Remove Ski-Pass Plate -OR- NOT

Should I Remove the Ski-Pass Plat

  • NO!!! This is an M3; don't mangle the freakin' thing

    Votes: 7 87.5%

  • Do it, Do it ...

    Votes: 1 12.5%
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I recently bought a single 12" sub. Being the sound vault our trunks are, should I remove the ski-pass plate?

Reasons for doing it:
*More Sound in the cabin
*Less rattling down the line by relieving some of the pressure in the trunk (well, that's my theory)

Reason not to:
*This is an M3; don't mangle the freakin' thing [bash]
 
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Hmm it's a good question, I'm sure it wouldnt hurt - but I will tell you interior 'aerodynamics' are important along side exterior aerodynamics. Ever drive a car with the sunroof only open? You get a helicopter effect. Honestly I'd say try it if you can fix it if you decide you don't like it.
 
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epj3 said:
Hmm it's a good question, I'm sure it wouldnt hurt - but I will tell you interior 'aerodynamics' are important along side exterior aerodynamics. Ever drive a car with the sunroof only open? You get a helicopter effect. Honestly I'd say try it if you can fix it if you decide you don't like it.
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I hear ya. The problem is the plate is tack welded in. If I do it, I couldn't easily put it back. [:(]
 
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I would not remove it, but than again that is me. My 318is (sold a long time ago) had a powerful stereo system with two big 12 inch subs in the trunk. I could tell it was subdued but refused to cut the ski pass out.
 
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I think altering should be ok as long as it's done professionally. Are you going to do this yourself Gabe or have a custom shop do it?
 
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Tom said:
I think altering should be ok as long as it's done professionally. Are you going to do this yourself Gabe or have a custom shop do it?
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I have the skill set to do this myself but there's a big part of me that doesn't want to alter this car in any way (that I can't undo).

Even the sub is done in a way where not a single wire is cut; it can easily be removed without anyone being able to notice that it was there.

I dunno, maybe I just answered my own question...

edit: Hey, you guys aren't voting in the poll [boxface] [cheers]
 
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I'm glad I posted this topic; it saved me from doing an unnecessary modification.

Okay, so I've come up with a solution...

What I did was I removed the Harman Kardon Subwoofer Enclosure and changed the wiring of the input to my amp. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! [clap]

Part of the improvement was due to the new opening into the cabin. Another source of improvement was that I tapped into the wires after the HK amp to get the signal I'd use for my amp. The signal going to the HK sub seems to be non fading and has a crossover built in. I even disabled my crossover in favor of the built in HK crossover.

Previously, I was using the signal from the front door speakers but wasn't happy with the results.

Quick summary:
I'm very happy with the sound quality. I can listen to the classical music I love, then pop in a Hip-Hop CD and without making any tuning change to my setup it sounds great.

The system added about 40 lbs of weight and was cheap! If there's interest, I can do some sort of a write up. [thumb]
 
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