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Old 03-26-2014, 05:27 PM
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Question Amp in Roadster trunk? ...has anyone done it?

I was going to do a JL Audio 500/5 but I think i'll use the JBL GTO5355 since it's a lot smaller. I want to mount it vertically on the trunk wall that separates the convertible top. I don't want to mount it in the cubby's.

Has anybody done this type of install?
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seems to me without looking of course that if you put your top down , then measure the foot print of your amp and height, then measure the space you intend to mount that amp when the top is down , you will see if it fits

if you are limited on space you can go with a digital amp , they take up roughly 50% of the space a conventional amp uses
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Forum member, Turboroadster, mounted his Extant amps that way. Search his thread. I think it was about turning the OEM glove box into an enclosure.
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http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8962/dsc002109qj.jpg
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jdmfetish - Thank you but the top compartment is separated from the trunk. If I remember correctly popping the panel off reveals a steal or aluminum wall, which is where I want to mount the amp.

- Thanks for that pic. It does look like roadster trunk. I would love to know how the power and speaker wires were run! That is the 500/5 that I have, but in order for it to cool properly it is supposed to be mounted vertically with the heat fins on top or facing upwards.
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I love the subs but I already have a box and I want to keep the stock glove. The bottom pic is what I meant by mounted on the wall.
[Props to Marz at ZClub Aussie].

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