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Old 07-24-2012, 02:33 AM
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Default What is behind the carpet?

I need to mount my amp and digital processor. I've seen people mount stuff in the trunk like this:



any problems with that? what is behind there? possible to just screw the amp and processor in?

Please don't mind the mess, the cables will be cleaned up

https://i.imgur.com/L4sKi.jpg

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Old 07-24-2012, 04:52 AM
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Be very careful. That is a picture of the trunk in a C4. The fuel tank is right behind that area. You take the chance of damaging it.
Old 07-24-2012, 11:51 AM
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There are several options. One could be fabbing a bracket--if space and size of the amp permit--to mount your amp in the space set aside for the factory cd changer--assuming you don't have one installed. The changer mounts in sthe pace above&behind the reservoir bottle in your photo. Or, presuming you want to maintain storage space and usability, you can also mount the amp vertically in the front of the boot. I had a large 6-channel amp mounted on a board (carpeted to match the boot) that was then mounted to the front. The cables were routed through the carpet to the main wiring harness. Neat job.
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This is what I did
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Old 07-24-2012, 07:56 PM
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The previous owner of my 99 C4 did a great job at fabbing a large bracket to hold the amp he had installed in place (I take no credit for the work):



To me it seems like the best possible way to mount a large amp in a C4 and is completely reversible too.
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Mine's mounted where the CD-changer was originally located.
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Now THAT is a clean install... very nicely done.

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