Advice On Replacing The Stock (Bose) Sub Woofer.

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Hi all,

 

I have replaced my Bose headunit with an Alpine unit which is currently connected to the Bose AMP and speakers. I intend to bypass the Bose system completely with the following set up;

 

Alpine headunit -> 1 Alpine V12 4 channel amp

Front 2 channels -> To power a pair of 6.5" focals in the doors. I will use MDF rings and dynomat.

Rear 2 channels -BRIDGED-> 10" focal sub in the factory space. I will attempt to seal / dynomat this space.

The rear speakers will just be disabled.

 

I removed the Bose sub this weekend (on a little recce) and the internal width of the hole is 9.5" - and if I have read correctly the Bose sub is 10.5."

I intend to use the factory grill to keep everything stealth and was wondering how you guys have mounted your woofers in the factory space? Will a 10" fit ok or will the new woofer be slightly too small? Would you recommend making an MDF ring / spacer to mate the sub with the metal hole?

 

Thanks for your help guys,

Matt

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Saw kenwood are doing a nice new 10" sub... (just on the size, my 10" JL almost falls through the hole... need to tie a scaffold plank to its ass.... sorry old joke!) its a slim line one and has good reviews...

 

KFC-WPS1000F

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That does look nice mate Ideal for the tight space too.

 

To cut a long story short I'm using hardware I have lying about so I'm not really looking for a new sub. I'm just trying to figure out the best way to mount the sub woofer without hacking up the interior