05 Accord, large amp, One 12" sub!

Discussion in 'Accord' started by Guest, May 14, 2007.

  1. Guest

    Guest Guest

    What is the best way to mount these? I was thinking the amp on the back of the seat, but the holes don't line up with the studs. I was then thinking about the amp on the trunk floor, but i don't know if the sub should be in front of behind the amp. Then I was thinking about the amp on the sub box, but I was thinking that was ghetto. What to do?

    Also, where do I insert the amp wire from the battery into the car? I have not looked much, but it seems to be hard to find. I have finally ordered the Metra piece for the head unit and I and finally ready to do this. What about the grounding also?
     
    Guest, May 14, 2007
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  2. Guest

    Gunz4me Guest

    It is up to you on where to mount the amp. I have mounted an amp to the
    back of a folding seat in my 2000 Honda Accord coupe, I also had an amp
    mounted off to the side in the trunk in my 1997 Civic, and in my 1996
    Thunderbird, I had my amp mounted on a custom made shelf under the rear
    deack (no deck speakers in the t-bird). You have to make your own holes
    if you want them to line up, or mount a piece of plywood to the back of
    the seat, then mount your amp to the plywood. If done carefully, the
    plywood can be run behind the carpet on the back of the seat, and no one
    will know the wood is there! Just be sure you are careful about your
    screw/bolt size because you DO NOT want to risk poking your back seat
    passengers with the screws or ruining your interior on the back seat by
    punching through.

    Inserting the wire in the car can be tricky. Sometimes there is a
    grommet in the firewall where you can run the wire in, or I have see
    others use the grommet on the driver's side door. If you go the door
    route, make sure you have a wire loom or some other form of protection
    for the power wire itself so it doesn't accidentally get pinched in the
    door.

    For grounding, I recommend grounding as close to the amp as possible to
    either the bare metal in the car or to something that actually bolts
    into the frame. Going back to my 2000 Accord, I grounded the amp to the
    seat belt bolt since that bolt ran into the frame of the car. It was
    less than 1 foot away from the amp.
     
    Gunz4me, May 15, 2007
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