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Hi have got the following setup and looking at installing in my 1989 gen 5 celica but im a bit stuck on getting the four subs in my boot anyone know if a double 12" box will fit up against the back seats if not any ideas on getting them in anyone done this your oppinions please cheers

JVC Chameleon KD-LX-555R Head Unit

4 Gauge Fusion Amp Wire Kit

Power and Earth Distribution Blocks

2x JBL BP300.1 PowerValve Series Car Audio Amplifier 360watt (300 rated)

JBL BP80.2 160-Watt 2-Channel Power Amplifier

Longmill Electronic Crossover Network With Remote Bass Control

2x 12" PIONEER TSW305C 800watt

2x 12" DB AUDIO T-Rex 1100watt

JVC Speakers - JVC 15x23 cm (6x9) 3 way 120W max

This should be in OT since it's not 6gc related.. but i thought 5th gens were 90-93?

Yeah this is a 4th gen...anyways

Good concept, but you need to work on your power situation. First off, that many subs you need to add in a really nice battery, and most likely a high output alternator. Next, most people think Capacitors are band-aids, yet in this case, considering the age of the car, I would get one for each JBL amp you have. Now even further an issue is that with only two of those amps. Those amps will put out 150W RMS at 4Ohms, 300 at 2 ohms. To make the amp see 2 Ohms you will have to run 2x 4 Ohm drivers (subs) parallel. This still makes it so each sub only sees 150W RMS which is way under what they need. IMHO, you need to read up and not just grab model numbers and slap them together. I'll help ya if you actually wanna go through with it because I think the idea is great, just maybe a better plan for a system is due to make it work really nicely. In any case, whether you want my help or not, good luck with it man! It's going to sound great when you get it hooked up and powered correctly!

Hi Thanks for the reply the car is actually a gen 5 the rounder shaped celica as for the setup i was thinking about getting a power cap eventually but at the moment i dont really have any funds as i aint working at the moment i had the setup running with just three of the subs and it sounded pretty good and that was with a gauge 8 wire kit so for the time being until i find a job hopefully now i have a gauge 4 kit it should sound a lil bit better but i will be upgrading the battery etc when i get some money together just waiting for the bits to get here from england to see if the twin 12" box will fit up against the back seats anyways thanks for the suggestions and i will keep ya posted on the progress cheers mate

This post has been edited by deaneop: Aug 17, 2005 - 4:47 PM

What year is your car? 1989 you said?

Yeah he said 89... too bad an 89 is a 4th gen...

Just to let u people know my car is the newer rounded shape car the same shape as the gt4 and the same shape as kitt so how comes everyone is saying it is a gen 4

Sorry for the confusion. I just noticed you're located in NZ. In the US 5th gen is 90-93.



Also... Same shape as KITT?


KITT is a Firebird/Trans-Am, but awesome show none the less.