Replacements for Stock Subwoofer / Process?

[Doc_Mello]

https://www.civicx.com/forum/thread...ar-deck-semi-custom-bracket.52830/post-854359

Here's a post to help you visualize wiring your dvc sub in parallel to make a 2 ohm load

Yep, that's the exact post I used, OP, to do the wiring for my sub.

@86salmon

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[joemama1717]

https://www.civicx.com/forum/thread...ar-deck-semi-custom-bracket.52830/post-854359

Here's a post to help you visualize wiring your dvc sub in parallel to make a 2 ohm load

Speaker came in. I would need the harness too correct?

 

[86salmon]

Speaker came in. I would need the harness too correct?

It makes the install cleaner

 

[joemama1717]

It makes the install cleaner

To me it looks like they're already wired in parallel, maybe with the stock connector on the car?

**Edit, I'm looking at other videos and the coupe panels are pretty easy to remove, though I'm also pretty sure the sub is already wired to be 2 ohm instead of 4, I'll wait tomorrow for confirmation.

 

[86salmon]

To me it looks like they're already wired in parallel, maybe with the stock connector on the car?

**Edit, I'm looking at other videos and the coupe panels are pretty easy to remove, though I'm also pretty sure the sub is already wired to be 2 ohm instead of 4, I'll wait tomorrow for confirmation.

Looks correct

 

[joemama1717]

Looks correct

Okay see now I'm confused, mine came wired like this for 2 ohm while others had to wire it themselves? Lol; and if it is correct, I'll just get to installing.

 

[86salmon]

Okay see now I'm confused, mine came wired like this for 2 ohm while others had to wire it themselves? Lol; and if it is correct, I'll just get to installing.

Might have been returned

Make sure it plays fine. If not exchange

 

[joemama1717]

Might have been returned

Make sure it plays fine. If not exchange

I trust you in saying it it's wired correctly, also I think it looks correct. Going to plug it in to test before installing.

 

[joemama1717]

Might have been returned

Make sure it plays fine. If not exchange

Okay so I get very little to basically no bass or anything coming from the sub.

 

[86salmon]

Okay so I get very little to basically no bass or anything coming from the sub.

It could be out of phase and need pos and neg swapped in the adapter

 

[Doc_Mello]

Okay so I get very little to basically no bass or anything coming from the sub.

What are your audio settings in the Headunit? The OEM amp only pushes about 75W to the sub, why in is why I amp’d mine. You should be hearing some bass, though. Is the sub installed?

 

[joemama1717]

What are your audio settings in the Headunit? The OEM amp only pushes about 75W to the sub, why in is why I amp’d mine. You should be hearing some bass, though. Is the sub installed?

They're all defaulted. I just plugged it in to test and there was basically nothing coming from it, very little.

 

[joemama1717]

It could be out of phase and need pos and neg swapped in the adapter

How would I do that or where would I go for that

 

[joemama1717]

It could be out of phase and need pos and neg swapped in the adapter

Was having a chat with my neighbor who is really into audio. He said that since I have a aftermarket subwoofer, my stock amp isn't going to power the subwoofer that I was recommended much, that's why I barely heard anything from it. Going tomorrow to get a 5-channel amplifier and my subwoofer installed, this thread really let me down lol.

 

[86salmon]

Your head unit isn't going to play very well with that 5 channel amp.

How would I do that or where would I go for that

Swap the positive and negative. Sometimes the adapters are reversed and the speaker is out of phase

They're all defaulted. I just plugged it in to test and there was basically nothing coming from it, very little.

Turn up the bass and turn up subwoofer in your settings


It's a free air subwoofer, it doesn't need as much power as one in a box


The signal the amp is send the factory subwoofer is the main reason you aren't getting much sound. It's crossed over very low so that it only hits on deep bass


https://www.autohack.org/

And

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/team-dewitt/viper4android-fx/viper4android-fx-2-7-2-1-release

Viper4android has an EQ that can flatten your signal and kinda override the dumb factory crossover points

Is what most folks do to improve signal before you start having to spend a lot of money getting signal adapters and more amps and speakers

this thread really let me down lol.

Good luck

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