Sound not traveling through seats

[rumdada 10+ year member]

Ok guys I have a 2013 Buick Verano and I can barley hear any bass in my system with the seats up.

When I put it down it sounds a lot better. I was wonder If I should add more power? change up the box? Get bigger subs?

I have 2 10' Rockford p3's running about 250w eat in a sealed enclosure.

Would I have better luck with 12' or maybe a 15? I just dont like riding with my back seat down all the time but right now its a must

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[platinumjason]

Found your problem. 250w in sealed enclosure. I have a single XFL 12 on 1200w tunedyto 33hz and feel I need more with the seats up.

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

Dothe rear seats have a armrest? U can do a ported box thru it ...ur not gona get a ton of output on that power seats up or down..or u can maybe port thru the rear deck ..its just not a big deal or worth the trouble to most i run 5000rms and always have my seats down

 

[rumdada 10+ year member]

Yea i really miss my RD audio set up i shouldnt have sold it but the p3s give good quality sound I just dont want to blow them they are rated for 500w rms you think I should start off with a bigger amp? Or a Tuned ported box? And the leather is very thick with the seats I think it may be sound deading material???

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

Yea p3s arent great but should handle rms if u dont wana do alot of work build a custom ported box and double the power

 

[rumdada 10+ year member]

Yea i just want to keep these subs this summer I may ditch them for some real subs but i dont want to fork over that kind of money right now

 

[Slobalt]

2x what nasty08 said

 

[Slobalt]

Dothe rear seats have a armrest? U can do a ported box thru it ...ur not gona get a ton of output on that power seats up or down..or u can maybe port thru the rear deck ..its just not a big deal or worth the trouble to most i run 5000rms and always have my seats down

I've never thought of a port thru the rear deck, thank you for the idea

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

I've never thought of a port thru the rear deck, thank you for the idea

Same principle as a blowthru in a truck

 

[Slobalt]

Same principle as a blowthru in a truck

I get the idea it just has never crossed my mind. You think that would be too much for a rear window? My rear window is very close to the deck.

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

I get the idea it just has never crossed my mind. You think that would be too much for a rear window? My rear window is very close to the deck.

Yea let it rip lol ..unless its a super old car and ur running 10k..but im guessing u drive a cobalt

 

[rumdada 10+ year member]

Ok so it appears my subs are wired on my 2 channel amp recieving 250w rms at 4ohms each, IF i bridge the subs to 4ohms the am will run at 1000w rms giving me double the power??

here is the specs of my amp

2x 500 2ohm

2x 250 x 4 ohm

1x1000 4ohms bridged

 

[Slobalt]

Yea let it rip lol ..unless its a super old car and ur running 10k..but im guessing u drive a cobalt

yea probably fall apart before the glass brakes

 

[Slobalt]

Ok so it appears my subs are wired on my 2 channel amp recieving 250w rms at 4ohms each, IF i bridge the subs to 4ohms the am will run at 1000w rms giving me double the power??
here is the specs of my amp

2x 500 2ohm

2x 250 x 4 ohm

1x1000 4ohms bridged

Some people think it's a bad idea to run two different speaker lines out of same same output but you could do. I have in the past

 

[rumdada 10+ year member]

Some people think it's a bad idea to run two different speaker lines out of same same output but you could do. I have in the past

So the way they are hooked up now is stupid in other words? lol