musclemerc
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I originally had the Pioneer 8" shallow sub installed in the stock enclosure and never was fully satisfied with the sound. The basline was never on the money (it had a flappy artificial sound to it), I guess the shallow design was a factor in the performance. I wanted a richer, deeper, liver basline and I think I found the sub that deliver's exactly that.
I ordered the JL Audio 6W3V3-4 its a 6-1/2" sub that requires a sealed enclosure. The stock enclosure is almost perfectly matched for dimension's and the cost was pretty good at $109.00 Shipped. I included pics of both subs next too each other and the JL Audio is by far the superior sub.
I had to modify the stock enclosure first by lowering the support on the inside bottom of the enclosure. I chose to use my Dremel with a shaft attatchment to make this cut. Afterwards I had to relocate the mounting hole for the sub opening 5/8" away from the outside edge. There will be a small void that can be either sealed with silicone or do like I did and cut a half moon out of some 1/2" MDF and install it (see the two screws on the side of the new sub). I was able to reuse the factory seal to keep the sound in the cabin and not in the trunk, I chose not to reuse the foam pad that covered the factory sub, the JL Audio has a longer excursion so this was not reused.
Total time to modify the box is about 2 hours and was well worth it, the final fit was perfect and this little sub kick's a$$. The sound is night and day compared to the Pioneer or the stock sub. :burnout:
I ordered the JL Audio 6W3V3-4 its a 6-1/2" sub that requires a sealed enclosure. The stock enclosure is almost perfectly matched for dimension's and the cost was pretty good at $109.00 Shipped. I included pics of both subs next too each other and the JL Audio is by far the superior sub.
I had to modify the stock enclosure first by lowering the support on the inside bottom of the enclosure. I chose to use my Dremel with a shaft attatchment to make this cut. Afterwards I had to relocate the mounting hole for the sub opening 5/8" away from the outside edge. There will be a small void that can be either sealed with silicone or do like I did and cut a half moon out of some 1/2" MDF and install it (see the two screws on the side of the new sub). I was able to reuse the factory seal to keep the sound in the cabin and not in the trunk, I chose not to reuse the foam pad that covered the factory sub, the JL Audio has a longer excursion so this was not reused.
Total time to modify the box is about 2 hours and was well worth it, the final fit was perfect and this little sub kick's a$$. The sound is night and day compared to the Pioneer or the stock sub. :burnout:
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