As we all know, trunk space in the Coupe is a major headache. I purchased the Zenclosure sub box a few months back and have yet to install it (or the rest of my equipment for that matter) because I did not know where I wanted to mount my amps, distribution blocks, and cap. I need a functional trunk and also didnt want to nix the spare and dig into that well. Mounting on the back of the seats would defeat the purpose of the Zenclosure box and I didnt think my amps would fit underneath the front seats.
My solution? Convert the 40 split rear seat into a custom mount location. I never have anyone sitting back there and it will leave my trunk, as well as the 60/40 fold completely functional. A little easy woodwork and some basic upholstery should get the job done. Here is a pic of my progress so far, Im going to keep updating as I go. Right now just have the backseat gutted, the wood cut for the new mount insert, and the lower arm from the stock seatback switched over to the new wood mount insert.
If anyone else would like to do the same kind of install let me know and I can take exact measurements for you. Im planning to use quite a bit of foam to fill in gaps making the new insert look a little more seat-like, not sure what I want to do for fabric yet. It would be nice to be able to match the stock color, but probably wont be an easy task. Was possibly thinking of stripping the fabric off of the stock seat but then that leaves me SOL if I ever want to sell the car.
Cannot wait to get this done...stay tuned.
so this would be an awesome solution.
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