Yeah, i added kilmat inside the enclosure along with poly fill, which I was expecting a big improvement from along with the woofers. But was not impressed.
I was in the same mode of not being impressed with bass response after updating all 6 speakers. As MOBRONCO said you do have some nice mid bass punch. I also added dynomat to all locations and used Focal speakers, which deliver a very nice top end and great punchy mid bass, but the low end was lacking. So yesterday I installed a subwoofer under the drivers seat and WOW, there is the low end I was seeking and very nice sound. Now I am very pleased, I used the JBL Bass Pro Nano, purchased from Crutchfield. Easy install as this unit is small and the only quality one I could find that would fit perfectly under the seat with the seat in the lowest position (I am 6'4). Fairly easy to wire and just tapped the speaker in the kick panel for signal for a high level input. Any questions or if you need pics just let me know. Thanks and good luck!
I think it would be great if you could add a little more info on how you tapped the kick panel and also how you wired for power. I never thought much about adding a sub, but your post has me considering it...
First as per Crutchfields directions I purchased an AMP install kit, hooked up power directly to the battery with 10 gauge wire and in inline fuse that came in the kit. Ran that wire through the firewall. There is a rubber plug in the firewall that leads to an easy access spot under the dash on the drivers side. The plug is oval in shape and is located between the master cylinder and the fender on the drivers side(pic). I plan to drill a small hole in the rubber plug for the wire to pass through and then use black silicone to seal around the wire, for now i just wedged it in a corner as it was late last night lol. All wires run just under the kick panel speaker and under the door sill panel to get to under the seat. For the speaker wires I used wire taps (supplied by Crutchfield) to tap the speaker wire of the kick panel speaker. You only need one channel lead to power a subwoofer. Of course a ground wire I attached to one of the rear seat bolts of the drivers seat. The final connection so you have Auto On/Off of the subwoofer is an ignition power source. By using an Add a Fuse from any parts store you can use one of the fuse locations in the fuse box to tap a line just for power that comes on with ignition. Fuse box is easy to access and the panel blow the steering wheel exposes easy access as it is just in there with clips. Start at the top of the panel and pull out as it is hinged at the bottom and just folds down, exposing the fuse panel. I used fuse location #37. Pics are in order and are after install as I did not photo while doing the work. Hope this helps and any other questions please let me know.
Thanks Terry, super helpful! Does it not matter if you use the + or - speaker wire leading to the kick panel speaker as input to the sub?
This is not good advice, you need to get left AND right speaker input, there will be bass information in both the left and right channels.
On this particular subwoofer you can hook to just one channel, some subs require both channels. In a 2 channel audio recording low frequency sound is mixed to both left and right channels except in rare cases. In home theatre applications this is not true hence the LFE connection and the sub out on receivers/pre amps where the mixing is done.
Not to divert sales away from a member here, but if you can't find the speaker adapters you like and you don't want to wire them yourselves, buy your speakers from Crutchfield. They send them free with purchase.
Appreciate it! Iāve actually bought a set of 4 from the member FastDaddy twice now. 600 and 300hz versions. Been super happy with the 300s after messing with the factory tone settings extensively.
