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karan538

Member Since: 30 Oct 2012
Location: uk
Posts: 89

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Range Rover Sport Subwoofer Build Underway !

So, those of you who have heard the terrible subwoofer in the range rover surely know it needs a upgrade. The harmon Kardon logic 7 sounds crystal clear but the subwoofer sucks.

So I'm removing the stuff from my mercedes and installing it in the range. I will be putting a more heavy system in the mercedes while my current stuff will do the job for the range. So heres how its going..

Amplifier:

500W x 1 RMS @ 4 Ohm bridged
750W x 1 RMS @ 2 Ohm bridged / 1500W MAXIMUM POWER

THD <0>98db
T.D.O.S. Amplifier Protection Circuitry
O.P.S. Oversized Power Supply
200MV – 6V Ready Pre-Amp Input Stage
Ultra Low THD Audiophile Components
High Density Cast Aluminium Heatsink Body
Thermally Efficient Heatsink Coating
50-250hz Variable Low-Pass Crossover
15-50hz Variable Sub Sonic Filter
Line output for daisy chain amplifier applications

Subwoofer:

Dimensions - H x W x D: 43.5x46.5x40cm
Frequency Response: 20Hz-850Hz
Impedance: 4ohm
Peak Power: 1500w
RMS Power: 500w
Sensitivity: 92dB
Size: Slick 15"
Type: Sub Enclosure

Yes the two things above are not the best, they are cheap. But they still do the job, shake your car up, and give you a clean sound. Obviously its nothing compared to the more real stuff.

Perfect place to install the amp is under the seat. Hides away all the wires and does not take boot space. Also you can access it easily by just pulling the seat up

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Rooting the power cable to the front. Tucking away the wire deep inside the plastic.

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A closer picture to the front near the pedals, the wire will go into the firewall to the engine bay, where obviously it will connect to the battery

The car

Subwoofer at the back:

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Also I installed those tv screens myself

The build is not finished yet so watch out for other pictures. Will also upload a video of how it looks finally and also how it sounds.

What do you guys think, anything I should do diffrently or anything else I should add in?

Fri Dec 07 2012 7:33pm

Adam RRS

Member Since: 19 Nov 2008
Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Posts: 567

Looks great

how do you connect up to the standard headunit though? Thats the reason I havent upgraded. WINNER - 2009 Best in Class Range Rover Sport Award

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Mon Dec 10 2012 5:46pm

npinks
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Member Since: 26 Nov 2007
Location: Watching
Posts: 6716

If it didn't look like a big ugly box in the boot,it would be a good upgrade

Might sound better but needs to be built in and hidden for my taste

Mon Dec 10 2012 6:34pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8987

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

I'm with npinks.

Love the comment about putting the amp under the seat which saves room in the boot. And then a blinking great box of a speaker is put in there.

Is it not possible to get a sub that would also go under the seat or perhaps under the boot floor in place of the tool tray? 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Mon Dec 10 2012 7:41pm

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

Me two...why you want to loose the boot wich a massive box for a bit extra bass escapes me personally Mike

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Mon Dec 10 2012 8:32pm

karan538

Member Since: 30 Oct 2012
Location: uk
Posts: 89

@adam. you use a high to low converter and splice into the wires already going to the factory sub and connect your converter. it just uses a bunch off resistors to just give you the rca output you want instead of the amplified signal. as for the remote wire, just use the ciggy lighter

yeah i have seen a lot of people fiberglassing there own custom enclosures and putting it in the boot floor but thats to much for me. i just wanted extra bass and dont mind the space its taking. Not like its screwed in I can just pull it out when i need the extra space.

and believe me, the box is a mouse compared to the proper bass enclosures out there! i guess it just comes down to personal taste

Tue Dec 11 2012 12:08am

Beancounter_74

Member Since: 11 Oct 2011
Location: Down here now...
Posts: 5796

mse wrote:
Me two...why you want to loose the boot wich a massive box for a bit extra bass escapes me personally

Same here

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Tue Dec 11 2012 12:16am

SRE

Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: Alicante Prov Spain + Hampshire UK
Posts: 2329

Bet your next mod is to fit a roof box In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
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Tue Dec 11 2012 10:01am

awd man

Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Malmesbury
Posts: 3355

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

Out of interest, where is the current sub? or does the bass rely on the large door cones RRS gone
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Tue Dec 11 2012 12:33pm

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

awd man wrote:

Out of interest, where is the current sub? or does the bass rely on the large door cones

Tailgate door behind the carpet Mike

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Tue Dec 11 2012 3:55pm

Adam RRS

Member Since: 19 Nov 2008
Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Posts: 567

karan538 wrote:
@adam. you use a high to low converter and splice into the wires already going to the factory sub and connect your converter. it just uses a bunch off resistors to just give you the rca output you want instead of the amplified signal. as for the remote wire, just use the ciggy lighter

Ahh thats clever! Some car audio shop told me its £500 for a digital box that converts the signal! I politely passed on that one. WINNER - 2009 Best in Class Range Rover Sport Award

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Tue Dec 11 2012 4:58pm

Ady 555
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Location: Good old yorkshire
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2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

To be honest, i think the standard stereo is more than adequate for the sport. Its not the sort of motor you usually see driving around town centres with its windows thumping away.

Tue Dec 11 2012 8:44pm

Beancounter_74

Member Since: 11 Oct 2011
Location: Down here now...
Posts: 5796

What happened to tha Ajp chap, I recon he'd appreciate a 'banging' sound system ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Tue Dec 11 2012 9:33pm

rigsby

Member Since: 20 Apr 2012
Location: Portsmouth
Posts: 879

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Tue Dec 11 2012 10:27pm

Cupra

Member Since: 20 Oct 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 81

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

Ady 555 wrote:
To be honest, i think the standard stereo is more than adequate for the sport. Its not the sort of motor you usually see driving around town centres with its windows thumping away.

so thats why the local boyracers gave me funny looks at the traffic lights with a bit of ELO blasting out drowning their "Xfactors rejects CD "

Wed Dec 12 2012 8:04pm

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