Hey all,
I've been thinking about this project for some time. Actually it has probably been more than 6 months since the last of the Bose amps died. The straightforward alternatives were to get the Bose amps fixed or to finally replace the POS Bose and go with something better.
After reading through a lot of the trials and tribulations here on the forum, I decided to go with 6" components in the doors and to drive them with some clean power. I like a good crisp bass and I could definitely do without the boom boom bass that seems to be so popular today. Therefore, I believe the 6" components will be sufficient without a sub and certainly much better than stock.
The next step was to find an amp and a creative mounting design that would allow me to use the space previously occupied by the factory sub. Well, a picture is worth a 1,000 words, so here's a couple of in-progress snapshots to let you know what I am doing.
First, regarding the speakers, I removed the factory plastic enclosure and gutted it of the small speaker and amp. This pic shows the bottom half of the enclosure. My next step is to trace and cut a piece of 1/2" MDF and fasten it to the top of this enclosure. This will have two advantages. First, it will allow me to re-use the factory mounting of the enclosure and second, it will allow just enough height for the 6" components (MB Quart). In the right-hand section of the enclosure, I will mount the MB Quart crossovers.
For the amplifier, I chose a MTX 4202. As you can see, after about 30 minutes witha dremel, it will fit into the factory subwoofer enclosure. As with the speakers, only the bottom half of the enclosure is retained. Again, this will permit re-use of the factory install brackets.
I'll try to get some more pics after I get the speakers mounted.
I've been thinking about this project for some time. Actually it has probably been more than 6 months since the last of the Bose amps died. The straightforward alternatives were to get the Bose amps fixed or to finally replace the POS Bose and go with something better.
After reading through a lot of the trials and tribulations here on the forum, I decided to go with 6" components in the doors and to drive them with some clean power. I like a good crisp bass and I could definitely do without the boom boom bass that seems to be so popular today. Therefore, I believe the 6" components will be sufficient without a sub and certainly much better than stock.
The next step was to find an amp and a creative mounting design that would allow me to use the space previously occupied by the factory sub. Well, a picture is worth a 1,000 words, so here's a couple of in-progress snapshots to let you know what I am doing.
First, regarding the speakers, I removed the factory plastic enclosure and gutted it of the small speaker and amp. This pic shows the bottom half of the enclosure. My next step is to trace and cut a piece of 1/2" MDF and fasten it to the top of this enclosure. This will have two advantages. First, it will allow me to re-use the factory mounting of the enclosure and second, it will allow just enough height for the 6" components (MB Quart). In the right-hand section of the enclosure, I will mount the MB Quart crossovers.
For the amplifier, I chose a MTX 4202. As you can see, after about 30 minutes witha dremel, it will fit into the factory subwoofer enclosure. As with the speakers, only the bottom half of the enclosure is retained. Again, this will permit re-use of the factory install brackets.
I'll try to get some more pics after I get the speakers mounted.