Anyone interested in a Fiberglass Subwoofer box for the Footwell?

Interesting idea to create the box - is it going to be that much better with a small box like that than without it?

I made the usual wooden mounting plate for mine that just goes where the original plate went. I then stuffed some wadding behind it. The Sub I bought (again shallow mount) is an 8" Kicker.

I also have the KPT445 but that just runs the front & rears. Its burried under the centre console. The sub is powerd by a class D Pioneer amp (not very expensive) that lives in the middle of the spare wheel mounted to a board. Class D works well for a Sub because they tend to run much cooler.

I could put the whole thing back to stock in about an hour I think.

 

Something like this has long been on my to-do list...
What volume do you think it made?

 

I want one

 

Interesting about the Sub working better in a box - I'd be interested to hear how much better you think it is if you have a way to do a "before & after" with it.

The power pack is definitly worth the money - especially in the 308/328 because its so much smaller than a normal amp and so easy/non invasive to install.

The one thing I did do though was to upgrade the wiring harness to take the modern single plug format but now that's done it makes the whole thing very easy to work with (and would make it simpler if I ever wanted to upgrade the head unit etc).

The sub has also helped a lot but, lets be honest, at 80mph with the roof off, nothing is going to sound great

 

I placed an 8" woofer in my passenger footwell with 50w am in the trunk. For the first time I can hear the radio/cd above the road/engine noises which the 6" door speakers and stereo 50w amps could not provide, mostly because of position in the car with respect to occupants ears.

Further improving/altering/enhancing the sound through the carpet and 1" thick carpet would interest me but, adding a box, whether sealed or not, and while an admirable thought, IMHO is a futile effort.

I will advise on experience that you use a very sturdy reinforced plate and spring-loading the speaker rather than using it's cage for strength. The power of a frightened passenger pressing their feet on that plate assures a quick warp/bend of the plate and possible warp of the speaker cage.

Note that many 308 cars have substantial electronics located in that space which cannot be relocated which may affect the size of the box. I do look forward to learning the perceived results of the sealed box in the presence of running noises. Never really know until you try.

 

Looks like Tostitos, does it come with Salsa?

 

yep

 

My thought as well....





PDG

 

Have you completed the box?

 

Any reason Alpine why the Alpine amp does not require you to run a heavy power wire directly to the battery? Is this not the norm with most amps?

 

Any reason Alpine why the Alpine amp does not require you to run a heavy power wire directly to the battery? Is this not the norm with most amps?

 

Spent about seven hours last week removing items like these along with radar detector, mobile phone equipment and a car alarm,about twenty pounds of wiring to run this mess. Want my Euro QV the way it was shipped from the factory. The sound from my rear deck lid puts an Alpine to shame.

 

Have you seen this thread? What are your thoughts. I like the amp and woofer all in the footwell. This seems like the simplest and cheapest install. It is also completely invisible. Best to go with the pioneer slim line free air sub mentioned in the thread at only $80. Amp is about $100.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328/155874-adding-subwoofer-308-a.html

 

Another interesting thread.
Modern Music in a 308 - FerrariChat.com

 

Z-Box made an enclosure like you're doing back in the late 1980s, and I got one of their last preformed Ferrari 308 footwell boxes installed into my car. Still running strong here 24 years later. It's invisible with the floormat over it.
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Looks great but you had to cut your center console which I just can't do. I am planning on a flat wood panel with an 8 inch woofer and an amp also in the foot well. See the earlier links I posted. I want it totally invisible and even then I doubt myself. Woofer and am are under $200. I can always reverse it.

 

I was wondering when you were going to chime in with yours.

I have heard Mike's and it does exactly as it is supposed to, even with the floor mat over it like he says. I have wanted one for myself every since I listened to his years ago,

 

I had it professionally installed... if they cut my center console to get it in there, after all this time I never knew it!

 

I love my subwoofer install - and it's still going strong! Keep in mind that it isn't a door-rattling, window-shattering setup... but, it adds a huge element to the music (and you can feel it through the gas pedal!)

FWIW - here's how I prevent people from trampling the speaker... I built a plexi shield and spaced it off the speaker
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Very nice. I just noticed that your sub has a very shallow mount compared to the other shallow mount speakers. The pioneer sw841 has a much larger magnet radius. As a result, I can't fit an amp back there. Now I know how you did it.