Hi All

finally finished my wagon rear, well for now anyway.

I have my spare removed, and have a 90 amp dry cell and 12 inch punch woofer, 1 farred capacitor with fuses etc all in the tire well.

As far as the install goes i first removed the std plastic tire cover and filled all gaps around the side ply with foam to help insulate the well area. Then Cut MDF to size and cut out lift out panels for access to the battery and compressor, tire glue, another for Jack access and finally a cover for the woofer so i can use the wagon to full potential. The woofer works great and still works ok with the lid in place but does need to be turned up a bit.

I have L bracket metal strips to reinforce the strength of the timber and also to hold the removable inserts.

I used two std rear carpets to do the trim. one for the main flooring and the other for the pull outs. i had them and no extra cash so that's how i rolled.

On the side i have 6inch keenwood 3 way speakers powered off the head unit. They are mounted in angled pods as the left of the wagon has the fuel filler in the way.I cut the soft non structural metal under them to induce more air flow.
I did this as the car came with non std 6x9's closer to the rear but the plastic and steal was modded so i was'nt happy with the mounting points, i also may place some amp'ed splits for extra volume to show off at a later date.

As i have installed the verda side velour trim it would be impossible to change the rear globes with the speakers installed firmly to the car so i made a cut out and modded the std velour to trim up nice. i then used the std covers for this hole from the base model and they are held in place with color coded push in tabs.I can now change globs easily if needed.

I have just got a space saver for emergency's and will bolt to the floor soon.I will also get a custom cover for it.
Its not bolted yet so i leave it out.

The sub amp is under the front seat.

My whole system is powered from the rear battery which is charged from the car.

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If more detailed photos are needed pm me and i can offer them with many more suggestions on how to improve this set up.

As for the set up i wanted a system that would not take up room or be in your face.There are better ways for sound improvement but for what i need its a great compromise and still sounds great as i have a front stage.The woofer sounds great even better than in the box as the base travels through the car better.The rear tie down points/bolt holes are used to bolt in the MDF with larger bolts,but i can still use the tie downs if needed.

I will use these threads to hold the space saver as well with a custom bracket.

I would have kept the floor flat at the front but then the cargo barrier would be a pain to install and also the floor would need to be done in sections so it would go in.As it is the front drop lip is great as it holds smaller items or my tool box with out sliding all over the place.

Loving your Handy work but I have one concern... Your amp...
How are you keeping it cool when its all covered up ???


Your bottom Pic links appear to be broken too..

I have two amps.

Both under the front seats, one each side.
One 4 channel bridged for the front splits and a mono for the sub.

If when summer comes around the sub gets hot i'll just install a computer 12 volt fan in the floor. Done it before ans works fine. Just power off the amp on and earth. They draw very little current but move a fair bit of air.

My amp is under my seat, doesn't generate any heat after an hour of driving, seems like it has a fair bit of air under there

Looks very nice dudette! Just wish i had a wagon so i could go speaker crazy!!

Yer under seat amps in my car are fine even on a 40+ day. I also dont use the air con much.

My amps have good fans built in as well. There kenwood items. They also have a red led triangle on top. cant really see the shape much but has a nice glow.

Just added some more links and fixed the broken ones!

More info one the batt setup below

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66816&highlight=dual+batt

Loving your Handy work but I have one concern... Your amp...
How are you keeping it cool when its all covered up ???


Your bottom Pic links appear to be broken too..

The thing above the sub isn't his amps, that's his second battery.

That also explains why there is a hole that goes right through to the ground, because battery have to be ventilated.

The thing above the sub isn't his amps, that's his second battery.

That also explains why there is a hole that goes right through to the ground, because battery have to be ventilated.

Thanks for the support.

Yes its the batt.......and no it doesn't need venting.! its a dry cell sealed batt. a normal wet cell would be illegal and dangerous in that location.

No holes to the ground ether? One for the jack, one for the batt and storage, one lid for the sub!

Enjoy. this is legal and fine in vic as long as the spare is bolted down.

It's amazing the cooling effect of a simple fan .. classic example HDD in a computer with the csae off.. touch BURNING fingers .. put a single salvaged 4cm square fan just literlaly SITTING ON TOP OF IT.. touch cold. World of difference. :)

Nice work :) clean.....not sure on the carpet for wear and tear, but all good :)