So, my dear wife has more or less reclaimed her P5, leaving me with the Mazda5 as my daily driver.
In terms of bass, this stock stereo simply will not do. When I had the MPV, even with an upgraded head unit and speakers, the big, boomy box of a van was just too hollow to get any bass sound, and my music all sounded like crap. So, I built a box that fit where the stock sub/amp combo went, put the 8" sub from an MSP in it and put the MSP Kenwood amp under the driver's seat. Worked great, sounded great, made even heavy bass music sound good, but made all music sound better. I kept the sub and amp when I sold the MPV, and plan to install them in the 5 now, but different.
I want to build a box that fits between the middle row's captain's chairs. Ideally, this would hold the sub and amp, though the amp can go elsewhere if need be. I'd like to make it the same height as the seatbacks when they are folded, so that I have a flatter floor throughout, with no hole between the seats. This will also be nice when the dogs are in the car, as they have a tendency to fall in that hole as they move from the middle seats to the cargo area! I'll probably carpet it in black, so it blends in with the rest of the floor/cargo area, and I'd like to build a couple of cup holders into it for my son. I might also like to install an auxiliary power point for his dvd player while I'm at it, so we don't have to run wires to the front or back of the car.
I'll try to keep this thread updated as this project progresses.
In terms of bass, this stock stereo simply will not do. When I had the MPV, even with an upgraded head unit and speakers, the big, boomy box of a van was just too hollow to get any bass sound, and my music all sounded like crap. So, I built a box that fit where the stock sub/amp combo went, put the 8" sub from an MSP in it and put the MSP Kenwood amp under the driver's seat. Worked great, sounded great, made even heavy bass music sound good, but made all music sound better. I kept the sub and amp when I sold the MPV, and plan to install them in the 5 now, but different.
I want to build a box that fits between the middle row's captain's chairs. Ideally, this would hold the sub and amp, though the amp can go elsewhere if need be. I'd like to make it the same height as the seatbacks when they are folded, so that I have a flatter floor throughout, with no hole between the seats. This will also be nice when the dogs are in the car, as they have a tendency to fall in that hole as they move from the middle seats to the cargo area! I'll probably carpet it in black, so it blends in with the rest of the floor/cargo area, and I'd like to build a couple of cup holders into it for my son. I might also like to install an auxiliary power point for his dvd player while I'm at it, so we don't have to run wires to the front or back of the car.
I'll try to keep this thread updated as this project progresses.
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