Show me your subs!

[MartincE36]

Let us see your subbing system.

[UnderCoverGuy11]

I need Speakers first -_-

[MartincE36]

Haha it's all good man.

[CMG]

U first

[Moron95M3]

http://www.scsubway.com/resources/400x300_meatball.jpg


seriously though, in my M3 and 325 I have a 10" in a box that zipties to the CD changer. Easy for me to remove when I autoX or need the room.

[Moron95M3]

http://www.scsubway.com/resources/400x300_meatball.jpg


seriously though, in my M3 and 325 I have a 10" in a box that zipties to the CD changer. Easy for me to remove when I autoX or need the room.

[CCCCforCancer]

Here are mine (Came with car):

http://i.imgur.com/8mWN9.jpg


Two brand new 12" 1200 Watt Sony Xplodes in a Brand New Box. Also came with a brand new 1800 Watt Class D Monoblock Kenwood Amp. These things pound bloody hard!!

(Hey, they're up for sale ;) )

[Archetype]

View through the skibag hole
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/7571/img0069ab.jpg

[Bianca98]

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu271/fliehrc/DSCN0071.jpg
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu271/fliehrc/DSCN0073.jpg

2 Alpine 123WD-R, Type R 12s
Ground shaker, sealed compartmental box
JL 1000w monobloc d class amp
sound stream 4 gauge wires.

It pounds, but the sound is very clear. Rattles just about everything though. Rear parcel shelf, headliner, vent windows, trunk lid, you name it, it shakes.

[MartincE36]

View through the skibag hole


Clean set up

[013137]

Single 12" Alpine Type-R in a custom built 2 cu.ft. net ported box tuned to 35hz. Powered by a 500 watt rms Alpine monoblock amp. http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad122/013137/100_1766.jpg

[Archetype]

Clean set up

Obviously my interior is beige/tan, so I matched the trunk and box with tan vinyl. Thanx

[Moron95M3]

oh,

Here's mine...sitting on the ground next to the car :D

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/313905_645955812277_6607892_33866499_956691192_n.j pg

[rllynch1]

Mine are currently in my living room. I took them out for extra space during a trip around Christmas, and I've just been too lazy to put them back in since. Thinking about doing it today though. I'm in a 'work on my car a ton today' mood.

It might be because I just got a box full of parts from flyfish :)

[joey79]

BLT is good, or maybe steak and cheese or something.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.thatsfit.com/media/2009/04/blt-sub-bacon-tomatoes-348km082208.jpg

[dkegel]

You guys are killing me. Now I'm hungry!

Dave

[Campagnaj]

You guys are killing me. Now I'm hungry!

Dave

+1

I have a 12" kenwood sitting in my closet waiting for my brother to give me my deck and amp back.

[biggestlou]

Just a widdle L5 for the trunk! Its very dirty right now so don't judge!

325i Lou-tech

[MartincE36]

2 Alpine 123WD-R, Type R 12s
Ground shaker, sealed compartmental box
JL 1000w monobloc d class amp
sound stream 4 gauge wires.

It pounds, but the sound is very clear. Rattles just about everything though. Rear parcel shelf, headliner, vent windows, trunk lid, you name it, it shakes.

I was trying to see if I can stop the rattle too. I got three tens cvr kickers on mine. They pound hard.

[biggestlou]

hold on for the picture... haha

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h359/biggestlou/IMG_20120202_132306.jpg there ya go!

and yea everything shakes for mine... my moonroof motor doesnt even work properly when i have them punching!

[MartincE36]

hold on for the picture... haha

there ya go!

and yea everything shakes for mine... my moonroof motor doesnt even work properly when i have them punching!

My moonroof stop working. Little piece fell and im trying to get it fix. Idk how much it'll be.

[biggestlou]

My moonroof stop working. Little piece fell and im trying to get it fix. Idk how much it'll be.

the cover popped off and i have no clue how to reattach it hahah, let me know how that repair goes!

[rllynch1]

There is now way that L5 has enough space in that box, I don't care if kicker made the box or not. That thing needs to be ported.

[MartincE36]

the cover popped off and i have no clue how to reattach it hahah, let me know how that repair goes!

Hahaha I know right.

[E36B1MM3R]

I used to have 2 12's but then I got out of that phase, sold those and used the money to buy all new interior speakers, top notch sound.

