The only issue I see with behind the seat mounting is that the seat should be able to go that far back regardless. What if you need to have some guy with long legs drive your car? The steering wheel is not movable in this car and some guys can't bend their knees to fit let alone drive safely. That and water can be more of an issue, seems like a sudden rain with the top down can short your amp.

 

What do you guys think about mounting an amp below the cover in the trunk well, where the tool kit is? Possibly the tools could then be stored in the cavity to the left of the spare tire (not in their original box). This was proposed to me, along with perforations in the lid to allow the amp to breathe. Would like to keep the spare, tools, and not compromise trunk space.

 

That would require me lending my car, and that shit ain't happening.

 

If you use the trunk well, make sure your amp(s) can be removed easily in case you get a flat,
as the well is needed to carry your flat tire if you are using the space-saver spare.

An amp shorter than about 15" and less than about 2-1/2" thick will fit above the gas tank
to the left of the spare tire. Not all amps may be thermally happy in this area, though a
wide variety of amps have been successfully mounted here. Here is one relevant thread.

 

Do you mean that you need to remove the tool kit below the well to carry the flat, or just the regular well space? I want to keep the regular well space open, but I was talking about removing the tool kit. If that is what you mean, I will look into the ease of removal of the whole assembly.

 

Yes, you need to remove the tool kit too. The manual suggests putting it
where the spare was.
The giant PITA is that if it's your rear tire, you need to put the spare
on the front and the front on the rear... Fortunately that hasn't ever
happened to me.

 

I have had a system in every car I owned in the last 10-12 years except my little S2. The limited space and the kind of audio output I am used to creates a lot of challenges in this car. I have not committed to actually building a system for this car yet but I did pick up a critical mass ul12 which will work perfectly in this car but would require a large bass amp and a secondary battery. I was wondering if I could get all the equipment into the spare tire area...... Well thanks for the pic Now I know it can actually work. Great job bro

 

Cvjoint - I like those planar tweeters you have mounted in the pillars, are those the bg's?

 

Water damage prone to the max. You basically can't open your trunk when it is raining. I had amps mounted like that and the risk drove me nuts.


Like at a smog shop, mechanic, when drunk, etc


Yes sir, but I've since changed them out to the newer bigger better version, the BG Neo10. They sound fabulous. The UL12 is one of the most advanced subs on the market but imo you are going to have a hard time in this application. The low end rolls off sharply and you can never have a big enough box for it, the Q is near 1 from the get go. The parameters seem to be made to resist power instead of making best use of it. Too bad as it's a killer sub on the bench, I think probably the best ever, just no real application where it would work lol.

 

I love planars but there so directional it can be tuff to get the right angle in some cars, the s is so small that you're gonna be at good angle no matter what. I have a set of TC sounds prototype planars sitting around here some where, I think they were actually made by ATC, I may have to pull them out and and see if I can make it work in my car.
I had some listening time in a car with 1 of the UL12's mounted in a sealed box with a mmats 3500.1 pushing it and I was impressed at how low and loud it got. I picked this one up in a trade cause the owner blew the tinsel leads (tested good with dmm) which seems to be a common problem when running these with shit loads of power for long periods of time. My 55lb 15" sub just wasn't going to work in this car so it was either one of the low powered jl audio (or something similar) enclosures or grab the UL12 and see what happens.