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Old 08-29-2015, 06:17 AM   #15
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Yes, but he is talking about mounting a sub in front trunk which has no air flow to the cabin.

You'll get some sympathetic vibration frequencies through the metal of the car, but minimal sound/pressure waves.
Ok doubters 1, Jamesp 0. The verdict is in, Subs in the frunk aren't worth the effort. There goes my "low frequency sound waves" theory. Here is a pic of the test setup:



The result was the sub and amp combination worked very well together. It was impressive with the hood open. While it could be felt inside the car, it made little difference in the overall sound quality over the dash speakers alone and is not worth having in the car. The trunk latch was buzzing like mad (I think it would eventually wear out / break) and there was much more bass response outside the car than inside. I'm glad I didn't go to the trouble of making things pretty or running wires to the frunk, this would have been a disaster. As it is I got to do a little design and play with my table saw. Thanks P-wave for your comments, they drove me to test this before doing a full install. Back to the drawing board.
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