[Insightfu1]

Thought this deserved its own thread as I don’t think any Insight owner has done this.

After thinking about whether I should cut metal and install the sub in the deck, I ultimately decided against it and decided to cut the rear plastic deck and place the sub over the metal (which is sound deadened and foamed up). I thought the sub would sink in more but there’s barely any room between plastic and metal.

The sub barely fits between speakers but thank God it did. It doesn’t block too much of my view either.

I wanted the sub to be exposed in the interior as opposed to being under all that sound deadening from the deck. Plus I didn’t have to sound deaden trunk.

So far so good as there is no rattling from deck itself. Also got the sub remote installed in the blank slot near gas door button and returning my under seat sub.

 

[blackheart]

In the event of a collision, could it fly forward?

 

[Insightfu1]

In the event of a collision, could it fly forward?

It’s secured by brackets that are screwed into the metal.. they are just hidden under the plastic..

 

[Mobilcams]

It's well advertised what it is - I hope you don't park in any high crime areas.. Just sayin..

 

[insightfully]

@Insightfu1 is a high mileage driver through ride-share... so seemingly never leaves the car unattended <LOL>.

 

[Wolverine51]

So, how does it sound ?

 

[Insightfu1]

It's well advertised what it is - I hope you don't park in any high crime areas.. Just sayin..

I have been in high crime areas a lot since I’m all over the place..I’m not parking my car long though and going out for a stroll or anything..I’m usually just driving around in those areas.

I guess if i got really concerned, I could just cover the logo with electrical tape. Plus my rear has a dark tint making it less obvious.

So, how does it sound ?

It has good bass at the mid and high levels.. if I wanted really good bass at the low-end, I’d probably need at least a 10”. With it being closer to driver and inside car, you feel more of the bass.

The audio shop owner tuned the sub for me but I think I was exploring more of the sub settings on my Pioneer 4500nex yesterday to see if I could find something better.

I may have to do some research online to see how people have tuned it. It sounds much better than the underseat sub I had but recently I’ve been listening to music from my home audio setup (which has a 12” sub) so Im kind of got used to the thunderous bass.

This sub will shake glass when turned up and if you know how to adjust the knob correctly, you can get good bass without the noise of the actual box (which does happen when set too high)..each song/piece is different so I found myself adjusting the sub a lot yesterday just to hit that sweet spot. Plus i need about 2 weeks to break-in.

This is my first real sub in any of my cars and I’m liking it so far. Although I’m still open to metal cutting/metal panel removal (to submerge sub) because sub blocks my lower center rear view, which is slightly annoying but I can use side mirrors to overcome that (but still).

 

[Wolverine51]

Glad to hear your work was rewarded

I'm not that adventuresome anymore. There was a time, during a succession of Chevy Cavaliers, when my "sub-woofer" was an Acoustic Research AR-3 speaker (12 inch woofer) in the trunk

 

[Verdier]

Like the knob placement.

 

[Insightfu1]

So I decided to cut the metal in rear deck to fit the JL audio 8” sub but it wouldn’t fit without having to cut center seat belt so Ive decided to return it and got a 10” JL Audio shallow-depth sub (10TW3-D4) and get a custom box for it.

I went to another audio shop this time and they seemed to do better work (at least with regards to custom work) and cut a good fitting piece from rear deck to fit box. And they even made a custom wood fabrication to put over the sub so you can’t see messy area surrounding where the sub is installed (pictured).

I now have all my rear view back and the bass from this thing is amazing and is much better than the 8”! It’s connected to another JL audio amp. Since the sub is not as close to rear glass as the 8” JL, there is no glass vibration noise and now it’s just a clean deep bass. Plus I get to keep all my vital trunk space and spare tire area.

I couldn’t be happier with this sub.

 

[[email protected]]

I was wondering if I could do something similar to this....but cleaner....thinking under seat subs mounted to rear deck from underneath (where stock spots are). There must be some room there for the touring model(ex model here). I see 8" powered under seat subs for $99 with wiring (and mounting hardware) that are under 3" tall. I haven't seen wiring diagrams for insight yet to determine signal source and good location for power supply but when there is a will....

 

[Insightfu1]

I had a 10 inch under seat sub that I put under my passenger seat. To be honest, I was underwhelmed by its power so I returned it. If you read the reviews for those type of subs, you will find out that a lot of people warn against putting it in the trunk because it’s too weak. But it might be OK for you, but it certainly wasn’t for me.

 

[Insightfu1]

Or another thing you can do is if you don’t want to cut the rear deck, you can get the same sub I have and install the box under the deck and have the sub pointing downward into trunk.

 

[[email protected]]

I doubt the misses would be ok with lost trunk space or holes cut. I would hope the difference would at least be like an upgrade to the touring setup. That said my last stereo was 15s and 5000watts and underseat crap is a new world to me, but this is more of a closed windows kind of loud I am going for. Perhaps I am better off with sealed spider free air woofers in the rear deck.... probably what the touring uses anyway

 

[insightfully]

There must be some room there for the touring model(ex model here). I see 8" powered under seat subs for $99 with wiring (and mounting hardware) that are under 3" tall. I haven't seen wiring diagrams for insight yet to determine signal source and good location for power supply but when there is a will....

@INSIGHT_OUTTASIGHT posted some EX wiring diagrams that may help you as a starting reference - Stereo Upgrade - Audio Wiring Harness

 

[2020 Blue Steel LX]

Or another thing you can do is if you don’t want to cut the rear deck, you can get the same sub I have and install the box under the deck and have the sub pointing downward into trunk.

Do you have any pictures for reference?

 

[Insightfu1]

Do you have any pictures for reference?

Picture of exactly what ?

 

[2020 Blue Steel LX]

Picture of exactly what ?

The subwoofer box and where you have it mounted.

 

[Insightfu1]

The subwoofer box and where you have it mounted.

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