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Scott Gates
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 01:18 pm, by:  Scott Gates (Scotty_001) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

my original setup was with my amp mounted standing up on the right side of the boot. I made a board out of mdf and covererd it in boot carpet material so it looked close to stock.

I will try find a pic of it later today for you. But it looked good and out of the way.
Tim Ross
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 01:31 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Scott, I'd appreciate that :-)
Scott Gates
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 02:00 pm, by:  Scott Gates (Scotty_001) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here are both of my amps from how i had my old setup.



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Walter Gillmore
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TT JZZ30

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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 02:32 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

wow that amp is pretty huge. lol. good setup there scott. probably your best option tim. how about on the inside of the rear boot wall on the passenger side? monting it to the back of the actual plastic wall bit? but also have it resting on the floor or cut a bit of mdf to take some of the weight.
Tim Ross
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 02:40 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If I have it on the inside Walt, its going to hit on to the tank every time theres a bump in the road.

Will get very annoying very quick.

Scott, length ways the amp is the depth of the boot, so no good on its end... and width ways, it just squeezes in, however I'm not sure how much room theire will be for leads

hmm... underneath bootlid maybe? hahaha

Think I might have to get this one done professionally somehow
Justin Camilleri
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 02:54 pm, by:  Justin Camilleri (Just) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Perhaps find a smaller amp?
Walter Gillmore
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 03:08 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

you can get some adhesive backed foam to stop it hitting the tank? i have found velcro strips adhesive backed stick extremely well and handle a fair bit of weight. (provided you wipe down the area with solvent to remove grease before applying the sticky backing. it is a huuge amp tho :-)
Tim Ross
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 03:29 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Justin - I went to a 5CH to remove the need to run an extra power wire to it.. and I was hoping to control everything through one amp.

Walt - yeah, it will be too heavy for that... she's got a bit of weight to her. Might see what I can do in the way of alternate clips for the bootwall so that they dont come undone so easily :-)
Walter Gillmore
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 04:38 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

mines a 5ch digital amp small as heavy but small. might be worth selling that one and gettin one with a smaller footprint. in the pics i only have the 4 channels hooked up with rca's
Ben Lipman
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 05:05 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tim,

The last picture with it sitting against the boot trim behind the fuel tank-

WHy don't you mount a suitable size piece of 16mm MDF directly behind the fuel tank. Secure it to the floor using metal strap and/or shelving brackets. Then place the stock carpet trim back in and secure the amp through the trim piece onto the MDF. That way you could conceal all cabling by running it behind the trim so only the amp is on display.

If you were local to me I'd do it for you with stuff lying around the shed.
Tim Ross
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 06:27 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Actually, thats not a bad idea Ben.

I may even be able to make a bracket that will secure the MDF to the underside of the parcel tray area as well to prevent any flex on the lower brackets.

Hmm... Bunnings next weekend by the looks :-)

Thanks guys!
Walter Gillmore
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 07:10 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

that is a good idea. feature amp :-)
Tim Ross
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 08:03 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah, I'll make sure I post up pics when its done :-)
Tim Ross
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 06:14 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ok.... got most of it done today

mdf backing wall in place with openings for wiring to come through:


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Then started making some shroud panels to cover where the wiring will come through the wall


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from there, I marked out from the holes in the mdf where I needed to put them in the wall and cut through, and screwed the shrouds over


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and finally with the wall in place, this is how it should all look when done (obviously with wiring coming out under the shrouds to the amp.


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I know the passenger one isnt straight... that will be fixed :-)

Anyways... mission accomplished for the time being
Walter Gillmore
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 07:29 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

excellent work dude. turned out real nice :-)
Ben Lipman
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 07:31 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well there you go. All those years of doing backyard installs wasn't wasted.
Tim Ross
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 07:35 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah,

I'm reasonable happy with it... the clips to secure the wall wont go in with the MDF there, so once it is all done, I will just be running a few welf tappers up through into the underside of the parcel tray to secure the wall.

Will be out of sight, so wont cause too much grief.

Just gotta pull the interior out and re-do some of the wiring again to keep power and speaker wires seperated.

Thats this weekends job :-)
Tim Ross
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Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 02:06 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

well... all done and wired in today.

checked the passenger side cover, seems pretty straight... must be the photo's... but here it is



Tim Ross
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Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 09:35 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks again for the good thinking on this Ben. Got the DVD player hooked in and gave it a go tonight... Sounds unreal!!! Has come up real tidy too... The blue backlight from the amp looks brilliant in the boot
Walter Gillmore
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 - 08:39 am, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

very tidy job tim :-) i might have to do something similar, but showing the amp internals through a clear acrylic panel. well done bud.

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