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Where to mount my 2 amps
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:31 am
by Mithrandir
Im havin a slight problem mounting my 2 amps. My subs are gonna be facing the front of the car against the backseat because it folds down. I have my amps grounded to the seat belt mount bolt deal. I have like 1 1/2 or 2 feet of ground wire for each. I know no longer than a foot, well that doesnt work for me and my setup has been workin ok. Can i mount them to the folding back seat or will the bass cause them harm? Would the rear deck be a good place to mount em? Basically the length of the ground wire is my problem and i dont feel like drillin all kinds of holes lol.
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:35 am
by Bwcad1
yea u can mount them to the back of the seats thats what i did in my blazer for a while
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:57 am
by smoker
back of the seat is ok....if you mount them to the rear deck some amps will run too hot mounted upside down like that......
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:54 pm
by Mithrandir
i ment on top the rear deck by the window lol. So the bass wont vibrate things loose when i have the subs on and the seat up?
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:03 pm
by audiobass10
Mithrandir wrote:i ment on top the rear deck by the window lol. So the bass wont vibrate things loose when i have the subs on and the seat up?
Nope.
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:12 pm
by Mithrandir
k cool, now i gotta find out how to do it so it looks nice
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:46 pm
by Justin from Detroit1
First thing is first, change that ground wire. Ground wires should NEVER be hooked to the seat belt bolt, it is NOT a good ground.
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 6:45 pm
by Mithrandir
tons of people on here told me it was because it was grounded to the frame
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:07 pm
by smoker
i was gonna mention this but it wasnt in the question and it didnt seem to be causing you any problems but yea the seat bolt is not a great place....a nice flat spot in the trunk with the paint sanded away would be much better
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:01 am
by GlassWolf
personally I'd have fired the subs into the trunk to resonate more, and mounted both amps to the back of the box under a baffle plate to flush mount them and display them when you drop the back seats.
That's me, though.
I also tend not to use the rear seatbelt bolts if I can avoid it and if I do have to use them, chemical strip the paint from them entirely for a good connection.. otherwise they don't make good ground points most times.