The Forgotten On

I used a 8 inch Pyle toobz (made in 92) that I bought off of ebay. It's the same size as any tube you can get today, just completely round and higher quality.

It was designed to be a passive sub which means it can be powered off of a head unit without any issue. A definite plus for sensitivity and sound production accuracy.

I instead powered it with a 120 watt amp mounted inside of the spare tire on a piece of plywood.

I mounted the sub by buckling it into the rear seat on the drivers side so I didn't have to drill holes into the car or me just being lazy take your pick.

It is very secure and if I need to remove it at any point, I can just unplug the 2 wires going to it and turn off the amp manually. A plus for a few of us that fill our hatches quite often

It works well, isn't too obtrusive, and has good power. I am biased however as I have 500+ watts RMS going to the 4 component speakers that can hit 45 hertz, which is subwoofer territory for most people.

A 10 would give the most low end bass but an 8 would give better mid-range response, it's all up to your ears and the type of music you listen too to figure out which one is the best fit for you.

Brett Jenkins

I bought one of the Bose units that fits in the spare tire. I'm not an audiophile, but it sounds ok to me. It's pretty low-level, not rump-shaking.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...psb50b6a7b.jpg

Andre The Giant

Thank you Blake. I too would love to be able to hide my sub with that hatch blind, but currently I don't have one, my next present !

I too tend to agree that the bigger the driver the lower the bass, but in my case the 12 inch I have is monstrous but sounds awesome with the the Pioneer GM3200T amp bridge at 150 Watts rms. I tested it yesterday and it works fine, just very cumbersome.

Either I figure something out to use a 10 or 12 inch with a custom made enclosure which would fit inside the rim/tire of the spare, or make a custom low profile box and use a 10 inch.

The more I see these Bazooka tubes, the more cumbersome I seem to find them now. At least with a down firing enclosure I can place stuff on top if required and when there is nothing in the hatch I want to make it inconspicuous as possible. I would wrap the box in the same color/type of carpeting in the car.

I might even do a full custom fiberglass enclosure for a 10 or 12 inch sub.
Wow what a difference a sub makes in these cars !

Andre The Giant

Thank you Brett, that looks like a nice setup also. I gather when you purchase the sub kit it comes with everything in one ?

Andre The Giant

Anyone tried one of these ?

http://www.kicker.com/11HS8

Brett Jenkins

Yes. Some, maybe all, have a small amp built in to it, too. I just need to figure out the wiring for the amp. I just have it connected to a different amp for now.

Stromius

I have had a 10" bazooka for a few years and think it works pretty well for the price. I trimmed it shorter to fit behind the rear seats and with the luggage cover (a la Champagne) no one sees it.

rnixon

Might be a decent option, if the quality is there.

bureau13

The tube-type subs need to be fired into a corner for maximum bass. Hatchbacks are ideal...I had a small one in the back of my 3rd gen RX-7. They're not the most musical subwoofer solution though...they do tend to have a "peaky" frequency response, which some people describe as sounding like it just plays one note. It will definitely add thump though.

Andre The Giant

Thank you Jeff.

Currently my son and I are trying to design something in the hatch area which will not be obtrusive and able to include either the Bazooka, or a fiberglass made enclosure to include a 10 inch sub facing frontward on a slight angle. The box would go completely in front of the tool kit and not to deep front wards and or upwards the length of the toolkit so I can incorporate a compartment for tools or other in case of emergency on long travels. At least this way I would loose a bit of space in the rear of the hatch but at the shallow end which doesn't bug me as much.

Popo928

I got one of these. It's cheap and easily fits in the spare tire area. The 10 inch version may have more thump. I'm satisfied as all I wanted was a full sound.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000O...f2L&ref=plSrch

Andre The Giant

Thank you Popo, looks interesting. So I guess you have the 8 inch version ? Did you keep your spare in there ?
Do you have pics ?

docmirror

I have an older Bazooka 6" behind the seat of my Ferrari. It just lays down there with the wires going down the center console under the carpet. I don't mount it because it's a cabrio and I want to be able to remove it easy due to theft concern. It came with the car, and sounds fine, but I prolly wouldn't buy one on it's own if I didn't already have it. I'd get one of the spare well solutions for a 928. The Ferrari has the spare up in the front trunk so no luck with that.

Andre The Giant

Yes every car has it's quarks ! lol

Andre The Giant

At the moment their is a clearance on the bazooka here in Canada and I am getting a 10 inch 100 watts Bazooka for $ 40 brand new. that is why I don't mind trying it because I can always fallback on my second cheap solution use the 10 inch sub speaker and make an enclosure for the 928 and use the amp I already have.