Re: A4 Audio upgrades

["Rob Andrews" <rob@smu.edu>]

Car stereo shop guy said I should have no problem or I wouldn't do it.
We'll see.  So far they generate very little heat.  Now my old crummy Jensen
amp, that was a heat plant no matter where I mounted it.
Later!
Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark L. Chang <mchang@ece.nwu.edu>
To: Kevin D. Caldwell <merlin@ameritech.net>
Cc: 'Rob Andrews' <rob@smu.edu>; 'Quattro List' <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: A4 Audio upgrades


>True -- amps usually have cooling fins (heat sinks) that like to radiate
>heat "up", not down.  Heard of amps getting unhappy when mounted upside
>down.
>
>On Sat, 19 Dec 1998, Kevin D. Caldwell wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't recommend mounting those amps upside down...
>> merlin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
[mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]
>> On Behalf Of Rob Andrews
>> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 1998 12:38 PM
>> To: Mark L. Chang; Quattro List
>> Subject: Re: A4 Audio upgrades
>>
>> I am currently installing a rockin system in my 2.8Q
>> Get the LLtek radio spacers, the work and look great.  Get the MBQuart
front
>> speaker adapters and buy some MB quart front speakers.  You can get in a
>> 5.25" with their adapter and it works awesome.  Bought MBQuart for the
rear
>> doors and cut holes.  Got another adapter to mount the speaker and
ordered
>> the stock Audi Bose grilles for the rear doors.  It is a tight fit with
>> those but I managed to get them on.  I put 6x9s in the rear deck with
just a
>> little customization.  Mounted 2 amps upside down on the rear deck.
>> When I get it finished, it will rock :)  It really starting to sound good
>> now though.
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