[MartincE36]

I used to have 2 12's but then I got out of that phase, sold those and used the money to buy all new interior speakers, top notch sound.

Nice!!

[biggestlou]

There is now way that L5 has enough space in that box, I don't care if kicker made the box or not. That thing needs to be ported.

it is ported thank you


Hahaha I know right.

i could stash stuff up there now tho! :cheeburga hahah

[BimmerJM325is]

http://i44.tinypic.com/4g2rr7.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/34o3ic8.jpg

[biggestlou]

Dump bump

[Landerex]

I used to be into that but now I listen to AM radio. When I do listen to music the stock speakers are great! PO has wires for sub if I feel the need.

[MrPink]

yep, been there done that out grew the thump, thump, thump phase years ago. a decent component setup is really all i need(if i dont gut and cage the car), and if i do end up track prepping the car it will still have a radio and 2 speakers in it anyway.

[kiwi325i]

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/hurleysk8ter38/IMG_0685.jpg
literally the biggest box you can probably fit in our trunk. i have to remove all the trim and covers in the trunk just to barely squeeze it in

[projectXe36]

Damn thats a big box!!!

[Volf]

as if the e36 didn't rattle enough already...

[DailyE36]

can't see my sub, but oh well.


http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k606/DailyE36/DSCN0375.jpg

one kenwood 12" sub 1200w
one kenwood mono block class D amp 1000w
a big home made ported sub box bolted to the cars body

[Pjoerunner]

400487

400488

400489

[Pdwight]

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/smg/smg14/hk_mp5n.jpg

[013137]

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad122/013137/sub.jpg

[KevinMullins]

@ DailyE36 - Nice clean setup.... I had planned on doing something very similar.

[DailyE36]

@ DailyE36 - Nice clean setup.... I had planned on doing something very similar.
its easy when you put your mind to it. i did this with basic tools..

[MartincE36]

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That's clean!

[aaant0ny]

Wait when I finish mine on Monday, full custom trunk has taken me a month to build ugh haha. I only get about one day a week to build so that's why. Lol will have pics if I do actually finish Monday. Can't wait to see how much you guys hate on my overkill.

[r33p04s]

inspired to fab up a custom 10" in the back but the entire process is too much $$$ right now...would need either a 3-channel & mono combo or a 5-channel to run the sound through and a new head unit plus wires wood and carpet...or maybe a 3-channel and new speakers and HU

or maybe i just a new dice compatible bmw HU, some speakers from bws n call it a system

::dunno::

[biggestlou]

Wait when I finish mine on Monday, full custom trunk has taken me a month to build ugh haha. I only get about one day a week to build so that's why. Lol will have pics if I do actually finish Monday. Can't wait to see how much you guys hate on my overkill.

I love overkill :)

325i Lou-tech

[tmaxx445]

I don't have "subs" but I do have CDT 6x9" and 5.25" woofers in the rear deck and kick panels. I also have the matching CDT tweeters and Vifa mid ranges in all the factory locations. I love how stealthy it is and it sound so much better than the factory HK speakers. It produces pretty decent thump, but more importantly the SQ is amazing. Here are my specs.....

Rear:
Woofers: CDT CL69 6"x9"
Tweeters: CDT TW25s
Front:
Woofers: CDT CL-5E 5.25"
Mid Ranges:Tymphany Peerless (Vifa) NE65w-4 2"
Tweeters: CDT TW22s
Head unit: BMW Professional CD43
Amplifier: Stock e36 Harmon Kardon
Crossovers: Built into the amp

I just need to source as 4ch Zapco amplifier for a decent price and then use that and eliminate the factory crossovers and use the crossovers matched to the speakers. Just the speakers and head unit alone have improved it vastly, and it sounds better to me than the BSW stage 1 kit that I listened to in another e36, but I am sure that is partly due to the head unit. With the new amplifier and x-overs I will be able to maximize the potential of the speakers and it should sound even better.






tmaxx445

[paniolo]

My "Design Criteria"

Cheap ... I'm unemployed!
Sound Quality with ability to be loud, but not excessive
Maximize trunk space so I don't have to pull it to carry luggage. Can still access spare tire.


Luckily I had basically all components laying about in garage from years ago. But even when purchased they were from ebay and usually a generation old, but often NOS. Basically all I spent $ on was the sub box materials and some wiring.

I went with a sealed ski pass design. If I was buying from scratch infinite baffle would make a lot of sense. May have more issues with rattles with the back wave in the trunk and need more power, but with our excellent trunk seal they sound great and you have all most all your trunk space.

