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10-27-2008, 11:20 PM | #1 |
Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jun 2007
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Amp fit under driver seat
Will an amp fit under the driver side seat? I am getting two and need to know where to place the second one. First is going under passenger, but it's snowing here, so I am not going outside to look.
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10-27-2008, 11:24 PM | #2 |
Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006
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I had a Kenwood KSC-SW10 powered subwoofer under the driver side seat and it was 14-1/2"W x 3-9/16"H x 8-7/8"D. Anything bigger and it would have stuck out the back, jutting out into the passenger foot area behind the driver seat.
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10-27-2008, 11:35 PM | #3 |
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just move the stock jack to the trunk/hatch area and you should be good to go, unless its a moderate to large size amp.
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10-27-2008, 11:40 PM | #4 |
Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006
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Oh right! Forgot about the jack. Yeah, move the jack to the trunk into one of those cubby holes next to the spare tire.
There's also a metal post under the driver seat that's there to keep the jack in place. You can bend it flat or bend it any way you want to support anything you put down there. |
10-27-2008, 11:43 PM | #5 |
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yes it is, wicked. thread can be locked or just stop replying and this can die a natural death
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10-28-2008, 12:41 AM | #6 |
Drives: 2008 blazing blue yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008
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i wish my amps would fit under the seats. too damn big
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10-28-2008, 08:25 PM | #7 |
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No joke... My 80x2 amp fits... but My 200x2 (800x1) amp didn't fit... It was literally less than 1 inch to long. So I traded a guy off a stereo forum for the same type of amp, except the 4x65 (2x130) version which is about 4" smaller just so I could hide both amps and have a nearly stealth install.
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10-28-2008, 09:51 PM | #8 |
Drives: 2008 blazing blue yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008
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i couldnt go any smaller, i need all the power i have for my power hungry 10's
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10-29-2008, 02:20 PM | #9 |
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lol, my precision power A600/4 just didn't fit anywhere..
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10-18-2009, 03:41 PM | #10 |
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just remember Smokey The Bear wouldn't want you to start forrest fires due to improper amp ventilation
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10-18-2009, 11:25 PM | #11 |
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Yeah the amp under my seat makes a bit of noise as the fan is always going on i think after awile cramped under the seat starts to get warm.
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10-19-2009, 08:03 AM | #12 |
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I think putting an Amp under the seat is not that good of an idea. You should put it where it can "breath", more space is much better, IMHO. I have tried it and and have it removed after a few months.
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10-19-2009, 11:49 AM | #13 |
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amps have horribly designed heatsinks when it comes to heat transfer to the surrounding air... Generally they have VERY poor surface area. Amps usually rely on a big peice of alluminum just holding all the heat. As long as there is an inche of height above the amp... all will be fine. If you live in death valley,ca or some other extremely hot place then... yeah... maybe you should reconsider.....(where you live)
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10-19-2009, 01:12 PM | #14 |
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I had an Alpine PDX 4-channel amp. under my passenger side seat for almost three years and never had any problems.
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10-19-2009, 01:18 PM | #15 |
My amp has no heating issues :p
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10-18-2010, 07:09 PM | #16 |
OK...so everybody was fine with putting an amp in the front seat.
Anybody have problems other than Talnlnky? What did you do to fix? |
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10-18-2010, 07:21 PM | #17 |
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I had the Alpine PDX 4-channel amp. under the front passenger seat for years in my '07 LB and never had any problems. Traded the '07 LB for an '09 LB and have had a mono Pioneer amp. under the front passenger seat of this LB for two years as well w/ no problems. I live in the desert too where daytime temps. in the summer top 110F.
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10-18-2010, 09:14 PM | #18 |
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I have 2 under my passenger seat. JL Audio HD750/1 and HD600/4. No problems at all.
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