W211 Estate - fitting subwoofer

[dan1w]

The harmon cordon subs for the estate are pretty reasonably priced on ebay, certainly a lot cheaper than the sub upgrade for my old 9-5.

Is it possible to fit these on to a vehicle with comand or is there more to the system than just adding a sub? Any alternative ways of doing this without taking up any boot space directly behind the seats?

Cheers,

Dan

 

[texasjohn]

You'd need to amplify it.

If it was me I'd go aftermarket but use the stock location. Maybe buy a spare trim piece (the rearmost carpeted vertical panel in the boot, has a vent on the top (see link in post below), reinforce the back of it with MDF and cut a circle in, mount the sub.

You can take a high level signal from the Audio Gateway which is near the passenger rear wheelarch behind the trim. Well, thats where the Audio Gateway is on the Saloon anyway.

I am assuming your car is 2008 or older. Some newer cars didnt have the Audio Gateway.

Search threads on here about adding subs to W211 and you'll find the answers. I had a E500 saloon and put an aftermarket sub in the stock location (parcel shelf on the saloon).

 

[texasjohn]

Some pics here, looks like underfloor is an option

Bild-3 : Welchen Subwoofer-Varianten im S211? : Mercedes E-Klasse W211 : #204205932

 

[dan1w]

Cheers guys. Glad it seems a lot simpler than on the Saab, can all the wiring including amp be done in the boot? If so that would be very handy.

 

[John]

I installed a sub in my previous W211 with AGW and all the wiring was done in the boot.

Personally, I would fit your own sub as the Harman Kardon ones are a bit crap.

You could buy an active sub in it's own box. I tried this but I struggled to get enough bass into the cabin - but that is because it was a saloon.

Someone else on here who recommended it fitted it in their estate and were happy with it.

However, I seem to remember them saying if they did it again, they'd have just installed an inline amp and replaced the speakers rather than adding a sub I think.

Down to what you prefer - I wanted a sub in mine because I wanted that bottom range to be emphasised.