PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Need help with Speaker/sub install on 97 E320

Ashman · #3 06-30-2001, 11:26 PM

The trunk is especially thick on a benz, so it will block the sound tremendously.

However, you can notice the difference even without cutting holes, just not as much as you would want.

You have to ask yourself a few questions when doing a sub in your benz.

1. How much Bass do I want?
2. Do I want to cut holes in my benz?
3. How much trunk space do I want to lose?
4. What does my local proffessional installer think I should do?
5. What have the people on this site done?

Once you have found the answer to your questions, you will be tremendously satisfied.

For me, This is the route I went:

Put in 400W Amp to a 10" Sub in a sealed box with a single 4" port and an 8ohm 10" Fosgate Woofer (woofer purchased in 1995)

Put a 150W amp to the rear factory speakers (non bose system BTW)

Put the front dash speakers on the radio's Front channel power.

Put the door speakers on the radio's rear channel power.

Make a few adjustments, and the sound is much better than stock even with stock speakers.

Decide I need to hear the sub more.

Cut a 4" hole into the first aid kit box. Move first aid kit to trunk. Put Bass port straight through hole and into sub box bu using extension pieces.

Tune lenghth of inside box port for better sub performance.

Dynamat inside of first aid kit box lid to stop it from rattling (this I am in the process of and haven't done it yet, but lets hope it works)

Enjoy the sound until speakers neeed to be changed out for better ones.

Hope that helps some, you can do a lot with very little, but you can't do too much to a benz for bass with subs unless you are willing to cut some sheet metal.

Alon