Subwoofer into e39
Discussion
Hi all, whilst cleaning the boot out of my E39 I noticed its all wired up for a subwoofer, my question for the panel is - Will enough sound transfer through to the cabin from say a low to midrange priced active subwoofer kit (Halfords have a 12" Fli system for £99) just to add some low end and bass to the pretty weak audio system in the car?
My car does not have a ski hatch either.
My car does not have a ski hatch either.
In short, no.
What would happen is that a subwoofer just placed in the boot area will pump bass and the 'vibrations' will be 'felt' in the cabin area. I'd say perhaps 75% of the bass output will swirl around in the boot, doing nothing more than shaking your bootlid and rattling your number plate, so very inefficient and not very musical at all.
It's very easy to cut a ski hatch if your car doesn't have one. By then having a custom enclosure made to hold one or two perhaps high quality 8,10 or 12 inch subwoofers to 'fire' through the ski hatch, 100% of the bass is transferred into the cabin where you sit. This is a very efficent way to add bass to an E39 and other similar BMW's. Practically you wouldn't need such a powerful RMS output amplifier either, less strain and current drain on the car's electrical system.
Cheers, Dennis!
What would happen is that a subwoofer just placed in the boot area will pump bass and the 'vibrations' will be 'felt' in the cabin area. I'd say perhaps 75% of the bass output will swirl around in the boot, doing nothing more than shaking your bootlid and rattling your number plate, so very inefficient and not very musical at all.
It's very easy to cut a ski hatch if your car doesn't have one. By then having a custom enclosure made to hold one or two perhaps high quality 8,10 or 12 inch subwoofers to 'fire' through the ski hatch, 100% of the bass is transferred into the cabin where you sit. This is a very efficent way to add bass to an E39 and other similar BMW's. Practically you wouldn't need such a powerful RMS output amplifier either, less strain and current drain on the car's electrical system.
Cheers, Dennis!
Thats what I was thinking - might look into making a small enclosure and then maybe cut the hatch into the car, can't be doing with all the rattles etc that sounds awful.
Might be more hassle than i would gain but if i get bored one afternoon I might have a play with it.
Thanks for the reply
Might be more hassle than i would gain but if i get bored one afternoon I might have a play with it.
Thanks for the reply
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