Show me your audio amp installs
Show me your audio amp installs
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geordiepingu

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343 posts

78 months

Friday 3rd December 2021
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Greetings PH'ers

As I am trying to clear out my garage, I came across a box of Focal speakers I was meant to fit in the rear of my car probably about a year ago. Obviously that meant I *had* to drop everything and fit them. Having finally got around to taking a jigsaw to the vent holes, I now need to consider how I am going to mount the amplifier, and also the easiest way to run cables back to the head unit and fusebox. My first approach was going to be following the existing rear body loom and up through the usual places, but curious if anybody has any easier approaches.

Most importantly though, how have you mounted your amps!

Cue the "you don't need a radio in a V8" crowd who don't drive their TVRs more than 2,000 miles a year biggrin

The dimensions of mine are such that I doubt it will fit above the fuel tank. I haven't measured, just looked at the space and thought "it'll not fit there in a month of Sundays". Dimensions (LxHxl): 340x50x235mm

MuffDaddy

1,459 posts

222 months

Friday 3rd December 2021
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I'm sure not a massive help but the best I have at the moment. That is a Rockford Fosgate R250x4. 50x172x285mm. I'm looking to move it out of the boot, not sure where as yet.

geordiepingu

Original Poster:

343 posts

78 months

Sunday 5th December 2021
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Curious, what is making you move the amp? I have just managed to go back on my words and my Focal Auditor *just* fits - there is still a bit of give in the fuel tank insulation. There's probably an awful lot of trust I am putting into the rain seal, though fortunately all of the openings are on the back side of the amplifier. Unfortunately the cavity is not big enough to get it in further and ultimately behind the trim cover unless I want to take the fuel tank out again.

Thoughts?

Belle427

10,836 posts

250 months

Sunday 5th December 2021
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Can you just fit it as above and modify the trim cover to suit by cutting to the shape of the amp?

geordiepingu

Original Poster:

343 posts

78 months

Sunday 5th December 2021
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That is as far back as it will go before the edge of the fuel tank fouls. Could probably get somebody to make a carpeted cover though, that's not a bad shout.

MuffDaddy

1,459 posts

222 months

Sunday 5th December 2021
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Just vanity. I want a cleaner boot. I will probably end up leaving it there.

Adam205

820 posts

199 months

Sunday 5th December 2021
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I fitted a vibe micro amp behind the head unit, works remarkably well!

Belle427

10,836 posts

250 months

Monday 6th December 2021
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The behind the seat compartments may house a smaller amp.
Some have modified them with glass fibre work to make them bigger for batteries and fusebox, quite a bit of work though.