Completed my stereo upgrade and double din touch screen install.
 

Added 2 amps, one running the door subwoofers, one running dash (alpine replacement speakers) and suncoast rear speaker kit (pioneer speakers). Also added a double usb charger in the lighter socket, and usb and audio jack input to the head unit in the other round socket. Sounds good, but disappointed in the sound the 4 inch speakers can put out with the power they have and what 6” subs can do. May upgrade doors one day to 6.5 coaxial speakers and figure out a way to add some real bass! Also added a hd back up camera, and fixed my heater door flaps while I was in there! Pumps out the heat now!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...328e673d33.jpg


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6 inch subs in door
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2 rockford amps in the frunk
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Dash speakers that were removed sounded like crap, now I know why! The foam surrounds on each were completely gone, you shouldn’t be able to see the front grill around them!


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Good job :D:D:D

What double DIN is that ? It doesn't have the gaudy colors most seem to have . Looks great in my opinion .

Looks like a Kenwood DNX573S or something similar.

Kenwood dnx572bh unit, has built in garmin gps also. Its a 2015 model year unit but got it for a steal. Would love a newer model with apple play, but this will do for awhile.


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A lot of the better head units give you a choice of display colors so that you can more or less match it to the colors of your other displays.

I do like that option. I also like the units that allow you to customize the display wallpaper. Good looking wallpaper here.

Are the GPS maps in these units upgradeable ?

Nice work. Your amplifier installation looks especially tidy. I understand that some owners want to keep their cars "factory," but I think your enhancements blend in well.

I've done some of the same upgrades (double DIN, back up camera, new dash speakers and rear speakers.) Someday I may consider upgrading the speakers in the doors to true subwoofers.

Not 100% sure, but I think his unit uses Android Auto and Apple Carplay, so he's not relying on built-in Nav. You use Google Maps or Wayz and it just feeds right into the screen, as if you had built-in Nav. No updates needed. Google Maps and Wayz are constantly updating on their own.

Actually they are. If i were buying a new unit today, i would get one with apple car play and connect my phone and be done.

This unit has garmin gps built in, so you have to have a gps antenna connected. The gps maps are on the unit with a micro sd card plugged into the front. It had 2017 maps installed, and I just upgraded to 2020 maps off of a seller on ebay for $25. Just pop in a new sd card and your done.



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I thought you just bought it.

Nice!!! Looks good, great write-up and visuals, thanks!
Out of curiosity why the two amps requirement? is this one of those 4/8 Ohms and 2 Ohms thing or you have something in mind for a future boom box?

Nice install. You did what i did on my doors. Did you seal up the door boxes or open them up.

Bought it used off someone.


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They are sealed.


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I had the small mono amp already to use for just the door subs. Figured while i was in there just get rid of the factory amp and use a larger 4 channel amp for the fronts and rears. Im trying to talk my wife into letting me try out a larger sub in the frunk.


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Gotcha on the amps. Sub in the frunk won't work I'm pretty sure, freq will be absorbed by the body more than anything and you'll end up with a nasty humming all across. Unless you drive this at 25+ Amps/current then, dunno, could be fun :D

See if you can fit one of those low-profile 8" sub, e.g. Kicker w/ built-in 150W Amplifier. Just shim the passenger seat +1 inch up and be done with it (I'm only guessing here).

ps. that cabin is pretty damn small, watch out for the high dB for long duration bro

My god... 10" at only 2.7" LOL They got them in 8" also....
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Here another 8" at 2.8" ish tall, although a bit pricey...
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I thought about it but not much room, never thought about shimming seat up!! You may have sparked some ideas!! One problem is a computer module under passenger seat, but maybe one for the driver would be fun!



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After some thinking, no room for subwoofers and instead of the under seat subs and having to shim seats, going to strap two bass shaker tactile transducers under each seat. Many good reviews for convertibles. Never used them before but will update when done. My small amp running the door subs is 1 ohm stable, so should be a quick and easy addition and give the bass shakers 75 watts each.