I used WINISD to model my JLAudio 10W0-4 and it called for a 1.15 ft sealed box. Mine ended up right on that by maximizing width and height and going the minimum depth to fit the driver. Pic of box before install:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0CnSvCwqMCw/Ty8KANF6GRI/AAAAAAAAASQ/7k0_s5BIaKQ/s640/IMG_4604.JPG

Bolted it to the seat back and the floor. Inside view:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9r4PLpdL1mA/Ty8JwTelg8I/AAAAAAAAAR4/qWWrFtL56kM/s640/IMG_4607.JPG

To maximize trunk space decided to mount an amp rack to the trunk roof. If buying new would look for a multichannel amp to fit in stock location.

Amps mounted to rack:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hNbwoc5LVKM/Ty8JuLCNi4I/AAAAAAAAARw/AnzV4vBUGtU/s400/IMG_4609.JPG

Amp rack mounted to trunk roof:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mjTvKmHBbJ0/Ty8JyO_gTGI/AAAAAAAAASA/mtwBNmhuFzU/s640/IMG_4608.JPG

Completed pic showing trunk space.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s67hwtKNle8/Ty8J-A8F8oI/AAAAAAAAASI/1lhgjzX6wY4/s640/IMG_4605.JPG

I've been real happy with it.

[MartincE36]

My "Design Criteria"

Cheap ... I'm unemployed!
Sound Quality with ability to be loud, but not excessive
Maximize trunk space so I don't have to pull it to carry luggage. Can still access spare tire.


Luckily I had basically all components laying about in garage from years ago. But even when purchased they were from ebay and usually a generation old, but often NOS. Basically all I spent $ on was the sub box materials and some wiring.

I went with a sealed ski pass design. If I was buying from scratch infinite baffle would make a lot of sense. May have more issues with rattles with the back wave in the trunk and need more power, but with our excellent trunk seal they sound great and you have all most all your trunk space.

I used WINISD to model my JLAudio 10W0-4 and it called for a 1.15 ft sealed box. Mine ended up right on that by maximizing width and height and going the minimum depth to fit the driver. Pic of box before install:

Bolted it to the seat back and the floor. Inside view:

To maximize trunk space decided to mount an amp rack to the trunk roof. If buying new would look for a multichannel amp to fit in stock location.

Amps mounted to rack:

Amp rack mounted to trunk roof:

Completed pic showing trunk space.

I've been real happy with it.

Wow. That's fucken nice man. I wanna do that now lol

[mwood]

hmm, subs... PO had one cuz there is cables back there. I refuse to be a bump bump and rattle everywhere down the road.

speaking of rattles, are E36's known to rattle over bumps etc?
Living in Europe we have alot of cobblestone roads, my 328 hardly rattles at all...

[Bianca98]

my e36 with 207000 miles rattles a good bit, subs or not.

[r33p04s]

no rattles here '98 w/ 127k other than the passenger side A-pillar cover that came loose but you can only hear that with the radio off windows up and the a/c off

[paniolo]

Wow. That's fucken nice man. I wanna do that now lol

Thanks man. It was more work than I thought! (what else is new :rolleyes) But right now I have the time. It was my first box and I only had a circular saw, a table saw would have helped a lot. Plus I put too much time into customizing the speaker cover to fit and to add a switched amber led. But it is fun when it is done to have some unique touches.

edit: No rattles in mine either with 190k miles. Well until recently. The slide adjusters for the top of the seat belt attachment on the B pillars just started rattling. If I move them or sometimes just push on them they usually stop. But it is irritating since it is right next to your ear! Trying to pull them apart and stuff some polyfill in there is on my never ending to-do list.

[MartincE36]

I got 3 12's. Cvr kickers! I'll post pics in the afternoon.

[yee78]

10" Pioneer Champion Series Pro subwoofer

I used to have 2 12's, but i couldn't take the rattling and they were really weighing my car down and taking too much trunk space. I love my new 10", it's perfect for an e36 and the sound coming out of this little sub is impressive :buttrock

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af125/damonkey78/014.jpg

[projectXe36]

Three 12s? This I wanna see :D I used to have a blazer with 4 12s Kicker CVRs it used to hit so hard it would make my vision blurry!

