

| Subject: | Re: what is under the passengers feet? (subwoofer mounting) |
| From: | Gregory Mitch Daughtry |
| Date: | Mon, 16 Dec 1996 18:11:18 -0500 |
It would be really nice to see a picture of your installation. Would it be possible to have one posted on a web page some where? I'd like to see just how much leg room this installation might take up. On Dec 16, 5:04pm, Ian Webb wrote: > Subject: what is under the passengers feet? (subwoofer mounting) > Volks, > After much thought and many hours of crappy sounding music, I've > finally purchased a subwoofer for my van. I don't really listen to loud > music (mostly bluegrass, really), and I already have a pretty good > stereo and speakers, but any bass I could hear at a stoplight went away > with the highway noise--you know how it is. This subwoofer is a small > one, a six and a half inch round tube about 19 inches long that will fit > under the glove box in my 90 camper without really intruding on any leg > room (my girlfriend has short legs). Its made by SAS Bazooka (stupid > name) and sounds great. Anyway, I need to mount it to the floor and > before I do, I wanted to find out if I was going to damage anything by > shooting some sheet metal screws thru the floor under the glovebox. To > give you some idea of where I'm thinking doing this, it would be about > toe level of anyone with their legs stretched out, maybe hidden from the > line of sight by the bottom of the glove box. Anyone know whats under > there or if I'll screw anything up? > > TIA. > > By the way, I've looked into all kinds of possibilities for improving > the low-end of the music spectrum in that van. I put a wedge subwoofer > behind the drives seat (not really enough room to sound really good), > boxes between the front seats (takes up too much space, although one > might make a nice console if cupholders were added), under the back seat > (too muffled and took up too much storage space), on the floor in front > of back seat (too noticable to would-be theives). And any speakers > mounted in the doors just can't deliver the low-end. So I finally > decided on this SAS Bazooka tube. Its has an 80 watt amp built in and > was very easy to hook up (5 wires) and is rather inconspicuious under > the glove box--and will be even more so with a little carpet thrown over > it. I don't have any connection with this company or anything, but for > some of us I know music is important and I thought I'd pass this little > gem along. Cost me $300. > > Ian > -- > > Ian Webb, Assistant Director > University of Virginia Roanoke Center > Phone: 540.857.7922 > Fax: 540.857.7936 > mailto:ian_webb@virginia.edu >-- End of excerpt from Ian Webb -- - Greg Daughtry -
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