Im sick of looking at my amp. How exactly did you guys put yours in the spare tired well. PICS please!

Cover it with carton.

JK


Do a search for "complete audio build up and results"

He mounted his amps the way you wanna mount them.

Thanks that is perfect. Good thing I saved that extra MDF when I build my box last year. Can't get to my spare tired without taking out my box so no loss.



Edit: That should be included in this sticky "Dimensions for well sub box"

i put my amp under my driver seat......... try that

underneath the woofers on the backside of the board is where mine is

Underneath?

Is never a good idea to mount it in the enclosure...it rattles the crap out of the internal components of the amp

it would have the same effect on the amp as yusky03 it is basically in the same place as his but on the backside of the board

Not quite......

His is getting vibration, yes. Yours is getting the same vibrations, plus being hamered by the sound waves inside the box. More pressure & more vibrations.

oh i see, so this will decrease the life of my amp?

yes, itll prob carack the sauder in the coils, and capacitors., and then you have even more vibration since i get the impression you only have a baffle, not a real box

I'd be less concerned about vibration and more about ventilation. Amps die more often from overheating than they do from vibration. Unless the components were VERY badly soldered, they will withstand plenty of vibration. Mounting the amp under an enclosure does not allow enough airspace to cool the heatsink well

i put mine on the hump =P most people say not to do it...but i just used 1/4 inch screws and its still got lots of clearance

I just mount mine in the very front of the trunk compartment leveled away from the subs, my setup is just like yours, only i have my amp up toward the back seat more mounted, and then i just have the stock pull down cover over my entire trunk area, still has plenty to breathe.

Both of you.....How LONG are the screws you used? Did you see the pic I've posted? You have less that 1" from the floor to the gas tank.

its really not a problem mounting them on the hump, the screws never go trough the sheet metal, they barely even penetrate the hard cardbord backing of the carpet

I mounted mine in the spare tire well. I just got a board and cut it to the shape of the well so it fit snugg and then went to ACE hardware and got some aluminum strips and bent them in a vice to the shapes I needed. I then just mounted everything to the board and car. Does not rattle, shake, or move in anyway. The amp run's nice and cool back there.

The way I have my amp in place is
In the cargo are there is a board that cover the big space in the back. So I put the amp and cap on the bottom. So when you open the board to look under it the amp in there but when it is close the is nothing other than the sub behind the back seats.
I will put a picture tomorrow so others can see.
Hopefully the picture will explain more

Why not get a better looking amp

spare tire well for me too, less attraction to thieves. and i hid the box of 2 12's under a layer of box carpet so it is invisible through the window.

I had mine in the spare tire well also... That is until it filled up with water... haha... Still don't know how it happened, rear hatch seals are good... Weird thing is, besides the amp still working, is it never happened again...

The screws dont hit my gas tank. Here are some pictures of mine

They won't. if they are short enough. 1" or longer & they'll hit & possibly penetrate.

Factory roller shade will hide everything and is cheap to install...........if you don't have one

Here is a picture of my set up, i know it is not matching spearker but if does sound well
Also have the cover to cover it up and make the bass sound a little more

I would hide one of em subs so that ppl would b like wth ..that one sub hits pretty hard.....(and u wont have ppl bitchin about how u never use non matching subs)

And I would also make my wiring look better......Zip ties and wire loom should do it.


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I am thinking of getting two kicker 12in sub. I know of a place here by where i live that make speaker box. In fact they make the box and sell them to audio place, so in fact you are getting them directly.
Also in the wiring i will remove some wire i dont need and then zip lock everything else

Saritisan, and others considering a setup like this: the amps were not designed to be placed upside down during use. Heat rises and by inverting the amp like that the heat doesn't get to the heatsink of the amp effectively, it rises through the amp components, severly reducing the overall life of the amp. I never recommend an inverted amp to my customers.

Where on earth did you find that cover for your audio system?! Did you fab it yourself? I would VERY much like to get something like that to keep theives eyes outta my back window!

If you are referring to that cloth cover, that is a stock roll-back cover piece.

I have honestly never seen one, nor did I ever know it came stock! I'll take a peek on ebay NOW

The rear plastic cover was different, because it has slots in it to hook the cover too. And there was a small round mount for the roller piece to fit into.

It was spring loaded inside, so that 1 end could push in & the whole unit be taken in & out very easily, whebever needed.

Thanks alot Stephen! Just ordered my own!

so i put mine in the rear cubby, carpet and all

does your amp have a fan or is it air cooled?

amp is air cooled. does not even get warm in there

marrow im impressed, very good fit for the sub. How much power again is your system running?

I built a box on the upper portion of the trunk so I have room for my T-tops, so I just bolted the thing right to the side of that box. Makes my retractable trunk cover useless, however.

i got a box custom built like the first post, but it sucks for me, no room. ripped it out

Not in the spare tire well but similar to what you have already, only hidden by a grille covered with acoustic carpet.

Without the cover...



Covered and out of sight...

al i just got the same memphis big belle you have. do you have a bass remote for yours?

Don't have one. Subwoofer controls on my head unit work fine for my tastes.

darn im looking for one but need the model number. i prefer the remote. very accessible.

hooray for memphis.

Im thinking doin memphis all around...So far all I have is my mclass comps and a PR sub...once I save some bux I'll go with the Mojo....

The amount of people screwing amps into the sheet metal is saddening. Velcro people. Velcro. I've had amps sitting on the back of sub boxes for years just using velcro. Putting it flat on a surface velcro is more than enough to keep it from sliding around.

I copied morrow
I have to say that is a better spot then I though once I started moving everything around it just fit perfectly, gives a very clean look. Also I'm not worried some one is going to break my window to get to my amp.

I had in originally held with velcro right in the middle of the hump. Was to worried about it getting over heated but it now works well in the box.

as long as u use small enough screw they wont go trough the sheet metal and just grip the carpet. i mounted mine using 3/4 inch screws and they barely pierce the carpet. amp hold very well.

i just made a cover for my big bell

I also put mine in the spare tire well, and relocated the battery to this location too. My amp's power wire is under 12", lol.

1989formulakid

thank you, i appreciate your comments very much, i like when people have good things to say about the work i do