Amp mounting suggestions and/or pics of your own install

[Staninator]

Originally Posted by taylorsherk That's all custom fabrication man, I don't think he's going for that. Props on the setup though!

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[indoxsmokez]

i thoguht about using 4 awg all around..but that means i have to buy more wires...i had an amp kit with the 8ga power wire about 10 ft laying around thats why im doing it...just to keep costs to a minimum..i had a budget for this cheap system and even then im already over it lol...k i think im good ont he wires atm...

another question tho, i know i shouldnt mount amps directly to metal right..but is it really necessary to mount to a piece of mdf board?
as of now, im just putting the amps down there under, above the carpet of course... what would u guys do? board or no board?

last question...probabyl a noob question..this one is tripping me out...during connecting your amp to its power sources...all the manuals, and all the places online say MAKE GROUND CONNECTION FIRST before remote and power...is this right??? hook your amp up to its ground first??? i want to be very sure.

[gearbox]

i hooked up my ground last and it didnt blow up lol. i dont think it matters. i mounted my amp on carpet and foam with velcro.

[indoxsmokez]

thats what i was thinking...shouldnt matter if it battery isnt hooked up right..anyway thnx a lot guys, uve all been helpful

[vsTerminus]

I always disconnect my battery's negative first, and reconnect it last.
Whatever order you do things in at that point doesn't really matter, but I've always done my grounds last and never had problems.

As for mounting to MDF board, it's useful. I usually just screw mine into the carpet, if they are resting on the floor.
If you are mouting in any other position (Say, sideways on the back of a seat) then a piece of MDF is a very good way to keep your amps stable and in some cases necessary to keep them in place.

[Mavrick272]

On my 6th Gen my Alpine MRP-300 fit damn near perfectly in the trunk wall on the passenger side. If you pull back the carpet they'res a random 2 inch wide steel strut coming down that you can bolt one half of the amp to and then the wheel well has a fin-like thing on it that you can bolt the other side of the amp to (screwing it in through the carpet blindly was a BEEEOTCH). Not sure if it's the same in 7th gens. I don't think this place could accomodate a bigger amp than mine, and mine's just a little guy....

I hope I helped and I wasn't just flapping my gums!!

[norizbot]

Mounted it on top. Drilled holes and used some existing holes to hold the amp + spacers.