For my new subs I want to get more air flow into the cabin from the trunk. It will make it seem much louder to me if I was to cut the plastic out behind the middle armrest in the rear seat. Does anyone know if this is possible or if there is any electrical wires or like a metal plate of reinforcement behind it?
Sorry for the ghetto pic lolol
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No need to cut it. You can just remove it. What you need to do is remove the entire seat, remove the carpeting from the back of it and you will see 4 screws that hold the plastic piece in.

 

Awesome do you know of any links showing how to remove the rear seat? That saved me some time and money

 

I posted a pic somewhere on here, but I can find it for the life of me.

You need to remove the lower portion first.
* there are 4 nuts that hold it in place
Once that is out of the way you will need to remove all the nuts and bolts that hold the back rest in place.

Once they are all removed you will have to go into the trunk and remove two plastic covers near the top of the trunk. This will expose a spring mechanism. Insert a screwdriver and move the latch. Then go back in the car and pull the seat out.

 

Alright that explains it great only other question is where are the 4 bottom nuts located?

 

If you look at where the seat meets the carpet you will see 4 plastic covers. Pry them off and you will find the nuts.

 

If I remember correctly- there's also some sort of small tube on the drivers side of the seatback that needs to be disconnected. It almost looks like an airline- but I have no idea what it is or where it goes. I had to give it an attitude adjustment with a little flat screw driver to get it to come apart. All is well now though.

Good tip on taking the cover off rather than cutting it. I am in the process of getting the car back together and I have been planning on making the pass through functional- just hadn't decided how just yet.

 

Awsome thanks a lot man that just put my system together

 

no problem.

Tip:
To get the power wire through the firewall, put some oil/lube on the cable. It will make it a million times easier to get it through the tiny rubber hole.

 

Good idea I might have to run larger than average power wire due to the 2k watt RMS amp im going to be running...

 

I just saw what you are putting in the trunk.

That is going to hit hard.

 

I just sealed the deal and ordered the Subs but now im broke lol need more funds for amp.

 

Hmmz, this thread just got me wondering... Would it be possible to install an armrest in the Coupe? Would the SS's seat with the armrest fit in place of the Coupes rear seat without the A/R... I doubt it but I wonder if anyone could shed some light...

that would be uber bonus

 

be sure to sound deaden the trunk- if you don't, it's going to rattle like mad. there's also two vents in the trunk, on the bottom (you'll see them when you get the carpet out)- wedge a sock or something in there to hold the flap open on each of them or else those will make noise too.

 

Bumpn What kinda system you got? Thanks for the tips.

 

Ford Focus daily driver:
Rainbow Audio Profi-Kick front stage (6.5" and tweet)
Aura Audio Force12 substage (single 12")
DLS amps

Benz
JBL's flagship GTi front stage (6.5" and tweet) and substage (single 12")
A/D/S P840 amp for front stage and rear fill (when turned on)
Arc Audio 1200.1 amp for the sub

Both setups have sealed and deadened doors, midbass' are mounted on clay and mdf baffles with deflex pads behind the speakers, sealed enclosure for the sub.

 

i remember seeing someone showing a pic of a the armrest ported for the trunk. if you do a lil diggin, you can find it, for sure.

 

Aight will do, thanks for the info

Bumpn- Nice systems your running a lot of watts for those 12s damn they must wangg.

 

I know the guy you are talking about. His C is white or silver and he's from somewhere out of the states- can't remember where though. He had a custom install done using plexi or lexan- I can't remember.

The Aura Force in my Focus receives around 300 watts- nothing too much. The JBL sub sees about 900 watts from a 3ohm load on the Arc. The Aura gets plenty loud for me- but it's a SQ driver- it's not meant to be loud- just meant to be exact. The JBL is an amazing subwoofer. It has the ability to get very loud and can take anything you give it- but it is very accurate and musical all at the same time.

When I first built my Focus system- I was 18 (in 2000)- I bought the crap from the local chain store- more or less was only concerned with being loud and the fact you could hear me a mile away. Then I went to my first SQ competition and I was hooked. That was also when I was introduced to a single sub setup- and I've never looked back since.

Also as far as TC goes- I think you'll be happy. I installed a single DB-500 12" in my girlfriends car on a Zed built amp. It's pretty nice- especially considering the price. It's pretty loud as well as fairly accurate.

 

2,000 watts, Root Mean Square???????

The Beatles played Shea Stadium using Vox 200 watt amps.

Multiplex theaters average 400 watts per screen.

At just 50 watts, the sound will be so loud you'll get out of the car.

Ask your salesman how many amps the amplifier draws. Multiply that number by 12 (battery voltage) and that is the maximum watts. That needs to be reduced a bit because no amp is 100% efficient. A further reduction is needed for wire length, and the efficiency of the loud speakers.

Removing the panel is a good idea. Some cars have a door there for a ski bag to pass through.

 

I was going to ask the same thing. I was curious as to what the amp rating was on the fuses. Most of the lower to mid level amp manufacturers seem to pull their numbers out of thin air. A single 40amp fuse and they are claiming 6k watts or something goofy. Not saying this is the case here, but I kinda doubt for that price, I don't think you will ever see that much power from that amp.

Also what's the VC configuration on the subs- S4 ohm or D4 ohm?

 

The subs are D4 so i can wire them to 1 ohm and the amp is 1 ohm stable. I have read reviews about this amp saying that it is great and is very accurate to what the manufacturer says it can do. The only reason im getting it so cheap is because i know someone special