Hey, anyone have the dimensions for the zenclosure amp rack?
I asked a rep if I can buy one and the shipping cost more then the actual ramp lol. Rather build it myself, could save majority of the money.

I just need the dimensions of it and also the base it should have since my under the strut box doesn't have the extension in the back.

Any insides would be appreciated

 

Zenclosures has 3 amp racks. One is a flat piece of wood measuring 20 by 11.5"

The second is a flat piece of wood measuring 20 by 13, with 2.5 or 3 inch legs

The third is essentially the same as the second, only missing one leg and the other moved over a few inches.

Their "amp racks" are extremely simple and depending on where you want to put it you could just measure the area yourself along with your amp to make sure it will fit.

 

you could build this, it consist of mdf wood and 2 metal "straps" from home depot used in roofing. Everything is hidden in the stock bose sub location.

 

Yeah they showed those three amp racks on the website, but I'm talking about the rack that attaches to the back of the box and covers the space between the strut bar and the seats. Something like this

I tried that originally, but in the California heat my amp overheats and wont turn on until it cools down when I'm driving. Roughly 20 min or so

 

Ohh I gotcha. I was always under the impression of that piece of wood was part of the sub box itself, not an amp rack. I thought it was for a box that instead of going under the strut bar went behind it.

Using all that space just for an amp is such a waste though, just screw the amp into the back of your under strut box and let it be. You also talked about it overheating if it was in the stock bose location, however if you've looked in there there's a TON of space! If they were going in the glove box I could understand, but its at least as big as the space you would be covering up with that "amp rack" (if that's what it really is), and since you're covering it the AC isn't going to help it, so there's not much advantage there.

 

It somewhat is, the way they described it was that the box has an extension on the back and that piece just places on top of it.

I agree with you on the wasting space, but if you think about it there's not much you can put there if you have a box there anyways.
I'm going to drill the amps on top of the rack not under it
Plus even if i decided to put it back in the stock bose location I have 2 amps now, decided to save money and bought a 4 channel and a 2 chanel rather than buying a 5 channel lol, so there wont be enough room regardless

 

Never understood why people would put their amps on a sub box and expose it to all that vibration; can't be good on all the electronics and solder joints.
I'm building an amp rack like the one above with 1/2 MDF, it's supporting two DLS amps A3 - A6. Don't close off the opening and attach a good 12v Lg cooling fan from the computer shop, then mount it to the metal bose sub bracket. Use a relay and the amp remote on to turn the fan on and off. It will pull the hot air out or reverse it and suck the cool air in from the cabin through the sub trim panel holes.

 

It's not on the sub box? The box has a support bracket on the back which supports the amp rack, which holds itself up lol
The amps can either be placed under or on top of that

 

should have put the subs where your amp is going to go, perfect use of that space

 

Yeah I saw that, honestly don't really like how it looked tho. I had a design set out to create my own box to save most space. Since I have no idea on building boxes I went to a few audio shops, each wanted about $900 to build the box.

 

I know what you mean. I asked someone to build one for me but they wanted like $400. this is the second box I had ever built but it only cost $40.

 

This is what I am working on now (as you can see from all the sawdust on the panel (Lol).)
Almost done though. I had a Zenclosure amp rack before but was not happy with how the wires to the back of the amps were exposed. So I cut a base shape similar to the Zen rack on a 1/2 inch MDF. I did not need that to be perfect since is is not visible (One side is shown in the last pic). I cut out the shapes for the amps and attached slabs on the edges to hold the amps. It does not sit on the sub box. I attached it to a bracket I bolted to the floor using the existing threaded holes on the floor ( one is for the child seat strap thing). The reason I cut out was to provide 1/2 inch drop for the amps and ended up with some "kind" of ventilation under the amps (if any lol). The top pieces are also of 1/2 inch MDF. I went with 2 pieces instead of one piece for easy install and removal. Right now they are just sitting on and not secured. That little gap you see on the edge where it meets the strutbar vanishes when secured. I plan on finishing with some plexiglass and LED lights. Not one of the nicest installs but I like it better than it was before

 

That looks pretty clean lol, would you make one for me? I'd be willing to pay a reasonable amount