Custom Subwoofer Project

[screamin]

I think it's a well known fact that the ti's have the WORST sounding stock stereo setup so I decided to tackle the issue. I replaced the rear shelf with a custom made/integrated subwoofer box. The edges are the weak point in terms of finish because the carpet I used wouldn't contour all the edges very well. I think I'm going to try some fabric paint but its not a priority at this point (The pics make it look worse than it is).

I already had an Alpine CDA-9886 head unit so I went with an Alpine SWE-1043 10" sub and custom made the box enclosure to Alpine's specs for that driver. Driving it with an Alpine MRP-M500 mono amp at 300watts into 4 ohms. I'm not one for earth shattering, sub sonic , tooth rattling bass - I just want to compensate for the absolute absence of any bass.

System works great so far. If I had it to do again I would have made the depth a couple inches less and the compensated by making it longer/wider.

Let me know what y'all think.

[tiFreak]

interesting way of mounting it, is it just set on the speaker housings or is it attached somehow? seems like it would move around when the bass hits

[zoner]

Actually, I think the have OK sounding stereos for mid-90's factory systems (especially if you got the 10-speaker system), but you're right- they have ZERO bass. I probably would have mounted the amp underneath, too, but nice work!

[screamin]

It's wedged in there pretty snug so I don't think the kind of bass it's designed for is going to move it around.

Thanks Zoner.