The thread with the single, hidden sub over spare tire? - Toyota Yaris Forums

IsLNdbOi · 10-21-2008, 02:07 AM

A couple of weeks ago a member here posted a really nice sub mount he did. He mounted a single large subwoofer over the spare tire. I think he constructed a new cover (the large rectangle cover that goes over the tire to hide it and forms the surface of the trunk / hatch) that had a hole in it the size of the sub. It was a really clean and nice looking install.

If you're the one who posted that thread or if anyone has pics. or the thread saved, can you please post it again?

Thanks.

IsLNdbOi · 10-21-2008, 04:19 AM

Ok, I found it. It has two subs as well, not one:

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Tso00V_yZUEJ:www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D16399+site:www.yarisworld.com +boydstir+sub&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache...nk&cd=16&gl=us

I want mine that clean, but with one 12" sub instead of two 10"-ers. I wish there was a more detailed guide on how to do this install. I've never made any sub enclosure.

YW user "Boydstir":

firemachine69 · 10-21-2008, 01:01 PM

I'll clarify that he had to remove his spare to do that. Just no space otherwise.

TinyGiant · 10-21-2008, 01:05 PM

I think you might be referring to my thread here :) I just reposted it after the crash

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9392

IsLNdbOi · 10-21-2008, 01:46 PM

Thanks guys.

firemachine, you helped Boydstir with that install? Would one of those shallow mount subs. fit w/o having to remove the spare tire?

TinyGiant, sorry, but I was referring to the one done by Boydstir / firemachine69. I saw the one you reposted, but the one by Boydstir is the one I remembered.

firemachine69 · 10-21-2008, 01:56 PM

Lift up the cover and have a look for yourself. There's maybe an inch of spare space. It's a well-used technique (removing the spare and carrying a can of fix-a-flat, and a CAA/AAA membership card), but you can figure out the downside of it.

pennyracer · 02-28-2009, 01:26 PM

hi thats my ride with the two 10 " arc audio subs and its true no spare tire but you have to give something up if you want some big sound it works for me and firemachine69 had nothing to do with my install i have not been on this site since the crash i did not want to setup a new account but this site has a lot of usefull info for yaris owners so im back

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PatrickJohnson · 07-16-2009, 05:23 PM

Just an FYI, I've a couple ideas on how to make a version of the single sub box that duffman made able to utilize the spare tire bolt down for more resonance and still be removable for tire access. I'll keep you posted, and I may be posting for feedback.

IsLNdbOi · 10-21-2008, 01:59 PM

I thought that there would be space for at least a 10" shallow mount sub w/o having to remove the tire. Looks like the sub could "fit" in / over the indented / center part of the tire.

TinyGiant · 10-21-2008, 01:59 PM

they make woofer boxes that fit in the spare tire too.. you might consider that if you are worried about a flat

IsLNdbOi · 10-21-2008, 02:19 PM

Cool. Mind posting a link to one? What size sub would fit in one of these boxes? Also, can this type of box be installed the way firemachine and you (TinyGiant) installed your subs? I really just want a single 12" sub (shallow mount if it'll let it fit w/o having to remove the spare tire).

TinyGiant · 10-21-2008, 02:21 PM

i'll have to see if i can find it i'll google for a while

TinyGiant · 10-21-2008, 02:24 PM

this guy used fiberglass i believe then maybe some foam on the outside so it wont rattle

IsLNdbOi · 10-21-2008, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TinyGiant

this guy used fiberglass i believe then maybe some foam on the outside so it wont rattle

That's interesting. I want a cover like boydstir's that has the hole for the sub that the sub rests in. It would sit over the tire like this one. I'm looking at this slim 12" Alpine sub at Crutchfield. Need to find someone that knows how to work with fiberglass and has made sub enclosures before.

TinyGiant · 10-21-2008, 02:24 PM

here is the cached thread

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache...ient=firefox-a

darthbauer · 10-21-2008, 02:25 PM

I'd like to do something like that but at the sametime dont really want the added weight.

