Wondering if anyone has thought about or if there is room under the passenger seat for a sub.

My WRX had it and although it wasn't the boomiest thing, it was more then enough for me. Overall I'm finding the stock radio on the Subaru to sound much better than the non-bose setup in the 8..

http://www.subaruparts.com/catalog/subaru/H6_subwoofer2.jpg

http://www.subaruparts.com/catalog/?section=147#1023

Anyone have any specs like size to see if it fits anywhere in an RX-8? And then where to hook it in?

I like the pancake idea, as long as it sound decent considering its size.

AVI Make a compact 10 inch sub that requires a very small enclusure and has minimal mounting depth due to the way they mount the magnets on the inside of the basket...

Go here http://www.avisound.com/ and look at the sl-500 sub woofer.

I'm toying with the idea of an enclosure in the passenger footwell, with an aluminium face to match the driver pedals

It's specified to require a 17 litre (0.6 cubic foot) gross internal enclosure.

They also have some 8 inch subs that are specificed to run in abour 0.3 cubic feet...

There's probably a huge range of subs this technique could be applied to.

you think it will fit even if you have electric powered seats?

it says subaru, will it even work for the 8?

so will the subs fit or not?

Next time I look at one I'll measure the available area under the seats and tell you if I think it is worth the trouble. Right off the bat I'm going to say probably not but you never know.

yeah thats what i'm thinkin. But "sometimes things that look impossible are just right"

Originally posted by RX8FanMan
it says subaru, will it even work for the 8?

It might with this one? Bwaaahaaahaaa!!!

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Carscarscars2/TEST.psd.jpg

Oh man, that's just WRONG!

Originally posted by jtimbck2
Oh man, that's just WRONG!

LOL... I can't take the credit for the nice Photoshop work. I did find it on this forum though. ;)

yeah i saw it along with the other photo shop pics you did

Originally posted by RX8FanMan
yeah i saw it along with the other photo shop pics you did

I didn't do this one or the others posted with it. :cool:

Awesome pic.. Not enough hood scoop though..

anyways, back to the sub question, will it fit?

Butt-in, comin across that pic twice is still funny-as-sin

Let me post over at Nasioc and see if someone knows the dimensions of the sub..

alright

What they said:

"OK, sorry it took so long, very busy today!

It's 8.5 x 10 x 2 (inches).

The sub taps into the speaker-level rear L and R +/- leads on the Subaru harness, and also takes +12V and ground. It has adjustments for crossover frequency and loudness level. Driver is about 5-1/4" or so. I think this ought to work with any car. It's decent for the size, but not like a real large sub. It will add some thump and round out the low end, but not really shake the car or rattle windows.

I thin for the price, the Infiniti Basslink is probably a better deal (assuming it fits your application).

Craig

"

And here is the full spec sheet.. Panasonic makes the sub:

http://www.maco.panasonic.co.jp/www-data/pdf/AIA0000/AIA0000CE4.pdf

thats nice. do you need an amp for these, and how much