Will there ever be an Fi 8" driver?

[drwang84 0]

Hi Everyone,

I originally thought there was a problem with the subwoofer in my Expedition so I got an 8" RE re subwoofer on ebay to replace the oem. And this 8" RE8 is the single voice coil version, made back when Scott was in charge =). When I swapped the drivers, unfortunately I found out that it was the amp that was the problem. I opened the amp up and took some pictures of the guts. I didn't see any physical damage. Although I did find a piece of small plastic loose, but the weird thing is that it didn't look like it came from inside the amp.

Here are the pics:

Anyways, back on topic,... will there ever be an 8" driver. I understand they don't market or sell very easily. But hey, maybe 8" drivers will make a comeback one day in stealth installs or something.

[JimJ 11]

No offense to you at all, but I've seen CD players that have more substantial electronics than that

[bdawson72 0]

Wow @ that amp

Edited August 31, 2007 by bdawson72

[///M5 2,833]

lollers

If you want an 8m get an Rli8 they are beasts and an awesome driver.

[NDMstang65 403]

The Ascendant line will/does have an 8...

As of right now we're not going to do one in the very near future...but off in the distance just about anything is a possibility .

Thanks

-Nick

[Xibalba 0]

Just for my own clarification, what exactly are the benifits of an 8. I have heard of people usin them for mids....is that right? I have never even seen one, so am curious.

[///M5 2,833]

Just for my own clarification, what exactly are the benifits of an 8. I have heard of people usin them for mids....is that right? I have never even seen one, so am curious.

They are small and generically fit in small sealed boxes. Other than that it is a sub and losing Sd means less output.

[drwang84 0]

No offense to you at all, but I've seen CD players that have more substantial electronics than that

Haha no offense taken. It's my dad's SUV and this is supposed to be the Mach 1 PREMIUM sound upgrade. Talk about rip-off. And get this, I called up Ford to order a replacement and they are charging $150 for this amp. Called the junkyard too and they are selling for $148. Luckily I found someone on craigslist that will sell it to me for $30. Otherwise I could get a line-out converter and use a footprint aftermarket amp. But since I do want to keep the SUV stock looking, since we take out the back seats to use for hauling. I'll take some pics when it's gone I guess haha.

Also, I've thought about upgrading to a beefy 8" sub however there it couldn't be done with the stock enclosure since the mounting depth was 2".

[platnum accord 0]

an spl 8 inch woofer lol.