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Test fitment time!! This will be the last bit I'll be able to do in a while, but I was too excited and had to see it in place.
I only loosened the side trim (didn't fully remove it), enough to get to the screws for the metal panel with the round subwoofer cut-out. With that removed, the WickedCAS Sub fits really well
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BUT NOTE: The styrofoam at the bottom sticks up a bit above the level of the cut-out, so that needs to be trimmed. Otherwise the sub leans forward like the picture below. This enclosure did not come with instructions, but the JL Stealthbox Instructions are based on there being a cubby-hole here (which wouldn't have the styrofoam). I could've ripped it out, but I thought it'll help with sound deadening - so I just trimmed it.
And because the back of the sub is white, you can see it a tiny bit when looking in between the trim. So I'll give it a quick spray of black paint.
Oh and I had already done some sound deadening in there months ago (the only spot where I'll do full-cover).
And while I was working on the car, I quickly installed a OEM Subaru 12V outlet in the boot (like Outbacks have).
McIntosh Subwoofer Metal panel still in place:
McIntosh Subwoofer Metal panel removed (just a few screws to undo around the outside):
Trim back on for a test-fit:
*This is the styrofoam that needs to be trimmed. Just use eg. a stanley knife and slice along the top of the plastic trim. The styrofoam sticks about 1cm above that.*Otherwise this is what the fitment looks like (styrofoam pushes the bottom of the sub up at the back, tilting it forward like this). It does NOT look like this after the styrofoam is trimmed. Fitment is then good.
Side view after styrofoam is trimmed (the picture makes it look like there's a gap on the bottom-left, but that's mainly a shadow):
Rear view after styrofoam is trimmed (the colour difference isn't obvious, that's just the flash and camera distorting colours):
12V outlet on LH side of boot - a quick 10min job. Just because I was already working on the car
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