Amp locations

[jmihalchik]

Im bout to install replacement speakers with a 4 channel amp was wondering were you guys with the smaller amps are mounting them. I was thinking under the seat but might be a lil tight. just looking for ideas.

[stage3matt]

my 4 channel is on the back of the drivers side rear seat until I redo my trunk. Under the front seats will be very tight even with a tiny 4 channel.

[my_little_srt]

I mounted my amp on the drives side on the back of the rear seat also...

[derr12]

Perhaps one of those new Alpine amps are small enough to go under a seat? those look about an inch and a half tall.

[realplat]

Quote: Originally Posted by derr12

Perhaps one of those new Alpine amps are small enough to go under a seat? those look about an inch and a half tall.

The brace under the seat makes it impossible, even for the Alpine PDX amps. I tried with the new 5 channel one

[derr12]

crap. I was hoping to avoid an epic wire fest when I installed replacement speakers in the door by not having to trunk both my amps.

oh well.

[stage3matt]

Quote: Originally Posted by derr12

crap. I was hoping to avoid an epic wire fest when I installed replacement speakers in the door by not having to trunk both my amps.

oh well.

are you planning on running all new wire? factory wiring is absolutely fine until you start pushing tons of power through it. just be neat with your wiring using zipties and wire loom and it shouldn't be too bad at all. Buy a 4 ch with some sort of cover over the connections and run your wires underneath seatback fabric and through a hole under the cover.

[derr12]

I ended up picking up a jbl 4-channel amp, so ill stash her in the trunk with the rest of my gear. guess that means i could just pull the factory wire thruwith the new stuff taped to it to make things easy?

The other thing I guess i could do if the factory wire is fine is just run my front speaker wires to the head unit and attach them to the factory wires there.

is there sufficiant room under the floor trim to hide a beefy power cable on one side and 3 pre-out cables on the other with speakerwire?

cant wait to finish my system. I installed JBL speakers in the back and they sound great, cant wait to hear it all around.

[stage3matt]

Quote: Originally Posted by derr12

I ended up picking up a jbl 4-channel amp, so ill stash her in the trunk with the rest of my gear. guess that means i could just pull the factory wire thruwith the new stuff taped to it to make things easy?

The other thing I guess i could do if the factory wire is fine is just run my front speaker wires to the head unit and attach them to the factory wires there.

is there sufficiant room under the floor trim to hide a beefy power cable on one side and 3 pre-out cables on the other with speakerwire?

cant wait to finish my system. I installed JBL speakers in the back and they sound great, cant wait to hear it all around.

there is plenty of room. I have runs of 12awg speaker wire running along my 2awg power wire down the drivers side and the 3 RCAs down the other. If you are going to keep factory wiring make it easy on yourself and wire behind the radio. Wire FL to the RL and FR to RR wires (car side of the harness) behind the radio effectively extending the front speaker wires all the way to the trunk for you. This way you just hook your rear speaker wires (factory) to your front outputs and just run new speaker wires to the rears.