Subwoofer Plus amp boot setup for FD CIvic

[simonhaha]

Hey guys,

I got twin kickers plus 2 amps in the boot, trying to source some ideas on how i should mount them.

Please post photos and ideas on how you have it going atm.

Thanks!

[Areis]

My amps just mounted on the back of my seat in the boot. I have a single 12" sub and I just face that towards the seats and pop one of my seats down. (FD2 only I think) greatly reduces the vibrations and improves sound quality.

[DuffyFD]

For bass sound it's best to have the sub facing the back of the car. Generates the best bass that way. :)

I have a small amp + 12inch sub and it's more than enough. No hectic.

[xenonkuraz]

Yes it's better to face the amp rearward with no opening. I have a 4ch amp mounted on my seat and twin 12" pioneers

[simonhaha]

guys got any pictures? Where did you guys run the earth cable?

atm i got them running at the boot catcher... i know its so bad its gonna get my boot lid outta allighnment.

Best place to ground? without drilling and extra nuts?

[xKryptx]

I mounted my amps ground in my to the Baby seat Bolt, Just use a wirebrush to remove all factory paint/primer and mount away, :)

I have a 4 channel amp with 1 12" (Bridged on REAR) and 6x9" running off the front channels.

P.S. the shorter the earth lead the better...

[DuffyFD]

Where the back seats fold down, underneath there. There are 2 bolts that you can use to ground.

Fold back seats down and then lift up the false boot floor and you'll see them. Just undo a bolt, and then thread the ground wire and bolt it down

[Areis]

I grounded my earth cable to the bolt underneath the rear seats. There's a bolt near the centre seat"s seatbelt.

I wasn't going for more bass with my setup as my bass is heavy enough (Rockford fosgate p3 with a 700rms amp), thus I faced it inwards as I was looking for clear bass, not distorted- vibratey bass.

[simonhaha]

Thanks guys really very helpful! any pics at all?

[liquid23]

i made a false floor and i have my amps on either the side of the sub, with sub facing down towards the wheel well. Best place to put a sub is in the wheel well, subs are design to work best within a certain volume, too much and it will sound bad. But then it is an issue of having a spare wheel or not =)
make sure to dynamat

[fitme]

i have focal 13" single sub and a 4channel focal...will try to take pics later...

[DuffyFD]

Cars manufactured after 2001 are allowed to not have a spare wheel.

So removing it shouldn't be an issue. Just buy a can of puncture repair just in case.

[liquid23]

yeah that's is what I meant, no spare wheel to change if something happens. I didn't know where was a law on it lol

Picture of a setup in boot
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/428182_351938161512380_1796456093_n.jpg

[simonhaha]

WOw very clean, kudos

is that sub facing upside down?

[xenonkuraz]

^^yes

[simonhaha]

quick question guys, can the short ground wire cause any distortion to the RCA and speaker wires?

cause its kinda running along each other?

And if i got scrunched up groud wire cables running under the amp, would that cause distortion too?

other than that the power wires are run on the left side (where the battery is) and the rca and speaker wires run on the very right