Koolwipski

THis was posted a while back.....I would like to find out who posted it and get some instructions on how it was done. i want to do the same. i currently have two 10" Elemental Design subs in my trunk - sounds okay - but the bass really does not come through to the cabin like it should.

Anyone out there???
Thanks
'Wipski

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TREZ63

Not sure if I like that exposed look. Plus, think of the sun damage to that surface. You'd need some serious SPF protection.

Koolwipski

TRUE.....TRUE......

'91 300CE

I love that you posted a pic of the front of your car with the euro and the US headlights... it's nice to see the 2 and compare... thanks

Koolwipski

No Problemo... I take a picture of my car before and after doing anything - even a wax job.

I ran accross this pic this morning when I was trting to fix the size of my sig and cleaning up my pics directory.

Can really see the difference in the lights/grill.
Steve

Koolwipski

300CE - The Silverado:

'91 300CE

Nice Truck!!

Mines a dark grey Extended cab with the 4 doors. I am debating on the new Avalanche, Tahoe or New Silverado... my lease is almost up.

PDJ89C

Omg, Euro's are so sexy!

Like Paris Hilton says: "That's Hot!"

oneill_1

like someone said...the sun might wear out the rubber on the sub a lil quicker that normal.....and btw, nice head lamps...

-OG

CDP

I would just put a mesh cover over it and problem solved.

The owner on that car posts more on benzworld.org I believe.

Garfunkle_W124

I am doing a similar modification, except I am cutting the hole as a port hole for my 2 12's Since I cant fit 2 12 inch subs in the cabin. I figure I will make it look like a "dummy" speaker and it will allow more sound to the front.

xudeck

No to spill water on your hopes but I work for General Motors and BELIEVE ME, you do not want to get yourself in any of those machines. I stopped counting the no. of people that call in and complain about the cars and that they are returning their vehicle before their lease is up. They are willing to take a hit at their credit but not at all interested in keeping their GM products.

Safety being the biggest issue, only a year old vehicle wont even fully deploy the Air Bags and people are getting hurt. Today being one of those days !!

Get the the New Tundra or Tacoma , will save you on all the hassles that you will have to go through.

'91 300CE

Thanks xudeck... I really dislike the Toyota trucks... I'll keep your advice in mind though... thats pretty scary with the airbags.

myfirstbenz

You guys should get a used G-wagen if you are throwing money away like that on a US made truck.

CDP

HAHA. word.

mgw_300e

No, WORD UP!



Now, just TRY and get that song out of your head!

'91 300CE

I would love love love to get a G... but the other half isn't a big fan... would rather have a Range Rover... and with our Silverado, after all the discounts... we got it for about 28k and the sticker was 42k... I know, there's a reason for the huge discounts... but seriously, this truck and our Tahoe before this one... have been great... and the Tahoe was 10 years old when we traded it in.

I thought I was closer to end of lease... but I still have another year left... we'll see how the 05 holds up.

Koolwipski

Good info - safety info no one ever tells you about when buying. I also have a new 2007 Suburban - the safety issues aside - one of the best driving, smoothest, functional SUV's I have ever been in.

Here is my experience with late model trucks.....

My 2006 Silverado is a damn good looking truck - but not at all the best driving one. Part of it I can contribute to my lift and tires. I drove a new 2007 Silverado yesterday (just looking) was not as impressed with it as I was with the 2007 Suburban - especially at a discounted price of still $37,500.00.

I looked at the Toyota before I bought the 2006 Silverado - I liked the look of the truck (which I was told is considered a 7/8 truck as it was not, at least in 2006, a "full" sized truck) the problem was the interior looked like the inside of a Toyota Corolla (not that there's anything wrong with that) but for $30k - I could not see driving it.

The new Toyota looks bigger and the re-design looks good. They did wonders on the interior as well - no longer a Corolla look/feel. Trust me - I have had my fill of Toyota propaganda here in San Antonio where they just opened the newest Tundra plant.

Before the Silverado, I drove a 2005 Silverado Z-71 and a 2004 F-150 - the Ford, nice truck - overpriced - both my Silverados were/are quieter than the Ford, even with the "quiet steel" Ford alleges they have.

I also test drove 3 Ford F-150 SuperCrew with 20 inch factory wheels - every one drove terribly - a horrible wobble in the wheel. I drove three different trucks at three different dealerships and had the same exact terrible wobble in the wheel. It must be some problem with Ford's wheel supplier. Other than that - damn nice truck on the inside.

We had a 2002 Suburban - actually had a lemon Law Claim - Settled with GM - nice car but everything broke over the 4 year period we had it. We bought 3 at the same time from the same dealership and only this one had problems - the other two were perfect.


One of the best Trucks have had was a 2002 F-150 - powerful, smooth truck.

All in all - from a driving/functional standpoint - they are all good vehicles and do what they are supposed to. Safety? Your comments concern me - I will look into that given the clan of children I haul around every day. Thanks for the info XUDECK.

Okay - I'll shut up now.

Koolwipski

Oh yeah - I am entering truck/suv rehab soon...

westonian

hey there. im planning on doing an IB set up in my w124 also. Except I'm going to do four Ed 7kv.2s. one in each stock location and 2 where the first aid used to be. I'm really planning on digging into to it tomorow. I know theres another guy on here who is also working on a project like this. his sn is bigpete123. shouldnt be hard to find him on here. he's got a pretty good thread going on it.

ptoro01

there are 3 holes under the package shelf. They are probably a good 4 by 2 each. I would most def just cut the package shelf and put speaker grill over it. Plenty of bass comes through without messing up the entire car.

joef

Hey guys did something similar to the wifes car. Here's a pic of the rear deck.
Joe

Koolwipski

Thats the answer!!! Looks good Joef.

joef

Thanks. If you're interested in the components for it I have them saved on my CNC machine.