Bose Subwoofer Location/Pictures

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CompuTechish

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Hello,
I’m new here so sorry if I am posting this in the wrong section. I wanted to know where is the OEM Bose subwoofer located in the boot? Would anyone be kind enough to supply some pictures on what it looks like or is it concealed?

I came across a picture in another thread which I have attached. Can anyone tell me what the circled component is? Is it a speaker or the subwoofer?

Appreciate any help.
 

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CompuTechish said:
Hello,
I’m new here so sorry if I am posting this in the wrong section. I wanted to know where is the OEM Bose subwoofer located in the boot? Would anyone be kind enough to supply some pictures on what it looks like or is it concealed?

I came across a picture in another thread which I have attached. Can anyone tell me what the circled component is? Is it a speaker or the subwoofer?

Appreciate any help.
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As Tom said welcome (I’m also fairly new here) if you need help with anything this is certainly the place! Here’s a up close photo.
Damian
 

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mars said:
If I may - what's the slot above it for?
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If specced when the car was ordered new, it would hold the DVD drive for a very early navigation system. I had an A2 once which had that slot filled, there was a little flap in the boot carpet so you could load it more easily. The tray beneath the handbrake had a little joystick and buttons in one corner to navigate a menu - I think, spoken, or maybe on the little DIS screen in the instrument panel. The system in that car didn't work though - even if it had, I'm told it was beyond clunky.
 
Proghound said:
If specced when the car was ordered new, it would hold the DVD drive for a very early navigation system. I had an A2 once which had that slot filled, there was a little flap in the boot carpet so you could load it more easily. The tray beneath the handbrake had a little joystick and buttons in one corner to navigate a menu - I think, spoken, or maybe on the little DIS screen in the instrument panel. The system in that car didn't work though - even if it had, I'm told it was beyond clunky.
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Oh, it's for the DISatNav*! I do know of it!
That solves the confusion I had thinking of the later, in-dash 2 DIN unit, which I recalled to have a slot in the unit itself.
I assume it's DIN sized - that's cool! You could get the boot carpet with the flap and have a 6 CD changer even without the boot lining slot!


*nickname is my own, in case it makes you feel out of the loop
 
mars said:
Oh, it's for the DISatNav*! I do know of it!
That solves the confusion I had thinking of the later, in-dash 2 DIN unit, which I recalled to have a slot in the unit itself.
I assume it's DIN sized - that's cool! You could get the boot carpet with the flap and have a 6 CD changer even without the boot lining slot!


*nickname is my own, in case it makes you feel out of the loop
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That would certainly be a fun challenge to fit and configure - I wonder if anyone's done it? Only caveat I can see is that the under-floor compartment is prone to moisture when the seals round the air vents under the rear bumper perish and let water in.
 
Olerype said:
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We are a long way from Bose but I carry a towing strap, takes up a lot less space and easy to detach rather than undoing a pulled tight knot
- don't ask how I know! Also goes a long way towards never needing it again:). Something like this but lots of alternatives....


Andy

PS. Melt/fuse the ends of that rope it grieves me to see it!
 
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CompuTechish said:
Hello,
I’m new here so sorry if I am posting this in the wrong section. I wanted to know where is the OEM Bose subwoofer located in the boot? Would anyone be kind enough to supply some pictures on what it looks like or is it concealed?

I came across a picture in another thread which I have attached. Can anyone tell me what the circled component is? Is it a speaker or the subwoofer?


Appreciate any help.
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Hi,

the circled component shown in the photo is the access door to the top of the fuel tank to get to the fuel pump and connections.

warm regards

Andrew
 
Valpen said:
My rear boot DIN slot was filled with the analog TV tuner, an option for the RSN-D headunit which had SatNav....
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Ooh, that's tasty stuff!

I have a... er, rather different analog TV experience in store for my personal Golf...
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You can bet no one expects a period-correct in-dash TV on a Mk1! ;P
 
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