Need some motivation and ideas on my upcoming AMP RACK project. Please post amp racks basically for daily driving, nothing from shows etc. Interested amp racks made for you, made by you, or from other people.

Now let's se DEM RACKS BABY!!!!!!!! PICS! PICS! PICS!!

_Dante

Ingleside

03-21-2006, 12:41 PM

+1
i need some ideas as well for the same application... daily driving.

why does this looks so familar.......OH YEAH cuz it came to me and wasn't working right:crazy:

Shhh! my n00bism isnt supposed to be known :blush:

AcidicDreams

03-21-2006, 11:56 PM

I'd contribute but my old "amp racks" where very ghetto and my next amp rack isn't made yet but it's a false floor for my 4Runner so I can remove the subs but leave the amps... too bad you won't be able to see them b/c they are **** amps...

James Bang

03-21-2006, 11:59 PM

anybody beside chevy audio find a reg cab truck rack or something to that nature
JAZN has a sweet amp rack for his truck. amazing.

rocky 59

03-22-2006, 12:01 AM

well batdog post it up

ssj2xxgotenxx

03-22-2006, 12:03 AM

do you not want the lights on the hifonics showing? im geussing cause of the paper taped over it

That's how the amps come brand new (With the white foam taped over it).

Two really hot Florida summers tho and I have to reapply carpet to the box and the rack since the 3M adhesive didn't stand up. :(

danteBirosel

04-21-2006, 11:20 AM

loooks good. i like how you also posted the pic when it is still naked. :D

DarrenE46

04-21-2006, 11:33 AM

Thanks! When I recover the trunk I'm thinking of using a dark tan tweed material rather than carpet so it matches the interior colors of the car. I just thik the tweed is a little classier but still easy enough to work with for the casual DIY'er like myself. I was going to recover in vinyl, but I hear its much more difficult and very labor intensive. Is tweed pretty straight forward to work with like carpet or are there other considerations that have to be made?

3onDubs

04-21-2006, 11:35 AM

@Darren: I'm guessing you have an e46...lol...do you mind taking pics of the process when you get around to it?

I have an e46 sedan and was planning on possibly doing something similar (with black vinyl though).

DarrenE46

04-21-2006, 11:39 AM

3on:

More pics of the build up can be found here: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/627076

wesl56

07-11-2006, 03:37 PM

more pics!!!

TooLowTooGo

07-11-2006, 05:50 PM

not finished yet, it was something we threw together real quick for a show. all scrap MDF & Carpet was used to make the amp rack and the box.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/imsorichlol/112.jpg

After I was forced to sell my 4-ch JBL, I switched to this. As soon as I get it back, I'ma glass a nice rack up in the spare tire well...:naughty:
Are those capacitors ?? :eyebrow:
The capacitor hating bandwagon are gonna murder you and drink your blood :D

SWEET06CAMRY

07-11-2006, 08:18 PM

Are those capacitors ?? :eyebrow:
The capacitor hating bandwagon are gonna murder you and drink your blood :D
:hide:

project f-150

07-11-2006, 08:33 PM

Heres mine in back of my f-150

Amps down to see out the back window.......
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d36/chris00100/560A0299.jpg

And up.....
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d36/chris00100/560A0300.jpg

espguitarist91

07-11-2006, 08:54 PM

Rear windows are overrated anyways. Flip-out LCD with rear veiw camera input ftw!
And i wish i had an amp rack to show, but i did just pick up my hifonics 1606d from unbonyr like 10 minutes ago.

Spud2388

07-11-2006, 08:54 PM

A work in progress. In a 99 Grand Cherokee.

http://i1.tinypic.com/1zokq4y.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zokqr4.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/1zoks93.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zoksn6.jpg

kpozr2

07-11-2006, 09:01 PM

wow. they all look good guys!

Bolognablake

07-11-2006, 09:36 PM

A work in progress. In a 99 Grand Cherokee.

http://i1.tinypic.com/1zokq4y.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zokqr4.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/1zoks93.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zoksn6.jpg

Dude, that looks beautiful.

Specs on the Box? Makes mine look like poo.

http://www.caraudio.com/gallery/2/5/8/8/8/100_0160.JPG

http://www.caraudio.com/gallery/2/5/8/8/8/100_0161.JPG

Spud2388

07-12-2006, 12:13 AM

Dude, that looks beautiful.

