were to mount my amps

[impulsed_sv6]

hey guys im gettin 2 amps about 300mm by 240mm to power speakers and 2 subs jsut wondering were to mount them
im doing a custom boot install and would like to show them off with perspex screens over them to protect them a bit

shud i mount them on boot floor or to side of boot jsut behind tail light
only problem with right ide has fuel tank inelt in the way and making it difficult

[holdenboy]

Quick rundown:

Make a very low box from MDF to suit the amps (the height of the amps themselves). Paint it or whatever, then mount it to the boot floor somehow.....be wary of the fuel tank underneath though.

Next step is to make a cutout of the boot floor from MDF, it needs to sit on top of the amp enclosure and be the same size / shape as the boot and inner guard contours. This is done easily by making templates of each side panel from cardboard then tracing it onto the MDF.

Cut out perspex viewing window for amps, buy / install perspex from underside of "false" floor.

Before mounting the false floor, make up some mounting blocks for it from pine or MDF (whatever gives the same height as the amp enclosure), then mount these mounting blocks equally around the boot floor being aware once again of the fuel tank.

Then just take note of exactly where the mounting blocks are and screw the false floor to them. Afterwards you can either carpet / vinyl over the top of the screws or take the screws out then carpet / vinyl the false floor. This way exposes the screws but allows for access to the amp enclosure without stripping back the covering. Another option is to create a thinner false floor and cut it out so its a nice tight fit over the top of the amp enclosure / inner guards.......no screws show and it can be easily removed for access to the amps. Although is your not 100% confident in doing this then would go with the other option.

If you like you can make the amp enclosure a touch larger to accomodate LEDs / Neons for lighting, but keep this in mind when cutting the window out of the false floor......make it 5-10cm smaller all round to hide the lights, but not the light the put out if you know what i mean.
I would also add atleast 2 50-60mm cooling fans for the amp enclosure, without proper ventilation they may overheat and shut down......one fan sucking air in and the other one blowing the air out on either side of the enclosure.

Thats just the basics......if your not confident then its probably best to get it done by a pro, a few mistakes can make it quite expensive to DIY.


Hope that helps either way.

[impulsed_sv6]

sorry holden boy i was more looking for opinion of what would look nicer i kno how i would do it jsut wanna kno wat looks more appealling

[AmmoJammo]

...isnt that entirely personal preference?

[Some541]

Mount on the floor with perspex windows

[sweefu]

Mount them in the roof, do custom roof lining with perspex windows.

[acarmody]

Mount them in my car, but only if they are good amps.

I've got panels made to mount my 4 amps, two on the back of the rear seat, and one on each side of the boot next to the taillights.