I'm intrested in replacing my factory subwoofer...but in the factory enclosing- i noticed that the Bose has a 9'' sub..soo i was wondering if i could put in a JL Audio 8WO..(the 8 inch woofer) w/o any problems- becides upgrading the amp. Thanks for the help!

 

its not worth it at all, just add a box and a sub

 

 

but i travel alot so i unfortunately need my trunk space

 

Look into a small box woofer. Like a 10inch diamond audio d6. But if money was not a issues you can also get a 10 inch fiberglass on the side of the trunk.

 

fiberglass it

 

well i dont really wanna overdo it- i guess i could case it in the spare tire area and port it? ....but back to the money issue that sub alone is quite costly - i'll just have Tweeter do it for me i guess

 

i've got a small sealed 10" and it fits really nicely near the pass-thru. I'd recommend that, if you are not going the fiberglass route

 

umm ur complaining about money on a single JL Audio 8W-0 ? How is this sub costly?

 

If you do an additional sub do you need an additional amp or can you run it from stock? Can I leave the stock hooked up or is it best to disconnect when you have a new sub in trunk?

 

the stock amp is pretty weak, so you would need an aftermarket amp.

 

stock amp and equalizers are pretty pathetic...i think ill jus go w/ the pass thru idea- thank u Dark Inspire and everyone else..this site gets better and better each time i come here

 

thanks for the suggestions, i love learning new stuff about my kick-ass new TL!

 

how do you get the stock sub to work again after installing the HU???

i just learned that the 12s and amp i wanted to throw in my car are all busted up, and im strapped for cash, so id rather just do some rewiring.

can someone point me in a direction? do i have to run wires from the stock sub to the new aftermarket HU?

 

from an aftermarket head unit, you would need one that first has a pre-out preferably sub out. You need an aftermarket amplifier to get your factory sub going. A small basic 2 channel or monoblock and run that directly to the sub. There are no other ways or means of getting your factory sub going, this has been covered many many times.