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Offline am1w

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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #40 on: 28 August 2010, 08:15 »
Hope to have mine fitted this Friday in the front passenger footwell.
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Offline SteveP

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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #41 on: 31 August 2010, 15:01 »
Got mine wired up this morning and wow what a difference  :shocked:

For the size it provides a good level of sharp and punchy bass while still coping with the longer deeper tones  :nerd:

Certainly worth the minimal price I paid for it on eBay.

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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #42 on: 31 August 2010, 15:27 »
I'm going to have to get in on this subwoofer action.... it sounds like a relatively cheap and effective mod to do  :smiley:

Can anyone recommend a specilist for fitting the subwoofer in the Sussex or SW london?

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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #43 on: 31 August 2010, 16:34 »
ive got a buddy who actually mod'd the vw space saver thingy to put a sub in and it works and looks great, i'll try to get a picture uploaded

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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #44 on: 31 August 2010, 21:10 »
Some pics of the install

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Sounds even better now it's fixed to the boot floor, but is still removable within a minute or so as it fixed to mounting brackets with wing nuts and then the loom just unclips from the back  :smiley:

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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #45 on: 31 August 2010, 21:13 »
Very neat Mr.P. :smiley:
I will put mine inside (passanger footwell) as soon as I can get to the fitters.
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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #46 on: 31 August 2010, 21:21 »
Quick question Steve:
Did you have to remove the RNS to connect the wiring loom from the Sub?
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Offline SteveP

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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #47 on: 31 August 2010, 21:23 »
It depends on how your installer is going to wire it.

Personally I would always rather remove the RNS to make the audio connections there rather than trying to pickup the signal either on route or at the speakers.

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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #48 on: 31 August 2010, 21:27 »
It depends on how your installer is going to wire it.
Personally I would always rather remove the RNS to make the audio connections there rather than trying to pickup the signal either on route or at the speakers.

Ok. I tend to agree with your method.
However, they want to do the latter from what I gathered.
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Re: Underseat subwoofer
« Reply #49 on: 31 August 2010, 21:36 »
Given how easy it is to safely remove the RNS it's a no brainer to me.