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I am willing to bet you have to cut the hole to clear your sub. Otherwise they wouldn't include it. I'm guessing on that, but BSW didn't include one because they didn't have to. I made my own grille panel like that and the BSW setup sounds a lot better.
They may just be including it for sound quality, but I'm guessing they need the extra clearance for the 10" sub as opposed to BSW's 8".
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Thanks - I kinda figured that as well, but was just hoping otherwise. I don't mind cutting the hole if it's absolutely needed for optimal sound quality but it would be nice to make that assessment first (i.e., listening w/ and w/o the panel on) before making the leap to cutting up the panel. Can anyone that's installed this, confirm whether the grill is needed?
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You get significantly better sound quality (+ a few db's as well) by cutting the hole in the panel. From my experience it also helps to reduce rattles in that right side area. For example, I used to get horrendous rattle from my fuel door until I cut the hole in the panel. And that's just the 8" BSW version. YMMV though.
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Apologies to the OP for "stealing" this thread. Lots of options to think about. Thanks.
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I failed to think about the cutout! I'd prefer not to cut out the stock compartment lid. However to gain better sound I guess using a more stock looking grill would be ok. I personally think the grill they've used in the eBay listing looks terrible. Something along the lines of this might look better IMO:
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