Amp drawer question

[Andrew_as 10+ year member]

I am having a box built from BJ. I was thinking about building an amp drawer under it. But i cant think of a way to get the wires into the drawer and the drawer work. Its going in a 1998 blazer. I want the drawer to come out of the box on the side of the box that the seats are on. I want to fold my seats down and pull drawer out. I will have a batcap on the passenger side of the bow so that is where the power wires will be coming from. Any ideas would be great.

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[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

What if the box was built and carpeted seperate from the amp rack/drawer. Then just bolted together later. You wouldnt have to worry about it being sealed then, and could just drill holes where needed to run the wires through. Using just standard drawer slides should work as well. In theory, I dont think it should be very hard to do at all.

 

[Andrew_as 10+ year member]

Well what i was thinking is asking you to build it and and carpet it with the box so you cant even tell that is a drawer from the front side of the box. I am going to go see how tell my amps are and see if i can come with an idea. Im thinking a 2x4 or 4x4 frame with a drawer. But make the drawer so that there is still an inch or so under it for the wires to come thru the bottom.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

When you wire it just make sure that there's enough slack in the wiring that it never gets pulled tight. You'll also need a wedge, front and rear, and a tight latch to keep the drawer from rattling when it's closed. Don't forget about fans to move some air in there.