10" Sub woofer replacment SC400
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My 10" sub is sounding like aluminum cans in the back seat... Can anyone suggest a relacment that fits....I dont want to change the stock amp, just want a new sub woofer... help!!!
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the sc400 nak sub is 5 ohms and the pioneer system 2 ohms and both around 80 watts. most aftermarket subs are 4 ohms and high watt items so there isnt a good match spec wise to the factory unit. the closest you can get is a lower watt aftermarket sub with 100 watt rating down to 30 watts and 4 ohms rating.
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It is going to be dificult to replace that sub becuase it is a free air sub and they don't really make many of those. I went to AutoSpa this audio place in walnut creek, ca and the dude named rob there said he had done a few stereo systems in sc300/400 coupes and seemed to know what he was talking about. He said he built a custom fiberglass box to fit in the stock subwoofer hole so you can put any kind of sub in it. After talking to him I was thinking about upgrading the stock system too cuz he knew exactly what to do with our cars. PM for directions to the shop.
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It is going to be dificult to replace that sub becuase it is a free air sub and they don't really make many of those. I went to AutoSpa this audio place in walnut creek, ca and the dude named rob there said he had done a few stereo systems in sc300/400 coupes and seemed to know what he was talking about. He said he built a custom fiberglass box to fit in the stock subwoofer hole so you can put any kind of sub in it. After talking to him I was thinking about upgrading the stock system too cuz he knew exactly what to do with our cars. PM for directions to the shop.
personally, I didn't care about the trunk space, so, I bought a JL 13w1v2 (13.5" sub), stuffed it in a ported box, and it's AWESOME... I bought the 13" sub because i wanted the really low bass... so far, it doesn't seem like it rolls off the low end until about 25 hz, which is awesome, but... it takes up about 3 cubic foot total in the trunk... Most could get away with a single 10" in a ported box, have more bass than stock, and still be really happy with loudness / bass response... this route, you would need at least a 150 watt amp though (mine is 55x4, with two channels bridged for the sub, so, about 180 watts to the sub)
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try to find one of the aftermarket Pioneer free air subs. People were using those a while back. There was also a guy here on CL who built a fiberglass custom enclosure for his SC that was pretty cool...
maybe do a search and see if he makes them for other people. I THINK he did , but not sure...
good luck
maybe do a search and see if he makes them for other people. I THINK he did , but not sure...
good luck
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