I am going to install a new upgraded after market sound system on my fit, but i cant decide where to install my amps.
Can you give me some ideas? plz
its better if you have pics

thanks

 

I'm so glad you asked that question, cos its something I also need to know.

 

good question, my buddy owns a car stereo shop here i'll call him Monday and ask him.

 

I have a 12 inch sub in a bassworx enclosed box behind the passenger rear. I had the amp mounted to the back of the sub box, so if i need to remove it (which is a bit of a pain) it all comes out as one piece.

 

Though I've not installed it quite yet, I'm planning on just putting the amp on the floor in the hatch, immediately behind the back seat and as far to the right as possible.

Here's a shot that I took while planning the sub enclosure:

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6113/p1020996bw0.jpg

 

and where did you plan to put the woofer box

 

IMHO the best location to install amps stealthy is......in the lower part of the hatch door. Granted this will take some serious custom work, removing the plastic covers reinforcing the sheet metal, running the cables and upgrading the hatch door lifters. But when it is all said and done it makes efficient use of the space and does not interfere with the utility of the car.

As far as the sub box? I would like to see a fiberglass enclosure built flush into the spare tire well, this should be sufficient for an 8" or 10" sub which is ample for a car this size. The down side is that you give up your spare tire, just make sure you have a couple of cans of fix-a flat, good cell phone service/reception and your AAA membership in good standing.

 

The subs (two 8s) will be going right next to the amp to the left. What I'm thinking is that I could disconnect the subs when I need to haul the long stuff - and I've got the wide side of the cargo area to work with, totally unimpeded by the amp on the "short" side.

I started out wanting to keep things as out of the way as possible, but options were squashed quickly as I took a look around the car. Can't put amps under the front seats...can't put subs or amps under the rear seats without giving up utility mode...and, unless you can do without your spare, can't hide things below the floor in the hatch. There was a guy (check in the Fit ICE forum) that was trying to find a small enough amp to mount on the cargo wall on the left side, but you're limited to a very few low-power options.

VRII's got a great idea tho - to install the amp in the hatch door. You know, now that you mention it, I think a few months ago there was a guy talking about developing a custom-fit replacement panel for the hatch door that would hold subs? That would be sweet.

 

What about putting an Amp on the driver side, above the gas/brake pedal? I've read about people putting things up there, but I'm not sure how big of an amp I could fit in there...

 

I think you are supposed to put the amp something like at least 3 feet away from the head unit...which would rule that idea out...

I was thinking of maybe putting one in behind the passenger seat. It seams like one might be able to fit there and still allow the rear seat to be folded down without the headrest. any thoughts?