Just wanted to see what everyones opinion was on this. So far I like it tons. Had it installed facing the trunk originally but got sick of the spoiler jumping around. Sounds much better now and just wanted to show it off in another spot besides the audio section.

JL Audio 10" W7 with a JL 500.1 amp

doesnt the sides contrict how far the sub recoils?

Nope you cant tell in that pic but its actually got about a 2"+ gap before the surround could hit.

o it looks real close in the picture.. nice DIY dude

looks great. Is it loud???

Suggestion. Take the original pass through cover, cut out the exact place where the speaker fires from, then go get some speaker grill type material, in black, and cover it up so it doesn't look like you have a big gaping hole between the seats. Also, when you are cutting out the speaker hole in the center pass through, leave a little of the material so as to make it a bit rigid to attach the material to. There are adhesives that will attach this material to the plastic and it will look a bit more factory installed. I would love to see someone do this.

nice idea dmenac

you probably lose a lot of bass by doing that, but it looks okay.

could be true because you need a object to for the bass to hit.. the quicker the sound hit a wall or seomthing the more bass you would get

That is true, it would definitly hit harder facing the rear of the car, but i can see his point about the trunk ratteling all to hell. My suggestion is to dynamat the whole trunk (generously) and reface it to the rear, Maybe install the MAZDA logo somehow on the back of the box so you can see it through the hole.

wow you've got a 10w7, and the mono JL sub amp, that's the EXACT setup i'm putting in my 8 whenever I can actually afford it. Awesome! Where'd you get your JL stuff, and how'd you find a good price?

I got it at Sound Advice. They price matched Onlinecarstereo.com's prices. $420 amp, and $450 speaker. They did a nice job and had everything in stock. I turned the speaker back to facing the rear of the car though. I was loosing a ton of bass by facing it that way. Looked cool but didnt serve the purpose I bought it for.

i bet it does wonders for the stereo in the car, the 10w7 is a great sub. Do you have the Bose package too?

I love jl subs
I have 2 12 inch w3 in my 8

Jl last long and hit hard

oh so very true mikeb

Originally posted by mikeb
I love jl subs
I have 2 12 inch w3 in my 8

Jl last long and hit hard

yea right..if you call 4 months long, ok.

Originally posted by D MENAC 7
Suggestion. Take the original pass through cover, cut out the exact place where the speaker fires from, then go get some speaker grill type material, in black, and cover it up so it doesn't look like you have a big gaping hole between the seats. Also, when you are cutting out the speaker hole in the center pass through, leave a little of the material so as to make it a bit rigid to attach the material to. There are adhesives that will attach this material to the plastic and it will look a bit more factory installed. I would love to see someone do this.

See rotarygod's passthrough box when he finishes...

Originally posted by COspringsRX8
That is true, it would definitly hit harder facing the rear of the car, but i can see his point about the trunk ratteling all to hell. My suggestion is to dynamat the whole trunk (generously) and reface it to the rear, Maybe install the MAZDA logo somehow on the back of the box so you can see it through the hole.

It's like I said in the audio section. Who cares if you're losing bass?! He isn't in a SPL contest, he likes the look of the speaker facing out, and it's FREE to do this (vs dynamat). If he should decide that he wants the missing bass, then do as everyone recommends, but in the end... it's your ride dude. Mod it how you want and no one else's opinion matters.

what thread is rotary god's passthrough box in????? im dying to see what he did

has anyone considered doing free-airs in the deck, I haven't searched the forum yet so I'm sorry if this is a dupe or whatever.

Originally posted by D MENAC 7
Suggestion. Take the original pass through cover, cut out the exact place where the speaker fires from, then go get some speaker grill type material, in black, and cover it up so it doesn't look like you have a big gaping hole between the seats. Also, when you are cutting out the speaker hole in the center pass through, leave a little of the material so as to make it a bit rigid to attach the material to. There are adhesives that will attach this material to the plastic and it will look a bit more factory installed. I would love to see someone do this.

You know what would be a really good idea? Cut out the "speaker grille" in the symbol like a rotary symbol! But it would take some extreme hand-held rotary drill skills and you would have to cut the back part off. The part that looks like a bucket attached to the pass-through. Oh and place some LEDs to the backside so the sub glows!

can i see pics of what you guys are talking about???? maybe even in different cars... I need a visual example because i am really interested in getting a custom job done to my 8....

Originally posted by moRotorMotor
You know what would be a really good idea? Cut out the "speaker grille" in the symbol like a rotary symbol! But it would take some extreme hand-held rotary drill skills and you would have to cut the back part off. The part that looks like a bucket attached to the pass-through. Oh and place some LEDs to the backside so the sub glows!


Again... see rotarygod's box under construction! "Dual audio build in Houston" or something like that is the name of the thread.

hmmm.... that thread has not been up to date for a while.... are they even working on it still???

Yes he is. He is also working on a 1DIN dash panel for a couple people. He has had various things going on and admits that he is behind schedule. Once he gets going again, I'd expect him to finish soon.

Thank you.... i have subscribed to that thread now... and waiting to see how it comes out!!!

by the way japan8... i dunno much about subs and wanted another's opinion... i dont know whether to get the JL audio 10" W7 or the W6.... what would you recommend???? also... what is a good amp to go along with that???? sorry for so many questions...

Originally posted by rot8ryx
by the way japan8... i dunno much about subs and wanted another's opinion... i dont know whether to get the JL audio 10" W7 or the W6.... what would you recommend???? also... what is a good amp to go along with that???? sorry for so many questions...

i know you didn't ask me, but what is pictured at the beginning of this thread is pretty much what you should go for (and what I will be shortly.) That is, a 10w7 (one of the best subs money can buy) and JL makes mono sub amps to power it (a 250 or 500 watt version.)

Actually, my answer would have been more like... it depends on your space and bass needs. Budget too of course. Not only for the speaker, but the amp as well. The 8 doesn't have a big trunk... and my last that had 2 12" in the trunk had no trunk. So for me the 10w7 in the 1 cu. ft. box is too big and I care about weight. I don't need chest thumping bass anymore, so I'm into the minimum size possible. I also don't have an unlimited budget for mods...

What are your needs and wants? If space and money isn't a big deal, then do like h0rde says. The 10w7 is a good speaker (not that 10w6v2 is bad either!)

Thanks to both of you, first of all, for your replies...

Well.... im into hiphop... but i dont like the "chest thumping bass" either... i do like bass but im goin more for the clean kick/bang... i hate when the whole car rattles... my friend has a 12" kicker and i think that the sound is not clean at all... my other friend who has an s2k had one single 10" and i thought it was pretty good... space is a very big deal to me and i do want some trunk space.... currently i am also reading this one thread where this guy had two JL audio 6" where the rear seats are through the passageway....

from what type of bass that i want (mentioned above) what do you guys recommend.... 2 6" in the passage or a JL 10" in the trunk??? or maybe even something better.... I am a definite hip hop head so i HAVE to get a system... :)

for hip hip you will need atleast 3 12's or the people outside the car will have trouble hearing the boomin bass from 3 blocks away!

nice sub,looks great