Cheap bass
 

Normally I don't go the cheap route but after spending near $1000 on my NISMO to get a new radio, 4 front speakers, XM, steering wheel controls, etc; I still basically don't have bass. There's a little but not enough.

The stock 10" sub that was in my Cobalt was perfect. Being that that was a coupe that had rear seats and a trunk, I figure that a good 8" sub would suffice for the Z.

What would be the best and most cost worthy method of getting bass into my Z?

I listen to a lot of electronic music, and other types of music as well and they all require bass lol.

Thank you for your posting!

Try the 8" and see if its to your liking. If i put a sub in my Z, id go with an 8 or pair of 8's... I would think when it comes to bass, its about preference as long as its not overpowering the mids' and high's...

The problem with being on the cost effective side is you typically give up sound quality...

Yeah but what I meant also, I was hoping to find something relatively inexpensive <$200. And I've been trying to find sub/amp combos that are slim or small and can fit either behind the seat or in the trunk or near the spare wheel.

hmmnnn yea not sure. Im the type that would rather save up a bit and get a higher quality. I mean, there are tons of speakers out there, im sure you could find something cheap, used,...whatver and then fit that into a box of some sort...

Less than $200 for sub, box and amp might be hard though... good luck!

Yeah I'm not looking for a medium or large amount of bass. I just want the bass that a set of 6x9's would normally produce. But since we dont have that option in the Z, I figured I would find an alternative, that fits nicely and doesn't get in the way of anything.

look into a bazooka tube. I think Mike ran one on his Z, and was able to hide it under the rear deck, behind the strut bar.

I run 2 8's in my Z and I love the sound. Not too much, not too little. Goes well with a set of components.

What are you trying to get more mid bass or more low bass like in rap songs? If you are trying to get more a 200 dollar solution is not going to very well cut it.

If you are looking for even something similar to your cobalt i would stay away from bazooka tubes, there great for jeeps and things like that but a solid bass note is not going to come out of one of them compared to a sealed sub. "Sorry boost just not a fan of them USE to be when I did not know about sound quality" I would save up and either amp your speakers you have if mid bass is what you are after or, if its low than save 500-600 and get a single 8 or even a 10 if you want some head room and a amp. Just keep in mind once you add a sub your speakers might be the next thing you look at because the sub could make everything else seem....quiet.

I'll sell mine for 200. It's a track only car now.

Pics installed?

I'm really just looking for more bass then I have now. I don't want to be rumbling the damn street with bass from rap songs. I just want to add bass to the spectrum that my current component speaker setup isn't giving me enough of. When I turn up the bass all of the way, the 6.5's give out. Not meaning they stop working, they just can't handle too much bass from my new headunit.

Would your bazooka come with the amp you used to power it?

I'm just looking for a solution that would add more bass to my current setup and even out the current overpowering of the mids and highs. My other goal with this is to not sacrifice space being that the Z is already short on that.

Just checked out crutchfield; saw this: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_204BTA8...00.html?tp=114
Is this a 8" bazooka tube that has a built in amp?? If so, this would be perfect.

That might be the one, but I think mine is 6.5". I either have pics in a thread in the audio section, or in my journal thread, but I'm on the track today using my iPhone , so it's hard to link

Put the phone down while driving!!!!!! :driving:

I'll take yours possibly, I saw the thread. Will it come with everything I need to hook up directly to my aftermarket radio?

http://www.the370z.com/audio-video/2...brace-bar.html

You will need RCA and some power lines as I don't really are to take the radio out at this time, but other than that you will be good. I'll even give you the modified foam pieces for the sides.

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So all I need to make this happen is:

RCA cable
Power wire
Ground wire

Correct?

To make it work I just plug it into the RCA in the back of the HU and find a way to get it into a power line and get it grounded?

As long as you have a new head unit and not a stock. Power usually is 4 gauge and comes from the battery.

What he said, you need to run power from battery, ground to chassis and a set of RCA cables with a remote turn on wire from the head unit to the bass link. You can also use speaker level inputs, but RCA is best

Power needs to be run DIRECTLY from the battery? OR can I just combine it where my head unit gets its power from the yellow hot wire behind my HU? If not, do I have to route all the way from the battery all the way back to the sub?

Yes power needs to come directly from battery. Make sure you use a fuseable link (fuse holder or circuit breaker) of appropriate amperage.
Ground needs to be as short as possible.
Make sure you strip the paint where you are grounding, needs to be metal to metal. and make sure ground is tight and secure, can not be loose.

So do I have to run a power wire all the way up to the battery under the hood and place the wire on the positive terminal or is there an easier and closer alternative? I'm just not the biggest fan of having wires running around all over the place.

Yes, running power wire in a 370z is easy. Take the cover off the battery compartent, there is a growmet there you can go through. Make sure youdo not damage the wire when running it. You must go to Battery with an amp connection.

Thanks for clearing that up. I didnt know if it was a MUST or not. As for the wire, what's the smallest "reliable" wire I can use?

For that tube, a true 8 AWG kit would be fine.

I would run a 4 Ga just in case you decide to upgrade to a more powewrfull amp later.