I bit the hype and did the mod, so my 2 cents.


Obviously what you tune your audio system to is a personal preference even if dealing with limitations in the that system.

One thing this mod does do, it definitely reduces the bass from the mids on the doors. The door rattle is absolutely gone.

However, a personal preference of mine is to have "punchy" bass. I like to hear the thump. This is probably very difficult with such small subs. The punchiness came from the mids on the door, even if it rattled the door.

At a casual volume (which I'm sure is a relative term) I have clean highs and somewhat diluted mids from the front. The mids seems like they are missing something. The subs are muddy and lack definition. On the other hand, as people have posted, when the volume is cranked up a bit everything seems groovy. It is still less punchy than without the filters on the mids. The sound is better because you don't hear the door rattle worse then a ragtop car.

For a couple of bucks, this definitely removes a major annoyance with the car. It also removed a sound quality that I preferred. I suppose you can't hope for too much with a stock system.