Has anyone ever done an e30?

[jaywood 10+ year member]

Well, I'm bored of the system in my car right now. I have a 1990 bmw 325i sedan with stock premium speakers. I have a pioneer headunit (DEH-P331OOB)..

I've read that bass has trouble getting into the cab due to how thick the back seats are.

I'm thinking about getting this sub: Black Eye 12D4 made w TC...

And I'm not sure about the amp.

Has anyone ever put subs in an e30?

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[jaywood 10+ year member]

Bump

Anyone?

 

[n2caraudio 10+ year member]

The back seat will play a part in how much bass gets to the cabin, but its still going to sound great. I have the black eye subs in my truck and they sound great, and take all the abuse I can give them.

 

[audiophile831 10+ year member]

I did mine a while back. Sukz because my seat didnt have that arm rest in the middle. Some do. If it does you might want to port it though there. Mine didnt so i took out my speakers on the rear deck and the air flow somewhat goes into the cabin.. Made a big difference. My box was sealed at the time

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

I built the back seat for one customer, the other had it removed in favor of a fiberglass installation were the seat used to be. Sorry, not much help for leaving it stock.

 

[jaywood 10+ year member]

Thanks for the responses. I'm thinking of cutting hole in the rear deck and mounting a sub like this

It would look something like this on the bottom, but with a sealed enclosure around it

JL Stealth Box - Page 2 - BMW M3 Forum.com (E30 M3 | E36 M3 | E46 M3 | E92 M3)

 

[audiophile831 10+ year member]

what speaker u thinking of using ???

 

[jaywood 10+ year member]

The speakers I currently have are nice, so i will be using those. I'm pretty sure they are stock premium speakers

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

what speaker u thinking of using ???

The speakers I currently have are nice, so i will be using those. I'm pretty sure they are stock premium speakers

He meant subwoofer.

if you mount it in the deck you will either have to build a box beneath the deck or use a sub capable of being ran Infinite baffle

 

[audiophile831 10+ year member]

Yeah i meant subwoofer. Plus.. those stock (premium sound) 5.25s that are in the rear deck sound really really flat.. You might wanna think about replacing those as well.

 

[jaywood 10+ year member]

Figured he meant sub, just wasn't sure. But for now I think I will just keep the speakers and see how everything sounds. I'm thinking about running either a black eye (link in original post) or a RE SRI10D2. Not sure what size fits best on the deck...I would build a box enclosing it so it doesn't have to be an infinite baffle sub.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for the responses. I'm thinking of cutting hole in the rear deck and mounting a sub like this

It would look something like this on the bottom, but with a sealed enclosure around it

JL Stealth Box - Page 2 - BMW M3 Forum.com (E30 M3 | E36 M3 | E46 M3 | E92 M3)

i had to do that in my 89 m3 i had a while back.

 

[audiophile831 10+ year member]

the black eye 12d4 looks good.. Try it out and tell us how u like it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jaywood 10+ year member]

i had to do that in my 89 m3 i had a while back.

What size sub did you use?

You have any pictures?

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

penis...thank you. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/imdaman.gif.bc6c552e19aa4ad8c47461144f40eb1a.gif