Stock subwoofers under the front seats?
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In the order list of my car (i'm second owner) i see that there should be 2 160mm subwoofers under the 2 front seats. Well i definitely don't feel any bass from under the seats (I should if it was there i suppose?) so is there a way to check if there is something there, without ripping the seat?
Also the bass in the car is really low for my liking so i would like an elegant way to beef it up. I like the idea of a subwoofer under the seat. But any other hidden solution would be fine i guess.
So please recommend stuff i can easily fit somewhere and just connect to the car system without serious modifications
Also the bass in the car is really low for my liking so i would like an elegant way to beef it up. I like the idea of a subwoofer under the seat. But any other hidden solution would be fine i guess.
So please recommend stuff i can easily fit somewhere and just connect to the car system without serious modifications
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Well, if you check the left side (behind the panels) of the trunk, you should see an amplifier. However, that doesn't straightly answer the question, are there speakers under the seats or not. I don't see any reason why someone would have wanted to remove them though.
Even if the car had the Logic7 audio system, the bass is not very strong. I installed an additive amplifier + 10" subwoofer in trunk and it sounds great!
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Even if the car had the Logic7 audio system, the bass is not very strong. I installed an additive amplifier + 10" subwoofer in trunk and it sounds great!
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Slide the front seats all the way forward, and you can see the speakers from behind. If they're there. They're in the floor, not the seat.
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Well, if you check the left side (behind the panels) of the trunk, you should see an amplifier. However, that doesn't straightly answer the question, are there speakers under the seats or not. I don't see any reason why someone would have wanted to remove them though.
Even if the car had the Logic7 audio system, the bass is not very strong. I installed an additive amplifier + 10" subwoofer in trunk and it sounds great!
- Antti -
Even if the car had the Logic7 audio system, the bass is not very strong. I installed an additive amplifier + 10" subwoofer in trunk and it sounds great!
- Antti -
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I wouldn't. If you add a decent sub like a kicker or even better a jl one that amp would get eaten alive. Definitely go with a different amp. Also that factory sub amp is designed to power those 6.3" subs (160mm) and not a true 8" or larger sub.
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