maybe a simple box in the trunk for now and if it doesnt work Ill choose a sub that I can then use in the cabin somewhere.
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I have a small Bazooka sub too but mine is like the mid-range one and I find it to be awesome. Exhaust sure as heck doesn't drown it out, and even at freeway speeds, exhaust droning, windows down, it still shakes my rear view mirror. Granted, this is it turned all the way up for a simply normal bass hit, so if you really want to bump, get the even more expensive one.
My brother in his FC has mounted a 10 inch into one of the storage bins. Hes going to put mesh over the bin, surrounded by the stock plastic lid, so its going to look basically stock. Hes not quite done yet, but I'll take pics for you all when he is. He already built a sub box out of wood, and fiberglassed the inside.
Edit: I just read the title of this thread, sorry, both of these were on a coupe. I can see how a vert would differ now.
My brother in his FC has mounted a 10 inch into one of the storage bins. Hes going to put mesh over the bin, surrounded by the stock plastic lid, so its going to look basically stock. Hes not quite done yet, but I'll take pics for you all when he is. He already built a sub box out of wood, and fiberglassed the inside.
Edit: I just read the title of this thread, sorry, both of these were on a coupe. I can see how a vert would differ now.
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I have a JL 10" sub that fits under the rear cover behind the drivers seat. Has a nice box built around it and a glassed in bottom that matches the base of the compartment. That combined with the 4 speakers built into the cover, I could hear all the high notes and feel/hear plenty of bass at speed with the top down. I think one sub is perfect, more than that is overkill, but if that is what you're into, then by all means, do it. With the top up, I'd never turn it up as loud as I thought it was loud enough and I'm already half def anyways.
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I'm going to cram a set of pioneer flat 12's via fiberglass lots of it. Amp in the trunk next to the spare. No head unit running everything threw a an ipod or even my iphone.
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Rotary Freak
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I have a JL 10" sub that fits under the rear cover behind the drivers seat. Has a nice box built around it and a glassed in bottom that matches the base of the compartment. That combined with the 4 speakers built into the cover, I could hear all the high notes and feel/hear plenty of bass at speed with the top down. I think one sub is perfect, more than that is overkill, but if that is what you're into, then by all means, do it. With the top up, I'd never turn it up as loud as I thought it was loud enough and I'm already half def anyways.
And now for the shameless plug, they are both for sale
And now for the shameless plug, they are both for sale
#23
Rotary Freak
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I have a JL 10" sub that fits under the rear cover behind the drivers seat. Has a nice box built around it and a glassed in bottom that matches the base of the compartment. That combined with the 4 speakers built into the cover, I could hear all the high notes and feel/hear plenty of bass at speed with the top down. I think one sub is perfect, more than that is overkill, but if that is what you're into, then by all means, do it. With the top up, I'd never turn it up as loud as I thought it was loud enough and I'm already half def anyways.
And now for the shameless plug, they are both for sale
And now for the shameless plug, they are both for sale
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