Under-dash woofer

[greatfoxmusic]

Hello all,

I have experimented with different placements of a bazooka in the car, and I think under the dash is the best placement. I tried in the back and there is mid-bass but the low end is all in the front toward the dash. This means the dash is getting better bass than me sitting in the seat!! That sucks!

Then I tried it in the front, and the bass does go more to the back where the seatback is. So now.. I need info.

What woofer size have people been able to fit under the passenger side dash? 8 or 10"? Then, does anyone have measurement specs of that space so a custom box can be constructed?

Thanks much

--Todd

[sato7]

Todd, you must have read my mind as far as woofer placement, the only thing is that it must not obstruct the removal of the foot well cover for the battery.

The size of woofer is up to you and what you want the speaker to do...
Do you want very low and loud bass the bigger the louder it will reproduce base. Do you want clean bass? a sealed 8" is more then enough.
A fifth order enclosure that is well tuned will give you superb tight CLEAN bass and will be plenty loud.
Now how much do you want to spend? a custom fiberglass box that maximizes the above mentioned space will cost a bit more due to the man hours spent on fit.
All in all our smarties have a very small cabin and do not need 3 12" woofers 100lb, with a 1000 watts from a 45lb amp in a 70lb mdf or 100lb hdf box . you would not be able to play music in the car without lowering the windows. I know something about this... We put in a custom set up in a Honda CRX back in the day and it was actually painful to pump it up! your ears would hurt and after very little time you began to feel nauseous. Point is that a small cabin is a great place to put a sound system in that sounds great but is really not to powerful nor expensive.

[SunDiego]

Interested in doing something like this too..

[greatfoxmusic]

Hmm well I have a pair of Focal polyglass 6.5's in the doors and they are very nice, bass-wise, but I really would like the extra bass extension. I tried a 10" bazooka in the rear, but all I hear is about an 80 hz boomness at my seat. Which makes sense with the corner-loading effect in rooms- the opposite end gets the bass. Which makes me think a nice woof in the dash will go to the opposite side, pretty much where my seat is.

Anyway I was looking at the 10" JL's but the thing probably won't fit under the dash!

[saronian]

Check out this sub-woofer install in the passenger foot-well by smartgpspro

The photos show a very clean installation.

[greatfoxmusic]

I'm totally interested in something like that. I wonder if a shop did it.

[bull8042]

Originally Posted by greatfoxmusic

I'm totally interested in something like that. I wonder if a shop did it.

No, he did it himself. A LOT of work and quite time-intensive from what he told me.

[brian r]

I'm using a JL Audio 6W0 in a sealed container under the dash. These are great subs. I have 2 in our Mini, in sealed cabinets built into the sides of the rear seat, where the OEM 6 x 9s are. The car looks completely stock, but several people have askes where the 10"ers are hidden.

[bull8042]

Originally Posted by brian r

I'm using a JL Audio 6W0 in a sealed container under the dash. These are great subs. I have 2 in our Mini, in sealed cabinets built into the sides of the rear seat, where the OEM 6 x 9s are. The car looks completely stock, but several people have askes where the 10"ers are hidden.

I have a 6W3v3 in a sealed enclosure under the dash. JL's rock, no doubt!

[greatfoxmusic]

Geez just a 6" sub? Are you all using custom boxes?
I wonder if someone will come out with a manufactured box for that space, like the JL stealthbox. That'd be killer!