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Old 07-19-2007, 04:44 PM   #1
 
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I have a 2007 Prius, I also have a very nice 12" subwoofer and a nice amp....I don't know much at all about car audio...Has anyone put extra sound into their Prius? Does it mess with the Electrical? Does it void the Warranty (6/yr 100k miles)?

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Lots of people, including myself, have done various upgrades to the sound system. The only way you'd void your warranty is if you mess up the install REAL bad. You won't need to mess with the high voltage system. If you've done car audio before, there's not a whole lot of difference with the Prius. It may actually be a bit easier since the 12V battery is sitting right in the trunk where most people tend to put their amps, signal processors, etc,...

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(thehamm99 @ Jul 19 2007, 03:44 PM) [snapback]481790[/snapback]</div>
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I have a 2007 Prius, I also have a very nice 12" subwoofer and a nice amp....I don't know much at all about car audio...Has anyone put extra sound into their Prius? Does it mess with the Electrical? Does it void the Warranty (6/yr 100k miles)?

Any help would be appreciated.

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It's just occurred to me last weekend while ripping out the rear hatch to add sound dampening that the two cavities on the two sides of the hatch would make a great place to put custom subwoofer enclosures. The one on the right (above the battery) especially, since there's no "secret compartment" underneath it.

Has anyone done something like that?
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I think someone put in some 8" subs there. I have some eD 6.5" subs that I'll fibreglass into the cubbies eventually. It'd be handy to downshift to those when I go camping. The 10" sub box I'm currently using, occupies a good chunk of real estate.
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If you have the JBL system i would suggest installing Dynamat, posting my thread on it today.
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Pics of your installations, please?
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Jul 19 2007, 02:56 PM) [snapback]481842[/snapback]</div>
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It's just occurred to me last weekend while ripping out the rear hatch to add sound dampening that the two cavities on the two sides of the hatch would make a great place to put custom subwoofer enclosures. The one on the right (above the battery) especially, since there's no "secret compartment" underneath it.

Has anyone done something like that?
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My local shop had done enough Prii that they had molds to make their fiberglass sub enclosures into these wells. Their usual recommendation was 2 subs, one per side, but when pressed they'd indicate they got slightly better sound from one bigger sub in the left side. The subs were tiny -- 6" were standard, 6.5" max in the small enclosure. I think you could go as big as 8" on the one big sub, if you ported it, but that adds another level of math to your enclosure tuning.

I finally went in to add subs to my Prii, and they had shut down their mobile sound operations in May.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Jul 19 2007, 05:56 PM) [snapback]481842[/snapback]</div>
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It's just occurred to me last weekend while ripping out the rear hatch to add sound dampening that the two cavities on the two sides of the hatch would make a great place to put custom subwoofer enclosures. The one on the right (above the battery) especially, since there's no "secret compartment" underneath it.

Has anyone done something like that?
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Someone made custom fiberglass housing for those cavities in this thread

http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=1725

but all of the links and the attachment seem to be broken.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bobdavisnpf @ Jul 24 2007, 08:16 AM) [snapback]484134[/snapback]</div>
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My local shop had done enough Prii that they had molds to make their fiberglass sub enclosures into these wells. Their usual recommendation was 2 subs, one per side, but when pressed they'd indicate they got slightly better sound from one bigger sub in the left side. The subs were tiny -- 6" were standard, 6.5" max in the small enclosure. I think you could go as big as 8" on the one big sub, if you ported it, but that adds another level of math to your enclosure tuning.

I finally went in to add subs to my Prii, and they had shut down their mobile sound operations in May.
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Do you have any contact information for the local shop? I'd like to know how much it'd be for a set of fiberglass enclosures. I'd rather not work with making my own, if the price is right

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Presto @ Jul 24 2007, 05:19 PM) [snapback]484358[/snapback]</div>
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Do you have any contact information for the local shop? I'd like to know how much it'd be for a set of fiberglass enclosures. I'd rather not work with making my own, if the price is right
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You should ask if they'd be willing to sell you the mold. Then not only can you make your own, you can build them and sell them to other Priuschatters! I wonder if their molds are different for the left and right side.
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