I was scouting around briefly last night looking for a spot in the back area to mount a subwoofer. I've looked at some of the compact units (Kicker Hideaway and a Kenwood one), but there really isn't much room under the front seats, especially with the vents down there.
I do woodworking as a hobby, so I need my cargo space, so I don't think the placement in the spare tire area will work for me (plus it might just rattle the crap out of whatever I've got in the back as well). Plus I'm sure it would accumulate lots of junk in the cone, even with a screen.
I could make some custom boxes for the sides, but there are a few issues to overcome (cargo light replacement, parking sensor switch, etc), nothing really difficult, other than getting the necessary volume in the enclosure. I did see the rear door.
My (possibly) stupid idea would be to mount a subwoofer on the rear hatch, pointing towards the front of the car. I have not done any investigation about the structure behind the plastic covering, etc, so it may have some real problems (i.e. don't want to cut any metal, cable runs, rattles, etc). Has anyone ever done this to any hatchback in the past?
Thanks in advance for your comments!
I do woodworking as a hobby, so I need my cargo space, so I don't think the placement in the spare tire area will work for me (plus it might just rattle the crap out of whatever I've got in the back as well). Plus I'm sure it would accumulate lots of junk in the cone, even with a screen.
I could make some custom boxes for the sides, but there are a few issues to overcome (cargo light replacement, parking sensor switch, etc), nothing really difficult, other than getting the necessary volume in the enclosure. I did see the rear door.
My (possibly) stupid idea would be to mount a subwoofer on the rear hatch, pointing towards the front of the car. I have not done any investigation about the structure behind the plastic covering, etc, so it may have some real problems (i.e. don't want to cut any metal, cable runs, rattles, etc). Has anyone ever done this to any hatchback in the past?
Thanks in advance for your comments!