CRV Install

this is turning out to be a real pain in the butt. took some measurements last night. turns out that the amps won't fit under the 3rd row seat either. If i put a false floor in, i won't have any clearance.

So.......... looks like the only way to fix this is to raise the 3rd row seating a bit. do you have any suggestions on what i can use to raise the 3rd row about an inch to an inch and a half?

 

that's what i was thinking about doing. Just use washers for the seat and the hooks. It's really not that much work but i'm not looking forward to it. lol

I should take off the plastice side panels to see what kinda room i have. that would be nice to hide the amps behind the plastic panels.

 

I wouldn't be complaining either.

If i put the amps behind the plastic panels, do you think that would be ok? I don't think there would be a lot of air circulation there. wouldn't the amps get real hot back there?

 

my 2 daughters are ALWAYS riding in the back. they do kick the amps. Thats what i really want to put them in the back.

The tailgate looks like it has a lot of room but that going to be a pain in the ass running the wires into the tail gate. It looks like those side panels are going to have some room in there.

By the way, i solved the CD skipping problem... I bought another head unit. lol
I just bought a pioneer DEH-P3900MP, got it for real cheap. Not the greatest but it will do the trick. I'll hook it up over the weekend. Man, I have a lot to do this weekend...

 

lol. don't think that would work.

 

well, i took a look at the side panels and there isn't enough room inside there. I think the only way to do this is to raise the 3rd row up a bit and make a false floor. I have to take final measurements and make a template so i can have it made tomorrow so i can install it.

I guess i'll just use washers to bring the raise the seat and i'll buy longer bolts.

 

heatsinks mostly. I have floor mats covering the amps right now but i don't think thats a very good idea. good thing is, after playing music for a while the amps are barely warm. I know they're not pushing hard.

I'm just going to move them to the back and do the false floor.

Question... would it be ok to leave the distribution block under the passenger seat and run 2 4ga wires to the back from the d-block? I know the RCA's and speaker wire is long enough to reach the back. This way, i'd only have to buy like 10ft of 4ga wire to move the amps to the back beside the sub.

 

ok, so this is what i want it to look like. the sub will have a mesh cover over it and i guess i could just lay some carpet or something over it.

 

lol, your probably right.

 

well, i was able to have the false floor made over the weekend. I have to make a lot of adjustments with it cuz it didn't turn out how I wanted it to.

Anyway, i was able to move the amps to the rear beside the sub. It took a lot longer than i expected it to take. Then, i carpeted the false floor. It's still not finished cuz you can see some wood were the hole for the amp is. I have to work on it some more when i get home from work.

It turned out ok.... My first time i tried doing something like this. Tell me what you think.