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Old 11-21-11, 08:02 PM
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What are you guys doing for subwoofer setups in these cars? Free air sub where the factory one is in the back?
Old 11-21-11, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by eyik66
What are you guys doing for subwoofer setups in these cars? Free air sub where the factory one is in the back?
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Old 11-21-11, 10:48 PM
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Depends on how much bass you want to add. I have two JL 12w6's with a 1400watt amp in the back of my GS. I am about to build a box for just one. Getting older, don't need as much bass.
Old 11-21-11, 11:41 PM
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i just use kicker comp 10 in place of factory sub and kicker mono 500 amp with remote bass control, good enough for too much rattle. lol
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See that was my fear. If I would of put a more powerful sub in the rear deck, it would cause rattling. I have no rattles but I did stuff a little cotton in the rear deck when I removed stock sub to help.
Old 11-22-11, 08:21 PM
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my rattle came from the rear deck cover and mainly on the middle seatbelt retracter which I still can get rid of, but that's when I have more bass than I need anyways...
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10 inch cvr in place of my stock sub and alpine 400 rms watt. no rattle, but i did not adjust my amp very high.
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I have a ten inch kicker comp in the rear deck where the stock subwoofer was. If I buy something like this

http://www.amazon.com/MRP-F300-Alpin...2030585&sr=8-1

would it up my bass much?
Old 11-23-11, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 850Lexus
See that was my fear. If I would of put a more powerful sub in the rear deck, it would cause rattling. I have no rattles but I did stuff a little cotton in the rear deck when I removed stock sub to help.

Take your time to dynamat the deck and there are no rattles. I have a 13" elemental design sub sitting in the stock location with no rattles at all.
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along with the 8.5 in the spot i added a 10' Pioneer Sub and two amps and it pushes well...
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RE AUDIO SXX15D2 15" 2000 Watt Max Sub: 1000 RMS and 2000 Watt RMS Kicker AMP. I just Built a Box and Slid it in the back of the trunk. It bumps. It rly depends on what you are going for. Do you just want that extra kick or do u wana blow the windows out of every house u pass by?

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I just want some kick, nothing too crazy, but I'm missing the stock sub so its totally flat
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Originally Posted by tianh
I have a ten inch kicker comp in the rear deck where the stock subwoofer was. If I buy something like this

http://www.amazon.com/MRP-F300-Alpin...2030585&sr=8-1

would it up my bass much?
depends on the kicker. its best to go with IB style subwoofer / marine subwoofer. look for a mono amp that pushes at least 300 rms IMO. I am pushing push 400rms its is nice, i do not fully take advantage of the sub because its not meant for free-air (IB)
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Kicker 10" in the rear deck, factory sub was out when I got the car, and have an old school Lanzar amp that helps make the entire deck cover shake. Need to tighten the cover down to keep from rattling around.
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i got an enclosed box for 2 12" kicker comp12s. after removing the stock subwoofer and letting air in from the trunk, I can hear the bass more in my cabin than outside.


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