[MartincE36]

Three 12s? This I wanna see :D I used to have a blazer with 4 12s Kicker CVRs it used to hit so hard it would make my vision blurry!

Hahaha everything rattles nasty tho. But yeaa box barley fits and it subs nice. I think kicker CVRs are the best.

[aaant0ny]

Ugh didn't get to touch my project today. The girlfriend needed me to help her for half the day and now my other half is helping my friend with some minor body work since he got in an accident last night. Now I have to wait until Friday to finish. Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissed. Hopefully I can get some time in on the nights this week. Will post pics when I am finished for sure tho!

[usherboy83]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s319/usherboy83/bmw/subs.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s319/usherboy83/bmw/amp.jpg

in the car now all wires tucked and looking professional

[albanator1979]

JL audio 10w6 with JL audio 500/1 amp in a very as close to th ski pass and hidden behind the seas as it can get. the back of the sub was to big to fit in the ski pass without having to cut it to hell and bcak. but yeah here it is with the seats out

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3912/photoamp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/photoamp.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)


http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2162/speaker.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/444/speaker.jpg/)

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[10isPro]

1st version
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc241/Mic10is/BMW%20Install%20V1/Finalspicsnew2019.jpg

2nd Version

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc241/Mic10is/IMG_2060.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc241/Mic10is/IMG_2283-1.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc241/Mic10is/IMG_2064.jpg

[Dazztoy328I]

Like wow, ever had to replace the back windshield???

[chadb08]

my front windshield need's to be replaced because of my sub, 1 12 in Image dynamic, its great for one 12, i didnt know there was a small chip in window at the corner where the hood opens and after having my subs for a day, that chip ran all the way up my window :(

[smamar]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6108/6274972276_a9287a09fd_b.jpg

[slocar]

^ And we have the winner!

[Mless5]

How much bass get through if I have non folding seats, non ski pass sedan? I want to take rear speakers completely out, would that be enough?

[biggestlou]

I took my rear deck speakers out and its not bad, but my seats fold down so i just fold my right rear seat down, BUT if that is your only option... Its not bad at all and you really cant tell your missing the speakers

[iwannabeam3]

Mine is where my folding rear seats were. I made a delete. All that yummy sound is right there and will make your heart stop ;)

[MartincE36]

I haven't had time to upload my 3 12's kickers CVR

[biggestlou]

Mine is where my folding rear seats were. I made a delete. All that yummy sound is right there and will make your heart stop ;)

Did you take the seat out? because my l5 broke its box its in now so i was thinking about making a new one. Can i remove a seat and put it there?

[Mless5]

I have a steel wall behind non folding seats, thus the question.

[biggestlou]

I have a steel wall behind non folding seats, thus the question.

hmmmmm that is a mighty good question. Ill let a forum vet answer this one

[iwannabeam3]

Did you take the seat out? because my l5 broke its box its in now so i was thinking about making a new one. Can i remove a seat and put it there?

Yeah the back of the seat is removed. Bottom is still in the car. And yeah you could just the blank is fun makin :(


How much bass get through if I have non folding seats, non ski pass sedan? I want to take rear speakers completely out, would that be enough?

Personally I'd cut out some of the metal on the rear deck and take the speakers.

[r33p04s]

ive pulled the rear speakers as a psuedo vent on another car and it works well if you have rear door speakers to compensate...if you don't you lose a lot of fill so that is off the table for me

and i need to find a way to get the oem harness back on cut wires ::smh::

[slocar]

How much bass get through if I have non folding seats, non ski pass sedan? I want to take rear speakers completely out, would that be enough?

I have folding seats and no ski pass in my e46 ... the seats are always up. Even with the factory HK setup with subwoofers bolted to the underside of the trunk, it hits pretty damn hard ... with a decent aftermarket setup, even with the extra sheet metal of non-folding seats, I'd imagine you would have enough bass ... unless you're one of those people that likes having their rear view mirror falling off, windshield cracking etc from the bass.

[MartincE36]

Can the rattling stop?

[aaant0ny]

^ Double sided tape.
I really need to finish mine on monday. It is bothering me that I haven't, I really wanna show you guys ahaha.

[MartincE36]

^ Double sided tape.
I really need to finish mine on monday. It is bothering me that I haven't, I really wanna show you guys ahaha.

Cool. I gotta see. Luck on finishing early.

