Mounting amp into metal or wooden board?

[marquisbrah 10+ year member]

Im gonna be getting my M1b tomorrow and i dont know if i should drill straight into the metal behind the seats or use a wooden board? this is in the trunk. Theres a metal sheet behind the seats. Not sure if i should drill straight into the metal or use a board? I hear about grounding problems, but not quite sure. Thanks for the input

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[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

Could ground it out, I've done it before:crap: Go with wooden.

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

Glue wood to metal (or screw it) then screw amp to wood.

 

[marquisbrah 10+ year member]

Could ground it out, I've done it before:crap: Go with wooden.

Ive heard about this, but what does it do? Ill stop at home depot after work today

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

Basically mine was that the metal from the amp touching the metal of the car was grounding it and the power running through the components of the amp were shorting it. Almost caught my backseat on fire....

 

[marquisbrah 10+ year member]

Basically mine was that the metal from the amp touching the metal of the car was grounding it and the power running through the components of the amp were shorting it. Almost caught my backseat on fire....

Yea i dont think i want to run any risks, im going with a board. Thanks.