Found a really slick subwoofer, Looks like it was designed for us Options

[steuspeed]

Specifically designed for passenger footwell location. See video on Crutchfield site. Amazing!

[DennisV]

@ gereed75

What I did not know was how well it would fit. After taking out the foam filler block, I found that This thing fits in the recess in the passenger footwell like it was designed to be there.

Thanks for sharing. This is pretty cool. Reminds me of Things Fitting Perfectly Into Other Things, which I find perversely satisfying.
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[DC_neun_vierzehn]

Had been contemplating a stereo upgrade. Had read all the threads. Wanted something that would require minimal disturbance from stock and be unobtrusive

Had already committed to a period correct Blau Frankfurt with the digital conversion. I knew that the Infinity Kappas were a good solution in the original speaker housings so went with those. In looking for a small powered sub I found the Pioneer TS WX010A. Chose it because it is about the smallest one out there and is a small 50 watt amp that requires no heavy wiring

Figured it’s small size would provide a variety of mounting options without have to cut up any interior stuff. What I did not know was how well it would fit. After taking out the foam filler block, I found that This thing fits in the recess in the passenger footwell like it was designed to be there. See pix below



I held it into place using the double face tape provided with the sub. This tape also nicely isolates the speaker so it does not rattle against the firewall/floor structure. Once the foam block is trimmed and put back into place the carpet covers it all and it essentially is undetectable.

The thing has great adjustability in gain and frequency. Both are turned way down and provides all the bass you could ever want in our small cabin. Paired with the Kappas it sounds great

Overall a very sanitary installation and a pleasing ( to me anyway) solution.

@gereed75 thanks for sharing this solution last August.

I ordered this sub online from Walmart for $180 and received it in the mail today. I have a bluetooth receiver hidden under my dash and it's wired to the two speakers in the stock location.

It sounds like when you upgraded/converted your Blaupunkt to digital, you also added 2 add'l speaker outputs? So you ran 2 outputs to the speakers in the stock location and then you ran the other 2 outputs to an RCA converter which you plugged into your sub?

I'm trying to figure out how would I run my only two speaker outputs on my bluetooth receiver under the dash to my 2 speakers AND the sub. Do I need to put a fork in right speaker line so that line would feed the passenger speaker AND the sub?

TIA

[gereed75]

Yea. My digital amp installed into the Blaupunkt had regular wire outputs for “ rear” speakers. Ran them through an RCA converter then into the sub. From memory I believe you can run the wires directly to the sub without an RCA converter. There is actually a switch on the sub that sets it up for RCA input or wire inputs

Also from memory I think that you can “T” the speaker wires to feed the sub. I think you can see the manual with wire diagrams showing various hook up options on the Pioneer web site.

[jim_hoyland]

How about a schematic for us visual learners ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[gereed75]

Here you go. Link to Pioneer manual

https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/StaticFi.../01E91B1323.pdf

[DC_neun_vierzehn]

Yea. My digital amp installed into the Blaupunkt had regular wire outputs for “ rear” speakers. Ran them through an RCA converter then into the sub. From memory I believe you can run the wires directly to the sub without an RCA converter. There is actually a switch on the sub that sets it up for RCA input or wire inputs

Also from memory I think that you can “T” the speaker wires to feed the sub. I think you can see the manual with wire diagrams showing various hook up options on the Pioneer web site.

There's no example shown in the Pioneer manual for how to hook this sub up to a stereo that has just 2 speaker outputs (like my hidden under dash blue tooth receiver/amp). I'll guess I'll splice off of one of speaker outputs to feed the sub its signal.

This is the bluetooth receiver/amp unit I'm using.

[gereed75]

I suspect that teeing the regular wire outputs to the speakers will work. Caveat -not an audio expert. Might want to combine both outputs so that you get the bass input from both channels of the stereo output.

Let us know how it works. I think you will really like the sub.

[chmillman]

Has anyone ever tried mounting the Pioneer TS-WX010A inside the console behind the gauges? At the size of a sheet of paper and less than 3" thick it seems like it might fit... I don't really want to go messing with my passenger side footwell foam. Can one actually buy new ones?

[chmillman]

Has anyone ever tried mounting the Pioneer TS-WX010A or similar inside the console behind the gauges? At the size of a sheet of paper and less than 3" thick it seems like it might fit... I don't really want to go messing with my passenger side footwell foam. Can one actually buy new ones?

[East coaster]

I put mine inside my center console. That said, it’s not a stock console.

[chmillman]

Quoting myself...

Has anyone ever tried mounting the Pioneer TS-WX010A inside the console behind the gauges?

So, yes, it does fit in a stock center console nicely - just finished my installation!

1. Made a wood block that fits inside the console to the rear, It's a little wedge-shaped horizontally as well to hold the unit more straight up. The unit is then screwed into the wood block with one of the supplied mounting brackets. This is the initial fit test:



2. Then I made a small bracket from an aluminum strip I had, found a rubber bumper about the right size I could screw into the other mounting hole so that the top of the unit lightly wedges inside the console when installed:



3. Did the cabling - very straightforward, the only thing not in the kit was an extension RCA cable, I had three or four lying around in my box of audio cables, so no problem. Yellow wire to Battery+. I have this on a separate line with a 15A fuse to supply both the radio head and the subwoofer. Blue wire to the radio antenna/accessory wire (turns the unit on and off with the radio), black wire to ground. RCA cable from the radio head to the subwoofer. Done. Finished install (the aluminum angle is just velcroed to the carpet to keep the unit from sliding forward):



It sounds great! Makes an amazing difference from the 4x6's (see this thread) alone. With the top on it's almost too much bass (for me) on max gain. Should be great with the top off. That's the only downside, in order to tweak it, you need to get into the console and pull the thing halfway out.

And the console and speakers look perfectly stock. The radio is the exception of course.

[drdriddle]

I choose the less hidden route…and I realize it’s very ‘out in the open’ but I do like it. Was making a center section anyway so I feel like it integrated well for what I wanted. not trying to hijack the thread. I love the center console and screen setup you have