[cabdolla]

http://412.laxallstars.com/files/2010/08/gpw-20060917-UnitedStates-DefenseVisualCenter-DNSD0310300-submarine-emergency-surfacing-drill-Pacific-Ocean-USS-Columbus-SSN-762-19980604-Hawaii-600x450.jpg

[MartincE36]

Wow!

[MartincE36]

Bump

[AllenE36]

How much bass get through if I have non folding seats, non ski pass sedan? I want to take rear speakers completely out, would that be enough?
It sucks to be honest.

I had 1 memphis 12" in my prelude and that rattled my brains. Now I put the same sub in the bimmer and its no where near as loud. Guess the trunk area is really sealed up. I even added a second amp and another 12" and right now its just about acceptable, but now I literally have ZERO trunk space.

Taking the rear speakers out might bring more bass in the cabin but personally I would rather have those speakers working.

[keeslinger31]

ya my subs were loud but had to be turned up too high to hear good.
I removed them and my system sounds better because the rear speakers aren't fighting the subs, and its lighter

[Maverick 320]

:D this was my sub... removed last week, now I'm more into the oem thing than some years ago, (just bought a new house, making plans for the future... you know how these things go :help), so I put a stock leather seat in his place.

first version
http://www.something-special.it/data/images/dscf3646hx4.jpg
second version (unfinished)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/321259_2539591974322_1389352800_2945339_1397446418 _n.jpg
last version (now ditched) here missing the grill
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/296911_2540465796167_1389352800_2946027_1463393701 _n.jpg

It actually made sense, the trunk was much more needed than the rear seats, having to pick up my girlfriend at the airport every 3-4 days (flight attendant), and it solved all the acoustic issues with the trunk being amost sealed in the convertible.

I think I'll just throw one small commercial subwoofer in the trunk just to give a little more punch, I'll keep the box somewhere, could become useful again in the mid-age crisis:buttrock

[MParallel]

Not posted yet I see.

Stock Harman/Kardon sub.

In all my OEM fetishistsness, I retrofitted the complete system, because of OEM. ;)

It won't win any audio contests, but that is of course not the point here.

Got it for peanuts, together with the amp from a member here.

It fits nicely in the skipass, so it doesn't eat up any trunk space, which is already very limited.

http://www.idon-industries.com/bimmer/HK/01.jpg

http://www.idon-industries.com/bimmer/HK/13.jpg

http://www.idon-industries.com/bimmer/HK/14.jpg

[MartincE36]

Anymore?

[keeslinger31]

Mpar king of factory mods :cool And here i think my american cars are cool :shifty

[MParallel]

Mpar king of factory mods :cool And here i think my american cars are cool :shifty

LOL.

American cars are as cool here as they are in the US. Not. :stickoutt

[boredinmemind]

i want to see this sir, i crave to do this same thing. ive been thinking about going the fiberglass route as i wana get into making custom enclosures and i would love to see what you did.

[Maverick 320]

If you are interested in mine, here is the full photo-story, as you'll see, it went through two big revisions in the last years.
Everything was done at home (actually IN the house sometimes), and before this I only did some minor works for the consolle of my previous car with fiberglass, I learnt a lot during the process...

Gallery (http://www.something-special.it/jescar/photos/subwoofer/)

[405style]

http://worcesterhouseofpizza.com/Pics/su3.jpg

Multiple subs

Now me hungry, nom nom nom

[MartincE36]

If you are interested in mine, here is the full photo-story, as you'll see, it went through two big revisions in the last years.
Everything was done at home (actually IN the house sometimes), and before this I only did some minor works for the consolle of my previous car with fiberglass, I learnt a lot during the process...

Gallery (http://www.something-special.it/jescar/photos/subwoofer/)

Wow. That's awesome bro.

[latino911]

12" L7 kickers w/kicker box.
Had to slide it in, from the inside sideways.
Had to cut metal in order for it to fit. Lol

http://i.imgur.com/7DREe.jpg

[MartincE36]

12" L7 kickers w/kicker box.
Had to slide it in, from the inside sideways.
Had to cut metal in order for it to fit. Lol



Nice! It's a pain in the ass getting those in huh

[latino911]

Yea it was.
Luckily i had to just trim some metal from the inside in order for it to fit. The box was to big height wise. No way to remove it now without removing seats and amps. Lol.

[MartincE36]

Yea it was.
Luckily i had to just trim some metal from the inside in order for it to fit. The box was to big height wise. No way to remove it now without removing seats and amps. Lol.

