bose system: added sub, kept the spare
 

So, i just had cartoys do my upgrade...ya, ya, i spent WAY too much but lets not get into that :)

I have a 09 Touring so it comes stock with the Bose system.

i added a pioneer 4300 as so many do as well as a rear backup camera. i also added a Alpine single digital chanel amp to power the sub. I kept the bose speakers and retained all of the stearing wheel controls.
The fiberglass sub box they built is SWEET and they covered it in matching vinel to match the trunk. I also had them dynomat the rear as well as the front doors. The best thing is they resessed the sub into the section of the trunk where the stock bose amp is. This allowed me to keep the spare. I added some picts, comments welcome.

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Hey I just joined this forum. Looks great!. Seems like a better use of space compared to the Zenclosure. approximately much would a box like this run you?

keep in mind it was car toys so it was VERY pricey....
700 for the box and 130 for the JL sub

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Hmm Yea that seems pretty high. I would pay maybe half that?, However it looks good!

Dude you could of flown me there to do it and probably still saved some money!!! :facepalm::wtf::eek2:

Looking good.:tup: Pluck out those Bose speakers and finish up the job with some component speakers up front.

once i blow my bose (im sure any day now), i will do that next..... i did this first because adding the door speakers later would be relativly ez and cheap.

Not sure if you have but read this first. It is not as easy as just installing new speakers.

http://www.the370z.com/audio-video/4...bout-bose.html

Looks good, basically a shallower version of my box.

What did they charge for the dynomat? A local audio shop here quoted me $600 to dynomat the door panels and trunk. That was much more than I expected it to be.

250 for the dynomat and i think 200 for the install

boy that is pricey. but as long as you like it and you know it was done right. The way I look at things, is its only too expensive if you can't afford it.

..........sooooo I won't be getting any audio installations at car toys...

having ZERO ability with car audio, i am at the mercy of the pros. But it was done very clean and i am very happy with the outcome. ya i paid more then i would have liked, but i have faith it was done right. i got a quote from Audio express, another local installer. it would have been WAY cheaper, but i really felt like i was going to get mugged if i didnt flash the correct gang sign.

i think it looks great! and if your not experienced in car audio, paying someone to do the work is alot cheaper than the headaches of screwing something up.