Re: Amp install, pt. 2

From: Dan Jones (amishpimp93@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 15 2000 - 15:56:30 EDT


i had the same problem with my thunderform. I was only able to get 3 screws
in but the box was down tight. Havent had any whistle problems, but i had
put down some padding before i put the box it.

>From: "Stephen Cecil" <scecil@npc.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
>To: Dakota List <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
>Subject: DML: Amp install, pt. 2
>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 15:04:13 -0400
>
>Thanks for the responses that I got on installing my amp. I decided to put
>it
>under the driver's seat after all. Makes the RCA cable run easier and
>routes
>it as far from the power lines as reasonably possible.
>
>The MTX Thunderform was much more trouble to install that I had imagined.
>The
>seat belt shoulder mounting posts need to be removed to take off the back
>panels. They require a 50-Torx bit, something my local hardware store and
>several auto parts places did not have. After getting the box in the cab,
>I was
>only able to line up 3 of the 5 bolts to the floor. Oh, well. It seems to
>be
>in there solid. I may sink two sheet metal screws through the last two
>holes to
>really secure it.
>
>Unfortunately, I now have a very annoying whistle from the driver's side
>when
>the A/C is on and the truck is over 30 mph. I checked the
>weather-stripping and
>it seems to be OK. My guess is that the holes from where I couldn't get
>the
>last two bolts in may be causing this. I plan to squirt a bit of caulk in
>them
>tonight and see.
>
>Steve
>00 CC Sport+ 4.7L Semi-Hemi Auto 3.55 LSD

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