finnaly got around to throwin my old stuff in the S, heres the list in the car:

pioneer premier P960mp headunit
PPI 6 channel 6*50 amp
jl stealth box 10w3

i am actually really happy the way it turned out, and sounds really good considereing i am still using the stock front speakers, which is the next upgrade.









trunk is heavier to open, but still stays up on its own. so, all in all, i am very happy wiht the results.

 

looks awesome...but i thought amps were never supposed to be mounted upside down because of heating issues?

 

i'll be honest here, i relly dont know if its a problem or not, guess time will tell.

 

I like the way the 4th picture came out.

 

hey man, i wanted to thank you, i looked at a jlaudio amp to see about mounting, and they said it can be done as long as theres some clearence between the amp and mating surface, so i am gonna put a spacer there to give it room to breath, maybe half inch or so. thanks again

 

Looks good. I had my Alpine amps up on the deck for a year with no problems at all... except for the trunk being super heavy.

 

John - what would your opinion of a "weight" limit be for this mounting style? I have to JL, amps I'd like to mount in this manner, but ruled it out due to their weight, but after seeing that massive PPI, maybe it is possible.

 

yeah trust me the amp is no lightweight, the trunk is noticeably heavier to open, but once open all the way, stays open, and on top of the amp being huge the board is 1/2 thick. look at the other guys setup too, he had two amps up there and a bigger board. i say go for it.

 

Heat in Florida may be more of an issue than the heat in Mass.

It also really depends on the amp - some handle it ok and others do not. I have mounted a number JL slash amps upside down with no problem, some others did not work out so well (PPI being one of them).

Did not seem an issue in Arizona during winter, but the summer heat made them overheat (JL's were OK).

 

The trunk has no problems staying open with the amp like that?