Peaty
06-13-2004, 01:02 PM
This mod was contributed by BrysImpreza from NASIOC
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I know there were a few people who were curious about how this went, looked and sounded. So here's a quick run down of how it's done.
1. Take off out the styrofoam floor base in the trunk, it'll allow easier access to some panel pieces.
2. Take off the top part of the seat belt, there's a small cover on it, under is a 14mm bolt.
3. Pull off the piece of panel cover the strut top. You'll need to open the rear drivers side door.
4. Take off top half of window trim. There are 3 screws, one near the rear gate, one under the side hook / clip thingy, one under the draw-back clips. Other then that, there's a few clips on the rear.
5. Next, take off the upolstered panel by removing the 3 clips on top, one on the back by the lift gate and rear tie-down, one near the rear wheel arch and another under the front tie-down.
6. Remove the 4 screws holding in the "sub", next you'll see the wires going down into the panelling. Use a screwdriver to push in the clips that are holding the wires down and disconnect the wiring harness.
7. Use a piece of cardboard or manila to make up a template for the sub spacer.
8. Trace your template onto a 5/16" piece of MDF, cut it out and cut out a 7.5" diameter hole in the wood to accomodate the 8" subwoofer.
9. Drill some pilot holes in the MDF to accomodate some self-tapping screws in order to affix it to the metal panel in the car.
10. (This is optional) In order to make this a sealed enclosure, plug up the top portion of the inside of the sub enclosure with a piece of flexible styrofoam, then using an expandable spray foam, spray it into the holes on top of the enclosure, making sure to fill it fairly well. After it expands and dries, pull out the piece of flexible styrofoam and thencut away any pieces of spray foam that may be sticking out of panel pieces.
11. On the back side of the MDF spacer, run a thick bead of silicone caulk in order to seal up any free air space.
12. Place the MDF against the metal and affix it with your self-tapping screws.
13. Run your wires through the sub hole and hook up the speaker (duh)
14. Screw the sub into place, then put all the panel piece back together.
Viola
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Q: How does it sound compared to stock, any rattles?
A: No rattles AT ALL!!!
I had it hooked up to a 200 watt amp and it sounded pretty good but I had it ghetto rigged, so it's at stock until I feel like going out and buying the right parts
It honestly still sounds great on the stock power, but I'd prefer to have it on the amp because its minimum wattage is 18 watts and I don't know what the stock amp is putting out.
Bry.
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I know there were a few people who were curious about how this went, looked and sounded. So here's a quick run down of how it's done.
1. Take off out the styrofoam floor base in the trunk, it'll allow easier access to some panel pieces.
2. Take off the top part of the seat belt, there's a small cover on it, under is a 14mm bolt.
3. Pull off the piece of panel cover the strut top. You'll need to open the rear drivers side door.
4. Take off top half of window trim. There are 3 screws, one near the rear gate, one under the side hook / clip thingy, one under the draw-back clips. Other then that, there's a few clips on the rear.
5. Next, take off the upolstered panel by removing the 3 clips on top, one on the back by the lift gate and rear tie-down, one near the rear wheel arch and another under the front tie-down.
6. Remove the 4 screws holding in the "sub", next you'll see the wires going down into the panelling. Use a screwdriver to push in the clips that are holding the wires down and disconnect the wiring harness.
7. Use a piece of cardboard or manila to make up a template for the sub spacer.
8. Trace your template onto a 5/16" piece of MDF, cut it out and cut out a 7.5" diameter hole in the wood to accomodate the 8" subwoofer.
9. Drill some pilot holes in the MDF to accomodate some self-tapping screws in order to affix it to the metal panel in the car.
10. (This is optional) In order to make this a sealed enclosure, plug up the top portion of the inside of the sub enclosure with a piece of flexible styrofoam, then using an expandable spray foam, spray it into the holes on top of the enclosure, making sure to fill it fairly well. After it expands and dries, pull out the piece of flexible styrofoam and thencut away any pieces of spray foam that may be sticking out of panel pieces.
11. On the back side of the MDF spacer, run a thick bead of silicone caulk in order to seal up any free air space.
12. Place the MDF against the metal and affix it with your self-tapping screws.
13. Run your wires through the sub hole and hook up the speaker (duh)
14. Screw the sub into place, then put all the panel piece back together.
Viola
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Q: How does it sound compared to stock, any rattles?
A: No rattles AT ALL!!!
I had it hooked up to a 200 watt amp and it sounded pretty good but I had it ghetto rigged, so it's at stock until I feel like going out and buying the right parts
It honestly still sounds great on the stock power, but I'd prefer to have it on the amp because its minimum wattage is 18 watts and I don't know what the stock amp is putting out.
Bry.
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