Mounting amp in spare tire well....
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Mounting amp in spare tire well.... I want to mount the amp out of view. But would mounting it in the spare tire well cause overheating issues?
I don't carry around the spare tire/jack so making a bracket would be easy.
Justin
<small>[ May 24, 2002, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: Jsears8 ]</small>
I don't carry around the spare tire/jack so making a bracket would be easy.
Justin
<small>[ May 24, 2002, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: Jsears8 ]</small>
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Re: Mounting amp in spare tire well.... It will more than likely get too hot. There needs to be air movement or open to the car. Also i have heard that a good 8 inches is enough space for an average amp. You could always use some computer fans to circulate air. I did this for a friend i used to fans two draw in air and two fans to blow the hot air out. they were 3 inch fans i think, it got rid of his amp shutting off b/c it got too hot.
Drew
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Re: Mounting amp in spare tire well.... Jsears8,
I used to have an over heating problem in my S-10.. I had a sub box with the amps on top of it and a lid that folded over the whole thing so it looked like just a sub box. The lid came with in 1/4 inch from the top of the amps but had 6-8 inches on either side. I did just as Drew2G2 said and put 2 compter power supply fans in the box, used the remote wire that turns on the amp so the fans would come on at the same time. I put the 2 fans on one side and just vented the other so there wouls be a cross breeze. I don't think you will have a problem if you put 1 or 2 fans blowing across the amp.
I used to have an over heating problem in my S-10.. I had a sub box with the amps on top of it and a lid that folded over the whole thing so it looked like just a sub box. The lid came with in 1/4 inch from the top of the amps but had 6-8 inches on either side. I did just as Drew2G2 said and put 2 compter power supply fans in the box, used the remote wire that turns on the amp so the fans would come on at the same time. I put the 2 fans on one side and just vented the other so there wouls be a cross breeze. I don't think you will have a problem if you put 1 or 2 fans blowing across the amp.
Re: Mounting amp in spare tire well.... I've got my amp there driving my JL stealthbox and I have never had any problems with heat, even after two straight hours of have thumping.
Just a few details, the amp is a Kenwood PS300 series that's about 3-4 years old but has two cooling fans built in which I guess help. It hits hard and like I said, has never gotten that warm. I scrapped the spare as well for a couple cans of fix-a-flat since the spare is pretty much worthless in my oppinion.
Just a few details, the amp is a Kenwood PS300 series that's about 3-4 years old but has two cooling fans built in which I guess help. It hits hard and like I said, has never gotten that warm. I scrapped the spare as well for a couple cans of fix-a-flat since the spare is pretty much worthless in my oppinion.
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Re: Mounting amp in spare tire well.... Hey Justin I'm gunna send you these pics I have of my old set up. I loved where the amp was. Just I didn't have room for the shitty *** speakers(JL 15's)
Josh S.
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