Need Help with Getting Things for Subwoofer

[SVSound]

Hey,

The speakers in my car sound fine, but the subwoofer isn't even audible. I thought it was blown since I used to be able to feel it, so I took the car in and they said it works fine. I seriously don't hear/feel it at all anymore and it isn't even up that loud. So I figured I would put a subwoofer in so I can actually get bass out of my music apart from the woofers on the doors. I remembered that a friend had two subwoofers that were never even opened so they gave them to me. I have a smaller car, so I just want to put one of these in my car. It's the Alpine 12" SWS-1243D. What are your opinions on this subwoofer anyways? I have never really dealt with car audio, I've always just focused on home theater so please excuse any stupid questions.

Since I have the subwoofer, is all I need is a box, amp, and to pay for installation, correct? I don't want to go somewhere and get ripped off. What enclosure should I get? I don't know much about car subwoofers, I'm not sure what amps would work with this subwoofer. Can I please have some suggestions?

I don't want to spend too much money here, so please recommend things that are good in quality but not too expensive.

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[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

get a better single woofer fo sho...

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

It's free.... If you have modest expectations just look online for a cheap sealed box.

If you have a factory head unit you will need either a line level converter or look into an amp that has line level inputs.

Also find an inexpensive wiring kit (possibly from wherever you buy the box and save on shipping)

 

[SVSound]

Well I'm not sure how much power the amp I get should have. I don't want to overpower or under power it, so I figured I'd post on here and ask those who know much more than I do. I'm afraid to go into a place and ask since I have a strong feeling they'll try to rip me off.

Also, I have two of these subwoofers sitting in my guest room right now. Will just one of these work fine? I don't need something that will shake the entire car or make car alarms around me going off haha. I just want some nice bass that I can feel while driving.