rear shelf 4dr saloon/sedan

**adamvortex** · 08-11-2010, 05:29 PM

the hole that is located on the so called rear shelf next to the rear speakers, is this for a sub??
has anybody fitted a sub into the hole?? would it be a 10" sub that will fit and how easy is it to fit a sub there??

**Kryton** · 08-11-2010, 06:51 PM

8" I believe, it was a factory option & a couple of people have them on here but seemed to be more commonly fitted to the Legnums. I have looked into this & of the opinion you are better off just buying another sub, boxed & not messing around trying to track something down to do the job & trying to sort out correct wiring. Anything is possible but better quality for the money would be to get a stand alone system. This is all only my opinion though so feel free to investingate & if you find something suitable, let me know as I still need to upgrade my speakers

**adamvortex** · 08-11-2010, 09:54 PM

nice 1 chris for the info, i already have a 12" jbl sub in a box which takes up a fair amount of boot space, so my plan for the new galant was to fit a sub in the shelf to save boot space and for a better tidy look.with the wiring i would use a normal aftermarket wiring kit.
i take it that its a mission to fit a sub into the shelf as there is a metal plate covering the hole?

**Kryton** · 08-11-2010, 10:18 PM

To be honest, someone else may be better to answer this as I havn't investigated properly & my car is back at the garage so can't go & have a look (& I don't know a great deal about ice). I was under the impression that if your remove the material covering the metal, there is a separate blanking panel that should just unscrew. The issue is, without making some sort of box for for the sub to go into, it wouldn't sound brilliant anyway & you would be better running new wiring through the car, rather that trying to use the existing cabling. If you want something that just enhances the base without going OTT, but keeps the car tidy, you could always build something into your spare wheel or get a self powered flat sub & put it under one of the front seats. Far cheaper & save all the messing about

**Owen87** · 08-11-2010, 10:25 PM

Hmmm... i was thinking of installing a sub, didnt realise this was even there. Ill have to check this out!

**Kryton** · 08-11-2010, 10:33 PM

If anyone does sus out a quick easy way of getting something that sounds good to fil that hole, please let me know. It might even be worth trying to organise a group buy of some sort if there is enough of us

**Owen87** · 08-11-2010, 10:38 PM

Sounds like a plan!

**MarkSanne** · 09-11-2010, 11:11 AM

I've investigated this subwoofer option years ago. Indeed it is an 8" hole. The only true 8" subs that would be a straight fit (plug & play) that I found were from DLS which offer(-ed?) special open air subwoofers. Most subwoofers are ment to be used in an enclosure and won't produce (optimal) sound/quality/pressure if used in an 'open air' situation like the Galant has.

I ended up using a 10" subwoofer in a semi-open mini-enclosure powered by a mono amp which sounds totally awesome. All created and fitted by ZX-Audio ( www.zx-audio.nl ) on their site there is in the 'gallery' part a large amount of pictures of the built and the install visible. Not a cheap option though...

**The Vee** · 09-11-2010, 12:05 PM

DSCF3722.jpgAye, got an 8" sub in there myself with a mono amp for it. Not by any means earthshaking, but does give a bigger sound.

**adamvortex** · 09-11-2010, 05:58 PM

cheers everyone for all your info and advice! i know it would need the correct type of sub (free air),
@ vee what power is your sub? and what power are you putting through it??

**The Vee** · 09-11-2010, 06:37 PM

Hmmm it's a while ago now, but I think the sub is rated at 350 odd and the amp 200 (RMS values). Never gets pushed anything like that hard though. When I bought it they did say it was ok as free air jobby but I've heard boxed in ones more powerful at similar volumes. The other thing is, I had to spend a lot of time fixing rattles and vibrations as all the seat belt stuff etc is also on the back shelf. The shelf itself is already very thin and vibrates which doesn't help frequency response hence the various bits of MDF you see in the pic to space out things and firm it up a little. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't sound bad, but with all the stripping out and losses etc, it may be just as well to get a boxed 10 or 12" and certainly a lot less hassle to fit! Unless of course boot space is paramount.