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[tgm147]

Hi guys.

Firstly, has anyone done this? The car didn't come with the Bose equipment and it wasn't retrofitted, the parcel shelf with the blind just happened to come from a Bose equipped car so I already have bits there. I've been looking out for 1 or 2 small subs that will fit in the spaces. I believe they're 6" holes so I'd need to make up some adapters for a 6.5" sub. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'm struggling to find any with a decent specification that won't be bank breaking! I found these but it means getting them shipped from the USA. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_43587_Kicker-CVT651-10CVT651.html

The car has a Sony double din headunit in already. I'd need an amp too.

The standard speakers in the car aren't too bad really they're just a bit lacking low down. I like a bit of bass. Tends to be these types of music I have on most often:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmawlrFhVtE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUkoL9RE72o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dFz10R529g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we9jeU76Y9E

Cheers.

[GmasterT]

Been a while but I'm fairy sure the smallest dedicated sub you can get easily is 8 inches and I wouldn't recommend cutting the shelf. Having said that a decent set of amp'd (and maybe even dioded to 80ish hertz) 6/6.5 inch speakers may surprise you in quality

[Dave DND]

Plenty of 6" subs to choose from out there, most are american and fairly good quality - but you will have to dig deep into your pockets as specialist sizes of subs that perform will always come at a price.

[mathewst]

Whatever you choose to fit just dont cut the rear parcel shelf as it is the integral part of the car

[2woody]

you can cut holes into the steel parcel shelf, but it is a bit difficult to do - after all it's only what the BOSE-equipped cars have.

I've done just that, but it was very easy as I've got a plasma cutter. 20 seconds work vs. the hours of drilling or grinding any other way.

[Brikhead]

you can cut holes into the steel parcel shelf, but it is a bit difficult to do - after all it's only what the BOSE-equipped cars have.

I've done just that, but it was very easy as I've got a plasma cutter. 20 seconds work vs. the hours of drilling or grinding any other way.

I'm sure some cars have the holes on the rear shelf pre-marked with the metal partly sheared anyway don't they?

As for speakers to fit said holes I'd probably try and stick in a set of speakers from the front doors of an Omega, and maybe fit simple crossover capacitors to the speakers in the rear doors to help ease the load on the stereo if retaining standard h/u...