Do I need another amp for a sub-woofer?

[Alien Mantis]

Fun looking "tarantula" grill you got there.

( Now get busy and post some pics of your new gear in the ride! )

[Herbicidal]

Originally Posted by Alien Mantis

Fun looking "tarantula" grill you got there.

( Now get busy and post some pics of your new gear in the ride! )

Looks like the Tarantula grill arrives today (just ordered yesterday)! Oh yeah!!! My stuff from Sonic is literally overnighted! I love it!

Here you go Alien Mantis:

Finally I have some more pictures! As I mentioned before, the install went pretty smooth, just time consuming to do a ‘clean’ install. I used an air powered cut off wheel to remove the jack bracket under the driver’s seat and the jack does fit snugly in the spare tire compartment. I had to place a piece of 2x4 under each amp to get a level mounting spot because of a funky space between some horizontal body supports. This made it easier to connect up the wiring. I figure this allows the air to flow partially underneath and will help with the overall cooling of the amp. I’m still experimenting with placement of the subwoofer box in the trunk. Laying it flat with the sub pointing to the rear of the car takes up the most room, but standing it up and rotating it 90 degrees gives me the most space in the trunk and puts the weight closer to being over the rear axle. Anyway, I’m still playing with the positioning for sound and space maximization of the sub.

Without further ado:

Eclipse XA1200 mono channel amp.


Alpine Type R 10" sub.


Alpine Type R 10" sub, top view.


Alpine Type R 10" sub, connectors. I used the jumpers to set it up for 2 ohms.


10" vented sub enclosure from Sonic Electronix.


Alpine Type R 10" sub-in-the-box.


Preparing for surgery. That car jack mounting bracket has to go!


Where the bracket for mounting the car jack was, under the drivers seat. Needed to make room for the other amp.


The blue wire is 4 gauge for power to the subwoofer amp. The black tube is the A/C breather that vents to the outside of the firewall.


4 gauge power wires through the firewall passenger foot well red for the speaker amp, blue for the subwoofer amp.


Eclipse mono channel subwoofer amp on the left, Eclipse 4 channel amp for the speakers on the right.


Alpine Type R 10" sub in a box. I'm still trying different locations and positions so the wiring isn't finalized yet.