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Luke Bressington
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Monday, May 01, 2006 - 03:31 pm, by:  Luke Bressington (Lunatic_luke) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I want mount my amp under the parcel shelf but I got this big grey thing hanging there, (air purifier??) can this be removed easily?

Also Mark you said that your boot used to rattle until you tightened up the latch, was that easy to do? I've got 2 12's in the boot and it rattles like crazy.

I heard you can get some sound deadening material from Bunnings pretty cheap but I don't know the name of it, anyone?
Sean Camelin
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Monday, May 01, 2006 - 03:43 pm, by:  Sean Camelin (Krener) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

From what I hear WA legislation is some of the toughest in the country.
Here it's a hit and miss affair with trimming the rear parcel shelf, and I have only been knocked back on one installation.
After a bit of liberally applied Sound Off and a squirt or two of black spray paint, went through no worries (different inspector).

Slight trimming should be ok like Mark said, and make your trims even, not all ragged and edgey, and don't get your car registered on Mondays, inspectors always seem to be at their worst then.
Friday afternoons are the best, at least here.

As for your amps, the sub amp might go into protection mode (if it has protection mode that is) from excessive heat.
Depends on how hard you work it.
Try it and see.

Ideally if you want them mounted there make up a shelf that is suspended from the rear tray so your heat sinks are facing up.
A length of All-thread and some chrome plated 1/2 copper tube will make it look acceptable.
Cover the shelf in carpet and your done.
Daniel Czechowski
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Monday, May 01, 2006 - 04:02 pm, by:  Daniel Czechowski (Dan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah I was gonna do that, I actually bought some alluminium and was about to start making a cage/shelf thingy for them, but then had this idea... I didn't want the cage to rattle and just thought there would be a lot more work involved doing it. Both amps got heat protection, I don't run it that loud for a long time anyway, so I guess I will see. I like them the way they are, and if heat is a problem I will try a fan (some little computer fan or something). But I know what you mean with the heat, it could be an issue...

I'm not gonna cut anything, I'll just make the sub sit a little bit higher and then put some grill on it.
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Monday, May 01, 2006 - 06:02 pm, by:  Sean Camelin (Krener) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Should be good to see when your finished.
Good luck.
Toan Nguyen
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Monday, May 01, 2006 - 09:19 pm, by:  Toan Nguyen (Soarer_gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I put a 12" sub on the parcel shelf. Free air. Chris C helped me make a 5cm spacer so the magnet (this is a huge 500wrms pioneer competition sub) would clear the 10" hole.

You need to liquid nail everything that is loose on the parcel shelf, then seal it completely from the boot with MDF peices and more liquid nails.

According to Chris C, you can hear the bass 4 cars away.
Daniel Czechowski
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 10:29 am, by:  Daniel Czechowski (Dan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Toan, so it stick out 5cm above the parcel shelf right? Does it rattle at all?


Toan Nguyen wrote on Monday, May 01, 2006 - 09:19 pm:

then seal it completely from the boot with MDF peices and more liquid nails.




So you made a little enclosure under the sub? Or some custom enclosure to replace the entire back cover in the boot?

Would be interested to know how well it works although think 12" might be too big for my uses hehe, they're only good for slower R&B beats
Toan Nguyen
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 04:30 pm, by:  Toan Nguyen (Soarer_gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nothing rattles at the back. The 5cm spacer makes the sub sit level with the top of the rear seat. The sub I used is supposed to be enclosed, but it seems to be fine free air. I sealed the cabin from the boot as much as I could, so it uses the boot/area behind boot lining as the enclosure. In theory it technically shouldnt work that well, but in practice it's awesome. Part of the reason why I think it works so good is that the magnet for the 12" sub is about 9" wide (it's a big magnet) and nearly fills up the hole that the stock sub was supposed to go thru. This sort of creates an enclosure... I think... It's hard to describe... but it sounds loud and clear.

I'll go take a couple of photo's with the cover pulled out.
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 05:44 pm, by:  Toan Nguyen (Soarer_gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I posted a brief and some pics on how to do it here :

http://www.soarerforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81

Toan.
Chris Ryan
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 07:19 pm, by:  Chris Ryan (Ryzan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Toan, do you have any pics with your cover on?

Did you cut up the stock parcel shelf, or did you make a new one?

Thanks
Toan Nguyen
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 10:56 pm, by:  Toan Nguyen (Soarer_gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You need to make a new pacel shelf (or leave it bare if you dont care). I blocked the places the original parcel shelf usually hooked into near the windscreen, so the choice was have air holes reducing sound quality or make a new parcel shelf for $20 worth of MDF.

You could possibly fit the old parcel shelf in if you didnt seal up the rear mounting clip places. But yeah... it's a tight squeeze. And you need to cut a hole in the old parcel shelf to accomodate the bigger sub.
Toan Nguyen
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 10:57 pm, by:  Toan Nguyen (Soarer_gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Chris C did the same thing (he showed me how to do it) and his incabin install is very very neat.

His boot install isnt though :P

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