[Anish88]

I recently installed a custom 8 inch fiberglass woofer taking up the bottom area where the oem stock sub did. It is a Dayton audio HO series 8 inch woofer with a 375w rms amp (skar audio 1200 something) and makes more than enough bass. That plus some eq touchups I did on the midrange really make the sound quite good (coming from an audio systems engineer background). Anyone interested in details message me. View attachment 4727

This is pretty awesome! Any chance you have a diy step by step? How much rewiring did you have to do?

How did you get the amp powered? What does the enclosure look like?

 

[Anish88]

Make sense. Definitely a long project for someone like me. I'll have to do some research and maybe get some quotes.

Do you feel like the change in the woofer was all the system needed to make it as good as we would have expected?

 

[Anish88]

I know this maybe just speculation and a subjective answer, but do you (with your background) think that any number of software updates or EQ adjustments would make the stock subwoofer any more tolerable?

I'm supposed to get my software update tomorrow.

 

[Anish88]

@avh Can you upload a picture of how you did the wiring maybe?

Also did you order it from prime?

 

[Anish88]

@avh do you think it would be easy to just tap the cigarette lighter behind the panel or behind the port, essentially making it a cleaner install?

 

[Anish88]

You are absolutely correct, the subwoofer fuse is15 A, I should of pay more attention, I ordered one of these that has a beefier cable Amazon.com: Carviya 12V 24V Heavy Duty 16 AWG 15A 20A Male Plug Cigarette Lighter Adapter Power Supply Cord with 1 Meter 3.3 Feet Cable Wire For Car Inverter,Air Pump, Electric Cup : Automotive

What is the amp rating for the cigarette lighter port? I don't want to blow that fuse either 😬

 

[Anish88]

In anticipation of the Rockville woofer arriving soon.

I popped out the cigarette port and I'm just going to tuck the wire and power cord behind the panel.

What do you guys think?

 

[Anish88]

I left the cigarette port in case I need it to power anything else like the compressor if I get a flat tire. That short cable exposed does not bother me.

Oh that's true.... Shoot.

Can you send me a pic of what it looks like.

@avh thanks for all the tips by the way. I can't wait to get this thing in.

 

[Anish88]

Just installed. What a difference. I turned the infotainment bass down to 3 and increased the volume of subwoofer. So much cleaner and such an improvement. I think I put the sub volume a little too high. We will see because I will continue to bring it down slowly. What setting do you have? Thanks for the tips and idea @avh

 

[Anish88]

Where's the photos?

I'll definitely upload them. The piece of wood I used isn't as clean and nicely placed as @avh. But it looks like stock when you put the plastic cover back on.

 

[Anish88]

Not as clean as @avh's setup. I used some temporary cardboard to add some rattle dampening.

Also, this thing does get hot after a 30 minute drive.

 

[Anish88]

Thanks to @avh who led the way👍 My system sounds sooo much better now. I decided to go with a different sub due to the feedbacks with the Rockville getting hot. Almost similar specs/price but ported. I was able to disconnect the cig lighter plug from behind and crimped my power/ground leads to the existing wires. Amp has a 15A fuse, so shld be fine. I had some leftover carpet so decided to cover the board to hopefully absorb any vibrations against the board. Cranked vol up to 70 with Dire Straits Money for Nothing and no blown fuse!
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Much cleaner than mine!