Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Boxster General Discussions

Post Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-08-2011, 08:41 PM   #1
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 97
Garage
A Fresh Take on Subwoofer Locations

Hi everyone,

For a while now, I've been working on fitting a subwoofer into my Boxster. As most of you know - not a easy task. Both the footwell and behind the seat options take valuable space from the passenger, which I wanted to avoid. Recently, I saw JAAY showing off his rear compartment woofer, which looked pretty awesome, but I wanted to try something different.

So, I realized that with a single din radio and climate control in the upper console, the lower front console had quite a bit of empty space behind it. After measuring, it looked like I just might be able to squeeze a JL 6w3v3 subwoofer in there, either facing upwards or forward.

Tonight I completed a proof-of-concept box for the woofer, and it sounds great! I ended up aiming the woofer upwards, and actually building an inverted box. That is, the speaker faces into the box, which is a wedge shape as shown in the attached images. The angle needs to be steeper and the top of the box is a bit too long, but I got the general concept in there.

Now, this was just a quick mockup box to see if my idea would work (I wasn't so sure about the inverted box), so now the real work begins. I need to fit the original lower console plastic shell over the speaker box, which is definitely going to be a feat of engineering when complete. As always, not a lot of room to work with!

I'll be sure to post updates as I make progress!

Attached Images
   
Tieniber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2011, 04:33 AM   #2
Pat
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Littleton, CO
Posts: 456
I like the idea, and look forward to seeing how it progresses.
__________________
"Of all the extreme sports I've ever participated in- windsurfing, kite boarding, wake boarding, tow-in surfing and snowboarding- skiing, for me, made everything else easy."
-Chuck Patterson
Pat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2011, 02:02 PM   #3
Multi-Boxer Driver
 
Deserion's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Orange Park, FL
Posts: 1,404
Garage
Is it a good idea to have such a large magnet that close to the airbag computer?
__________________
-Chris
2004 Porsche Boxster 2.7
1991 Porsche 911 C2 Targa 3.6
2017 Subaru Outback 3.6R
Deserion is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2011, 02:24 PM   #4
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 276
Best solution I came up with for decent stereo in a boxster is:

5 channel soundstream amp located in front trunk.


2 channels run too the dash speakers

2 channels run to the stock sound bar thing in the rear behind the seats

subwoofer channel ran 2ohm to qty 2 6.5 inch sub woofers located in the doors.



No customization needed or space sacrificed.

qty 2 6.5 subwoofers can put out alot of BASS actually.
dirkdiggler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2011, 03:50 PM   #5
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 97
Garage
Good point about the airbag sensor - I had thought about that too. It doesn't seem to have any kind of magnetic attraction. Does anyone know what type of airbag sensor is used in the 986? According to wikipedia there are a number of different types...
Tieniber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-15-2011, 07:59 PM   #6
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 97
Garage
Well, I did it! Looks awesome, sounds awesome!

http://imgur.com/a/5VY7E#aeox3
Tieniber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-16-2011, 07:45 AM   #7
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: baton rouge
Posts: 840
it does look good.
__________________
99 TWIN TURBO Boxster 175k+ miles



Growing up the car magazines said how amazing Porsches are. Was I brainwashed? Somehow...I doubt it.

http://www.pcars.us/albums/10641_porsche_cars.jpg
Gary in BR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-17-2011, 11:25 AM   #8
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 97
Garage
Thanks!
Tieniber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2012, 11:19 AM   #9
Track rat
 
Topless's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southern ID
Posts: 3,701
Garage
Nice! That is the cleanest sub install I have seen in a Boxster yet. Bravo!

