>From what I have read , the JL has a place built in the box for an amp .
Weather any amp will fit , I doubt it , but you may get lucky .
At 10:11 AM 1/5/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Yeah but if they bought a MTX thunderform, or JL Stealth Box, they already
>have to take their rear storage box out and the speaker boxes take up all
>the room underneath the rear seats, leaving no room for the amp. So they
>have no other choice to put it under the seat. Amps can be placed
>underneath your seats, I recommend putting a fan underneath there though,
>then there shouldn't be any major problems.
>
>Mike Stepka
>98 CC Sport 4x4 V6
>with all the chrome accessories
>www.genesisdj.com/truck.html
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net] On Behalf Of chris tesinsky
>Sent: Monday, January 04, 1999 11:14 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Amp wiring
>
>
>
>>Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 13:38:47 -0800
>>From: Martin <martindt@pacbell.net>
>>To: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>Subject: DML: Amp wiring
>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>
>>DML,
>> Today, I ordered a JL stealth box that should be in a couple
>of
>>weeks. I'm installing the amp under the passenger seat. Question is how
>>did you guys route the +12vdc battery power to amp under the passenger
>>seat? The fosgate amp requires a separate 30 amp fuse.
>>
>>--
>>Martin Tolentino
>>
>>99 Dakota R/T CC
>>
>>
>>
>
>I would like to put my two cents in on the amplifier situation. Every
>one so far has put their amp under the drivers and passenger seats
>except for me. What I done was to pull out the compartment under the
>back seats ( I have a Club Cab ) and I put the amp under the passenger
>side seat, not with the length of the seats. I have a PPI 2100 which is
>2.25x8.9x15.75 on the 15.75 length it is only poking out of the seat
>about 2 inches. Since I took out the storage space I modified a 2x4
>with a notch for the tranny hump to support the front of the seats.
>Here is why I do not recomend mounting your expensive amplifier under
>your front seats, since you only have about 3 inches of clearance under
>your seat there is not enough air to disapate the heat generated from
>the heat sink. You are basically making an oven under your seats, which
>may be nice in the winter, but when it is 120F in your truck and you are
>blasting your radio your amp is not a very happy camper, and your amp
>will probably go into thermal protection if you are pushing the full
>potential of your amplifier. I am getting 400 watts RMS out of my
>amplifier and this is used to drive my 4 pairs of MB Quartz RSB 218
>components. I have a PPI 2350 which will be pushing 1400 watts RMS to
>the BEAST 18 by Digital Designs which is not for sale yet, middle of the
>month, you can see the sub at www.ddaudio.com I ran my power cables,
>both positive and negative from the battery post under the truck along
>the frame and came up underneath the cab on the driver side where the
>cup holders would be from the under seat storage. If any one has any
>questions or arguments from what I believe please say so, as we are here
>to learn from each other. I am not a PROFFESIONAL
>
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