New Subwoofer Fitted

ITServe · Oct 4th, 2010, 13:08

Just had a subwoofer fitted into the back of our 2010 XC90 Exec - It's made a real difference!

Many thanks to Peter (Elliott2) for his hard work, very professional service, came to my house 140 miles away and did the job in two hours. Much cheaper than the local car audio place even after paying for mileage!

The sub is discretely hidden away in the rear nearside quarter panel, and the seperate volume control is in the little storage pocket there. It connects to its own amplifier and gets its signal from the front amp in the car under the front seat.

Highly recommended!

BestGear · Oct 4th, 2010, 14:32

Any pictures of the install?

bobdabuilda · Oct 4th, 2010, 19:12

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Originally Posted by ITServe

Just had a subwoofer fitted into the back of our 2010 XC90 Exec - It's made a real difference!

Many thanks to Peter (Elliott2) for his hard work, very professional service, came to my house 140 miles away and did the job in two hours. Much cheaper than the local car audio place even after paying for mileage!

The sub is discretely hidden away in the rear nearside quarter panel, and the seperate volume control is in the little storage pocket there. It connects to its own amplifier and gets its signal from the front amp in the car under the front seat.

Highly recommended!

how much was it please, if you don't mind me asking?

AB-UK · Oct 4th, 2010, 19:32

That's where the sub-woofer on the old Premium Sound system was installed in my D5 SE, before Volvo removed it from the "New" (but decidedly unimproved) Premium Sound setup.

It's a disgrace that the new Executive model should be fitted with a system inferior to that fitted in the old SE model.

Britsud · Oct 4th, 2010, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by AB-UK

That's where the sub-woofer on the old Premium Sound system was installed in my D5 SE, before Volvo removed it from the "New" (but decidedly unimproved) Premium Sound setup.

It's a disgrace that the new Executive model should be fitted with a system inferior to that fitted in the old SE model.

Must be something to do with the weight and co2 stuff. you cant have a spare if you have a sunroof and all that so things like extra amps and subs add extra . I changed my wing mirror and the motors were metal encased and the new one was plastic and a lot lighter. ?

ITServe · Oct 5th, 2010, 15:23

Sorry no pics! It is completely invisible! Only thing is the know for volume in the little compartment in the back.

BestGear · Oct 5th, 2010, 19:51

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Originally Posted by ITServe

Sorry no pics! It is completely invisible! Only thing is the know for volume in the little compartment in the back.

Is there any visible grill etc?

If the sub is in the side panel, it must need some means of escaping to the cabin....

David

ITServe · Oct 6th, 2010, 11:12

Hi, no grill, no. It just works! The bass frequencies are just transmitted via the rear quarter plastics. It doesn't buzz or anything, just solid bass. Also I believe there was some extra wadding placed between the back of the sub and the out sound insulation of the metal rear wing to stop any unwanted vibration.

Cost £340 including mileage for a 240 mile round trip.

AB-UK · Oct 6th, 2010, 12:59

No grille or speaker cover over the sub-woofer in my 2003 SE either - it just worked. My son really misses it in my new Exec - can't understand why Volvo took it out of the Premium Sound spec., 'cos now it isn't really any more "premium" than the basic setup (I know it has more speakers, but the word should refer to quality of sound, which the sub-woofer certainly enhanced).

The cost for fitting this single speaker to an existing system seems quite high to me (who has no idea about these things anyway), but perhaps the mileage charge accounts for much of it?

XC90 Dave · Oct 6th, 2010, 13:22

As I understand it the amplifier on the premium system is 5 channel, therefore one of these should be the base woofer on a Dolby 5.1 system. It seems to me that only the speaker and possibly wiring needs fitting to complete the system. Some one out there must know more?

Oct 4th, 2010, 13:08	#1
ITServe XC90 Exec in Grey Pearl Last Online: Aug 26th, 2014 21:46 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Norwich	New Subwoofer Fitted Just had a subwoofer fitted into the back of our 2010 XC90 Exec - It's made a real difference! Many thanks to Peter (Elliott2) for his hard work, very professional service, came to my house 140 miles away and did the job in two hours. Much cheaper than the local car audio place even after paying for mileage! The sub is discretely hidden away in the rear nearside quarter panel, and the seperate volume control is in the little storage pocket there. It connects to its own amplifier and gets its signal from the front amp in the car under the front seat. Highly recommended!

Oct 4th, 2010, 14:32	#2
BestGear Master Member Last Online: Feb 3rd, 2024 18:39 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sunny Scotland	Any pictures of the install?

Oct 4th, 2010, 19:32	#4
AB-UK Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 10:08 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nottingham	That's where the sub-woofer on the old Premium Sound system was installed in my D5 SE, before Volvo removed it from the "New" (but decidedly unimproved) Premium Sound setup. It's a disgrace that the new Executive model should be fitted with a system inferior to that fitted in the old SE model.

Oct 5th, 2010, 15:23	#6
ITServe XC90 Exec in Grey Pearl Last Online: Aug 26th, 2014 21:46 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Norwich	Sorry no pics! It is completely invisible! Only thing is the know for volume in the little compartment in the back.

Oct 6th, 2010, 11:12	#8
ITServe XC90 Exec in Grey Pearl Last Online: Aug 26th, 2014 21:46 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Norwich	Hi, no grill, no. It just works! The bass frequencies are just transmitted via the rear quarter plastics. It doesn't buzz or anything, just solid bass. Also I believe there was some extra wadding placed between the back of the sub and the out sound insulation of the metal rear wing to stop any unwanted vibration. Cost £340 including mileage for a 240 mile round trip.

Oct 6th, 2010, 12:59	#9
AB-UK Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 10:08 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nottingham	No grille or speaker cover over the sub-woofer in my 2003 SE either - it just worked. My son really misses it in my new Exec - can't understand why Volvo took it out of the Premium Sound spec., 'cos now it isn't really any more "premium" than the basic setup (I know it has more speakers, but the word should refer to quality of sound, which the sub-woofer certainly enhanced). The cost for fitting this single speaker to an existing system seems quite high to me (who has no idea about these things anyway), but perhaps the mileage charge accounts for much of it?

Oct 6th, 2010, 13:22	#10
XC90 Dave Member Last Online: Mar 1st, 2020 13:18 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Leicester	As I understand it the amplifier on the premium system is 5 channel, therefore one of these should be the base woofer on a Dolby 5.1 system. It seems to me that only the speaker and possibly wiring needs fitting to complete the system. Some one out there must know more?

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