I have a 98 GS, it came with the tape player.. I put in an ok cd player.. The speakers sound great now, but the car has almost 0 bass.. I dont have alot to spend, and just want a small amount of bass, nothing that will rattle the car or anything, just maybe a nice rumble when you turn it up. any recommendations?

charger71
98 Eclipse GS
Mods:
Air Intake w/ K&N Filter
GS-T exhaust
AFX UDP
NX 75 shot
HRC Stage 2 Kit one day..

or would it be cheaper if I just replaced the stock speakers for a little better bass?

charger71
98 Eclipse GS
Mods:
Air Intake w/ K&N Filter
GS-T exhaust
AFX UDP
NX 75 shot
HRC Stage 2 Kit one day..

No, usually when you replace stock speakers, the new ones tend to have even less bass than stock (at least that's what a stereo shop told me when I wanted cheap bass, and my friend's car also had less bass than my stock ones after he upgraded to Pioneer speakers). Upgraded speakers tend to play mids and highs a lot better, and if you want bass, just get a amp and sub. To save room, you can get a bazooka tube, or a box with one 10" sub. Either way it should be under 300 installed if you get cheaper stuff.

eclipse804@hotmail.com
http://www.importvenom.com
Import Venom - Parts and Performance

hmm ok thanks =)

charger71
98 Eclipse GS
Mods:
Air Intake w/ K&N Filter
GS-T exhaust
AFX UDP
NX 75 shot
HRC Stage 2 Kit one day..

Hey I have a 6.5 in self amplified bazooka im looking to sell.... email me Ill sell it cheap..... or a 10 in jbl power series sub.... I also have a q-logic bandpass box for it.... IT sounds great..... just e mail me and let me know if ya want anything... la_pmp@hotmail.com

I just upgraded my speakers and they hit harder than stock speakers do, but it still isnt as much as you would get from a woofer. After I do my exhaust and rims that is next on my list. I am thinking about getting a custom enclosure in my spare tire well, because I cant afford to sacrifice a lot of space. How big of a sub can you fit there anyway. Eclipse804 dont you have a custom box???

-Toney
'97 RS 5 Speed
GST exhaust | custom cold air intake | axxis pads | Hurricane_GS shifter | Progress Springs | Rockford Fosgate MP3 Player & Speakers
TDaug@yahoo.com

Ya it's a fiberglass box that requires cutting out the spare tire brackets. This page http://www.stereoinstall.importvenom.com/ has some pictures of how I removed the bracket. I have two 10's, but you could fit two 12's in there if you really wanted. I got this mainly because I need trunk space to haul groceries etc.

eclipse804@hotmail.com
http://www.importvenom.com
Import Venom - Parts and Performance

I have been a car audio sales associate for 3 yrs now, and I install sometimes when they need help, hope to go fully to install soon cause I'm about fed up with dealing with the public all the time.

Stock speakers plain suck 95% of the time. Paper cones, cheap foam surrounds, ack! The best thing you can do if you don't want to take up space with a sub is to get a decent headunit with a good eq like a higher end pioneer, kenwood, alpine, eclipse, etc... what ever you like. Then replace both the front and rear speakers. I have components in the from and rear, but if you just want to replace them with stock size speakers, it is a lot simpler. The reason most people loose bass when replacing factory speakers is because they spent all that money for a new headunit and speakers, but installed it shotty. Expecially speaker installs, leaving gaps and places for air to get through makes your door speaker free air, and you wont get a good bass response. Please do yourself a favor, and buy the Dynamat door kits, It's a thick tar matting with a aluminum looking finish on the other side. Use this square piece to push into the empty speaker hole keeping the sheet whole. So you will make a cup as deep as you can go(until you hit the back of the door). Then Install your speakers, put silicone around the back lip of them if you arent getting a good enough fit. That is gonna sound ok, but if you want to listen to your music in a high quality at higher volumes where the headunit's power cuts out, just add a 4 channel amp. not a cheezy "1000w" amp, but a good quality MTX, Alpine, Rockford, etc... If you buy a cheezy deck or cheezy speakers or a cheezy amp or cheezy wiring or cheezy install you will get a cheezy sound, so do yourself a favor and do it right the first time. If this isnt gonna do you good enough, add a 5 channel amp instead of a 4 channel, and bridge the 5th sub channel to one 10 or 12 inch sub in a sealed enclosure. Or you could get a seperate 2 channel amp dedicated for the sub, but if your not into this shit that much, just get a 5 channel orion or some other good 5 channel and it will eliminate some hastle and a lot of space. You could even mount the amp under your passenger seat or on the back of the sub box if you go that way. If you do add an amp, make sure you run new thicker gauge speaker wire to all the factory speakers, replacing the factory wiring and upping the ammount of power you can send to your speakers. If you do it right, just replacement speaker, headunit, a 4 channel amp, good wiring, dynamat the doors, and tuned correctly would sound real good. BTW, if you do want to go with a 5 channel amp and add the sub, then do yourself another favor and get a high end headunit with 3 sets of preouts. One for fronts, rears, and sub... That way you will be able to utilize the balence and fades correctly...

Hope this helps,
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Brad Rickard
98 GS HRC Stage V (nuff said)

How does the fabricated fiberglass enclosure attach to the MDF? bolts with silicon?

95 Eclipse RS

-Ractive CAI
-Aerospeed 2.5" Cat-Back
-AFX UDP
-NGK Plugs
-Magnecore Wires
-Front Strut Bar
-Clear Tails
-Clear Corners

more to come,soon!!

I am Selling my 2 Brand New Kickers and Bandpass box and 1000 watt amp for real cheap Email me if interested My96eclipse@yahoo.com

Sorry about the delay man.... just that I dont know If it was my email or yours but kept getting returned.. hope you got it by now.. ;)

cheap bass if not worth it. save and get something better. You get what your paying for when you go cheap stereo equipment