TDi Estate boot install

[jamesk656]

Decided after buying a very nice head unit and replacing the speakers i fancied a little more bass so decied to do a discreet sub and amp install in the boot.

I do alot of surfing so i didnt want something big in the boot or in a postion where it could get salt water ingress etc...

So as i have the false floor in my octavia i decided to use the large amount of space behind the spare wheel in the wheel well, After removing the polystyrene bit i relised that there was more than enough space to get a sub and am mounting in there so that the false floor could still close if need be!

i am running 2x in-phase XT8 1000 watt subs off of a SPLX 300w bridged amp, Made an open sub box and soundproofed the various metal areas in the wheel well, carpeted and fitted, i did it over a week or so but probably only took a few hours to fully complete!

Very impressed with quality of the bass and the subs and amp themselves, easy to wire in and look pretty good i think!

What do you think ?!?

[Lloyd55vrs]

looks nice and stealth enough bud

my ocd would cause me to have the wires pop up from no-where and go in the amp lol

but im very ott and strange

by no means being mean lol good job matey

Edited 19 August, 2010 by Lloyd55vrs

[jamesk656]

yep thats the plan! hidden wires popping out from underneath, and trim the wood to fit carpet properly!!!

nearly fully finished!

[Lloyd55vrs]

good good

thats what i like to hear lol

then some more work in progress pics

always a fan of some nice bass in small packages

[RobClubley]

Nice! :thumbup:

[Jcb.]

On the theme of OCD, possibly would have gone with a sub either side and the amp in the middle for symmetry... But that really is obsessive

Joking aside mate, that's looking good

I wish the hatchback Octy had the same false floor too so I could do similar instead of just having a box sat in the boot.

[jamesk656]

that would have been nice but on the left hand side there is no space as the wheel well is more to the Right!!

Edited 26 August, 2010 by jamesk656

[pstar2002]

are those subs in a sealed enclosure?

[jamesk656]

no not fully sealed although i do intend to fully seel it at some point.

but i have insulated the whole wheel well so it sounds great already

[D@z]

any pics of the HU install?

[jamesk656]

will get some pictures when im home from my trip to plymouth tommorow!

[pstar2002]

no not fully sealed although i do intend to fully seel it at some point.

but i have insulated the whole wheel well so it sounds great already

It'll be worth it, but make sure you get the right volume.