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Old 01-20-2005, 06:08 PM
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what is the biggest amp that can fit under the driver's seat?

what are the dimensions of the biggest amp that can fit under the driver's seat? a 6-channel? i cant find any good spot for it in my 98. i dont want to put it behind the rear seat cuz if i want to fold the seats down to carry stuff, the amps will get in the way.
Old 01-20-2005, 07:03 PM
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I have a JL 300.4 un der my seat. there is no way you can put a 6 channel under the seat, unless you don't mind it sticking out into the back. If you don't want any visable amps, sell the 6 channel. Get a 4 channel and put it under the drivers seat. Get a mono amp/2 channel and modify the rear cargo area. It is more work, but it is discrete and doesn't take up precious usable space.
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yea my mcintosh mc440 was under the drivers seat for a while. It stuck out a good 6 inches.
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If you got the money thoes new digial amps, will do the job. Thier small, but put out massive power
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i wanted to go with an older nakamichi 4channel or a diamond audio or a memphis.
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I managed to squeeze an MTX Thunder 564 (roughly ~ 9.75 x 14 x 2) under my driver's seat, but there is surely isn't enough room to mount something slightly larger under there, as I still rely upon my husky liners to hide the one edge of the amp from view.

I agree with FilthyRich in that a set of a 4 channel and a 2 channel would make a much stealthier install.
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I have a 5 chan under the seat in my 2nd gen. 1200 watts. Very tight fit.
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Originally Posted by bike4miles
I have a 5 chan under the seat in my 2nd gen. 1200 watts. Very tight fit.
Are your seats moved up in the picture? That doesn't look like it fits very well.
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Yea, the seats are all the way up. When the seats are back about 2.5" of the amp sticks out and the cap is totally coverd. I don't have passangers that often but I do haul stuff in the back a lot so this works for me.
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JL's fit pretty nicely under the seat, here is my old setup... don't laugh at the dirtyness, I cleaned after pics

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Originally Posted by Eric
JL's fit pretty nicely under the seat, here is my old setup... don't laugh at the dirtyness, I cleaned after pics

cell phone holster is a Nextel?
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Originally Posted by NisAznMonk
cell phone holster is a Nextel?
it's my old i90 holder... I Finally dumped suckstel yesterday, the i830 i had would never hold more than 3 bars.
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