Graham

Sub ****, is definitely a must. My GF hates the thump of a sub, plus like you said, some stuff you want to be bassy other's you just want that good impact punch.

Nighthawk26

Nice work... and great bargin hunting. Nice gear, and all that completed for $500 bucks! Good for you! Wife would kill me though, wouldn't be able to get a second set of gold clubs in the car with that! Already can't take my MR2 out caue of no trunk space!

PSYH

Doesn't that get in the way of accessing your spare tire?

cullan

No, not at all. Once the carpet is on it, the enclosure fits snuggly and does not move. It is relatively easy to pull out. It can be removed and unhooked from the amp in less than a minute.

goredcar

A great looking installation... I am planning the same thing except that I have no fiberglass skills so I bought the enclosure. I am curious to know where you mounted your bass control ****... I can't see an obvious location for it...

cullan

Good question... I put mine in the same location as in this thread

https://www.myg37.com/forums/showthr...ight=bass+****

I put it there because I really don't want any noticable holes once I remove it. This is best for me because I am leasing the car and don't want to have to pay $75 for some stupid plastic piece at the end of my lease. It is not the most convenient place in the world, but it still usable while driving.

goredcar

Thanks cullan... that looks like a good stealth location.

By the way... I really like your idea to stealth mount the amp... the trunk is already so small that I do not want to compromise the pass through by mounting it there. Any issues with heating with the amp enclosed? I have 600W Pioneer amp and it gets warm when I have been running it for a while.

cullan

Still haven't had any problems yet, but I really haven't taken it on any long drives. I am guessing that heavy use for an hour or two may cause some overheating but I really just don't know yet. If I find that it does overheat I'll cut a small hole in the side of the plastic shroud and mount a 12V computer style fan. That's pretty easy to do and is very inexpensive.

goredcar

I wonder if there is a thermal shut down if they get hot. I wouldn't be surprised...

cullan

I would certainly hope that any amp you are considering using would have thermal protection. That is pretty standard for any decent amplifier. It is a fire hazard otherwise.

In my last vehicle I had a large PPI 4 channel amp running under similar circumstances. After about an hour and a half of very very high usage it would shut down. After it cooled a bit it would come back on.

I know that certain amps have thermal rollback... meaning that it will actually lower the volume some until it cools off. Certain JL amps have this feature.

goredcar

Well I finally got to the installation this weekend... not what I would call "easy" to pull all that plastic out of the trunk. Anyway... all is good now, but I do not have the bass conrrol **** mounted as I have no clue how to get the plastic dash panels off. I am not averse to drilling a hole in the third unused "switch" position beside the trunk release, but I just don't know how to get it out. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Even the lower unused position would be fine... I can get this connector part way out, but not all the way

cullan

I was going to use the unused switch area as well. Turns out that it really isn't possible unless you want to reshape the plastic backing though. It seems like more trouble than it's worth. You'll see what I mean when you pull the dash off.


Pulling the lower dash panels off on the drivers side is easy.

First, open the driver's door and pull off the panel that is between the door and the left side of the dashboard. It is held in with pressure sensitive clips. Just pull with mild force. It's just a cover.

Second, use a socket (10MM I think) to unscrew the two bolts that hold the hood release. It will hang down after it's been unscrewed and released.

I think those are all the peices that hold the lower dash on. Now just pull gently on the sides of the dash. It is held in with pressure clips. It actually comes off relatively easily.

finagle69

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goredcar

Cullan... thanks for the tips on dash removal. I think that I will go with the same setup as you and finagle69 used. It discrete and still usable... and it is not something that I will be fiddling with all the time.

Today was the first day that I had to really listen to the system and it is way better than stock. On some music the bass is a little too much and the only way to control it is with reducing bass. I am surprised that on a car that comes with 2 stock subs there isn't a sub control along with bass and treble... and I won't even mention the "A" word, but my wife takes every opportunity to let me know she has a sub control on her car

aznutx

one great diy... nice work and thanks for the details