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General => Car audio => Topic started by: frog on 29 June 2006, 18:06

Title: Sub Mounting in a Mk2 Boot
Post by: frog on 29 June 2006, 18:06

As above,
What is the best way to mount / fit a sub into the boot but still allow the boot to be used for what it was designed for?
Would 1 Sub Boxed in the middle of the boot sound better than after market 6x4's mounted in parcel shelf struts?

Title: Re: Sub Mounting in a Mk2 Boot
Post by: Uruk Hai on 02 July 2006, 10:29

I would have the speakers in the shelf struts for rear fill and have a sub in a ported or sealed enclosure in the boot against the back seats, I had mine facing away from the back seats as bass is not directional

Title: Re: Sub Mounting in a Mk2 Boot
Post by: GolfChick24 on 02 July 2006, 12:26

you could fiberglass a build into either side in the boot of there is the possibility of fiberglassing an enclosure into your spare wheel reces. It depends upon your skills really, after market 6x4s you might as well just forget, too small to get real quality from and besides you hear the majority of sounds in front of you really rear is just for balance sound all round and to cater for any back seat passengers to have fill around them.

Title: Re: Sub Mounting in a Mk2 Boot
Post by: Dizzie on 04 July 2006, 13:35

I'd just go for a small 10" setup in the corner of the boot with a quick release plug so if you wanted to remove it you could in seconds. mount the amp behind the wheel arch on the side of the boot. screw a carpetted peice of MDF to where the bracket usually goes and the amp to that. never screw an amp to metal.

Title: Re: Sub Mounting in a Mk2 Boot
Post by: frog on 08 July 2006, 17:56

Any one recommend a budget Sub and enclosure as i have an amp lying around somewhere?
Would you mount the sub in the middle of the boot or on the sides? Which side?

Title: Re: Sub Mounting in a Mk2 Boot
Post by: Ozz on 08 July 2006, 19:23

Best way to mount it and save the boot is on the side behind the wheel arch, but unless you do it yourself it costs a lot. Lewy's installs like this and is sweet!

But for simplicity I'd go with Dizzie, mount a sub in one corner of the boot with some plugs on it so you can take it out easily. Run power wires down the passenger side of the car and speaker wires along the middle, all under the carpets.

Rear speakers in the parcel shelf are a bit of a no no when you have a sub in there as the sub's motion will restrict the movement of the back speakers cones. Get some decent components up front instead, mounting the bass in the door and the tweeter in the dash.

Have a check on http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/ for some decent cheap stuff!