amp placement

[Dugg04]

Idk if there's been a thread for this specifically but then again I didn't go back very far so sorry of there has been. Anyway I want some ideas as to were to put my amps I have two a 2000 Watt predator subs and a 600 Watt terminator(voice) and I want some fresh ideas as to where to mount them

[XRL]

It all depends on the size of the amps. Smaller amps can fit under the front seats relatively easily. If they were ubertiny you might be able to get them in the little pockets under the rear seat. Other than that... you gotta get creative. An amp rack that replaces the rear part of the rear floor (the little rattly grocery holder) could work. Mine are under the front part of the rear because my sub box is behind that, but I have no spare tire.

If you're going with a big box in the cargo area, I see no reason not to just mount them on the box.

[Dugg04]

Well I made a box that took the grocery holders spot so basically look at your trunk lift the little latch boom subs lol and the amps are. In front of that I kind of got restricted by the length of wire on one amp the smaller voice amp its not uber small but its not that big either I wish I could throw out dimensions but I'm not going outside with a tape measure right now lol the reason I ask is I have one on a rack (larger sub AMP) and then under it is the voice amp and the voice amp turned off on thermal overload so when I got home I half assed it to be able to get more air and it was fine I just want to find a better way to let them breath so I'm not left with not mids and highs when its hot out lol. And also when I have the tweeters in the doors are those only for wicked highs because one I didn't see a label in the harness layout for them and two when my voice went all I heard was bass rumble. Sorry if this was a bit rambly its been a long day

[XRL]

Originally Posted by Dugg04

Well I made a box that took the grocery holders spot so basically look at your trunk lift the little latch boom subs lol and the amps are. In front of that I kind of got restricted by the length of wire on one amp the smaller voice amp its not uber small but its not that big either I wish I could throw out dimensions but I'm not going outside with a tape measure right now lol the reason I ask is I have one on a rack (larger sub AMP) and then under it is the voice amp and the voice amp turned off on thermal overload so when I got home I half assed it to be able to get more air and it was fine I just want to find a better way to let them breath so I'm not left with not mids and highs when its hot out lol. And also when I have the tweeters in the doors are those only for wicked highs because one I didn't see a label in the harness layout for them and two when my voice went all I heard was bass rumble. Sorry if this was a bit rambly its been a long day

If your amps are overheating in that little area there's something wrong with your amp, the install, or the tuning. I've got mine in that area double stacked on top of each other and they've never ever shut off. That whole overheating thing is kind of a myth, and that area is in *no way* airtight. Hell the whole back of it is open underneath the front panel, it went into the rear seats with a little bit of clearance.

If I was you, I'd invest in a higher quality amp. The new Power Acousik BAMFs are pretty cheap and decent, as are the Profile Bajas. You can get those for dirt cheap online, they don't sound amazing, but they're rock solid.

[Dugg04]

I think the only reason it kicked off was because there alittle vent on top and the board was on top of it. Idk your probably right they sent the most expensive things but there good lol hmm I need to investigate. What do you mean by wrong settings

[XRL]

Originally Posted by Dugg04

I think the only reason it kicked off was because there alittle vent on top and the board was on top of it. Idk your probably right they sent the most expensive things but there good lol hmm I need to investigate. What do you mean by wrong settings

If you have them running at an impedence lower than what they can handle, or at too high of a gain you can easily force an amp into an overheating protect mode.

[Dugg04]

Yeah I had that problem with the gain on my sub amp. I have my voice amp on a hpf would that do it

[XRL]

Originally Posted by Dugg04

Yeah I had that problem with the gain on my sub amp. I have my voice amp on a hpf would that do it

No, the H{F will keep it from playing frequencies that may damage your speakers (from requiring too much power to play effectively). Cheap amps tend to not put out as much power as they claim, and so you may have the gain up too high trying to get a decent amount of volume out of them, causing them to overheat.

[Dugg04]

My subs all the way up my voice is all the way down I don't need it all the way it's very loud and clear. I just like a lot of bass so I turn the boost on the subs amp up

[YourMainParadox]

I have my kicker 1500 watt amp mounted behind the back seat under that removable panel. I had to carve out some of the foam that is down there but it fit perfectly and is hidden from prying eyes

[Dugg04]

I think ill clear some foam away to make them fit. Ones there and ones under it