Subwoofer cut out hole in the right place?

[MellowHype 10+ year member]

This is most likely your problem. Sub is choked back there.
but like someone else said... might just be that some cars aren't very loud.

Here's a very dumb question... are you sure the sub is wired up correctly? i.e.- at 2 ohms and both coils in phase?

Ill check that out soon, might aswell check it when ive got some 10/12awg wire and uprgrade it. However im 99% sure i wired it correctly.

 

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what type of car is it?

Vauxhall/Opel Corsa C...... lol

 

[MellowHype 10+ year member]

I would do what taylor suggested and be sure sub is wired correctly. As, you should see more of a voltage drop then .1volt. Do your seats lay down? Rear speakers removed? What amp is this anyways????

Seats aren't layed down. and the rear speakers aren't removed however they are turned off at my deck.

Kicker EX1000.1

That is my amp.

 

[MellowHype 10+ year member]

Bro one thing you need to learn is to not base a subs performance of YouTube videos

Yeah i know i shouldnt, but its not just that. Loads of people say the type R is real good all the reviews are good.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Tried it with the windows down? My truck sounds like a stock setup until I roll down a window. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif but I'm guessing you're just not getting any sound in the cabin because the box is so large that its choking off air flow.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

remove the rear speakers since you're not using them anyway. Might get a little more sound into the cabin through the speaker openings.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

coil config on the sub?

Also, did you set your gains correctly?

 

[MellowHype 10+ year member]

I would do what taylor suggested and be sure sub is wired correctly. As, you should see more of a voltage drop then .1volt. Do your seats lay down? Rear speakers removed? What amp is this anyways????

Seats are not layed down. rear speakers are in but not used. The amp.. Kicker EX1000.1

 

[MellowHype 10+ year member]

Slight bump. for those who are saying theres not enough room for the sub and its chocking the air flow, i got some pics up to show how it looks.

As you can see there is barely any room. is this the reason why its not that loud??

 

[MellowHype 10+ year member]

bump - sorry just need to hear opinions on them pics ^^

Does it look like its way too close to the tailgate?

 

[sexiewasd 10+ year member]

Turn it around and fold down your seats, and test with your DMM that it's wired to the correct resistance.

 

[MellowHype 10+ year member]

Turn it around and fold down your seats, and test with your DMM that it's wired to the correct resistance.

Cant really have back seats down as i always have people in the back. Im gonna have a go flipping it to face upright, and possibly remove parcel shelf. And yeah i think i need to check the resistance on the sub

Cheers

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

you need at least 3'' from your deck so you are deff too close.

 

[Bostonjlguy 10+ year member]

It's impossible to trouble shoot this thing with out looking at it. For all we know he could have a low pass set too low and blocking out most of the frequencies you can hear. Infrasonic filter could be set too high but not likely. How are gains set? There are just too many variables. The best thing would be find a friend that knows what they are doing and have them look at it. How are the ports tuned? If you screwed up making the box, the output would ****!

 

[Bostonjlguy 10+ year member]

The high pass on the deck could be cutting off low frequencies. Turn off all eq features on the deck. Which amp is powering the sub? Is it a mono block or a 2 channel? If its not mono, how many watts are you really drawing? You might think your pushing 700 watts rms, but you may be pushing far less. Put the sub in a friends car and hook it up to their amp. You can then rule out if its the sub/box or amp/deck and go from there!

 

[dirtyunclerandy 10+ year member]

Maybe redo the box and port out the side.