Problems with subs in my new car

[Fusebaum]

What's going on good folks at Caraudio dot commm, first time posting here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Anyways, here's my problem. I bought a sub amp bundle about 2 1/2 years ago. Here is the link for the bundle, it's discontinued, but here you go www dot sonicelectronix dot com/item_28425_1200W-Complete-Hifonics-Kenwood-Bass-Package.html So I bought that, my friend installed it in my 96 ford contour, and for the past 2 1/2 years, they have worked beautifully //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Now about a month I got a 2006 ford Taurus, and I decided to switch everything over, yesterday the same friend helped install it. Everything seems to work fine, except that I can barley hear them. So I go to the trunk, look at the speakers, and they vibrate like crazy monkeys, but I can barley hear them. I thought maybe if I turn them aroundwz, I would be able to hear them, guess what? NOPE. So I thought adjusting the radio eq or the settings on the amp might change something, NOOOOOOOPEEE. After that I laid down on the cement and cried myself to sleep due to mass failure :'(

Now, when I had the subs in my contour, I could barley hear myself speak when they were on, and my mirrors would shake, in the Taurus, I hear crappy baby bass. I'm a man of bass. I can't be having crappy baby bass, I need awesome manly man bass.

So I just really have no idea what it could be, I thought id check on the forum before I go to an audio shop, thanks people!

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[AwesomeStranger 10+ year member]

Pop the backseat down, you will see a massive improvement.

 

[Fusebaum]

I tried to do that, but Its seems like there is no option of doing that, also my friend has a 2000 or so Taurus, and he can't figure anything out. He has a smaller system then me, and his is louder. I'm confused //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[BrownVanMan 10+ year member]

Link doesn't work but it could be box rise.

As far as manly bass you need to upgrade or at least build a better box.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

I've seen this several times, a setup in one car even if you pulled it all out wire for wire and duplicated it in another vehicle type the results will NOT be the same. Basicly you need to start from scratch to see what this car will need to become loud.

 

[JoiNt- 10+ year member]

yep nvr the same a 12" L7 ona alpine 500 watt amp sounded like friggen two 18s on 3kw in my friends fusion, but sounded like a 10" sony explode in mine every cars diff thats for sure

 

[Fusebaum]

That ***** //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif and my seat won't go down, it doesn't have the option. but does a different car really matter that much? Shouldn't I be able to hear it just as much a the other car, especially when I listen in the trunk?

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

That ***** //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif and my seat won't go down, it doesn't have the option. but does a different car really matter that much? Shouldn't I be able to hear it just as much a the other car, especially when I listen in the trunk?

yes, it can make a huge difference going from one vehicle to another. Also, "listening in the trunk" isn't a good indication of loudness...unless you shut yourself in the trunk. But that would be silly.

 

[Bostonjlguy 10+ year member]

What are u you running for a deck?

 

[Fusebaum]

Hahahaha, I usually hope in the trunk to listen, I meant I stand outside the trunk //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif and I had no idea it would make such a difference, i literally can not here them at all. Could it be a bad connection? Or it's not getting enough power?

Also I have a pioneer DEH-2100IB