Going to be working on my amp rack this weekend and used cardboard to map out the spacing for the actual space for my amp.

Planning on using either (x2) JL amps or maybe a single Audison VRx4.300 amp.

Don't have much space but I really want to retain my spare tire space in case I do put the spare in for long trips...this is the same reason I'm going to use a fiberglass enclosure on the left hand side of the trunk vs. the well so I have room to store the flat tire.

Anyways I was searching for pics of people who built amp racks over the gas tank area instead. There's easily room for one amp but not sure where to drill into chassis to bolt the board down.

I don't want to accidently drill into the gas tank - anyone with advice?


thanks,
rick

 

i would be worried about it fitting. it might mess up the convertible tray

 

I have seen it done. You will have to make it out of something extremely thin....like aluminum or fiberglass. MDF will be too think and the amp will either hit the tray, or will have no breathing room.

I am getting a set of 18's this weekend, so I am unsure as to whether the original spare will even function with the larger wheels (spare was designed for use with 16's in the AP1....seeing as you have an AP2 it might be different).

I am tossing the spare, getting a membership to AAA and getting a diamond plate amp rack for the spare tire area....I am thinking of putting both amps in there with a plexiglass panel covering them, instead of the stock panels.....I will have to clean up / paint in there, though.....

John

 

Here is what Car Toys (Jantzen Beach) did with mine:



While they are a certified JL Audio dealer/installer, if I had them do it again I would ask why they mounted it upside down in spite of the JL Audio install guidelines that suggest not doing it that way....

The mount seems quite solid - that amp is going nowhere without undoing the mounts.

 

OMG! Alan thanks for posting but that is a horrible install!

As you said the JL amp was not meant to be mounted upside down....the amp uses heatsinks to dissipate the heat and by mounting it upside down the seat just rises right back into the amp....plus that install looks like a rigged install.

Yeah I'm going to explore some thin metal amp rack solutions or using 1/4" Medite to build the platform. I totally removed my rear tray so it's hollow directly into the driving compartment. Probably have to build a frame so it supports the top when it's retracted.....


Rick

 

I found myself fortunate to have owned a compact Hifonic amp that I had under the front passenger seat of my Porsche 924S. I took it out and kept it when I sold the car.

I was originally going to mount it inside of the spare tire of the S2000. The size is quite small 8x7x2 for a 50x4 amp. I don't believe it is made anymore. {Hifonics Warrior Eagle}. However, I could not get it to mount without removing the hold-down screw for the spare, and I also I did not want to make a platform.

Instead I checked out the same and found that just past the filler pipe and sensors is a clear area of roughly the same dimensions. The amp fits in the space like it was custom designed. To help steady it and keep it cool, I mounted four 1-inch long soft rubber feet and that is where it is to this day.

The only PIA is when I have change a settings on the amps crossovers, such as when I replace my rear speakers five months ago. Or two days ago, when I installed a new head unit and had to adjust the input level. Otherwise it's great.