amp on box?
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Topic: amp on box?
Posted By: harperl7
Subject: amp on box?
Date Posted: December 18, 2003 at 10:22 PM
would it hurt any thing if my amp was positioned on the back of my box?
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Kenwood Excelon KDC-X569
Two Kicker Solo-Baric L7 12"
Rockford Fosgate Power 1501bd
Replies:
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: December 18, 2003 at 10:55 PM
There nothing wrong with mounting the amp to the box, however it dose make it easier to steal for a thief.
Posted By: eargasm
Date Posted: December 19, 2003 at 1:27 AM
Not a problem. My box is about a metre wide behind the back seat, and most of my gear is mounted to it. then i put a trim panel on, with cutouts for the major components, to cover the wiring and stuff.
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2001 Ford Fairmont
Alpine DVD, screen,
5.1surround processor,
5ch Class-T amp, TV tuner
and centre channel.
Focal 3way Utopia splits.
VDO navigation. Stinger cap.
Soundstream Exact subs.
Posted By: dcgc
Date Posted: December 19, 2003 at 7:38 AM
I agree with bberman I had all my stuff stolen once before: Two JL subs, Two kenwood amps, and my head unit.I had the amps mounted on the box. All was gone with one tote.
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2003 Silverado Ext. cab
Kenwood mp922
Kenwood kgc6042a EQ
JL Audio xr650-csi
MB Quart PSC 213
JL Audio 300/4
pair of JL Audio 12w6v2
JL Audio 1000/1
Posted By: si90lude
Date Posted: December 19, 2003 at 4:07 PM
as long as the box is made of thick enough wood and braced well it's ok. If you are using a pre-fab box I have seen problems with the extra vibrations rattle components loose inside, please note that Ive only seen this twice and our shop puts amps on the back of boxes pretty often with no problem.
Posted By: harperl7
Date Posted: December 19, 2003 at 6:03 PM
hey, thnx alot every one, you have been very helpful!!!
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Kenwood Excelon KDC-X569
Two Kicker Solo-Baric L7 12"
Rockford Fosgate Power 1501bd
Posted By: bradleonard
Date Posted: December 19, 2003 at 6:47 PM
I am building a box right now for a Punch XLC 12" and I will be mounting the amp in the side. THe box will have a recessed area in the sound that is about 2.5 inches deep for the amp. This will make the amp less visible when its in my extended cab truck. Although there is the danger of it being stolen more easily... I hope to make it relatively invisible. does anyone know any good websites to get box carpeting from? Brad ------------- werd
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: December 19, 2003 at 7:46 PM
mount the box with carriage bolts and put nyloc nuts on it on the inside of the box. Mount the amp to the box with torx screws or some other wierd screw, maybe even bolt it through the box and put nyloc nuts again on the inside. A thief assumes that things are not mounted, not mounted properly or is mounted with phillips head screws. The best you can hope for is to really slow them down.
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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: NaughtyLMnky
Date Posted: December 19, 2003 at 8:20 PM
My car was broken into and I think the thieves just used a fricken pry bar. My whole interior was destroyed. They didn't care what kind of screw was holding it down and most of the equipment was probably destroyed in the process.
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