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I thought about the trunk, but this being the deep south, it gets REAL HOT in there. Heat kills electronics.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

I thought about the trunk, but this being the deep south, it gets REAL HOT in there. Heat kills electronics.

True, heat does kill electronics but you can minimize it by running a couple of old PC fans. They generally operate on 12 volts and can be mounted on opposite ends of the enclosure to pull air out.
I'd be more worried about the size of wire used to hook up the amp and the current draw on the battery and alternator.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

I thought about the trunk, but this being the deep south, it gets REAL HOT in there. Heat kills electronics.

I believe that you're overanalyzing the install, and creating unnecessary grief for yourself - paralysis by analysis. Do you not believe that there are hundreds upon hundreds of amps mounted in trunk areas in locales that have high ambients? Also, if it gets too hot in the trunk with the car sitting idle, what is going to reduce the temperature in the interior of the car? I'd venture that if you park the car in the sun for three or four hours the temp in the trunk and the temp in the rear floorboard area behind either seat will be within 5 degrees of each other, and if the sun is bearing down through the windows the interior space may be hotter.

Mount it in the trunk.