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| Author: | redzook91 [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Amp Placement |
Recently purchased a tidy little amp (props to 819FKA), and I was having a think about where to put it. I've seen some creative ideas around the traps; mounting brackets up in the rear windows, in the rear door, even some mounted upside down in the roof! Where have you guys put yours? I'm thinking of going the boring way and just going under the passenger seat but just wanted to explore other options. Cheers Red |
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| Author: | Bucket [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
If you do mud and water, you'll regret putting it under your seat. Just mount it to the back of your sub box (if thats what your going to run) and then put it all in the back. That's what I'd do anyway. |
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| Author: | BUZOOKA [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
if i was to put my any where i would use my over head for it |
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| Author: | redzook91 [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
fair enough bucket, but i'm just running a set of 6x9's and some speakers. not after bass, just more VOLUME!!!! hehe Buzz do you mean on the roof? guess that would work in your pope-mobile 
Maybe i could mount up in the roof in the back, that's be a bit interesting... |
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| Author: | BUZOOKA [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
yer i have a simple over head consel set up in my zook makes it easy to keep the stuff u don't want in the water up high |
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| Author: | stockman [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
I don't have pics but ninjadaniel bought a pretty nifty shelf off me. It sat under the glove box. |
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| Author: | royce [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
hands up everyone who has filled the interior of a car they care about with water? under the seat, if you fill it up an amp is the least of your worries of things to fix |
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| Author: | BUZOOKA [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
lol not to worried with putting water in just some things i want to try and keep out of it |
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| Author: | redzook91 [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
good call. Another thing is who to wire it up? I know supercrap and autopro do installs but should they be avoided for any reason? going to replace the head unit at the same time so i prefer leaving it to people who know what they're doing rather than me and a mate with a wiring diagram
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| Author: | BUZOOKA [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
im not that great with electrics but i wired in my cd player and amp fine |
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| Author: | Bucket [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
royce wrote: hands up everyone who has filled the interior of a car they care about with water?
under the seat, if you fill it up an amp is the least of your worries of things to fix 
I've had water up over my seat rails multiple times. |
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| Author: | experament-u2 [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
a note to the SWb owners, i have a amp under my passenger seat installed by the previous owner, and stupid people keep stepping on the plugs going into it and snapping them off, another thing to watch out for, you shouldnt have that problem with a lwb tho |
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| Author: | TheOtherLeft [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
redzook91 wrote: good call. Another thing is who to wire it up? I know supercrap and autopro do installs but should they be avoided for any reason? going to replace the head unit at the same time so i prefer leaving it to people who know what they're doing rather than me and a mate with a wiring diagram
You trust SuperCrap to do a professional install??? |
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| Author: | redzook91 [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
actually i was asking whether i should. guess i got my answer
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| Author: | 89_tintop [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
i could do it for you |
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| Author: | royce [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
I used to fit steros full time for many years, but I dont want to do it  over that crap
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| Author: | redzook91 [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
well gee, thanks royce nah i can understand anyone not wanting to do it, fiddly as fuck.
89_tinny, thanks but i dont want to drag you up here just to fit a stereo for me. appreciate it but it shouldn't cost too much to have someone do it. Cheers for the offer though... |
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| Author: | steak_knife [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
Bucket wrote: royce wrote: hands up everyone who has filled the interior of a car they care about with water? under the seat, if you fill it up an amp is the least of your worries of things to fix I've had water up over my seat rails multiple times. peaceout
Up to the speedo!!  
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| Author: | dezook [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
There's a lot of room in the cargo area roof section to make an out of site rack for it. Mines currently under the seat but I'm redoing that and going to make a reverse roof console in the rear for my amp and storing random stuff. Just something to consider.
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| Author: | 89_tintop [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
how big is the amp?? could you fit it behind a plastic panel in the rear |
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| Author: | ZookiMonsta [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
I mounted mine under the drivers seat, but I made up some rubber packers that go between the amp and the floor. Up about 25mm just in case the zook leaks a lil. 
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| Author: | lordfury007 [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
I'm actually in the process of fitting my amp at the moment, although i've bought a small size amp (Sony XM-4S) so i can fit it on the side panels of the car next to where my rear seats sit (have to have the amp on the left side of the car because on the right side has the fuel inlet pipe). I'm Planning on having two polk audio 6x9 splits just ahead of them , thought the speakers will be sitting flush with the walls, the amp is going to be recessed into the dip, and I have had to make up an interesting bracket to do this without having screws/bolts sticking out of the body of the car. Hopefully will have it completed tomorrow, will post pics afterwards. (by the way, wiring an amp is ten times easier than wiring a head unit imo. Tuning it is a different story though.) |
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| Author: | Jccck [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
steknig wrote: Bucket wrote: royce wrote: hands up everyone who has filled the interior of a car they care about with water? under the seat, if you fill it up an amp is the least of your worries of things to fix I've had water up over my seat rails multiple times. peaceout Up to the speedo!! o O Sheesh Stekky Worst i've gone was the top of the gear knob haha, and i was stuck >< About the Amp, mount it high and preferable out of sight Keep water AND theives away 
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
in my old GQ i had a small amp mounted up inside the dashboard to power a small stealth dual voice coil sub in one of the rear panels. it was just enought base without being stupid ricer base. |
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| Author: | redzook91 [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
Just went to a car audio specialist - to wire up a basic head unit and amp, with me supplying wire and leads, he wanted $195  I'll do it myself thanks...
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| Author: | shakes [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
take your time with a mate and a few beers and it'll be fine. one of the reasons I have brought a zook is because they are so damn easy to work on yourself. |
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| Author: | redzook91 [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
shakes wrote: take your time with a mate and a few beers and it'll be fine.
one of the reasons I have brought a zook is because they are so damn easy to work on yourself. My bro did that with the old stereo when he put it in. At one point they got it working, then when he turned the headlights on it turned off
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| Author: | Joe [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
redzook91 wrote: shakes wrote: take your time with a mate and a few beers and it'll be fine. one of the reasons I have brought a zook is because they are so damn easy to work on yourself. My bro did that with the old stereo when he put it in. At one point they got it working, then when he turned the headlights on it turned off It sounds like the wiring jobs that ive tryed doing 
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| Author: | redzook91 [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
I havent laughed that hard in ages. Hopefully I have some better luck with it, but a few bottles of liquid courage should clear up any doubts... |
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| Author: | Built4thrashing [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amp Placement |
PUT IT ON THE FIREWALL UP HIGH BEHIND THE GLOVEBOX. OOPS im yelling |
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