Mounting an Amplifier to your rear seats
The back of the Clio rear seats aren’t solid, therefore they need to be modified to be able to attach an Amp. The method used when writing this guide worked very well, and took me approximately 1.5 hours to complete.
This was done in my Mk2 Ph1 172 Clio.
STEP ONE
First of all you need to cut the sheet of MDF so that it is slightly larger than the Amp you are going to attach to it. 1inch bigger all the way round should be fine. Once you have cut it to size, use some coarse sandpaper to round off the sharp edges so they won’t damage the seat’s backing cloth.
STEP TWO
Unzip the backing cloth from the rear seat. The zips are hard to find because they are folded inwards, they are located in the bottom left corner of the seat. You will have to hook the backing over the seat bracket in the bottom right corner. Now grab your cut MDF and position it where you would like the Amp to be, folding the seat forward will make this easier. With a pencil, mark out where the wire supports in the seat are in relation to the MDF.
STEP THREE
Now you need to drill 2 holes where all the lines you drew meet. I used a 6mm drill piece to ensure the zip ties would go through easily. Drill the holes diagonally across the marks; this is where you will feed the zip ties through.
STEP FOUR
Line up the MDF with the rear seat so that the marks like up with the wire supports in the seat. Grab a zip tie and feed it through one of the holes in the MDF, then diagonally across and under the wire support and back through the wood. Don’t tighten it up fully yet. Repeat this for all of the other holes, and then slowly tighten each zip tie up until the wood is secured.
STEP FIVE
Zip up the rear panel of the seat. Feel where the MDF is, and position your Amp over it. Mark out where the screws will be to hold the amp down with a piece of chalk (for dark fabric). Drill a small pilot hole in each location the screws will be, going straight through the fabric and the new MDF backing. Then all that’s left is to screw the amp into position, and you’re all done!
The back of the Clio rear seats aren’t solid, therefore they need to be modified to be able to attach an Amp. The method used when writing this guide worked very well, and took me approximately 1.5 hours to complete.
This was done in my Mk2 Ph1 172 Clio.
STEP ONE
First of all you need to cut the sheet of MDF so that it is slightly larger than the Amp you are going to attach to it. 1inch bigger all the way round should be fine. Once you have cut it to size, use some coarse sandpaper to round off the sharp edges so they won’t damage the seat’s backing cloth.
STEP TWO
Unzip the backing cloth from the rear seat. The zips are hard to find because they are folded inwards, they are located in the bottom left corner of the seat. You will have to hook the backing over the seat bracket in the bottom right corner. Now grab your cut MDF and position it where you would like the Amp to be, folding the seat forward will make this easier. With a pencil, mark out where the wire supports in the seat are in relation to the MDF.
STEP THREE
Now you need to drill 2 holes where all the lines you drew meet. I used a 6mm drill piece to ensure the zip ties would go through easily. Drill the holes diagonally across the marks; this is where you will feed the zip ties through.
STEP FOUR
Line up the MDF with the rear seat so that the marks like up with the wire supports in the seat. Grab a zip tie and feed it through one of the holes in the MDF, then diagonally across and under the wire support and back through the wood. Don’t tighten it up fully yet. Repeat this for all of the other holes, and then slowly tighten each zip tie up until the wood is secured.
STEP FIVE
Zip up the rear panel of the seat. Feel where the MDF is, and position your Amp over it. Mark out where the screws will be to hold the amp down with a piece of chalk (for dark fabric). Drill a small pilot hole in each location the screws will be, going straight through the fabric and the new MDF backing. Then all that’s left is to screw the amp into position, and you’re all done!
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