Joneill44

Hey everyone I picked up an 07 type s the other week and the bass from the sub is pathetic compared to my old 2000 TL. (plus the rattle sucks but I can fix that)

I've read and have been researching this topic long before I bought the car. I know the JL 8w3v2 is a perfect drop in fit but I'm trying not to spend the money right away.

My question is will the sub from my 2000 TL be a perfect replacement and will it still give the same performance.

Trunk Monkey

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If the sub is 2ohm and 8"..I'd assume so. Pretty much a lose lose situation going from 8" pos sub in IB to another one. It might give better performance, but any small IB sub on 50rms-ish..on a flimsy rear metal deck won't sound too good

Joneill44

Pretty much all I want is to have the same quality (bass vibration) from what I had in my 2g.

I will never add a box in the truck so my options are very limited.

Pluss I'm a noob at all this audio stuff. Would this (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Kicker+-...&skuId=2304186 )make much of a difference and would it be a perfect fit?

I hate cars

The most likely scenario is your earlier TL had a more powerful amp or the sub is crossed over differently. Putting one junk sub in there for another is not worth the time. It might help but it probably won't.

Brakoo

I came from a 2G TL to a 08 Type S and initially I hated the sub in my 08. I'm not a big audiophile but I wasn't happy with the way it sounded and I ended up realising it was mostly due to the rattle.

Fixing the rattle using this method made it good enough for me not to want to spend money on a custom sub enclosure and a new amp.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/rear-deck-bass-rattle-fix-%5Bpics-video%5D-614680/

A quick 5 minutes fix for me that did the trick.

Joneill44

Haha I have that bookmarked and plan on doing it within the next couple days.

Thanks for the reminder

Joneill44

Quick update.. I did fix the rattle and over the last couple days I've noticed a better sound quality but im still looking for more bass.

I havent been able to find a JL8w3v2 online or in the BM. Does anyone know if the newer 8w3v3 would fit just as good as the old one?