Hey im wondering if any one knows of another 8 inch sub that will fit in the stock location of a 05 ZX5 that will hit harder? i have been thinking about putting a 10 inch Solibarix (excuse my spelling lol) but im afraid i would have to put a seprate box in my car. i meen if i cut a square whole in my old factory box i dont think it would sound right. any ways any info would be appreciated.
changing out the old stock sub
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I say take out the factory setup completely. All factory stereos usually suck, and I think the Focus is no exception. My car was FULLY loaded, side airbags and all, except for the 9006 audiophile. I was psyched, cause I knew I was putting in an aftermarket deck anyway. I added the Infinity Basslink, 200 watts. 10" self enclosed sub, the thing is tiny. I still have all the room I need in my hatch, but my mirrors shake if I want them too. Great thump. My parents got the new Ford 500 and it has the factory subwoofer, and I had to look for it to be sure. You can barely hear or feal it. Factory units usually are very weak.
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Cliff4ever, have you ever heard the factory audiophile svt system? That is an incredible sounding system. Even most car audio shops will tell you that. Mine has a sound unlike ANY factory system i have ever listened too. All that was needed was a slight upgrade in the sub dept.
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SVT Monkey, i noticed that you said that the factory amp isnt strong enough, i am running the factory amp on a jl10w1 and really pushes it hard. Most of Fords high end amps are stable at 1/2 an ohm. They are strong for what they are.
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B16Sir, so your saying that it sucked until you upgraded it, thanks for proving my point. And AK, install the deck yourself, it has to be the easiest car job you can do yourself. Don't pay someone else to install it, unless installation comes free from a store.
So just another question, is there any kind of device in the stock unit that cuts out any thing else if you remove it? i know that on the new chevy pickups you have to hook up the old hu inder the seat so you can still use your Cruise control because some how the cruise control is linked to you sterio.. stupid i know but i just want to make sure that is nothing goofy like that on the Focus.
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You have it easy. In my 2005 Saab if you disconnect the radio the car won't even start. Everything is fiberoptics and tied in to each other.
I don't see why you would want to take out the Audiophile sub. I can see if you were going to get a huge upgrade in performance, or maybe velodyne made a car sub but I don't know how much louder you would want to go. If you go louder you should definitely go with putting acoustic mats through out the car, simply because it is going to shake the crap out of it.
From my listening to people's cars with huge subs I just don't see why you would want it. From trunk rattle to pretty much everything in the car rattling it won't sound any better. It will punch harder sure, but audio quality could very likely go down.
From my listening to people's cars with huge subs I just don't see why you would want it. From trunk rattle to pretty much everything in the car rattling it won't sound any better. It will punch harder sure, but audio quality could very likely go down.
well mostly because my sony sounds alot better than the audiophile. i can fine tune everything where my audio phile i cant really do much at all but fade my speakers. and im not giong just for a big sub i really want a much cleaner sound than what i have right now. if i just wanted a loud sub woofer i would just change the amp and leave the hu in but thats not all i am going for. trust me my old HU sounds a LOT better than the audiophile.
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