Amp placement
12-22-2003, 12:24 AM
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Amp placement
Just bought an Alpine mrp t220 amp and want to know if it fits under the passenger seat. anybody know how much room there is?
12-22-2003, 12:25 AM
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An amp that big wont fit down there.
12-22-2003, 12:26 AM
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WOW that was fast!!!!!!! Any idea the dimensions down there?
12-22-2003, 12:27 AM
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hmm.. I haven't takin out my passenger seat in almost a month now.
But here's a rough estimate:
12"x7"x2"
12-22-2003, 12:28 AM
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Here are the dimensions: 9-1/2” x 2-5/16” x 8-1/8”
12-22-2003, 12:29 AM
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12-22-2003, 12:30 AM
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Woah my bad, got my dimensions screwed up.
It's 12"long x 7 inches wide x 2 inches tall
12-22-2003, 12:31 AM
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I suggest under the glove box, or in the hatch, plenty of space back there.
12-22-2003, 12:32 AM
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LOL... i now what you meant. Still the same amount of room. Guess going in a rear cubby.
12-22-2003, 12:32 AM
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It would be visible under the glove box wouldn't it?
12-22-2003, 12:34 AM
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Not if you push it all the way back, lots of grounding points and power wires there too.
12-22-2003, 12:34 AM
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best thing to do would be to pull the seat out and give it a try. the seat only has 4 bolts holding it down. takes about 5 minutes to pull it out. remember the plugs for the powered seats and seatbelts before tearing the seat out. find a good placement for the amp, then try setting the seat overtop. if it fits with a good amount of clearance your set. remember that tight places for amps are bad because you get poor airflow and a good chance of thermal shutdown (or in the case of thermal protection, signficant loss of power to speakers).
12-22-2003, 12:38 AM
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Think I will try that . don't have power seats in my '84 maybe that will give me more room.
12-22-2003, 12:39 AM
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I highly doubt it'll fit, and even if it does, like Kevin said, there is a lack of air down there, and it'll result in poor performance.
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Even if it fits youre going to be careful with someone heavy, or someone thumping down into the seat.
Also, almost no air curculation down there, not a situation that makes an amp happy.