Quote Originally Posted by EuroSteve View Post
Amp. Placement:
I've abandoned the idea of putting the amp. under the passenger seat, it's now going in the boot. The PDX's are pretty small, so i'm thinking of mounting it on the back of the left rear seat. I should be able to mount a piece of MDF behind the rear seat cover to the thin metal of the back seat. The amp. can then mount to the MDF. However, this would mean i'd be screwing holes through the back of the seat cover, which would be nice to avoid...
Regarding the amp placement, perhaps under the rear parcel shelf (under the middle brake light, towards the driver's side) might be worth a look?

There are 4 'keyhole' shaped slots under mine (06 lux) and just measured up -the amp (26x19cm) should fit with no drilling in car required - this is where I am intending to put my sub's amp. My $0.02 follows (apologies for the long post!):
  1. Hit Bunnings & get 4 longish M5 bolts, 8 std nuts, 4 nylon threaded nuts & 16 washers. Double check size of keyhole slot to make sure bolts can move through - I'm not 100% sure on the width of the slot as I checked in low light!
  2. Insert each bolt and a washer through the 4 keyholes such that the long ends point down, slide it to the narrow end of the slot and lock in with another washer and a nut - tighten so the bolts do not move (spring washers are a better alternative given vibrations). Could be tricky to tighten the nuts given limited access to the top of the bolt - but this is the most difficult part.
  3. Spin on a second nut - this will only serve to space the MDF mounting plate away from the curved parcel shelf (and provide some handy ventilation as well)
  4. Cut up a piece of MDF big enough to cover the amp's mounting holes, drill holes for mounting the amp as appropriate
  5. Measure up where the 4 bolts need to pass through the MDF, drill 4 holes to fit the bolts and secure the MDF with the 4 nylon threaded nuts and 8 washers on both sides of the MDF to prevent nuts from crushing through. Also, depending on the height of the nuts you are using, you may just need to countersink the nylon threaded nuts a little to avoid touching the base of the amp chassis...


What you will left with now is a suspended but secure piece of MDF for mounting the amp - you should be able to fine-tune the space between the parcel shelf and MDF using the nuts in step 3 above.

For a super-neat look, you could probably pass all the wires between the parcel shelf base and the carpet on top and then drop them down through holes on both the left/right ends of the parcel shelf. No wires to be seen unless you duck your head to admire your SL95s

Hope that makes sense - its just a suggestion, and could be better than screwing the amps to the back of the rear seats. Probably other ideas floating around in this forum. Note I'm yet to try this idea myself but the idea has been floating in my head for sometime.

Quote Originally Posted by EuroSteve View Post
X-Over Placement:
The x-over's for the SPZ60's are friggin huge, which kinda sucks. I'm thinking they too will need to mount to the back of the rear seat beside the amp.
Hmmm - could the x-overs go behind the boot liner in the vicinity of the rear wheels? I'm not sure how these would mount but I seem to remember seeing pics from a US Acura website putting the XM-radio units in there...