I have Bose in my car and it sounds great but I would like a little more bass. First of all, would it be okay to add aftermarket subwoofers to this system? I heard once that Bose doesn't work well with other components.

If all is okay with that, should I go with two 10" subs or one 12"? I was thinking to go with the 10's.

Lastly, what do you guys recommend? I don't want to spend a lot, just enough to have some nice bass that won't blow out on me. In the past I've only gone with Alpine, but I never bought subwoofers before. Please help me if you can. Thanks!

Matt

 

Sorry, just thought I should add that I listen to mostly rock/metal but sometimes I listen to rap as well. I like to play my music pretty loud too

 

i installed a sub on my factory bose system n had no probs...
i have one 12" Boston G5 sub... at first i thought that it would be crap since i never used this brand I always went with kickers. so the guy told me to try it n change it if i didnt like it. after the install i was amazed every1 one tells me the sound quality is awsome. with these its all about quality not power, they thump pretty good but nothing crazy only thing is that their a little pricey..

 

get a mtx 9500, jl 13w7 or kicker solox

 

you could get a 4080+10" JL Audio setup for each side...



adding a sub to your Bose-equipped G

https://g35driver.com/forums/showthr...se+sub+install

 

The guy in that thread only has one subwoofer. Would that suffice in my situation? I hear JL's kick pretty hard...

 

With the rest of the stock Bose system in place, one sub would be more than enough. You will overpower your stock system. Plus, you said you don't want to spend too much.

The easiest enclosure setup is a 4080 enclosure and the 10 inch sub of your choice. www.4080enclosures.com. It looks like it came from the factory like that and you can add an enclosure on the other side later if you want to replace the other speakers and HU.

 

Well, I guess I don't know how to insert a picture!

 

Thanks! Those enclosures look great, I think I'm gonna go with one 10" sub.

 

Thats what I am doing, along with a JL 10w6v2!

 

Anyone have the 4080 encolsure? Would a JL 10w6v2 fit? I think the magnet might be too big...

 

theres a plenty of folks here with 4080/JL setup.. try a search or look around people's sigs... if nothing after that, then post a thread...

 

I have both 4080 enclosures (driver and passenger) both with 10w6's. They fit fine if you turn the speaker so the logo on the cone is a little off from straight down. The terminals get in the way.

 

It's a great setup Vipers. JL Audio 500/1 driving it and it sounds awesome!

 

Okay fine I'm sold I should be getting them next week. Thanks guys!