Stereo Modification

[NSXellent]

Has anyone here made any modifications to the stock stereo system? I find that it has a very weak bass output, and I am looking into adding a subwoofer and perhaps replacing the front door speakers by something more powerful. The problem, however, is that there is hardly any room to install a subwoofer without sacrificing a significant amount of legroon in the passenger-side footwell. Does anyone know about an already-built housing box for a subwoofer that supposedly exists for the NSX to accomodate a subwoofer? any suggestions for a small subwoofer which fits nicely? or do you care to share you own experiences with modifying the stereo? Thanks for the help.

p.s. I don't listen to rap, so I don't need a ridiculously high amount of bass, just a decent amount to fill the sound nicely. I listen mostly to rock and alternative stuff.

Thanks again.

 

[QWKSLVR]

BB, I've revamped my system to an Alpine CD head unit, Boston Acoustics door speakers, Boston 10.5" sub in passenger floor panel (still plenty of leg room for a leggy female passenger!), & an extant amp in the trunk (in place of tool kit). I'll post pics as soon as I take 'em, but for now, let me describe how the center console was modified. A large rectangular area was cut to remove the narrow LED tuner display & the stereo menu display below it. The remaining open space where the preset station buttons used to be, was filled-in using a fitted scrap metal strip & epoxy. The hardened epoxy was wet-sanded to blend w/ original console piece. Entire console trim was then re-dyed to match factory gun-metal finish (rather than repainted). Generic aftermarket stereo faceplate adapter mounted behind console trim holds unit in place. In addition, a cell phone holder was fabricated where shift pattern map used to be & cup holder was fabricated where square coin holder was. The fit & finish look awesome, & if you didn't know any better, it looks factory & one of a kind! Hope this gives you some idea, it can be done tastefully, good luck.

 

[QWKSLVR]

BB, forgot to mention, the installation was professionally done by the previous owner, who is also a master installer at a high-end A/V retailer in VA. Go to BostonAcoustics.com & go to installation icon to see "Chuck's NSX", pics of the sub in the floor board, BTW the sub box was custom made out of fiberglass.

 

[TitaniumVtec]

I added the pics from "Chuck's NSX" to the picture gallery. Very clean look!