TinyGiant · 10-21-2008, 02:27 PM

i get 39mpg with wide tires and with my whole custom woofer box.. and thecar isnt broken in yet :) i dont think the weight makes that much of a difference

darthbauer · 10-21-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TinyGiant

i get 39mpg with wide tires and with my whole custom woofer box.. and thecar isnt broken in yet :) i dont think the weight makes that much of a difference

Damn you, you give me more to buy now.

10-21-2008, 02:07 AM	#1
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	The thread with the single, hidden sub over spare tire? A couple of weeks ago a member here posted a really nice sub mount he did. He mounted a single large subwoofer over the spare tire. I think he constructed a new cover (the large rectangle cover that goes over the tire to hide it and forms the surface of the trunk / hatch) that had a hole in it the size of the sub. It was a really clean and nice looking install. If you're the one who posted that thread or if anyone has pics. or the thread saved, can you please post it again? Thanks.

10-21-2008, 01:05 PM	#4
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	I think you might be referring to my thread here :) I just reposted it after the crash http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9392 __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

02-28-2009, 01:26 PM	#7
pennyracer boydstir View User's Garage Drives: 08 yaris liftback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: grants pass Posts: 424	hi thats my ride with the two 10 " arc audio subs and its true no spare tire but you have to give something up if you want some big sound it works for me and firemachine69 had nothing to do with my install i have not been on this site since the crash i did not want to setup a new account but this site has a lot of usefull info for yaris owners so im back [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by pennyracer; 03-03-2009 at 03:57 PM. Reason: added info pictures

10-21-2008, 01:59 PM	#10
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	they make woofer boxes that fit in the spare tire too.. you might consider that if you are worried about a flat __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

10-21-2008, 02:21 PM	#12
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	i'll have to see if i can find it i'll google for a while __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

10-21-2008, 04:19 AM	#2
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Ok, I found it. It has two subs as well, not one: http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Tso00V_yZUEJ:www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D16399+site:www.yarisworld.com +boydstir+sub&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache...nk&cd=16&gl=us I want mine that clean, but with one 12" sub instead of two 10"-ers. I wish there was a more detailed guide on how to do this install. I've never made any sub enclosure. YW user "Boydstir":

10-21-2008, 01:01 PM	#3
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	I'll clarify that he had to remove his spare to do that. Just no space otherwise.

10-21-2008, 01:46 PM	#5
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Thanks guys. firemachine, you helped Boydstir with that install? Would one of those shallow mount subs. fit w/o having to remove the spare tire? TinyGiant, sorry, but I was referring to the one done by Boydstir / firemachine69. I saw the one you reposted, but the one by Boydstir is the one I remembered.

10-21-2008, 01:56 PM	#6
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	Lift up the cover and have a look for yourself. There's maybe an inch of spare space. It's a well-used technique (removing the spare and carrying a can of fix-a-flat, and a CAA/AAA membership card), but you can figure out the downside of it.

07-16-2009, 05:23 PM	#8
PatrickJohnson Drives: 2008 Yaris LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 198	Just an FYI, I've a couple ideas on how to make a version of the single sub box that duffman made able to utilize the spare tire bolt down for more resonance and still be removable for tire access. I'll keep you posted, and I may be posting for feedback.

10-21-2008, 02:19 PM	#11
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Cool. Mind posting a link to one? What size sub would fit in one of these boxes? Also, can this type of box be installed the way firemachine and you (TinyGiant) installed your subs? I really just want a single 12" sub (shallow mount if it'll let it fit w/o having to remove the spare tire).

10-21-2008, 02:24 PM	#13
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	this guy used fiberglass i believe then maybe some foam on the outside so it wont rattle __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

10-21-2008, 02:25 PM	#16
darthbauer Not really here... Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue S hatchback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,062	I'd like to do something like that but at the sametime dont really want the added weight. __________________ Liberate Tutemet Ex Infernis.

10-21-2008, 02:27 PM	#17
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	i get 39mpg with wide tires and with my whole custom woofer box.. and thecar isnt broken in yet :) i dont think the weight makes that much of a difference __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

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