Question for all t-top thirdgen owners (which is about 95% of the population, but anyways..) with amps driving their speakers...

OK, so I'm looking into getting an amp along with my 4 new speakers (haven't decided which ones just yet), and I just need to know where you guys physically put these amps? My space in the hatch seems kind of limited since I have to allow for the t-top bag in the way, and I could put it at the bottom in the "pit" but that greatly limits me on overall size, plus I can't put anything on top of it.

So what have you all done for your amp placement?

And also just curious if anyone could throw a few recommendations my way I'd appreciate it. I'm not going super high end and I don't plan to add a subwoofer. I just need a 4-channel amp that'll do the job a little better than my head unit will (which is a nice Alpine, by the way).

 

i mounted mind in the hatch area on the flat part and my t-top bag goes over it. but if i were to do it again i would mount it in the seat or where the spare tire used to be or on the other side. but with the box and subs back there i have no room to put stuff as it is. if you search my screen name you should see pics of how where i mounted it.

 

Well spare tire is out since I always keep my spare in my car (I'm just old fashioned I know) and the lock box is out too since I use that all the time...I guess I'm hard to work with huh?

What's this thing with the seat...would you put it under the driver/passenger seat? Interesting...

 

i'll sell ya a brand new orion 8004 200x4 amp for 260 shipped

 

Close. Inside the rear seat

 

ya inside the back seat like in the link Gummie posted. the only thing about putting it inside the seat is that it hides the amp i mean if you spend a lot of money on an amp you want to show it off and it doesnt get any attention in the back seat. but the attention could be a bad thing as well b/c the more people that see that stuff the better the chances are of it getting stolen.

 

i'll sell ya the 8004 i've got in my car now for 220 shipped. only been in there for a couple of months, and isnt scratched up or run hard or anything. i really only need 2 channels and im getting a smaller amp, soundstream van gogh 600.2. got to make room for the orion 2500d

if anyone wants my nine.1 its yours for 270 shipped. 1200x1 @ 1 ohm and 12.5 volts, which is more like 1400 daily.

 

I have mine mounted on a rack built to stand over and cover the sub enclosure. My tops don't cause any problems with the amps either. I see you're in Charlotte,NC. If you're interested I'd be glad to let you see it if you'd like.

 

I had mounted mine onto the plastic panel at the rear of the trunk well. Probably not the best for getting airflow for cooling, but I never had any problems with it; plus the box (homebuilt to fit) kept it hidden from view.