Subwoofer and Amp mount ideas?

ticopowell · #1 Tue, April 13th, 2010, 04:12 AM

So i have my super cab 2005 F-150 and I have a 12" shallow mount memphis sub and 2 amps, 1 for the sub and 1 for the door speakers. I want to have as much space as possible without hurting the sub or the amps, so i was wondering if it is possible to mount the sub under the front center part of the front 40/20/40 bench seat with some modifications, and also my biggest question is if it is possible to put the amps behind the rear seat. I figure that this will give me the most room, and since the sub doesnt need a lot of space, if i can't put the amps behind the seat I can just put them under and then not use that area. Either way I still havent figured out how to remove it to see how much room there is, i assume ill have to pull the whole seat out to find out, but if anyone already has tried that or knows how to do it easily then please let me know. thanks

Also if anyone has any better ideas on how to put the rest of my system in there then please let me know!

***Longshot270*** · #2 Tue, April 13th, 2010, 11:31 AM

Yeah, you can take that middle seat out to put something under it. I'm not sure how much room there is though. I had to loosen the front to slide a CB radio mount under it for support but I dont remember what kind/size of tool I used. If you do mount something under there that generates heat you will also need to find a way to move air to keep it cooled. I would mount the speaker amp there. Keep the subwoofer amp somewhere where air circulates. I dont even like sticking them under the seat because of the heat.

Just so you know, I have a similar setup. I have 2 12's being run by a 2 channel 750 peak watt sub amp and 2 car speakers being run by a 4 channel 280 watt speaker amp. I've got one size smaller cab so I built a plywood platform for the sub amp that lets it sit over the speaker amp. I use the speakers more than the subs so I dont think temp is a problem, but I'm only using 2 speakers.

ticopowell · #3 Tue, April 13th, 2010, 01:42 PM

Yeah that makes sense about the heat, I was looking online last night and I saw someone with an extended cab that put his amps behind the seats so I think I will see how different the back of my truck is. If I do put the sub under the front center seat I would most likely take out the metal framing and use MDF and then keep the seat cushion above it so I dont lose a seat. I think a downfacing subwoofer with about an inch or maybe 2 between the speaker and the floor will provide enough air movement to keep the sub cool.

***Longshot270*** · #4 Tue, April 13th, 2010, 04:24 PM

Yeah, that'll work if you can get it to fit. I'm sure all the forums have their own projects but I know that f150.net has a few good ideas and projects that people have done.

Here is an older picture of my setup.

The only speaker you cant see is the 4x10 speaker on the other side of the amps. The speaker amp is below the subwoofer deck.

And I built everything sturdy so I didn't have to worry about not being able to set stuff on it. The speakers are sunk lower than the amp so anything that sits there does not put enough weight on the speakers to break them.

ticopowell · #5 Tue, April 13th, 2010, 05:01 PM

That looks pretty good. I am going to measure the size that would fit under the center seat and see what will fit, and worst case scenario ill do the amps on the back wall (if i can figure out how to get back there) and the sub under the rear seat. that seems to be a fairly common option. ill post pics for sure when it is done.

***Longshot270*** · #6 Tue, April 13th, 2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ticopowell

That looks pretty good. I am going to measure the size that would fit under the center seat and see what will fit, and worst case scenario ill do the amps on the back wall (if i can figure out how to get back there) and the sub under the rear seat. that seems to be a fairly common option. ill post pics for sure when it is done.

If you want to do that just mount a board on the other side of the plastic. I've seen a few that did just that and they made it look really cool.