Aftermarket Subwoofers for CL's???
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Aftermarket Subwoofers for CL's???
Has anyone tried replacing the stock subwoofer with an aftermarket one? If so can you hear it through the trunk, or would you need to pull out the existing sub in the top deck as a place for sound to pass. I know BASS is omnidirectional, but I imagine (and would hope) that Mercedes has some serious sound dampening between the rear seat and trunk compartments. Thanks for any advice, pictures or video!!
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Put 2 12s in the trunk... just my opinion.... if you want bass do it right the first time.... Have 2 JL Audio WO3s in JL Audio cabinet, replaced interior speakers with Alpine and Focal, 7" Alpine touchscreen with ipod hidden in armrest, and 2 alpine amps hidden in trunk... 1 for interior speakers and 1 for the subs..... hits hard and clean.... and pulled that crappy stock paper sub out of there... (not that bad of a sub but with upgrades, it's just not going to hang)....
Has anyone tried replacing the stock subwoofer with an aftermarket one? If so can you hear it through the trunk, or would you need to pull out the existing sub in the top deck as a place for sound to pass. I know BASS is omnidirectional, but I imagine (and would hope) that Mercedes has some serious sound dampening between the rear seat and trunk compartments. Thanks for any advice, pictures or video!!
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Put 2 12s in the trunk... just my opinion.... if you want bass do it right the first time.... Have 2 JL Audio WO3s in JL Audio cabinet, replaced interior speakers with Alpine and Focal, 7" Alpine touchscreen with ipod hidden in armrest, and 2 alpine amps hidden in trunk... 1 for interior speakers and 1 for the subs..... hits hard and clean.... and pulled that crappy stock paper sub out of there... (not that bad of a sub but with upgrades, it's just not going to hang)....
I replaced the stock sub with another one and added a bluakpunkt amp in the trunk... I throw most the yams into horsepower..
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E63 Biturbo, UPD Cold Air induction kit, UPD performance crank pulley and UPD adjustable rear suspension with ride height adjustment.
CL55 UPD Cold Air Boost kit, UPD 3000 stall converter, UPD 77mm SC clutched pulley and beltwrap kit, Custom long tubes, UPD crank pulley , UPD suspension kit, UPD SC pulley, Aux. HE, Trunk tank w/rule 2000 pump, Mezeire pump, UPD 5pc idler set, Aluminum rotor hats.
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