breezey
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which is the best way to position it? facing towards the boot?
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Ellis
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Location: Aberdeenshire
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I've always liked it better facing the rear of the seats....
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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I have mine facing the boot but only because it looks neater 
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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mine is facing the back of the seats
April 08 feature car
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Mike GSi
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Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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i find it depends on shape and size of the car
on all my hatches i had it towards the seat but in the astra and beemer it sounds better towards boot imo
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palli17
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my bass didnt sound as good ihad my subs facing the boot but i realised if i put the back seats down the bass hits hard in my bmw
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Mike GSi
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chloe16v
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mine are facing the boot
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breezey
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if you face the rear of the seats, how much of a gap should you leave between the sub and the seats?
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Ellis
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That's a question for a boffin really...
Suck and see kinda thing, fiddle about with it until you like the sound
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breezey
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ok thanks. i think i am going to port my sub aswell, as the last one seemed to hit harder and it was less powerful!
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Ren
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Ported subs generally require more power, but have a broad bass range. Mine is facing towards the boot, but I drive an Audi A4, and there's a inch thick steelplate behind the back seats... I can still hear the bass, but once I open the boot and hear how loud it actually is... makes me think I should get a better amp to get that sort of sound in the cabin 
[Edited on 28-09-2008 by Ren]
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Bonney
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Location: St Helens
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I used to have nine facing upwards towards the parcel shelf, sounded good, but now i may be removing it altogether as i nees a boot now
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Face towards the boot, if you block it by facing the seats your messing up how it bounces.
That's a really shit explanation but it's just what I was told
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macky
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how bout removing the parcel shelf and facing it up towards the roof??
i did this and it sounded better than when it faced the boot
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by purple machine
how bout removing the parcel shelf and facing it up towards the roof??
i did this and it sounded better than when it faced the boot
Yeah but then its more likely to get nicked coz its on show, bet it'd sound really good though.
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JM_16v
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bass is non directional so doesnt matter
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
bass is non directional so doesnt matter
In my old mk3 astra the bass sounded muffled if I faced the sub against the back seats, but fine when turned around.
I'd say it matters a lot.
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av it
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this thread is pointless imo because all subs are different in the respect that some are front firing and some are rear firing so without knowing what sub it is then no one can comment honestly, and bass is directional to a certain degree
pick your sub then ask, or if you allready have one then let me know the model and spec and i will advise from there or other users will
[Edited on 30-09-2008 by av it]
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Iain M
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I had them facing the boot in a twin ported box. Could flip a pound coin on the roof with itlike that. Also the box was that big i couldn't have them any other way
[Edited on 30-09-2008 by Iain M]
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Ren
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After reading this thread, I switched my sub to face my rear seats and the sound difference was instantly noticable. While it did bang a little more (vibration wise) the sound was completely off... Like hitting a drum full of sawdust. Ported boxes need the airflow, I wouldn't know about sealed.
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jacko198
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Registered: 1st Mar 07
Location: Buckinghamshire
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quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
bass is non directional so doesnt matter
Quoted for the truth, Bass is percieved to be central by the human ear
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joes_1.4_16v_sport
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: Preston, LANCS
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I refer to my car once again.
Getting abit of postage with her recently
Was facing towards the front but swapped it to face the boot+ it simply amplfies the sound coming off the boot lid...
Was like...
[Edited on 30-09-2008 by joes_1.4_16v_sport]
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