DeLorean amp installation

[QuadcityDMC]

I want to installing an amp in the car this weekend. How many people have removed the front tire and installed the amp in the trunk. Is it better to install it in the back shelf or inside the cubbyhole the sub woofer sits in.

I have that DeLorean California sub woofer.

[mec]

i made a new floor for mine with the amps attached so the floor can still be lifted to get access to the spare wheel, here it is ...

[DMCMW Dave]

I want to installing an amp in the car this weekend. How many people have removed the front tire and installed the amp in the trunk. Is it better to install it in the back shelf or inside the cubbyhole the sub woofer sits in.

I have that DeLorean California sub woofer.

I don't believe that you can fit an amp in the cubbyhole with that sub enclosure in there.

I've seen very thin amps behind the back panel, and on the back deck (showing) and even on the side of the front "tunnel" on the passenger side, hidden by the carpet.

[jawn101]

I don't believe that you can fit an amp in the cubbyhole with that sub enclosure in there.

I've seen very thin amps behind the back panel, and on the back deck (showing) and even on the side of the front "tunnel" on the passenger side, hidden by the carpet.

I posted this in another thread on the same topic... I haven't done it yet but *have* done the measurements and this amp will fit in the cubbyhole, with the DMCCA sub installed as well.

http://www.jlaudio.com/xd200-2-car-a...plifiers-98260

It is also well suited specification-wise to the speaker, and *claims* to have good thermal management properties that should help it being confined in that small space.

[Bitsyncmaster]

It is also well suited specification-wise to the speaker, and *claims* to have good thermal management properties that should help it being confined in that small space.

But are the idle ECU, Lambda ECU and ignition ECU going to like that heat and vibration?

[jawn101]

But are the idle ECU, Lambda ECU and ignition ECU going to like that heat and vibration?

You tell me! Seems like a lot of people put the speaker in there, but the amp is a novel decision as far as I know.

[Bitsyncmaster]

You tell me! Seems like a lot of people put the speaker in there, but the amp is a novel decision as far as I know.

I think they can take some heat but the vibration would worry me. Components can break off the PCB if they have a lot of mass and long leads.

[jawn101]

I think they can take some heat but the vibration would worry me. Components can break off the PCB if they have a lot of mass and long leads.

Yeah I can see that. Personally I know I have no plans to thump down the street - I'm more interested in filling a frequency response hole in the existing system than I am in impressing the kids at a middle school.

Has anyone heard of any such issues with the DMCCA sub installed in the cubby?

I wonder if you could proactively put some vibration isolation around the ECUs. Rubber mounts perhaps?

[QuadcityDMC]

That amp is a great size but only 100W. I'd like to "hide" the amp, I think putting it in the spare tire area would work best.

[jawn101]

That amp is a great size but only 100W. I'd like to "hide" the amp, I think putting it in the spare tire area would work best.

It's fully bridgeable to 200W@ 4ohms, which is what I believe the DMCCA supplied component speaker requires. It's actually unbeatable for that size. I still plan to see if I can make it work in the cubby behind the speaker.