It wasn't a very difficult task, just very time consuming! I have to say that the Pioneer sub is a definite improvement over the stock sub! It doesn't give the same sound as a ported sub, but its very close to it!

I was able to fit the sub in the stock location by removing a metal bar that runs just underneath it. It was spot welded in 4 spots, so I simply drilled them out without any problems. I then had to enlarge stock hole so that I could fit the new 10" sub. I used a dremel with a metal bit. That took the most time because I wanted to be careful and neat with it! I made a new 9" diameter hole and fit the 10" perfectly. I used some 1/2" foam insulation between the sub and dash to help with vibrations. I used 14"x2" hex self tapping screws to bolt the sub down.

In order to the stock cover back on, I had to cut some of the interior plastic as well as remove the red lens for the stop light. Since I have a spoiler with the LED it didn't matter. You also can't tell that the red lens is missing because of my tint! So I was lucky with that!

All I really have left to do it just secure the sub a little bit more! Other than that it's done! I am happy with the new results!!

Pics will be posted shortly!

Thanks to all those that helped with all my technical questions!!

-Rich

 

Hope you don't run into vibration problems on the rear deck. You might want to reinforce with a 1/2" MDF. Hope it works out though.

 

Well so far so good. I set the volume all the way up and played some heavy bass music, reggae that is, and so far so good!!

 

Are you using the stock amplifier?

 

No using an old phoenix gold amp. I'm running the signals into a crossover before it hits the amp. I have the low pass filter on the crossover set to 120Hz. If I set it lower it sounded like the sub was cutting off. I'm getting pretty good sound. If I was to get a better amp I'm sure it would push a little bit cleaner!

 

If you are using the stock wiring harness, then you don't need an extra low-pass filter since it is already been crossed over.

 

sounds like a good mod. Good luck with it. Hope to see some pics soon.