MacMaster

Hey guys over the weekend my tube started clicking and making these weird noises in swahili. Every time the beat is supposed to hit the tube just makes an anoyying click! I talked to my friend and he told me he thought i blew out the cone. Is this typical of a sub to do this if it's busted?

I think Scion will have to give me a new one cause it's under warranty with everything else in the car. Is this true? Does the warranty apply to my bazooka, cause it would suck if it didn't and I payed 400 bucks for a crappy blown out subwoofer.

Thanks guys

SCI_TC_GUY

it should apply.....don't know if that would be considered wear & tear though.....in that case...they may not....get a real sub....you'll be happier...

z-lite

Here's your problem:

THE_DON

Wow, that thing is $400!

You could seriously shatter some windows with $400 worth of aftermarket subs!

I sure hope they replace it for you. I'm not sure how it works, though. The TRD stuff gets a seperate warranty, but this isn't TRD. It's a Scion accessory, so I guess it would be the same if your factory upgrade 6-disc stereo broke, the dealer would just have to install another one. Good luck! Let us know what happens.

-THE DON

jmiller20874

I had an 8" Bazooka a couple of years ago and those things don't hold bass worth a damn. Their tube design is nice but the drivers they put in them are seriously weak. So I replaced my Bazooka with a 12" RF Punch XL in a QLogic Bandpass enclosure for less than what I paid for my Bazooka and its hits like a juiced-up baseball player. Forget Bazooka, get real speakers.

mandos

Personally...I'd use this as an excuse to get something else ;)

BIGRKtC

Get a real sub! the cool thing is that you now have an awesome enclosure to plase a brand new alpine type R in. The Bazooka sucks. I think most people are really paying for that awesome enclosure that saves space. They would clean up if scion sold that thing without a cone. If you plan on getting rid of the enclosure let me know and I'll buy it from you.

SCI_TC_GUY

well....looks like the tribe has spoken...hehe....I'd say, if you're happy with the output of the bazooka, try to get it replaced.....otherwise, step up to a cheaper alternative in a single 10 or something....

mandos

that's funny...step up + cheaper...ironic...don't ya think?

sensay

idk about U guys but im goin with a kicker L7 its basicly one of the best subs BY FAR out there

wyldkard

I dunno. Kicker L7's will rattle your fillings loose, but I've heard that they don't last as long as conventional round subs. Something about the square shape doesn't hold up to the stress as well as a round shape.

On another note on surround designs...MB Quart(I think) has some subs with an inverted surround. Kinda weird looking, but has anyone ever heard these subs perform?

-Z

SCI_TC_GUY

it's really impossible to call one sub the best......it's all in personal preference.....Kicker subs do get very loud if installed right.....but they sound like smashed _______......don't know how they hold up for reliability....

mandos

Dare I ask how you know what a smashed _______ sounds like?

SCI_TC_GUY

simply an "___"umption......

meaning the sound quality leaves quite a bit to be desired...

firesquare

if it came with the car, its covered unless maybe you put on a differnt H/U. but it is covered under warranty. then when you get it, sell it asap and get a real sub

SCI_TC_GUY

but the sub blowing isn't the factory's fault....it's the owner's fault whom turned it up too much.....only way to know for sure is to go ask the dealer....

dmxsoulja3

what about using the enclosure with a different sub of slightly better quality if they don't cover it, I mean any decent sub should sound as good if not better and last longer in there. Or is it like riveted to the tube so that you can't ever take it out?

SCI_TC_GUY

good question dmxsoul.....personally I think the tubes are ugly and cheap lookin....would be a good experiment though....as long as the enclosure specs match the sub specs....

dmxsoulja3

I was planning on getting the one for the tc, since it sits flush and what not, rip the sub out, put a decent one in there that atleast has quality build to it, and rock that, it sounds good either way, but won't hold up, figured a decent sub to replace it would work out for my needs

THE_DON

Is the sub removable on the Bazooka? Or do you have to mod the tube to make a new speaker fit? If the sub simply pulls out, just buy a better sub and replace it. But you're still probably better off upgrading to a larger sub, considering you blew this one out.

-THE DON