Specs on the Box? Makes mine look like poo.

http://www.caraudio.com/gallery/2/5/8/8/8/100_0160.JPG

http://www.caraudio.com/gallery/2/5/8/8/8/100_0161.JPG

Specs? Well, its big and heavy. Its close to 6 cuft and actually extends over the wheel wells and slants to the slope of the back seats. I built it to take advantage of all the room possible and still leave me with some cargo space. Heres a link to the thread that has the pics of the box. http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167451 (post 17). I made the box bigger than I wanted, but its turned out to be good cause now I can mess with the volume to get the proper tuning and whatnot. I still have to work on the beauty plate somemore on the left amp rack, and need to make one for the front baffle and also the right amp rack. And if you're thniking, "how is he going to get to the spare tire?", well I have thought about that and came up with something pretty clever. I went to Lowes and got two of the door/gate hinges that are 6" triangles on each side, and have them bolted to the back of the box and the floor, right underneath the rear seats. This allows me to lift the front of the box up, and get to the spare, and also keeps the box from sliding around. I'll post sommore pics tomorrow of the back in the other thread, I dont want to hijack this one. And its going to be covered in agate carpet to match the stock carpet in there now. But bets of all, I can still use my carog cover to hide all this stuff!:up2somet: :naughty: :D :cool:

TwistedMovistar

08-10-2006, 10:08 AM

now wher is the tread about showing your trunk setup????

maldecido33

08-15-2006, 03:14 PM

i'll have some pics of my single cab setup with one 10" arsenal and incorporated amp rack by the end of the week :-)

denim

08-15-2006, 03:35 PM

some good ones so far

danteBirosel

08-15-2006, 03:50 PM

thats really great spud. gives me a great idea for project for my qx4.

heres a little something i did in my maxima, the amp was an hk4000d and was really hard to mount because it was taller than my trunk
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k273/smd4life/rak11.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k273/smd4life/rak.jpg

bikejunkie223

10-13-2006, 01:27 AM

Here is the hatch of my Si- still have 90% of my cargo area too, and kept the spare tire.
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1571/amp27pyca1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

That Iridium Sub is freeking fantastic. Extremely musical, but hits plenty hard. I'm only feeding it about 300w rms and it kicks ***, with 700 or so (well below it's limit) I can't imagine how killer it would be. I heard a 12 in a dudes BMW and it had about 1000w rms of Dls power and was rediculously killer. I highly recomend the Iridium for anyone who wants truly musical sub-bass, not just some woofer that hits hard.

dleccord

10-13-2006, 01:50 AM

where can those kicker inline fuses be had? those are nice:)

9512ds

10-13-2006, 01:55 AM

where can those kicker inline fuses be had? those are nice:)

sonicelectronics

flakko

10-13-2006, 02:13 AM

That Iridium Sub is freeking fantastic. Extremely musical, but hits plenty hard. I'm only feeding it about 300w rms and it kicks ***, with 700 or so (well below it's limit) I can't imagine how killer it would be. I heard a 12 in a dudes BMW and it had about 1000w rms of Dls power and was rediculously killer. I highly recomend the Iridium for anyone who wants truly musical sub-bass, not just some woofer that hits hard.
cool man. sounds great. i think ima get it.

klepto

10-13-2006, 05:48 AM

What is the basic structure of a rack and are they hard to put together? Are their any tutorials about how to design one?

bikejunkie223

10-13-2006, 09:47 AM

Mine was basically a particle board upside down "T" that the amp is bolted to, and then a really this carpeted plywood cover upside down "L" shape to trim it out and make it look tight. Pretty basic for mine.

prochobo

10-13-2006, 11:42 AM

What is the basic structure of a rack and are they hard to put together? Are their any tutorials about how to design one?

Common sense and creativity are your friend. Just find a spot to mount it, build around it making sure to leave room for wires. Try not to mount the amp upside down or choke it off from the airflow either.

reneeb7363

10-13-2006, 05:25 PM

that HiFonics van FTW...(for the Winter? <<giggles>>)... forgot to mention in the mods he took the heater coils out... no need for a heater with all dem amps! LOL! j/k