Hi guys. Have you all noticed there is a gap on our coupe between the backseat the trunk opening? It seems to be quite a bit of space there which could have been used for our paltry trunk space! I wonder if the Sedan folks have this gap? I guess I could mount my future amps on the backseat and slide it in that gap and actually protect the amp a bit. I was just wodering why they did this?!

 

If u wanted more trunk space u should of bought the sedan. Coupe = small

 

I find the coupe trunk quite large... I can fit 2 full size golf bags plus other items no problem.

 

No wonder I can smell the food when I throw it back there....thanks man!

 

coupes trunk space sucks, its not tall and its not that big overall. the bodies dont look too comfy abck there but i geuss they cant tell teh difference anyways....

 

So you all noticed this space too? I was wondering if it was only on the 05's but I'm guessing it's on all coupes.

 

I took my spare and all the plastic crap out of the trunk for autox. Never bothered to put it back since it gives me alot of extra usable trunk space....

 

hehehehe, did you have to use the diagram to fit the golf clubs in there originally? hahaha

Note: if no one knows what I am talking about, there is a diagram on the carpet side of the trunk lid that shows how to fit two full size sets of golf clubs...

Adrian

 

Yes. I've seen that diagram too. Too bad I don't play golf, but I guess it can come in useful for something

 

What the....
I never noticed it. I had to go look to make sure.
It's like the interior design team and the trunk team didn't share their CAD drawings. It is a pretty big space, there must be a reason it exists. Right?

 

Well, the only explaination I can give is that:

1. They had to do this to make the slop of the backseat the way it is or the people sitting in the back won't hit their heads on the rear window.

2. I thought I remember that the rear seat reclines on independently so the space can be there so the seats can recline. Although maybe this feature was only on the Sedan and they changed their minds?

3. I have no idea why! Really, that is some wasted space! I tried to figure out if the rear seats reclined but still haven't seen a way to do it.

Whatever the reasons may be, it is wasted space and I am going to use it! I am planning on putting my amps mounted low back there in that space and fabricate a cover that will cover up the opening (with a fan of course, one for intake and one for exhaust). It will be totally clean and no wasted space. If I need to put something big in there, I can easily remove it.

 

It's designed for the storage of Kilo's.

 

i really don't think you can fit an amp in this space. when you fold the seat back up the bottom part of the seatback pretty much closes the gap in there. you might have 2-3 inches at best, but not enough for amps.

to prove this theory i would do the following.... find a cardboard box roughly the size of your amp (or build one, i did this when i was checking the fitment for my JL amp) and put it in there... then fold the seat back up... if it gets crushed you know you're not gonna fit it.

if you need to mount an amp without losing much trunk space, mount it to the back of the rear seat... will only lose like 2 inches of trunkspace due to the depth of the amps and alot of people go this route. OR, my JL 500/1 amp is mounted right on top of my bose amp and it fits perfectly there too and doesn't consume any trunk space.

 

heres my amp setup in the backseat. it snugs perfect.
https://g35driver.com/forums/audio-video-electronics/73135-my-setup-finally-pics.html

 

that's exactly what i was suggesting to him... that install is so super clean and you have about 90% of your cargo room still... of course, if cargo room was a concern for me i wouldn't have this beast in my trunk...