CH-I have done this on other cars, or I would not suggest it. And since it is a removable panal, it can always be replaced if it gets screwed up. Soooo-what about cutting an access door in the panal. You could use a piano hinge with small pop rivits, then attach a piece of plastic on the opposite side as a stop, and use a strip of velcro on the stop and the door to hold it in place. You could even replace the plastic and make a plexiglass door to show off your amp, and light it up to be even fancier.

 

The way I'm planning on installing my amp (horizontally) will cover up that black round screw thingy. I need to figure out a way to be able to disconnect the amp and access the spare with least amount of headache...

Ng

 

the way for you do do it then is build an amp rack, use 1/2 inch mdf and cover it in carpet. cut it to where it fits down in there and you could lift it up and out of the way when you need to get to the spare.

 

this is a very bad example of what i would do. take cardboard and you can trace out the exact size for that. trace it out, cut it out, carpet it, and bam, amp rack done.

 

Hmmmm...Very interesting....I'll be keeping that in mind. I should be buying my amp in the next couple of weeks. I've already started to buy my speakers...

Ng

 

Jaydogg another option I have is running two smaller amps, similar to your setup, one 4 channel and one two (bridged) for the sub. I need to head to Best Buy with some measuring tape to see what works best.

Later
Ng

 

I mounted my amp in the tray above the spare. It has a QD inline allowing me to unplug it without leaving "hot" wires all over. The whole tray then comes out to acess the spare, etc. There is even a nice "notch" in the lower compartment to run the amp cabling up from the battery.

 

What does that inline QD consist of?

Ng

 

QD = Quick Disconnect

Remember your R/C car days? Think Tamiya style battery plug, just bigger :)

 

What I really meant was:

What brand, where did you buy it, how much does it cost, picture, etc....

Ng