Installing an Amp.

[RedJolt]

Hi All, Has anyone installed an audio amplifier in your KJ? if so where did you place the amp and where did you pass the wire through the firewall to the battery? Thanks.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

There's a grommet that ThunderbirdJunkie cannot remember which he used. When he's less drinky he'll take some pictures and show you.

 

[RedJolt]

Thank you and drinky sounds fun.

 

[RedJolt]

It's always 5:00pm somewhere in the world.

 

[kj924]

I installed 1 amp under my pass side front seat, and the other amp I installed under the drivers side rear seat. Power wire was run through the firewall beside the brake booster and wiring ran under the plastic trim at the floor.

The rear seat will not fold down completely if the amp is too big, my rear amp is just a bit too big and it affects the fold down.

 

[bmrrwolfe]

I installed 1 amp under my pass side front seat, and the other amp I installed under the drivers side rear seat. Power wire was run through the firewall beside the brake booster and wiring ran under the plastic trim at the floor.

The rear seat will not fold down completely if the amp is too big, my rear amp is just a bit too big and it affects the fold down.

I also have an amp under my rear seat and it just barely does not fold down..
but i also ran the wiring through the grommet next to the brake booster and its pretty easy to get all the plastic trim off along the floor to run the wiring under the carpet.

 

[flair1111]

i mounted my amp to the back of my sub which sits in the cargo are.

 

[RedJolt]

Thanks for all the replys today. Hopefully I will get it installed this coming weekend.

 

[KYLiberty]

I have a 4 channel amp under the front passenger seat and a HD tuner under the driver seat. The power is run through the same hole in the firewall that the N2O controls used to go through, but I can't remember if that hole was pre-existing or not.

 

[jguthrie]

Pretty safe to drill mounting screws through the floor under the passenger seat or is there a section to watch out for? Hate exploratory mounting amps...

 

[lil black liberty]

I will take a picture of my set up for you tomorrow after I get off work..

 

[JeepJeepster]

Pretty safe to drill mounting screws through the floor under the passenger seat or is there a section to watch out for? Hate exploratory mounting amps...

I would not assume that its safe at all. There are wires under the drivers side carpet but Ive never had the passenger side carpet up. I would pull the carpet up first and check. I do not think there is anything under the Jeep that you would hit but check under there too.

 

[jguthrie]

Has anyone tried the Rockford Fosgate Punch P400-4 mounted under the front passenger seat? It's 13.02"L x 7.625"W x 2.25"H in size which sounds big but I can't measure just yet. Or, alternatively, what height limit have you guys experienced in order to mount amps under the rear seat allowing for full seat laydown?

 

[jguthrie]

Nothin? How about the model of those amps that were too big for the seat to fold down fully so we at least know what's too big?

BTW, I sort of doubt it's critical to most of us, but a few brands void AMP warranties when mounted to the sub box. Not to mention, at the time of theft, it neatly packages everything into one take-away.

I'm now considering the Kicker 08ZX500.1 to run two Kicker CVTs. I'm hopeful that at 4 and 1/4 inch, I can mount them somewhere such as under the front seats. I'm a little concerned with a 20-350Hz response, porting a box correctly, and of course, if a 10" will even fit under there. I saw a post here somewhere which showed 8's under there but I don't know what the limitations were, CU FT. or max radius. I think at 500RMS @ 2ohm I can get away with a slightly smaller enclosure but this is all guess work.

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