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Feb 18, 2025 | 03:26 PM

Johnnyv49

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Amp mounting question

I have a c5 convertible and I'm mounting my amp directly behind the seats where the top folds. What's the best way to mount anything there. I wasn't sure if I could screw the amp down in that location. I thought of gluing a board under the carpet and screwing to that but I'm not sure how well it will hold.

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Feb 18, 2025 | 08:27 PM

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You don't really need to glue the board down. Sandwiching the carpet between the amp and the board should be just fine.

Feb 18, 2025 | 08:32 PM

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Thanks. Can I screw into that panel? Do I need to be concerned about the screws going through the metal?

Feb 18, 2025 | 11:58 PM

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Absolutely you should be concerned. Use short screws that will not go past the board.

Feb 19, 2025 | 10:48 AM

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Absolutely you should be concerned. Use short screws that will not go past the board.

Yep, without a board, or to long of screws you could screw into the gas tank which would be bad. Which amp are you wanting to mount?

Feb 19, 2025 | 01:55 PM

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That's what I thought. Thanks. I'm mounting something I had in my other car. I pretty much am moving the system over. Planet audio amp 1800. 5 channel. Being i have it I'm going to use everything I have

Feb 19, 2025 | 02:54 PM

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Oh ok, the reason I asked is that on my C6 I mounted an amp for my subwoofer under the water fall, but I’m sure it’s a smaller amp dimension wise than yours. Another idea would be to get some threaded wood inserts to screw into a piece of plywood that you could put under the carpet, them screw the amp into that, this way the plywood wouldn’t be visible, and you could use a thiner piece of wood, say 1/2”, these inserts look like these which I would think would hold it more securely that just using wood screws. The only downfall I could see if that you’d have to poke some holes in your carpet.

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