Weak bass

[twentysixknots]

Hey folks -
I'm not happy with the bass response out of the stock ti stereo- I have a 98 Active with I think 10 speakers. I'm not into thumping bass that you can hear coming a mile away, but I would like to clean up the muddy bass in the car.

Has anyone installed an inexpensive subwoofer? I don't really want to pay $500 for the BAVAUTO ones - $200 would seem more like it.

Any recommendations?

Thanks!
-C

[m44ic]

Originally Posted by twentysixknots

Hey folks -
I'm not happy with the bass response out of the stock ti stereo- I have a 98 Active with I think 10 speakers. I'm not into thumping bass that you can hear coming a mile away, but I would like to clean up the muddy bass in the car.

Has anyone installed an inexpensive subwoofer? I don't really want to pay $500 for the BAVAUTO ones - $200 would seem more like it.

Any recommendations?

Thanks!
-C

you are going to want a single 10' woofer, for a small to medium amount of clean bass. I would go to your local stereo store and tell them what you want. I recommend apline, boston acoustics, JL, MTX, eclipse.

[tonymasone]

ya, just stick with one 10", i have 2 Rockford Fosgate Stage 3 subs on a Punch 10002 series amp, and it's wayyyyy too loud for comfortable listening, im actually going to sell the amp and one of the 10"'s and go with one 10" and a smaller amp, stick with a 10" and a few hundred watts would be more than enough

[twentysixknots]

Originally Posted by m44ic

you are going to want a single 10' woofer, for a small to medium amount of clean bass. I would go to your local stereo store and tell them what you want. I recommend apline, boston acoustics, JL, MTX, eclipse.

Sweet - this site Rocks!
Thanks for the voice of experience!

[tonymasone]

hey if you want, click on the link in my post that says "My 318ti" you can scroll down and see my speaker setup

[twentysixknots]

Originally Posted by tonymasone

hey if you want, click on the link in my post that says "My 318ti" you can scroll down and see my speaker setup

yeah, wow... that looks powerful!

well I think that's what I was trying to avoid though - I really want to use my trunk on a regular basis. Looks cool though - does it rattle the hatchback?
-C

[clex2]

If you still want a useable trunk, consider the Woox from Kenwood. I got mine for $150 and mounted on a custom piece of fiber board which hooks into the floor where the rubber straps would go. More than enough bass for my taste. I think a newer version of the Woox has come out.

http://www.318ti.org/gallery/showpho...cat=500&page=1

[twentysixknots]

Originally Posted by clex2

If you still want a useable trunk, consider the Woox from Kenwood. I got mine for $150 and mounted on a custom piece of fiber board which hooks into the floor where the rubber straps would go. More than enough bass for my taste. I think a newer version of the Woox has come out.

http://www.318ti.org/gallery/showpho...cat=500&page=1

---- BINGO !!! ----
That's exactly what I'm looking for - very neat installation, priced right too.
You made the fiber board mount?? I could handle that job if I could find the material. I'm off to look for more info on the Woox - very cool!
-C

[clex2]

26knots,

Use some contruction paper and make a template for the shape of the fiber board you want. It should follow the countour of the side of the trunk. I had a shop cut it for me since they'll probably used a scrap piece and I didn't have a band saw. Cost me 20 bucks, including the black felt material that they gave me to cover it with. I used 3M spray adhesive for that part. Then find 2 screws that can hook into the holes in the floor where the rubber straps normally go and put them into the bottom of the board. Mount the Woox and hook the board to the floor and there you have it.

New Woox
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Tm4qfzt...00&I=113KSCSW1

Clarion Unit
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Tm4qfzt...00&I=020SRV303

Do some web searching and you should get some better prices.

[twentysixknots]

Clex2
Thanks for the details - looks simple enough, and I work for a bandsaw company (Lenox) so that's not a problem

The new Woox is all over ebay for under $170 - tag on shipping and I could have it here for 200. It's a little bigger than the old one, and I trust Kenwood has made some other improvements along the way with this killer app.

Hey sorry to go off subject, but where did you get all the Carbon for your ti? That is intense! I just installed a CF/Chrome shifter knob from Bavauto - as $$ becomes available I wanted to do the hand brake too.

-26kts

[clex2]

Most of the CF work was custom, as this was Rogue Engineering's "show" car for a while. You don't see ti center consoles in CF as you do the other e36's. But there are guys out there who will make them for you. One such guy is John Kamler at http://axispowerracing.com/about.html. He made CF mirror sail panels for me. Top notch.

[clex2]

26kts,

The new one appears to be bigger. Make sure it will fit. The old Woox is a sure fit, cuz I did it. The old woox is even cheaper on ebay..$130.

[twentysixknots]

Originally Posted by clex2

26kts,

The new one appears to be bigger. Make sure it will fit. The old Woox is a sure fit, cuz I did it. The old woox is even cheaper on ebay..$130.

ya know, I kind of like the look of the old one better anyway. I'll dig up the dimensions online for both, but I'm hedging towards the older one at this point.

Thanks for everything!
-26kts

[twentysixknots]

I picked up a Woox (the older one) off ebay and it arrived today -

I'll be following Clex2's installation work for the most part - is there anyone out there that would like me to document the project in this thread (photos, schematics, etc?) Seems fairly straight forward, but I'm not sure yet how I'll run the remote or even where I'm going to tie into the existing speakers yet since I am only putting in one WOOX - for a Stereo system. I'm wondering if I need something else to get the bass from left & right sides into this thing, or if Bass is even split that way.

26kts

[tonymasone]

Tell me the following...

1) What is your head unit (the cd player up front) I need a specific model to help a lot
2) What kind of amp do you have for the subs? another needed model to help out
3) How many subs are you putting in the trunk

let me know those 3 things and i can tell you exactly what you will need.