Subwoofer placement in a CAB

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craigrobbo
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Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:40 pm

Alright guys.

So I have been googling the hell out of this and found a few results but nothing I feel comfortable doing, i want to upgrade the sound system in my e30 Cabrio and put a small subwoofer in )not after heart skipping bass just decent quality)

I have seen people hacking up the rear bulkhead and putting subs in that but I am concerned for the structural rigidity doing this.

The problem is I cannot just put a subwoofer in the boot as the double bulkhead design pretty much isolates the sound and just rattles the car with little to no bass coming through - even more so with the roof down!

There is not enough space under the seats for an underseat subwoofer.

So what other options do I have here to upgrade the system?

Thanks

Craig
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Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:07 pm

How much boot space are you willing to give up?
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:21 pm

if you take the carpet out of the rear of the boot, you can squish a wedge shaped ported box in there. it also helps o vent the bass through into the cabin. I used to have this exact setup, with two 10" subs and a 1000w amp. worked really well, although like you say it does rattle a tad. ive currently got two 8S there, in a similar design, but I suspect to get the volume that i want back, ill have to go back to 10"s again.
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