2 sony 12" installed....
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Joined: 01-27-2006
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From: cincinnati, oh
Originally Posted by slamed87lincoln
The amp is sitting in the space above the spare tire....im going to get some wood and mount the amp to the wood just incase it ever gets hot...dont want the plastic melting......Yeah the box i have is angled to where it sits even with the angle of the back seats.....Worked out really well....except the remote wire issue...i didnt want to run a wire all the way from the front to the back just to turn the amp on.......but i do love how clean the install looks with no amp visable.......and man does it pound inside
j/k glad to have your expertise available at all times 
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From: Branson Mo
Originally Posted by jaydogg
try putting 1095 watts rms to 2 12's and tell me that it doesnt rattle. i need dynomat bad.
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From: Branson Mo
Originally Posted by jaydogg
oh and if you plan on changing out your head unit then you might as well run the remote up there while you are at it.
IM going to wait till a complete wireing harness and dash kit becomes avalible before adding the aftermarket H/U and screens
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From: Branson Mo
Originally Posted by jaydogg
I have had no problems, it doesnt get much hotter back there than in a trunk, mike, socal, also has his under there and he lives in cali where it gets much hotter than it does here.
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Jaydogg, yeah, I was surprised too! Not once, ever, have I installed a system without having interior or exterior rattling, but Shnog surprised me! Yeah, my door panels are sound-deadend, but the rear hatch area is for the most part without it for now. The hatch flexes about 1/8", as do the rear quarters, but they do it silently, lol.
Slammed, nice work man! As far as the remote goes, you'll definately need to use the remote line. Use a test light and find a hot circuit in your fuse-box that stays hot while the radio is on, even after you shut off the ignition, until you open a door. (Retained Accessory Power). Shnog's in the shop right now, so I can't give you the exact fuse number, but I believe it's #6, for the factory amplifier.
Slammed, nice work man! As far as the remote goes, you'll definately need to use the remote line. Use a test light and find a hot circuit in your fuse-box that stays hot while the radio is on, even after you shut off the ignition, until you open a door. (Retained Accessory Power). Shnog's in the shop right now, so I can't give you the exact fuse number, but I believe it's #6, for the factory amplifier.
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This forum has got to be by far the best for HHR 411 
. Not only that, I wasn't about to pay $35 to access the same type of HHR info 
. By the time I have all my gear ready to put on, I'll know exactly what fuses/wire to tap and install should be somewhat painless. And with all the reviews from you guys/galz, I'll already know what to expect.
Big thanx for the Audio Gurus, in no particular order, Jaydogg, Tokyo (Edo), SoCal, Howdy...and anyone else I may have left out. Those of us with the need to know appreciate it...
Now what to do about the sub???? Fab, Pre-Fab, Stock, enclosed...
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Tokyo - try this song Cam'ron - More Gangsta Music, this is from his purple haze album, that one rattles the car pretty bad.
if you dont have this his is my good deed for the day www.mininova.org you can download music from there, this is a bittorrent site
if you dont have this his is my good deed for the day www.mininova.org you can download music from there, this is a bittorrent site