Well, I have my head unit coming in a couple days. I plan to do an install once it gets here. Between then and now, I have been running power lines and planning the locations everything will end up.
I have an AudioControl electronic crossover and two amps. The amps are each the size of a std piece of paper, except they are 2-1/4" tall. The connections coming off of them add a bit to the skinny dimensions, but they are pretty small. This is good, because I am only seriously considering a totally stealth install. Well, except for the sub box in the trunk.
I was thinking I might be able to put my amps on the cabin side of the rear deck, under that cover that goes back to the base of the rear window. I was thinking I might cut out a 12" X 24" section out of that cover piece. It would be off to the side a bit, or maybe right in the center. Not sure, but it would be way back toward the base of the rear window, and I could put the amps on the rear deck there, open to the sky (between the rear window and the cutout in the cover).
I could then put some plywood endcaps on each of the 12" sides, and cover those two end caps with tan grille cloth by stretching some really tight between the two - across the 24" dimension. That would give me a breathable, very slightly raised, "tent" for the amps to occupy back there. When they were off they might be invisible, between my limo-tint back window and the tan grille cloth directly over them. They have a power indicator light though, so when they were on there might be a glow back there.
Well, this is what I am thinking, ATM. I have yet to remove the rear deck panels and take a look to see if it could really be done, but I suspect it can. I might reinforce the rear deck a bit, though. My only real concern is that my 1.7cuft (gross), sealed, 700w RMS (getting only 300w, though), Reference-series MB Quart 15" sub might rattle the poor amps to death if they are mounted on the rear deck.
Anyone have any thoughts on this as an amp location in my '00 GT?
Head unit won't be here 'till Wednesday, if it is on schedule. I have time to figure some other stealth mounting method out. There don't seem to be many such methods from what I have been able to search for in this forum. I would think if it was a good idea, it would have been done many times by now.