how to mount amps to the floor

[blazinb2000 10+ year member]

I have a regular cab 2008 chevrolet colorado. I have plenty of room under each seat to mount my amps. However I have the vinyl floor since it is a cheap worktruck model. I would rather not screw the amps to the floor or drill holes in the floor of the truck unless I have no other choice. My friend told me to use velcro or double sided tape. Does anyone have experience with this? I do not want the tape of sticky parts to lose their grip during hot summer days and the amp slide around under the seat. I am not worried about theifs, I live in a small town with very few people knowing about systems and there is a very low crime rate. What ways are there to mount amps to the floor?

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[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

industrial strength velcro would work. Or you can make an amp rack out of wood and bolt the amp to that.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif don't ever screw the amp to the metal of the chassis //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

velcro works pretty ok as long as u dont drive like u stole it

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif don't ever screw the amp to the metal of the chassis //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

x2. Problems await if you do that. I had mine in a rack, then used L brackets to secure it to the trunk floor. Didn't budge.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

is velcro really ok? bout to attempt a trunk install and i really dont want to screw holes in the car....

 

[blazinb2000 10+ year member]

Yea I wasn't going to mount the amp directly to the floor. I was going to get a thin sheet of plywood and screw the amp to the board and then make small L-brackets to secure it to the floor. That is only if I decided to drill holes in the floor.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

Yeah, industrial strength velcro is fine if you don't want to drill holes.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

is velcro really ok? bout to attempt a trunk install and i really dont want to screw holes in the car....

I heard industrial strength velcro would work, but i wouldn't trust it.

Yea I wasn't going to mount the amp directly to the floor. I was going to get a thin sheet of plywood and screw the amp to the board and then make small L-brackets to secure it to the floor. That is only if I decided to drill holes in the floor.

I think that's your best bet. Or you can get some sort of carpet that would create a lot of friction against wood and lay your amp rack on top of that. Then it won't slide //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[SubNoize05 10+ year member]

velcro works!

 

[patotay 10+ year member]

im using a wood amp rack but im changing it now bud.rack got wet.=( thanks to it though amp is safe now..