If it doesn’t work great, at least my wife may enjoy the seat vibrations!


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This is what I'm running, and quite satisfied with it.

https://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-KSC-SW11-Compact-Enclosed-Subwoofer/dp/B00BO8O9XQ

Mine is installed at the top of the passenger footwell, and covered by the floor mat. Perfect.

Here is a link to a guy make sub boxes the fit in the floor, really expensive but here is the link.
996/ 997 Floor boxes

I used a Bose subwoofer box from 996 cabriolet footwell, sealed it up and mounted an 8” sub doesn't bother the wife and does a decent job. Definitely not a earth shaker but notable low range support.

That's a really nice job, well done!

How do those earthquake shallow mount subs sound in the doors? What kind of power are you sending to them? Do the stock speaker enclosures provide enough volume for them to move any air?

Honestly not really happy with them. Fill the mid-bass ok, but not as loud as I would have thought. Have 75 clean rms watts from a punch amp going to each. I think the air volume is plenty, they move well just small size and nothing to reflect off of.

If I had it to do over would either try a 6.5 inch kicker sub that I think would be louder, or a good pair of coaxials or full range. The 4inch speakers don’t sound very full when loud.


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Have a enclosed pioneer sub with installed amp behind the passenger seat. Seat's farthest back is about 1 1/2" farther forward, but since it is my DD and 99% of the time I am solo. Who cares. Any passenger doesn't like it, they can walk.

Well to increase the perception of decent bass response, added 4 dayton tactile tranducer pucks under the seats. Will get them wired up soon but a cheap experiment. The aura bass shaker pros wouldnt fit, too large so sent them back and got these pucks. They fit easily, just not as strong im sure. They are mounted to a 1/4 inch piect of marine starboard, its light and very solid plastic material. Bought 2 12 x 6 inch pieces off ebay cheap and fits perfectly under the seats without modification at all! I secured them to the plastic frame to help transfer vibration across the whole seat better! Fingers crossed, will post review when i get them hooked up!

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Man these things are freakin awesome. If your craving some bass and no space I am happy with the results! If I tolf you I had 2 8 or 10 inch subs under each seat you would believe it! Has the same punch of a subwoofer, but not the volume. The ticket is mounting correctly and having a separate amp with a remote bass control so you can tune easily. Probably my favorite mod to date. If you like the punch of good bass, I would highly recommend!!@


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Awesome! I have been scratching my head on what to do for bass in the boxster and have a very nice diamond 8 in a ported box i could modify for the footwell from my old cayenne.

What kind of amp/ power are you sending to the pucks?

I have a small rockford pbr 300 amp running the 4 pucks and two door subs since it is 1 ohm stable. Each puck is 8 ohm (can get 16 ohm) getting 35-40 rms watts each with a low pass crossover which is perfect, these cant handle much power. Having a remote bass control knob is essential also for fine tuning from song to song. I bought 2 pieces of 6x12 inch 1/2 inch thick marine starboard cheap off ebay to mount them to and they fit perfectly with no modification. Stronger than plywood and lighter which i think helps transfer the vibrations more. Then screwed to the edge of frame to hold in place. It is a must do for the cost/benefit if your up to adding a small separate amp! Some rap songs with good bass my wife said it was vibrating her glasses on her face....and who knows what else. Its cool, you get the bass kick I have been craving, but no loss of space and never affected by top being down.


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I have been tinkering for a while, but finally have the boxster stereo system where I am finally satisfied. Upgraded head unit, 3 amps, rear factory subwoofer with factory speakers replaced with high end Morel woofers, polk db coaxials in the doors, alpine dash speakers, and 3 bass shakers attached to each seat.

I love bass, and these cars its nearly impossible to get good bass in. The small shakers under the seats added a little vibration, but the large ones mounted to the back WOW. You would think there were 12” subwoofers hidden. You can control them to where you just feel it a little, or turn them up and the large one on the back can almost distort your vision!!!

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Maybe you could squeeze ted nugent in the other trunk