After taking out my blower motor and ducts I thought about putting a small sub under my dash in the new space. I have an 8" JL micro sub that I tried fitting under there but it's about 2" too long. Other than that it would fit pretty nicely firing down. The thing that is getting in the way is the center section that houses the heater core and stuff. Since I live in Hawaii, I have no use for the heating system. I installed my VAFC and a/f gauge in place of my climate controls. How do I remove the center section? Do I just plug the coolant hoses? Or do I connect the 2 hoses on the engine side of the firewall together?

I'm out of the "big bass" phase and I just want clean sound. Plus I want my trunk back. I have 2 12"s that take up most of it.

 

Not to rain on your parade, but I think it's a bad idea. After a month or two you'll have tons of rattles from your dash.

Unless you spend a lot of time reinforcing everything and adding sound deadener.

 

yea I thought about that. But I guess i'll just try running the sub there. I'll point it at the floor and see how much my dash rattles.

 

when you say 2 inches too long, in what dircetion ? ( out the bottom , front to back ...)


Some one here did this a while back, in a 'lude (?) . can't remember who...

 

Well you caouls always downgrade to the 6" JL Sub.
Its a really good idea ( i had thought about it many times as well )
but I live in the Midwest...Freeze in winter,fry in summer...you get the idea.
Hmm...2" huh...fiberglass is your friend .

Good luck

 

2" too long left to right (length)

the height and depth are all good

 

I just saw the post about the sub in the lude. wow he's custom fabbing his glovebox. I was just going to be lazy and stick an already made box under there. lol