Oooh mine is length lol
I got 3 12" Cvr kickers

[ShatteredK]

12" L7 kickers w/kicker box.
Had to slide it in, from the inside sideways.
Had to cut metal in order for it to fit. Lol


Lol funny I bought 2 S15L7 and had to sell them because I could not even fit them in without a box.
So i'm now i'm getting MB quart shallow mounts.

[latino911]

Oooh mine is length lol
I got 3 12" Cvr kickers

3 subs damn, cant just settle with two? lol

[MartincE36]

3 subs damn, cant just settle with two? lol

I might give one to my bro lol
I bought them because I got them off a crack head. Deal

[latino911]

Lol funny I bought 2 S15L7 and had to sell them because I could not even fit them in without a box.
So i'm now i'm getting MB quart shallow mounts.

yea,I bet they didnt fit with the trouble the 12"s gave me.

[beemer36]

Orion 12" sub 1000 watts
PG amp 1000 watts
2 farad capacitor
4g wire

All of this = BOOOMMM!!!! King kong in my trunk lol

405281



405282

[latino911]

Nice set.
I need to download that song.

[oblivionskate]

JL blew out so i'm using the old lanzar max. it actually isn't that bad.
crunch 1100w amp
American Legacy capacitor
NO rattle. when i first installed the subs the trunk, licence plate, rear bumper, front door locks, front door speaker enclosures, rear deck, weren't happy. so like a mad man, I put sheets of foam in between, in back of, in everything :D
http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t334/sponserdsk8ter/0322122238a.jpg

[beemer36]

Stupid question, but is it better to have the sub closer to the trunk, or farther away from the trunk?

[Itsonlyoneme]

It sucks to be honest.

I had 1 memphis 12" in my prelude and that rattled my brains. Now I put the same sub in the bimmer and its no where near as loud. Guess the trunk area is really sealed up. I even added a second amp and another 12" and right now its just about acceptable, but now I literally have ZERO trunk space.

Taking the rear speakers out might bring more bass in the cabin but personally I would rather have those speakers working.


How Much for the track pipe

[oblivionskate]

Stupid question, but is it better to have the sub closer to the trunk, or farther away from the trunk?

You want them further away from the trunk if they're firing towards the rear. This gives the sound room and time to bounce back. (funny, I actually learned something in physics) keep the seats folded down (or put the back arm rest down). also your trunk will rattle like hell with the subs closer to the back. i've tried every sub position and this works the best. And don't point them towards the cabin....that's stupid...(looks cool but offers less bass)

[speed325is]

Heres a question....
I know in my old 325is, i had a single box with a alpine type R in it and it kept sliding around the trunk.
What do you guys use to keep the box from sliding around?

[oblivionskate]

Heres a question....
I know in my old 325is, i had a single box with a alpine type R in it and it kept sliding around the trunk.
What do you guys use to keep the box from sliding around?

If seen people use huge strips of industrial strength velcro. But you should try L brackets.

[BimmerJM325is]

Yup, just stapled velcro squares to each corner on the bottom of the box, works like a charm.

[jrcpi999]

Here is mine. I fiberglassed the box into the spare tire location.

[latino911]

interesting. hows the sound? any rattle?

[jrcpi999]

Doesnt sound bad at all. Even for a convertible. I do have the trunk lined with some sound deadening mat. Even the license plate has material on the back :alright

[aaant0ny]

Okay, finally finished my overkill daily driver trunk. haha.. The left side is just like the right with my components amp, same size and everything. Gotta love JL and showing my support in this one. bahaha I made it to accomodate the spare tire, so the actual speaker box is shaped all funky so I can take out the bottom panel and pull my spare wheel out if I ever need it. Dope, I know. Hell, I have to give myself some credit for all the work put into this damn thing. Oh yeah, it is black vinyl on black suede. Fancy shit guuuuuuys. Well anyway, enough rambling, tell me what you think! :buttrock


http://i40.tinypic.com/34t1shh.jpg

[MartincE36]

^^^ clean af

[aaant0ny]

^^^ clean af

Thanks!

[DailyE36]

thats mad, nice work :buttrock

[aaant0ny]

thats mad, nice work :buttrock

Thank you as well. I already want the newer version of these subs. Haven't looked at the specs, but they should be good on my box. I really want a w7 but that will call for a new amp sub combo. Maybe selling this setup to one of you e36 guys soon. Lol