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Ok, let me start off by saying Hi to everyone. I have been reading these forums for a month or better and found some really good information. My new project requires some help though. After reading a lot of posts I am not sure how to start my project. It's the first time I have used fiberglass, so I thought I would start with something easy. I have a 99' Tahoe and I want to mount the amps under the second set of seats using fiberglass so I can paint it the same color as the exterior of the truck. However I am not sure how to start. I tried making a mold of the floor (what a disaster that was. So now I am thinking I should just lay down plastic, foil and tape and fiberglass the floor inside the truck. I want to also plexiglass the sides and front of the seats so it is partly enclosed.

So all this leads to my question. Do I go ahead and fiberglass the floor first, let it dry then pull it out and build from there or is there another way that I am not thinking about? I think this will be a really fun project and will turn out just like I am thinking I just can't seem to get it off the ground.

can you post some pics of the seats in the truck? this will give us a better understanding of what your working with. you know how much room you have under the seats how wide the seats are all that kinda stuff. if it looks like what im thinking. just build you a box with wood then fiberglass over it. depending how your going to mount your amps  you could use front back and 2 sides no top or bottom and use somthing like L brackets on the inside to hold it in place. fiberglass the outside to get that smooth look sand prime and paint.

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fanatic, why do you need to fiberglass the trcuk floor for an amp rack ? Can you not just use MDF as a solid mounting foundation and frame from there up. As posted before, take some pics of the area in question and we can help you with more suggestions from there.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

You wish to insert a plexiglass window into your backseats? If so, you will have to modify the hell out of that seat inserting a solid sheet of reinforment so the plexi does not flex into the backs of your passengers should you have any back there while bumping.

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When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration.

i have a 99 suburban with the same basic layout for the back seat, and from what i gather you want to fill the gabs around the sides and front of the seat with plexi so it looks clean? sounds like a really nice idea, and i have my amps under the middle row seat to.... but do u ever plan to put the seat down to use your cargo area?? with my amps mounted right to the floor under that seat i can still fold the seats down with out a problem, it sounds like an awsome plans but it seams like your complicating a very simple install.

Snoracer is right on with what I want to do. The only other thing is I do not want to drill holes into the floor of the truck. I want to fill the wells under the seats just over the tranny hump to an even level so I can paint it to the color of the exterior of the truck, then fill in the gabs like Snoracer said with plexi. Then add neon to get a glow under the seats. I figure if I can do this I can mount the amps to the fabricated part and still use fold the seats down when needed. I would have posted a picture in the first post, but could not get it down to the right size. Here is one.

I am still lost with your motive again. I will sit this one out until I see more install and progress. Best of luck, just remember to take your time and do it right the first time around. Will save you money and gray hairs.

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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration.

Let me try again. I have 2 amps, a cap, disto block and 2 crossovers to mount. Under the second row of seats is ideal due to the wasted space, not to mention plenty of room to lay everything out nice and pretty. The issue I am having is how to mount the componets. I do not want to mount them directly to the floor (screw into the floor pan). I want to build a low profile amp rack that fits under the seats. This way I can avoid drilling into the floor pan and also customize it at the same time. The goal is to have a smooth glass like finish on the rack that matches the exterior color of the truck. However the floor has many different levels (or humps if you will). So fiberglassing the floor is the only way I can think of to bring everything (the different levels or humps) up to the same level. Starting the rack is where I am sorta lost. If I use MDF then it will be rigid and very difficult to mold to the contours of the floor and if I lay down heavy plastic and foil and fiberglass to the floor of the truck then the smell is in there for ever. So I am not sure how to start. I hope this clears up any questions that linger. Once I get started then I can finish the rack to my liking, but first off I need help in getting started.

I would cut a piece of MDF to fit on each side, then use strips of aluminum (you can get them at lowes) to make brackets to hold the MDF to the seat bolts.  If you want to paint them, put a layer of body filler over the board, sand sand sand, and paint it.  Mount everything to your 2 pieces of MDF.  Once you start putting components under there, you will see you don't have as much vertical room as you think.  As for neon's under there, if you don't already have your amps, look into some that have built in lights.  these are often customizeable, or like PG amps, you buy the light bars seperate. 

I went ahead and cut to fit MDF for the floor. I then routed out the area where the tranny hump is to get a little more clearance. I have since started to fiberglass over the MDF to paint.

I already have the amps so that was out of the question. I will post pics or update as I go along.

Thank you for the help

1st and 2nd attempt failed. The 2nd attempt was looking ok but not what I had in mind. I am still open to suggestions. I am going to take some time and think about this some more to see if I can come up with another plan.