Don't really care for a box in the trunk right now. '03 max has aftermarket speakers throughout with a 4 channel amp mounted to backseat by previous owner. Sounds clear and good. But is missing some umpf. Can the bose sub be connected to the aftermarket amp to provide a little more midbass/bass. Really not looking for thunder in the trunk or rattling windows. So is it possible? Or can the bose sub and factory amp be tied into the aftermarket system? Tried searching the radio section but all talk was about removing ALL the bose system.

 

The Bose stuff runs at 1 ohm impedance, and your amp most likely runs at 4 ohms.


If you don't want a box in the trunk, you could get an 8" sub, put it in the Bose sub location, and use a mono channel amp to power it.

Although if you do that, you'll get more thump out of it if you dynamat the rear deck, and stuff the seatbelt-holders to prevent the housing from rattling when the bass hits. Make sure it doesn't restrict the release/rewind of the seatbelt, though

 

Mixing Bose components with an after-market hu just never seems to work out well. Don't waste your time with the Bose sub.

I don't know if you read the audio/electronics forum because there may be a solution for you in it.

 

That's a good idea.

Also, a small sub in a sealed enclosure won't take up much trunk space at all. I have a Boston Acoustic G108 8" sub, it's 200 watts RMS and only needs 0.30 cubic feet of airspace in a sealed enclosure, or 0.80 cubic feet if it's ported.