Subwoofer location preference.

[BubsXL]

Not sure if this helps you, but I built my own box to house a 10" sub. It is a sealed enclosure fed with 300w RMS. I built "legs" on it so I could face the sub down. I sprayed it with a couple coats of bedliner to toughen it up and now I can pretty much load things into the cargo area without worrying about the sub or the box. BTW- SQ is excellent, I tried facing the sub every other way, but this gave the best SQ.

I used to have a down firing Boston 12" in a sealed box in various cars of mine and I loved it but I am trying to get away from the box in the cargo area idea and just have something tucked away.

 

[Sub]

There is space where the 2000-2002 subwoofer used to be.

It isn't much space, so if you want to replace the driver in a factory box, you will need shallow mount. It will tuck out of the way, and completely disappear, just like factory.

 

[WildernessJeep]

Will the wiring be in place for my vehicle, or am I going to have to pull the whole interior to get the sub wired up??

I'm thinking about doing a carpet kit at the same time, but far prefer plug and play stuff.

 

[Bigsteve04Ho]

Just do a wall

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[Sub]

Will the wiring be in place for my vehicle, or am I going to have to pull the whole interior to get the sub wired up?? far prefer plug and play stuff.

Whether the wiring is there depends on what vehicle you have.

I looked for that info by scrolling back to the last 5 posts you made in this thread and couldn't find anyplace where you identified your vehicle, other than a Jeep, I assume with the Wilderness package.

If your vehicle did not come with a rear sub initially, then it will not have the wiring for it. It also will not have 3 out the 4 mounting cleats for the rear sub, if you have a Suburban. I don't know how the Tahoe/Yukon shore wheel bases models mount, other than they are different from the Suburbans / YukonXLs.

 

[skyl3rm]

I have 2 shallow Pioneer 10's under my 2nd row seats. They sound good. Hit hard. Definitely loud enough for me.

 

[WildernessJeep]

Just do a wall

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That's nuts. I can hear it from here. Nice rig.

R

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Whether the wiring is there depends on what vehicle you have.

I looked for that info by scrolling back to the last 5 posts you made in this thread and couldn't find anyplace where you identified your vehicle, other than a Jeep, I assume with the Wilderness package.

If your vehicle did not come with a rear sub initially, then it will not have the wiring for it. It also will not have 3 out the 4 mounting cleats for the rear sub, if you have a Suburban. I don't know how the Tahoe/Yukon shore wheel bases models mount, other than they are different from the Suburbans / YukonXLs.

Sorry, 2005 Yukon Denali, AWD. I'll wire it up, I just want it to look factory when it is done. I'll probably do the carpet kit and the nav/stereo upgrade at the same time. While I have the seats out, I'll get the driver reupholstered. And paint the front bumper. And get new rims. And tires. and exhaust sytem. and _____. and...... and....... and.......

 

[Sub]

In the process of putting in a rear sub from a 2001 Sub into my 2005 Sub, I found out that while the mounting space is still there, the mounting cleats are not.

There are four metal U shaped tabs that keep the factory sub from rattling around bouncing back and forth between the interior plastic rear quarter panel trim and the interior layer of rear quarter panel sheet metal. One of the holes is already in the sheet metal, and only requires a speed nut and a bolt to install. The other three tabs are MIA. They are U shaped brackets that the factory welds into place.

I ordered these brackets, and plan to JB Weld them, or use 3M Body Adhesive, to fix them into place.

No point in trying to improve sound quality by creating a new vibration or rattle over the bumps by securing the sub with only one mount. One mount is merely a pivot point. It takes a second mount to keep an item from rotating.

The brackets came in the mail today. With shipping, the new mounting brackets cost 3 times what I paid for the used subwoofer. Add to that another $10.00 for the new factory connectors I ordered (shells, pins, sockets, and TPA's) to mate to the existing factory connector on the sub.

It costs money to make it REALLY look factory.

 

[kses123]

I just used butterfly screw anchors from Lowe's. They've done the job for years and are really cheap.

 

[Sub]

Thanks Keith...

Where were you and your butterfly wings a week and some $60.00 ago?

Oh well, perhaps the next person will be spared the expense.

 

[Sub]

JB Weld did not hold up. I ended up drilling, deburring, self etch primering, painting, and sealing holes for the factory cleats to hold the subwoofer, and then bolting the brackets in place through said holes, and then covering with flexible seam sealer afterwards. Just to follow up on what works and what doesn't. The cheaper way would be Keith's butterfly bolts. Epoxy alone will likely not be enough.

 

[05Single]

Anybody know if theres a write up to put in a 00-02 sub box in a 03-06?

 

[treehan77]

My buddy's 02 box is held in at he bottom by what appears to be a welded metal clip, which differs from my
95 which has something to hold he jack. Hopefully I'm wrong, the junk yard will sell me the box for 25 dollars. I'd love the MTX Thunderform but not willing to spend hundreds for a box

 

[04BUCKET]

HAVEN'T STARTED MY PROJECT YET...BUT I'LL BE MAKING A BOX TO HOLD AN 8W7 ON FACTORY SPOT WITHOUT TAKING UP MORE SPACE THAN IS BEHIND PANEL...

 

[treehan77]

HAVEN'T STARTED MY PROJECT YET...BUT I'LL BE MAKING A BOX TO HOLD AN 8W7 ON FACTORY SPOT WITHOUT TAKING UP MORE SPACE THAN IS BEHIND PANEL...

Sweet take pics and measurements. I expect CAD drawings lol

 

[05Single]

^^ exactly. We need dimensions

 

[dubyagee01]

Is this in addition to the center console sub? May cancel each other out by being so far from each other if so.

 

[abishoff]

I have 2 shallow Pioneer 10's under my 2nd row seats. They sound good. Hit hard. Definitely loud enough for me.

What sub boxes and subs are you using?

 

[Flexx]

Bumping this, what did y'all get to fit under the second row seats?

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[Justplayinn]

I had the single 10" under the 2nd row seat and didn't like it ...went with the thunderform and Iam very pleased with it. Replaced the mtx sub with a Polk db and it sounds a lot better!