Post 747358 by Harvey on 2014-11-09 22:05:11
[QUOTE=volvokid;747341]How does it sound?[/QUOTE]
Good point,if the gain on the sub is on full I would say it's like a boy racer in his favourite car park on Saturday night.
To suit my ears the gain knob is set at around 20% and does a very nice job quite subtle at that point but not rattling and car pieces.
Worth fitting but I don't think it's worth around the £400 to get it fitted,but Volvo no longer sell them so it's secondhand units only now.
Post 748422 by LeeT5 on 2014-11-17 21:22:56
Nice. My amp gain is set to 50%, the middle click. Also I have the bass on the HU set to 50%. Rich, crisp without making your ears bleed.
Post 762768 by LeeT5 on 2015-03-07 18:10:42
Don't you remember my thread on this last year!? I changed mine but mines getting noisy again. Going to get a better quality one from maplin.
Post 800547 by Soulboy on 2016-05-04 20:29:40
Your not wrong about the triming, it's like it's made not to fit!
Purchased one of these yesterday, thought it would be a 5 minute job to fit,obviously not,thought my spare wheel clamp sat too high for a start,plus the jack is in the way!
Hope the sound qualities worth it.
Post 800549 by Ettienne on 2016-05-04 20:34:32
Yeah sounds pretty good, just purchase the parts listed above
Post 800552 by Harvey on 2016-05-04 20:49:46
Yes made not to fit very strange !
Post 800566 by Ettienne on 2016-05-05 07:08:41
I had to trim off a lot more than you did by the looks of it, but it all fits now, maybe I could have squashed mine down a bit or they've changed design slightly.
Phat box to fit now
Post 800583 by Ric@rdo on 2016-05-05 12:16:01
I have one to install and will also have to install all the cabling.
Post 800983 by Soulboy on 2016-05-16 11:30:44
So I assumed my car would have the sub wiring but it seems that plod cars don't,I automatically thought this was the plug but it's different,any ideas what this is for?[ATTACH=CONFIG]30674[/ATTACH]
Post 800985 by LeeT5 on 2016-05-16 12:53:13
I believe that's the REM connector for the stock tow bar, if fitted, Or trailer electrics. Mine has that connector too and I do have the stock subwoofer!
Post 808765 by Digitaltoast on 2017-01-15 18:01:42
Can anyone confirm if this subwoofer will work with an aftermarket head unit?
Post 808766 by Harvey on 2017-01-15 18:10:30
[QUOTE=Digitaltoast;808765]Can anyone confirm if this subwoofer will work with an aftermarket head unit?[/QUOTE]
Sorry no idea, do you have the harness-plug in the boot ? Are you still using the audio amp that volvo fitted ?.
I believe the audio signal comes from the rear speakers , I know some people have fitted these but they didn't have a trigger signal to turn the amp on when they fitted the harness themselves.
Post 808771 by Ettienne on 2017-01-16 09:00:32
[QUOTE=Harvey;808766]Sorry no idea, do you have the harness-plug in the boot ? Are you still using the audio amp that volvo fitted ?.
I believe the audio signal comes from the rear speakers , I know some people have fitted these but they didn't have a trigger signal to turn the amp on when they fitted the harness themselves.[/QUOTE]
I could be wrong but I thought you needed the software update to make the sub work (when fitting in normal STD head unit), I do believe the software is no longer available.
I never had this issues as had everything needed, just thought I'd mention.
Post 808775 by LeeT5 on 2017-01-16 10:11:07
[QUOTE=Ettienne;808771]I could be wrong but I thought you needed the software update to make the sub work (when fitting in normal STD head unit), I do believe the software is no longer available.
I never had this issues as had everything needed, just thought I'd mention.[/QUOTE]
No software is required. The subs just plug into the stock harness, located in the boot, attached to the rear of the boot floor between the bumper and spare wheel. If your car does not have the harness, then it will not work.
