Glueing Amp to backseat back

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

I'm fawking tired of my mb quart amp mounting problems. Seriously, that amp is the least user friendly when it comes to mounting and wiring. You need to unmount the amp to acces the wiring terminal

The mounting holes are inside the heatsink and each time i'm trying to put a screw in it, it get stuck somehow and become unsuable.

I already put a like 20$ worth of Velcro behind the amp since the backseat back is made of carpet... but it ain't strong enough, falling everytime i accelarate quick.

I bough Super glue with a Donkey on it yesturday and it doesn't seems much more solid. What kind of glue would fit my application the best? I was thinking about Epoxy but i'm not quite sure. I don't care if i rush to remove it in few years... i just want the amp to stick there and STAY there for a while.

That's the only bad side on that amp, beside that i love it alot, even if it got a pretty big footprint

cliffs: need to glue metal to carpet... "industrial strenght" glue ain't strong enough

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[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

Wow. You're willing to completely ruin your carpet for this?

Gorilla Glue: http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=gorilla%20glue&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf It's pretty tough, and easy to find.

But I'd mount that sucker on a beauty board or something instead...

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

yea, you may want to put a little more thought into this one, maybe make a pocket for the amp to slide into

 

[SocialStealth]

...mine is screwed onto the back of my seat.

predrill holes (i used my dad's drill and broke the bit but ughhh he doesn't need to know about that).

It'll hold, and you can undo it if you have to...?

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Wow. You're willing to completely ruin your carpet for this?
Gorilla Glue: http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=gorilla%20glue&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf It's pretty tough, and easy to find.

But I'd mount that sucker on a beauty board or something instead...

What i bough looks exactly like this

There will always be some amos over there... so i don't really care about the carpet, i can always put some new one back

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

Gorilla Glue is the best stuff I know of (other than industrial epoxy). If it won't work for you, I simply don't know what to say. Epoxy may cause a chemical reaction and melt your carpet.

But consider other possibilities, man. Carpet isn't load bearing. The weight of the amp could possibly tear the carpet, leaving you in a worse position in the long run.

It's your ride. Do what you gotta do...

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Gorilla Glue is the best stuff I know of (other than industrial epoxy). If it won't work for you, I simply don't know what to say. Epoxy may cause a chemical reaction and melt your carpet.
But consider other possibilities, man. Carpet isn't load bearing. The weight of the amp could possibly tear the carpet, leaving you in a worse position in the long run.

It's your ride. Do what you gotta do...

I wouldn't do that on a rental car, but hey you said it, it's mine

I would use Epoxy in last resort... it does feel nasty. is The donkey glue transparent btw? That wouldn't really ruin the carpet if used in small quantity

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

...mine is screwed onto the back of my seat.
predrill holes (i used my dad's drill and broke the bit but ughhh he doesn't need to know about that).

It'll hold, and you can undo it if you have to...?

Yeah the mounting holes were working great for few years. Now, screw head got pretty much fawk'up and i had to buffer the buttom to get them out. Now, no combinaison of washer+ screw works... it just make me waste my time... I spend 2 hours on that just yesturday before thinking about glueing it

 

[oldschoolboomer 10+ year member]

don't do it. pre drill and get some new screws.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

don't do it. pre drill and get some new screws.

I've looked for screw long enough in few shops without any succes

The premade hole in the heatsink are pretty much screwed... there's nothing i can do with my lacking manual skills //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Apollo220 10+ year member]

um maybe try some anchor bolts instead of some glue ?? that would work much better since u got drilled holes in there already and not having to worry about the chemicals from the glue ruining your amp . cause i know chemicals from wet caulking can ruin a sub if your not careful

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Anchor bolts... where can i find that? home depot?

and how do i get them to stuck in the metal under the carpet? pre-drill hole then just screwing those in

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

is The donkey glue transparent btw? That wouldn't really ruin the carpet if used in small quantity

I don't know. I've never used Donkey Glue. Most Gorilla Glue dries white. But I don't think this is a situation where a little dab will do, man. You'll more than likely have to cover the bottom of the amp with glue, and that could cause all sorts of problems.

This is a bad idea.

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

get a new amp

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[Xprime4 10+ year member]

get a new amp
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I tough about that.... gf and budget said no //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif