Installing Amplifiers

NC1183 · 04-01-2009, 09:06 PM

Hey, just wondering what the best way people have installed amplifiers under their seats. Am about to embark on a setup change in my ute and as a part of that wish to put the amps' under the seats to get me back some room behind the seats.

**SSD-85** · 04-01-2009, 09:21 PM

It would double as a seat warmer too :hihi:

But seriously, I spose you could screw it into the frame that holds the foam in, depending on the size of your amp.

NC1183 · 04-01-2009, 09:27 PM

Was meaning more on the floor under the seat then actually on the seat.

**SSD-85** · 04-01-2009, 09:37 PM

Well AFAIK there's nothing that one could accidentally screw into on the floor, so I don't imagine any problems.

brad` · 04-01-2009, 10:03 PM

if u decide to do it to the chair, find a series 1 fairmont with the cd stacker under the chear and take a look how thats held up/in

sikford · 05-01-2009, 12:11 PM

your fine mounting it under the seat but definatly dont mount it upside down as all you will do is cook the amp as well as the passenger's a**.lol

**Mechan1k** · 05-01-2009, 07:59 PM

I had mine screwed into the floor under the driver's seat ... it was a Pioneer 600W 4-ch.

Look near the early pages of my AU build thread in my signature ... there's a pic of it peaking out from under the driver's seat. Was a tight fit.

My sub amp was bolted to the trans tunnel ... on a flat piece of carpeted MDF (kinda false floor) ... between the subs ... it was solid indeed.

adrian k · 03-02-2009, 05:18 PM

where did you guys take the 'auto on' power to the amp? ignition on? antena power?

TOASTED · 03-02-2009, 05:23 PM

velcro is an easy option. amp must be mounted right way up tho otherwise itll overheat.

ronwest · 03-02-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TOASTED

velcro is an easy option.

Same here... amp under front passengers seat held in place with a couple of velcro strips.

I got my velcro (not too sure how long the roll was... maybe two metre's?) from Bunnings for around $20.

TOASTED · 03-02-2009, 05:24 PM

your head unit should have a remote out wire. use that for auto on.

adrian k · 03-02-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TOASTED

your head unit should have a remote out wire. use that for auto on.

sorry, i should have been more specific. i am still running the factory 6 stacker

Ride · 03-02-2009, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by adrian k

sorry, i should have been more specific. i am still running the factory 6 stacker

In my AU Ghia (sedan) it has a remote turn on wire that goes along with the RCA to the boot where the factory amp is, should be a 4 pin black plug, the control wire is red from memory.

adrian k · 04-02-2009, 11:57 AM

thats on the premium head unit, this is just the standard one, so no RCA outs or amp on wires...

Ride · 04-02-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by adrian k

thats on the premium head unit, this is just the standard one, so no RCA outs or amp on wires...

In that case you'd have to set up a manual switch or splice into the acc wire from the headunit, not sure how else you would go about it

adrian k · 04-02-2009, 02:40 PM

yeah, i was thinking the acc wire would do the job. don't like manual switches as they can be left on by accident.

NC1183 · 04-02-2009, 05:29 PM

Depends on the amp, if your using one with speaker level inputs because you have't got RCA output, some of them have turn-on on signal detection.

adrian k · 04-02-2009, 07:55 PM

na, looking at hooking up my old Alpine amp/sub box, and just running a speaker-line level converter off the rears.