I know that this has been covered by so many and that there is details everywhere on this subject but im struggling to get a install i like and would like some personal advice.
Basically i have a set of components already in the front doors and a set of 6x9's due for the rear quarters, both JBL's. I also have to try and squeeze two amps and a sub into the car and unlike my last two cars there is not much "Spare" room in a mini.
I thought about creating a false floor and putting the two amps under then buying a new sub box and placing it in the boot. Amps and subs are of the alpine variety.
I also had the idea of placing the amps either side in the quarters at the back similar to where the HK amp goes. I am generally in two minds and just would like some personal opinions on the matter.
If the amps will go behind the rear trim at the sides go for it. You will not lose any boot space. I installed a vibe blackbox2 like that and had an Auto Acoustics sub box with a JL 10W6 but Alpine are also very good. The Auto Acoustics box is an exact fit.
Some people are like a Slinky ........ not really good for anything, but you still can't help
but smile when you shove them down the stairs
Old school W6's can be amazing sounding subs, but are you sure that enclosure has enough airspace for it? One thing about subs through the 90s and early 2000's is that there wasn't a big race for making subs that perform well in tiny enclosures and most subs of the era that W6 was made require quite a bit of airspace for being just a single sub.
A bit off topic, and not even directed at the OP, but thought it was relevant as getting the right airspace for a given driver is very very important to it's performance and longevity.
Yes I did my sums before buying the box, it is the correct size for a 10W6 (sealed box 0.40-0.80 cu.ft. or 11.5-22.5 liters). The W6 series was probably the best sounding small box subs ever made. I await a few flames for that last claim .
Some people are like a Slinky ........ not really good for anything, but you still can't help
but smile when you shove them down the stairs
Thanks for the posts guys, got the amps, speakers and sub in now.
Done it over the weekend trying to dodge the rain/hail/snow. The fit is a bit cut and shut but its in and im happy to have a quality of sound far better than the stock unit.
A brief description on what i did was.
Remove the standard head unit
Remove the front door cards and swapped to the JBL units i had, reconnected back to car wires as i will splite into the rear of the ISO lead to drive these from the amp. Not too bothered about the lack of quality as these are simply going to provide fill to the front.
Next removed the rear seats, side panels and also the sill trims upto the front foot wells.
Connected up the phonoleads, remote turnon and also front connection leads to the rear of the head unit.
Bolted my smaller Alpine unit into the space where the HK stock amp would go. The larger Alpine amp was fixed to the boot carpet. Changed my 6x9s in the rear. and fed a wire into these from the amp through the rubber fixing.
The Sub I used was the one retained from my Leon, i simply flipped it to lay on its side and it squeezed into the boot also.
The car was patched back together and i only lost 1 yellow plug fixing :-)
Now there is the whine of the supercharger at the front and the whine of all the top 40 from the cabin too.
Am I reading correctly? "Just providing fill for the front"??? You mean the front sound stage, where YOU sit to listen to the music, the speakers that play almost every frequency your ears get, right beside you.... you think those are the least important based on that comment?!?? Yikes.. Glad you're happy with your sound, but that is the opposite of the right mentality in a car audio system. The front components should be the absolute biggest focus on budget, tuning, and quality. Rear quarter panel speakers being last, least, or not at all. Just saying, acting like fronts are not a big deal or important just blows my mind .
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