The Subwoofers own Amplifier is not recognised by the CAN network as a module, therefore no software required.
I highly recommend this subwoofer in any V70 that has the harness fitted. They do transform the sound you hear and will enable you to hear low notes in your music that you, otherwise, would not hear on the stock Mid range speakers. It will also enable you to 'unload' some of the bass from the rest of the car's mid range speakers.
Like Harvey says, because the Sub has it's own dedicated Amp, the signal must come from the rear speakers, be it read door or rear tweeters.
It may, therefore, be easy to retrofit any other subwoofer enclosure with separate amplifier. You'd just have to make sure you're using the same impedance.
Post 808776 by LeeT5 on 2017-01-16 10:27:21
[QUOTE=Digitaltoast;808765]Can anyone confirm if this subwoofer will work with an aftermarket head unit?[/QUOTE]
Theoretically, Yes!
If you're car has the harness that fits the Subwoofer in the boot, then the system will work with an aftermarket HU.
You'll just need to do your homework first and check whether the aftermarket HU internal amp is compatible with the STOCK car set up. Last thing you wanna do is blow the amp/s fitted in the car and or the subwoofer.
I'm not an audiophile but i like to hear good music and you can only 'hear' good music with a proper speaker and amp setup.
The stock system in the V70R/S60R was developed by Dynaudio so it does sound pretty awesome over the standard system. Any alterations away from stock will either worsen or marginally improve the sound.
IMHO, you're better off using a stock HU.
You are, of course, aware of the stock HU's 'hidden' graphic equalizer settings.....enabling you to 'fine tune' your system?
Post 808778 by Ric@rdo on 2017-01-16 11:34:42
My car wasn't pre-wired but I managed to buy a used wiring harness online, downloaded the Volvo instructions and it took me about 3 hours to have everything working.
When buying the wiring harness need to make sure if it's for your year model.
Post 808808 by Doingitsideways on 2017-01-17 11:53:00
[QUOTE=LeeT5;808799]Here's one I found earlier...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-Sub-Woofer-V70r-S60r-T5r-S70r-/182400583803?hash=item2a77ec087b:g:4RMAAOSwU-pXqDLX[/QUOTE]
Probably Ettienne, that.
Can't see there being many in Waterlooville!
Post 808827 by Ric@rdo on 2017-01-17 18:52:45
I got mine from here. Tons of them :D
http://en.bildelsbasen.se/se-sv/OEM/8648371/
Post 809433 by Harvey on 2017-02-06 20:11:27
Big thanks to Ricardo for sorting out a bracket for my subwoofer. .
Post 809434 by Ric@rdo on 2017-02-06 20:21:25
Let me know how it goes. My brother is pretty confident that there won't be any issues with the thread :)
Post 809437 by Ettienne on 2017-02-06 23:16:30
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;808808]Probably Ettienne, that.
Can't see there being many in Waterlooville![/QUOTE]
Mine I have a few in the loft.
Post 810705 by Harvey on 2017-03-26 15:04:21
[QUOTE=Ric@rdo;809434]Let me know how it goes. My brother is pretty confident that there won't be any issues with the thread :)[/QUOTE]
Well fitted it and it's a perfect fit.
Please thank you brother as a great job.
Post 810708 by Ric@rdo on 2017-03-26 20:02:15
Great! Thanks for let us know.
I'll send him this photo :)
First thing to look at is is the car prewired If it the car will have this harness as shown.
The sub unit has its own amp built in,the harness plugs into the amp.
When fitting the sub to a car without one you will need a new Spare wheel clamp
Also the holder for the jack.
On my car the jack holder did need a good bit of timing to get it to fit.
The underside needed 6 mm removed and the top edge needed 10 mm removed to get the boot floor cover to close so it's flat,just to say the sub does sit on the jack holder.
The sub comes with a carpet with a foam stuck on the under side which sits on the battery.
The amp has a small knob next to the harness plug so that amount bass can be adjusted separately to the head unit knob.
