Subwoofer V2: Tutorial and FS, Keep your rear speakers!

[robspeed325i]

forgive but can i get a pic of the trunk with box installed? what are the dimensions? wondering how much trunk is left over. ;)

[silversleeper]

you still selling these boxes? I'm getting ready to piece together a lil sum sum.

[gjuu]

No, be thankful...I would come to your house and steal that fucking intercooler!

yes i would imagine that you would have no problem bypassing the alarm.... :sad:

[StereoInstaller1]

Glad to hear you got it, Chris.

Yeah, that woofer is a beast. post a pic so others can see it!

Luke

[BeirBrennerE30]

Luke,

Didn't know where to post this since it looks like your pm box is full... Box came in today. This thing is freakin awesome. Great craftsmanship! And you weren't kidding when you said that woofer was beefy. I literally hurt my hand when i accidentally set the thing down on it. 500watts to that monster in this box and I am seriously afraid for my rear window.

Thank you again!

[StereoInstaller1]

pity he is on the other side of the world

No, be thankful...I would come to your house and steal that fucking intercooler!

[gjuu]

Oh yeah, you can use an unmodified seat, or cut 3" or so of the foam out of the ski boot area, or an M3 seat, or an armrest seat...all will give satisfactory results.

My wife has 1/2 of a small Alpine amp running her woofer. She has plenty of boom and great clarity.

Oh yeah, single 12". Seems to be the best mix of size, space, weight, sound quality and cost.

Even a WalMart sony rocks in this box. Feed it more than 100 watts RMS and you have great bass, peroid.

Yeah I got a dirt cheap 12" Pioneer (TS-W306c) in a box loosely based on one of Luke's boxes. This is powered by cheap 2x150rms amp bridged. Heaps of kick even with a non armrest rear seat and sounds really tight. Best part is that it doesn't rattle the trunk lid.
This is a great design that Luke has going here - pity he is on the other side of the world - I would have bought one of his instead of having to do the hard work myself.

[StereoInstaller1]

wait so you can put a seat in front of the ski hole and it will be all hunky dory? of do i have to put a whole in the rear seat or soemthing? what is included and what is not(i know stereo equipment isnt but does the box include all parts i need to install it)? 12" sub or 10?

Oh yeah, you can use an unmodified seat, or cut 3" or so of the foam out of the ski boot area, or an M3 seat, or an armrest seat...all will give satisfactory results.

My wife has 1/2 of a small Alpine amp running her woofer. She has plenty of boom and great clarity.

Oh yeah, single 12". Seems to be the best mix of size, space, weight, sound quality and cost.

Even a WalMart sony rocks in this box. Feed it more than 100 watts RMS and you have great bass, peroid.

[BeirBrennerE30]

wait so you can put a seat in front of the ski hole and it will be all hunky dory? of do i have to put a whole in the rear seat or soemthing? what is included and what is not(i know stereo equipment isnt but does the box include all parts i need to install it)? 12" sub or 10?

[StereoInstaller1]

Boxing and shipping today, might take as much as 10 days to get to you.

[Asbradley21]

Can't wait for mine.

[StereoInstaller1]

Bumping these back up, got two more for sale, and a V1.

$150 + shipping is such a deal, believe it.

Check your local shops, this is half price and better quality.

Luke

[StereoInstaller1]

100% of the bass is completely sealed into the cabin on these boxes.

Those oh-so-precise ports fit into the ports on the box.

Sealed boxes are a poor choice in E30s, due to the massive cancellation of the bass, especially if the woofers output is not sealed into the cabin. You can make lots of big boom, but it will rattle like hell and still not make much sound in the car.

So yeah, science and technology and craftsmanship and all that shit.

Bettter and cheaper than your local shop would ever think of.

[mikegar]

for fun. but porting it up through the rear deck would give you more sound in the cab. instead of having the ports firing in your trunk (where youre not) they fire into the cab. and by the looks of the picture it looks like the sub also fires through your ski hole. i would also assume that it also makes the trunk rattle less as it is getting more of the speaker output into the cab.

(guys, this box is for those who care about their rear seat passengers)

if they cared about their passengers why would they have brain rattling bass exiting right behind their heads?

[m3_eater]

Ok, now I'm completely confused. Why would I port the trunk when it's already got a ski hole that I can fire a sub through?