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milestones54 - April 27th, 2009 at 07:51 PM

Hi guys
Just wondering if anyone has tried fitting a subwoofer into a standard interior?
I have 72 superbug and was looking at an 8 inch active compact sub from boss audio fitting under the back seat.
What have other people done in the relatively restricted dub interior?

trickysimon - April 27th, 2009 at 08:41 PM

Pfft, why have an 8inch when you can have two 10inch's instead :lol: Doof Doof
Heres the setup I build with the assistance of Joel. Fits behind the back seat, fold the seat down and there they are.

vwvic - April 27th, 2009 at 10:02 PM

You can easily fit two 12" subs behind the rear seat.It depends how crazy you want to go.
If you just want a bit of bass just go with on 10" ,this will give you a good punchy bass note and won't take up all the room behind the seat.
I'm not going to "bag" any brands here all I will say is stick to the well known brand names Pioneer,Alpine,kicker,orion,kenwood,etc.
It might cost a bit more but you will not be buying new gear in a few months if you spend the money the first time.

milestones54 - April 27th, 2009 at 10:41 PM

I was hoping to keep the gap behind seats for storage.
I dont necessarily want big bass. Its more to get some kick in my bottom end

Joel - April 27th, 2009 at 10:47 PM

you would be amazed what some quality 6x9s in a decent box run off an amp does for bass in a bug

beetles are made for good installs

ive pulled better levels at dBdrags with 2x 10s than guys with 2x 12s have

vwvic - April 27th, 2009 at 11:00 PM

If you want to keep the space behind the seat get a slimline 10"

mikew - June 25th, 2009 at 01:08 PM

i have made a fibreglass enclosure for a polk 8" under the rear seat for a friend and sounded pretty good, however not ideal to fire up into rear seat but he wanted it completely stealth! wish i had pics to show you but if your after one a can make one for you but my bug is a 67 so might need a donor car to mold off! i agree to stick to better brands and you'll be happier but make sure you have a good amplifier to do the job!!

DaveCarter - August 4th, 2009 at 06:51 PM

What i have at the moment seems to work pretty well for me. JUST squeezed a 12 in (lip of the seat overhangs it a bit). Wasn't to hard, just a quick box out of MDF. Has served me well but im thinking of upgrading to a kicker soon It looks a bit nicer now but no photos as of yet.