wrcbonk Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The last major "while its torn apart and I am there" project for my S30 for a while, a 4 channel amp and speakers. I already installed the MSA box with two Polk Mobile Monitor 6x9s. I was using a nice 2-channel amp that handled the 6x9s well (the amp is for sale cheap if any one wants it). The sound was ok, but as you know all the sound was coming from the back. I wanted more balance so I bought the front kick panels from Derek, http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/96446-kick-panel-speaker-mounts-now-available/ and found a pair of Polk DXi 5 1/4 spearkers from Crutchfield on sale. I wanted to take all the power supply off the stock harness. I shopped forever and finally found a good deal on the new ultra compact Punch 4-channel amp from RockfordFosgate. Its good for 300 Watts RMS. Figured that would be enough for a small cab like the S30. My palete below: I had a piece of Lexan I grabbed out of a bin at TAP Plastic in Sacramento, just happened to fit without cutting. I highly recommend Lexan for these projects, its inert, doesn't conduct well, and is easy to drill through. I used the old bushings I pulled off the sway bar to support the amp rack. Drilled holes and held the bushings in with JB weld. I made a couple quick braces out of angle and BadaBing. Then came the speakers. I found the full length kick panels will fit with a lot of wrangling. I decided to cut them down to make install easier. I mounted the relays and flasher using a combination of existing holes and drilling tapping the rest. On the passenger side I used the black plug at the bottom to anchor that side down. The Drivers side is held is fine without using the stock plug. The mess before the test. It sounds great. I am running the Fade at 2+ the front, but I am hoping after I read more about the settings on the amp more I will be able to set it to have lower frequencies going to the 6x9s and more mids and highs to the front 5 1/4s. Hope that was helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Nicely done and well documented. I particularly like the use of the old bushings. I am leaning heavily toward an alpine pdx multi channel or two pdx amps depending on sub choice due to there small dimensions and cool running capapbility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi Bill Looks great! I think just about everyone (including me) found it easier to cut the tops off. Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunt Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Nice setup. I like how incognito you ran the amplifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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