au boot install

[Burley]

hey all just wanting to see if anyone on here has a boot install to fit an au sedan? one with false floor to remove wheel easy....or has anyone made one before for a series??? any pics or help would be appreciated

burley

[bodes-sh]

of what exactly? i assume you are talking about audio equipment, amps, capacitors etc?

[Burley]

yeh...2 subs and amp

[onfire]

Was thinking about it prior to having my stereo installed.. however the carpet on the box ( a sony box ) matched the carpet on floor perfectly.. the sub facing to the back of the car and the amp mounted on the back of the box hidden between the box and the back seat. The box is also screwed into the floor. Very Neat, I must give Srathfield props for it.

I was thinking about simply putting a wall in. To Separate the sub from the rest of the boot, because one of my main concerns about putting any thing sharp into the boot is hitting the sub. A Friend did it in a VS Commodore, and it simply jammed in and wedged itself with part of the frame below the parcel shelf. Of Course carpetted.

[Mechan1k]

I remember seeing a section for "Shoe us your stereo system" in the Show 'n' Shine section ... and I do remember an AU with a false floor boot install .... but using one 12" sub under a steel grille ... looked neat as.

Can't remember who ... you will need to go through the thread and look at all of the different systems on different users vehicles.

[LG]

Here is romaniacs. Although he has used his spare wheel well:

[Jeeepers]

Originally Posted by LG

Here is romaniacs. Although he has used his spare wheel well:

That looks like an Adam install...

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

here is a setup i have where you can still access the spare. (excuse the tool kit and crap)

[The Monty]

This is before the subs went in, just to show you where the amp is mounted,

And thats where the subs sit. Not a false floor, but maybe something you can work off.

[Mechan1k]

I can still access my spare with my stereo as well ... but my spare is under the ute :

[chief]

Same with my spare. I can always access it in the wagon. It was a vast improvement in the AU over the e series. The e series you needed to take the stuff out of the boot to lift the carpet with the AU you get a little tool to lower thw wheel from under the car.

[HoT-AU]

Im about to a big install on mine. I wasnt keen on using the spare wheel well thoo. lol i aint that confident that ill never have to change a tyre. Looks good thoo. Im a big fan of nice clean presentation. Looks good, both of them.

[Burley]

hot-au

when ur done send some pics of it...wanting to see how to do mine

[HoT-AU]

Originally Posted by Burley

hot-au

when ur done send some pics of it...wanting to see how to do mine

Made a big start on it today. Ill get all the wood work done 2morrow, but apolstory will be a lill longer.

[blackers10]

get the spare wheel wbell covered and cut out underneath and have an underside access spare wheel like on a van.

would work well!!

[jimt3te50]

I've shown this before but here's mine using the wheel well as well- I still have the enclosure I made for my AUII, you can still use the spare but lose the rear seat fldown bit as it sits on that ledge below the parcel shelf- a wheel well one is a hundred times better if you're serious about your sound......







I like the clean and neat look and the sound ius fantastic- it is a false floor I guess and there's no reason you couldn't invert the spare and run the enclosure into the inside of the wheel- have to be a big wheel and smaller sub though. Hope this helps.

[Burley]

hot - au..if u need help with triming it id be glad to help ya..thats my job...if u can build the enclosure for me... jimt3te50 got pics of the enclosure

[Stav]

These are shaping up to look nice but not very practical for the shopping or usage of the boot.I suppose its good for people who dont need to use the car apart from just driving around and saturday night fever. Groceries would have to sit in the front.For that matter holiday time would be a real adventure.Especially when an apple bounces off the sub woofer.

Guys its nice but not practical. Why not do a stealth install with the power to match? Displaying the goods when the boot opens is an invite for car thieves.

[HoT-AU]

Originally Posted by useless

These are shaping up to look nice but not very practical for the shopping or usage of the boot.I suppose its good for people who dont need to use the car apart from just driving around and saturday night fever. Groceries would have to sit in the front.For that matter holiday time would be a real adventure.Especially when an apple bounces off the sub woofer.

Guys its nice but not practical. Why not do a stealth install with the power to match? Displaying the goods when the boot opens is an invite for car thieves.

Im a fan of the clean install aswell. No extra cr*p cluttering up the way. However, i think practicality is hard to factor in when installing a good system. Not impossible, but hard. Personally if i had spent all this money buying nice audio, the last thing id do is hide it all away, id throw practicality out the window. But then again most ppl my age dont have a wife and kids lol. I rkn the big brand stickers such as PIONEER etc etc all across the car just invite theives.

[clontarf_x]

I've got a ssetup planned for my XR6, looking for anyone selling the black leather rear seat-back on its own.... I have plans for 2x 10" Clarions and 1x 12" Sony that I have in my possession atm....

Any ideas where I could get one from?

[bodes-sh]

Originally Posted by clontarf_x

I've got a ssetup planned for my XR6, looking for anyone selling the black leather rear seat-back on its own.... I have plans for 2x 10" Clarions and 1x 12" Sony that I have in my possession atm....

Any ideas where I could get one from?

try FTG auto salvage, they have a T3 TE50 i think on their website that theyre wrecking, not sure about the parts they would have left, but its worth a try it has a full leather interior by the way

[HoT-AU]

any wreckers have the back seats?

All the wood work on my install will be completed 2morrow lol i got a bit lazy. ill chuck it up when that parts done, then i gotta work out how i want to apolster it. Has anyone done anything other than carpet?

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

My old setup used most of the boot in my NA fairlane, and it had a massive boot. The new setup is made so i can still use the boot and have the stereo still installed.

I dont know if you have tried, but its very hard to do a stealth install with 2 12" sub.. No matter where you put the there kinda in the road.

[Burley]

ive got my install started today..doing a pretty straight forward install only going to lose the area on hump behind seats...just going to trim the 2 side panels and rear panel may be trimming it in suade next week - if not carpet

[HoT-AU]

Before u look. lol yes any form of practical use for my boot was not considered. lol I dont care. If people have bags, u can sit them on ur lap! lol

Most of the woodwork is completed. Still needs touch ups. Needs apolstering and needs wiring lol. So basically still alot of work to go. But this is basically what it will look like completed. The amp on the left does sit in properly, its just got wires tucked behind it so i dont lose them, when its hooked up it will be nice and snug. The speakers will ahve the pioneer covers on them. All wires will be out of site! lol w00t. any ideas for what i type of apolstery i should put on it?

[ClassicAU]

Originally Posted by HoT-AU

Most of the woodwork is completed. Still needs touch ups. Needs apolstering and needs wiring lol. So basically still alot of work to go. But this is basically what it will look like completed. The amp on the left does sit in properly, its just got wires tucked behind it so i dont lose them, when its hooked up it will be nice and snug. The speakers will ahve the pioneer covers on them. All wires will be out of site! lol w00t. any ideas for what i type of apolstery i should put on it?

Thats an awesome looking system. Can i ask, that sub box, is it a custom job or just a standard store bought? i ask this as it looks like it fits nice and snug there under the shelf between the arches.

[HoT-AU]

Originally Posted by ClassicAU

Thats an awesome looking system. Can i ask, that sub box, is it a custom job or just a standard store bought? i ask this as it looks like it fits nice and snug there under the shelf between the arches.

Its a caidence beast. It came with the box and the sound coming out of that is phenonmanal. So i wasnt planing on taking it out and putting it in a different box. i desiged the bottom part so it would tuck in perfectly with the woofer box. Everything fits perfectly. I just gotta get into apolstery and **** now. Looking foward to seeing the end result thoo.

[LG]

I'll be starting on my own one in the next couple weeks... I can't wait!

Looking good fellas!