Where Should I Mount My New Amps?

[james33440 10+ year member]

Okay, so most of ya'll know that I bought new amps because I my other amps got stolen. They were all the back seat and they seemed to have easily just ripped them out. You can tell because the holes in the thin metal on the seats seem to look as it they pulled the amps....

Now, my new box is about 33"L. I am going to have the box all the way back to the seat facing the rear. I was thinking of mounting an amp on each side of the box. The amps are each 2.5"H, that'll be around 38" overall length with the box and the amps. That will work but it will leave me less than an inch of clearance....too tight of a fit IMO....

The other idea was to mount the amps on the back of the box. And, then put some extra MDF over the amps to kinda cover them up and add fans on each side of the box (one fan to blow air in and the other to blow air out)...The only problem with this is that the width of the box is only 33" and the amps together without endcaps is 33.9"L...it won't be that big of a deal once I cover the amps though....I mean it is less than an inch difference....

Now, I may decide to mount the amps directly on top of the box....the box is 17"H so I will have about 19.5" of H to work with....that's not too bad because I removed my torsion bars and I had a 20"H box before. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif So, that'll give me around .5" of clearance of so. That might work....

Another idea was to use the spare tire locatoin but I don't want to remove my spare tire. So, that I am not going to consider.....If I was building a show car this would most likely be the way. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif But I am building a simple daily driver....

The last idea I had was to locate the amps on each side of the rear of the car, one where the "little" cargo net is at and the other where the tire jack and equipment are located....I was thinking of using simple MDF mounted to the metal and then obviously the amps mounted to the MDF and covered with plexiglass. The down side to this is that the power wires and ground wires would have to be extended. I would just use distribution blocks and buy more wire. Not a big deal but I don't really want to go through that "simple" trouble...

Does anyone have an idea or suggest any of the above for me to do with my amps.....

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[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

do like this guy, im sure it would confuse some theives lol

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

i wish that were possible with 15's

 

[snebes 10+ year member]

Thats what I was gonna do with my 12's when I was still planning on getting them....then I changed my mind to a 15, and ended up very happy with an 18. It hasn't left much room in my trunk, but the best place I can put the amps is on a similar length box. I have both amps and the sirius unit screwed on the back of it between it and the seats. The angle on the seats leaves plenty of breathing room for them.

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

do like this guy, im sure it would confuse some theives lol

i don't think anyone here even seen the amps!

on the bottom of the rear dash...i like that idea.

where did they go??? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

arent they on the roof of the trunk?? and whats that silver thing a flashlight?

cool install though.

 

[acousticguitar 10+ year member]

he must be a jedi cuz it sure looks like a lightsaber

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

arent they on the roof of the trunk?? and whats that silver thing a flashlight?cool install though.

lol look at the pic again, more closely. *hint* under the window

 

[EuroPassat18T 10+ year member]

Well Im glad that you guys like my install. Most people when I am at shows and GTG's here in town ask where the amps are. I tell them to either step back a few more feet, or bend down and look above. Its a perfect location for the amps, and there is plenty of room for any air to cross over, and along side of the amps.

These 2 Elemental Designs Nine1, and Nine2 amps are mounted on the rear deck. Its the area between the rear seats, and the rear windshield. Very nice, concealed area to mount stuff. Along with the amps are my distribution block, and all of my wiring. In the front of the car, I have my Sirius unit mounted under my AC/Heater box. Still plenty of room in the trunk to mount stuff to the deck area.

And btw, the silver thing on the trunk lid is a MagLite flashlight and bracket.

Thanks again for the props. To see the rest of the install, visit http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=102335

Steve

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

he must be a jedi cuz it sure looks like a lightsaber

Actually hes sith. You can tell by the black carpet and subs.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

lol look at the pic again, more closely. *hint* under the window

ya thats wat i was talkin about. they are 9.1 and 9.2/4 or a couple avionixx's rite?

isnt it bad to mount amps upside down? cuz of circulation issues?

 

[EuroPassat18T 10+ year member]

These 2 Elemental Designs Nine1, and Nine2 amps are mounted on the rear deck. Its the area between the rear seats, and the rear windshield. Very nice, concealed area to mount stuff. Along with the amps are my distribution block, and all of my wiring. In the front of the car, I have my Sirius unit mounted under my AC/Heater box. Still plenty of room in the trunk to mount stuff to the deck area.

Answer is right above from my previous post.

They arent mounted upside down, they are mounted right side up. They are "floating" so the air still rises from the top, like the should.