Adding a subwoofer

[MR69ALB]

I fitted the pioneer tweeters today took me 1/2 an hour thanks to the information posted by other members
Absolutely amazing really adds to the sound

I’ve just bought these two items for delivery tomorrow
Does anyone know which side of the car in the rear the wires are to the sub and what the colour codes are
This information will save a whole lot of time
Cheers in advance

 

[mikeee]

Sorry complete novice here…..

So that Kicker RCA thing as per the link above. (£30)

A Kicker Hideaway sub (£300ish)

1) Splice the adapter to the existing sub wires and plug the Hideaway in, mount under or behind the seat.

2) And then have to get power to the battery in the rear compartment.

3) an earth connection will be needed.

That’s it? Sounds fairly straightforward? Not competent at ripping the interior apart.

Could anyone give step by step instructions to the above 3 points? Much appreciated if anyone can!

 

[John_Matrix]

You’d want someone to confirm an under seat subwoofer actually fits under a seat. I like that idea far more than a sub in a box on the back shelf.

 

[MR69ALB]

Sorry complete novice here…..

So that Kicker RCA thing as per the link above. (£30)

A Kicker Hideaway sub (£300ish)

1) Splice the adapter to the existing sub wires and plug the Hideaway in, mount under or behind the seat.

2) And then have to get power to the battery in the rear compartment.

3) an earth connection will be needed.

That’s it? Sounds fairly straightforward? Not competent at ripping the interior apart.

Could anyone give step by step instructions to the above 3 points? Much appreciated if anyone can!

I can help you with 2and3
Tap into the power socket under the arm rest

 

[FearGuise]

Sorry complete novice here…..

So that Kicker RCA thing as per the link above. (£30)

A Kicker Hideaway sub (£300ish)

1) Splice the adapter to the existing sub wires and plug the Hideaway in, mount under or behind the seat.

2) And then have to get power to the battery in the rear compartment.

3) an earth connection will be needed.

That’s it? Sounds fairly straightforward? Not competent at ripping the interior apart.

Could anyone give step by step instructions to the above 3 points? Much appreciated if anyone can!

Kicker Hideaways don’t need the adapter; at least my model didn’t. I had the 10s. It’s built in. Just tap into subwoofer wires and go.
Had two of them in my Vantage

 

[FearGuise]

I fitted the pioneer tweeters today took me 1/2 an hour thanks to the information posted by other members
Absolutely amazing really adds to the sound

I’ve just bought these two items for delivery tomorrow
Does anyone know which side of the car in the rear the wires are to the sub and what the colour codes are
This information will save a whole lot of time
Cheers in advance

It’s on the US passenger side. The wires are directly connected to the sub. I forgot to take pictures when I was in there. But they are pretty easy to spot.

 

[FearGuise]

Okay. Took a few pictures. Sorry. Don’t have time to take apart the car right now and I forgot to take them when I initially did it. Also noticed I forgot to heat shrink one of them. Ugh. And need to tie up the power cable a bit more.

Ran power through bulkhead.
Grounded under carpet on shelf to one of the bolts. I did a grounding test to make sure it was viable.
And I tapped into wires prior to subwoofer.

Sorry again for crappy pictures.

 

[Nova]

Most modern car audio amplifiers and powered subwoofers no longer need a separate line level converter. They usually come equipped with speaker-level inputs as-is. Check to see if the powered subwoofer you are buying has speaker level input already.

 

[Tokion]

It may be possible to remove the stock subwoofer and do a custom fiberglass sealed enclosure there for a 10" subwoofer".

Nova; have you actually checked your own car and subwoofer installation to see if there is actually room to install a (shallow) 10-inch there? You will also need to find out if there is room for the required internal box volume for the sealed woofer cabinet. My favorite driver is the top-of-the-line ETON (German designed & manufactured). I will personally not shy away from the expense, because I come from high-end-audio

 

[Chriscpm]

I added this 12in JL Audio subwoofer to the shelf.

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-Y8ED1OcCtJJ/p_136112TGW3/JL-Audio-CS112TG-TW3.html?XVINQ=GZ0&XVVer=S3D&awcr=628208419587&awdv=m&awnw=g&awug=9013478&awkw=pla-936802110186&awmt=&awat=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAlPu9BhAjEiwA5NDSA_tRG7v7BrN8DfvChK17PiHMYFutWaTcR0E2Tu7lcxStqJeCdDEQyRoCfi4QAvD_BwE

I was going to do a JL Audio. I already have an amp from my other car. I was debating between the 10 and 12. Did you weight those two options out?

 

[brise]

I have 2 cars fitted with Kenwood underseat version, comes with a remote to change bass to your liking. you can't see it at all unless you crouch down, so everything still looks oem