hi has anyone ever mounted a small sub or large speakers between the seats because i think if it was done properly and made to look stock that would be nice sounding and looking if anyone has done this could you please send me a link or post a picture of this. THANK YOU!

 

 

87 t-66 why u give me the no no face?

 

because rx-7's are sports cars, they aren't for putting large subwoofers in. i don't think there is any way you can get away with something like that and make it look or sound good.

 

i said SMALL sub or like 8 inch speakers and i don't see why it would not sound good it going to be projected at the windshield and bounced back towards you. if u can picture what im saying

 

how about you keep speakers in the stock location..and maybe...MAYBE.. hide a sub in one of the bins

 

i was going to keep speakers in the strut towers, but i want a little bass and believe it or not i use my bins from time to time when i don't want crap rolling around in my hatch.. i just don't think you guys are getting what I'm envisioning

 

ok so thats what it would be SIMILAR to of and im going to recarpet my whole car this summer so i will put matching carpet over the box and i will most likely have grills over the speakers also

 

just make a box out of the piece that holds the bins or mount one in it but between the bins lol

 

Philup mentioned two things here: "made to look stock", and "I just want a little bass". If you're a DIY kinda guy you might want to take a look at the old Pioneer TS-WX50 spare tire sub for ideas. It's doubtful that you will actually find one, and their actual performance was meager at best, but the concept is not bad. Totally hidden via mounting to the doughnut. Find a way to mount a bigger driver the same way and you've got bigger bass without the crates. I kinda like the thought of using the spare as the actual transducer. Maybe spring load the mount a bit so that the spare "floats", and maybe have some excursion. Effectively a 15" sub.... maybe? Just a thought.

 

........or recreate the fiberglass bin enclusure out of wood. Keep the exact contour so you can put the carpet back, minus holes cut for 6.5s 8's 10's 12s or what ever.

Personally i am a fan of stock speakers with my exhaust drowning out any conversation and/or music.

john ny

 

so i have not even ONE single supporter out there i mean come on, i would like my car to be unique and stand out a little and hear my music at the same time.

 

From your example pic I'd say just go for it. Personally I'd spread them further apart. More discreet and more seat thump. (PS: add some bracing board and some insulation or it'll shake loose. That stuff is pretty thin.)

 

HELL YEAH there is some one who is on my side... yeah i'm gonna build it this month as soon as i can get to the materials ordered

 

lol i was on your side so to speak i would put the amp under one of the bins for that discreet look :P

 

 

i have a 2+2 gxl and i am going to take out the rear seat and custom make a box to put a 15 inch sub on one side and a amp on the other side laying down where the two miniture but cheeks are suppose to go. In your scenario i believe what your supporters are saying is take out the space and/or box where you put your spare tire and custom make a box out of wood, (you don't need to fiberglass if your putting carpet back on it, you should have enough space for a 8 or maybe a 10 inch sub just enough so the magnet will fit where your tire was and mount it in the same configuration that your pic you showed us is. If your not a good fabricator then just show a pic to your local car audio shop and they can make you a box and mount it the way YOU want it.
and for the haters who say this is a sports car
why does the mclaren mustang(if you know what it is) and the dodge viper(on select trims) come stock with 12 inch subs mounted the same exact way as shown in his pic.

HATERS

 

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If you like to listen to music of any kind you would definitely want a sub for some bass. I was listening to Styx, Renegade the other day and I couldnt even hear the first part of the song, it was really shitty. Im going to put a sub and a small amp in my car.

I am happy you brought this up because I was trying to think of a place to put the speaker and amp. For me I don't have the bins, so I Imagine I could just put it in there where the bins would normally be.

Don't let these guys discourage you. There is a big differnce between a big Ni**er box that rattles the bolts off your car and a discrete sub woofer so that you can properly enjoy the music as it was intended to be enjoyed.

 

YEAH! glad to see people showing some love... and hypestar1983 that's exactly what i was thinking about the sports car thing b/c that's actually where the idea originated from.

 

Actually the verts already have speakers mounted on the panel your suggesting, just spread farther apart and hidden behind the seats ( my vert has speakers there, in the head rest, in the dash and in the doors), in fact I have a set of factory grills in my garage, I might part with them for the right price as they are rare in mint shape, if you are truly trying to make it look "stock"

 

Since I was a custom car audio installer for 10 years, I tried lots of things in the 2nd gen. Everything from 1-12", 2-15's, to a single 8". The coolest thing I ever did was install 2-8's, one on each side, in the floor under the dash. In order to do that I had to move the ecu to under the passenger seat. The metal floor board is actually a top layer that you can cut into which reveals a dead zone. In other words, it doesn't go outside. I fiberglassed those areas in and made a simple baffle board. After sealing it all up and recarpeting, the only thing you saw was floormats. They were custom floormats with no backing around the subs. Those messed everyone up. They couldn't tell where the bass was coming from. Neat setup but not easy to do.

The problem with a sub between the seats is that you will have to build up the center a bit over the storage bins. In your diagram, that won't work. That area is very small and there is a frame member right there that you can't cut into. The only option is to either use the bins (or one of them), or to rebuild the bins completely and installing a sub in the middle. This can be done. My amp rack was there. I built it to the same shape as the factory bins. The lid coving my amp rack looked like the stock storage bin doors but they weren't. That whole setup looked stock. It was pretty neat. That car and system are long gone though.

You have a couple of options in the back. I don't like boxes just sitting up on top of the hatch floor so I don't consider that an option personally. You could remove the spare tire and build a box into that area. Of course it's not in the floor but rather firing forwards. You could get 2-8's in there and still retain a stock profile. Of course you lose the spare. The other option is to use an 8" or 10" on the right side of the hatch behind the rear shock tower. You could build the enclosure out of fiberglass and have it tuck back in there. While it would be visible, it wouldn't be out in the middle of the hatch and could be made to look like it belongs there.

You can physically fit 8" woofers in the strut towers. The problem is sealing it up. Free air subs won't work in an application like this as the area is too small and it's very hard to fiberglass it all in and have it usable. You also would need to think about access to the strut assembly nuts should they ever have to come out. Just some options to think about. The 2nd gen can actually be a fairly nice sounding car and you don't have to have a large bulky heavy system to get it. Simplicity is wonderful sometimes.

 

ok so what if i build a completely new piece that i bolt on this is what i think im going to do, make a piece out of fiberboard or something similar

 

As long as you don't go all Pimp My Ride with it, go right ahead. Just don't fill up the whole hatch with a giant fiberglass enclosure or put speakers and TVs in the doors or something.

 

haha trust me man i have better taste than that i would never do anything gay like put a big sub so loud i cant even hear the words in the song or neon the entire inside of the car or anything like that.