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The only place I really have available to mount my amp to is the sub box itself. I don't want to drill holes into the back of the seats, so this is really my only option. My questions though, when I do mount the amps to the box, do I just screw them directly into the box or do I adhere a piece of MDF the size of my amplifier to the box so that the amp actually gets screwed into a seperate board, and not necessarily the box itself. Basically, should I put a piece of board in between the amp and the box, to act sort of like a baffling device? Thanks
 

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you don't really need to put a borad in between, just pre-dril your holes smaller than the screws and put some caulking in the holes then screw the amp down, in so the box doesn't have a leak.

heres a pic i did with my hatch,, i raised the amp with some dowling and covered it in carpeting so it looked like amp was floating, the only reason i can see to put a board would be for cosmetic appeal i eventaully sold this setup and bought 3.73 gears



i hope this helps
 

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ya, i just screwded my amp down to the sub box, never had any problems
 

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Unless you have some monster woofers, or you made a box out of 1/4" particle board, you shouldn't have much issue with vibrations damaging the amp, if that's what you're worried about. If it would make you feel better, you could use a little foam tape or sound deadener under the mounting points.
 
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yeah if your box is reaqlly shaking i wouldnt suggest screwing an amp to the box, ive heard a few storeis of internal connections in the amp rattling apart.

take it for what it's worth!
 
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