If you wish to fine tune your enclosure, you can plug in T/S parameters and box dimensions here:
Speaker Box Enclosure Designer / Calculator

The calculator will recommend damping material and port size to make the most of your design.
__________________
2009 Cayman 2.9L PDK (with a few tweaks)
PCA-GPX Chief Driving Instructor-Ret.
Topless is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2012, 04:08 PM   #10
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Worcester
Posts: 57
I'm sure the fore and aft sensor is in that box, that's why it's mounted like it is, there will be a forward arrow on it. The sensors are steel ball bearings on springs, these could be affected.
The case material itself will be non magnetic, some form of cast alloy.
Splitpin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 04:26 PM   #11
Registered Boxster abuser
 
healthservices's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: socal
Posts: 1,014
I have a Boxster in my driveway I'm trying to get started and it has a box in the spare tire with a tube leading into the passenger compartment, I'll take a couple pictures later.
healthservices is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 06:09 PM   #12
Registered Boxster abuser
 
healthservices's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: socal
Posts: 1,014
healthservices is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 06:58 PM   #13
Custom User Title Here
 
particlewave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
Posts: 6,163
Garage
Did you buy the car like that, or have it done? I read about a frunk sub with tube to passenger compartment, but never saw any pics. Good solution, but seems like a lot of work...how difficult was it?
__________________
https://youtube.com/@UnwindTimeVintageWatchMuseum
particlewave is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 08:05 PM   #14
Registered Boxster abuser
 
healthservices's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: socal
Posts: 1,014
I know very little about this car other than it won't start. A member brought it over and I just happen to notice the sub.
healthservices is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2012, 04:39 AM   #15
Ex Esso kid
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: NY
Posts: 1,605
I have a fantastic idea for my neighbors regarding their children living at home and the relocation of their sunbwoofers to their sigmoid colon proceeding all the way to the illeocecal valve, should sound phenomenal with that BOSE style folded tube technology behind it, the body wave radio. You could feel the vibrations and the rest of us can go back to stacking our china.

Last edited by Ghostrider 310; 05-01-2012 at 04:45 AM.
Ghostrider 310 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2012, 07:18 AM   #16
Registered User
 
boxster6354's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Kingwood, TX
Posts: 445
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by ghostrider 310 View Post
i have a fantastic idea for my neighbors regarding their children living at home and the relocation of their sunbwoofers to their sigmoid colon proceeding all the way to the illeocecal valve, should sound phenomenal with that bose style folded tube technology behind it, the body wave radio. You could feel the vibrations and the rest of us can go back to stacking our china.
i like!!
:d
boxster6354 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2012, 07:28 AM   #17
Homeboy981
 
Homeboy981's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Sherman, TX
Posts: 663
Garage
Let's see more pics of that spare tire sub thingy. Clever design. I wonder where the enclosure came from? Of course I wonder how much of it you can actually hear/feel since the trunk/frunk compartments are pretty tightly sealed. Hopefully there are no tire balancing weights to fall off since all the vibes are transmitted through that tire. Also, wouldn't the tire act to actually reflect more of the bass, since it will have some flex? Interesting.
Homeboy981 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2012, 07:51 AM   #18
Registered User
 
2003S's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chicago
Posts: 475
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Homeboy981 View Post
Let's see more pics of that spare tire sub thingy. Clever design. I wonder where the enclosure came from? Of course I wonder how much of it you can actually hear/feel since the trunk/frunk compartments are pretty tightly sealed. Hopefully there are no tire balancing weights to fall off since all the vibes are transmitted through that tire. Also, wouldn't the tire act to actually reflect more of the bass, since it will have some flex? Interesting.
Google Spare Tire Subwoofer enclosure -- there are a suprising number of these things available. I believe you'd have to port it into the cabin to really feel it, though. the spare tire placement is perfect for this for in a boxster, though...
__________________
Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles
2003 Midnight Blue S
LN IMS Retrofit
2003S is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2012, 08:41 AM   #19
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Southern New jersey
Posts: 1,054
The spare-tire sub. is a popular OEM solution, my wife's RSX has one.

stephen wilson is offline   Reply With Quote
Post Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:12 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page