'16 VW Golf R - Morel Elate and Zapco Z-series

[Otterman]

Power and ground wiring/distribution

1/0-gauge from battery split into dual 4-gauge runs to the rear amp rack. Stinger fused distribution block is mounted on 1/4" ABS that is bolted to the metal ECU housing with nutserts and 1/4-20 bolts.



Ground distribution/power wire routing under rear seat, zip tied and anchored at several points in order to keep it flat to the floor pan and as secure as possible:



Amp rack power/ground distribution:

[LBaudio]

nice work, I like how pillars turned out

[mikeyt]

She's purty fo sho! It's amazing how conveniently those amps are just tall enough to fit under the trunk floor...lol

[Otterman]

She's purty fo sho! It's amazing how conveniently those amps are just tall enough to fit under the trunk floor...lol

Thanks! Getting that Z-150.6 to fit was a PITA. Had to trim some of the lower plastic on the front hatch cover support, mount the amp on risers so it would clear a small ridge in the hatch floor, section a portion of the rear plastic trim and reconstruct it with ABS/body filler, cut a clearance hole in the side "cubby cover" and still had to use right angle RCA adapters. I'd go with smaller amps if I had it to do over, but I REALLY wanted to squeeze in as much A/B amp power as possible into the space provided.

Amp on risers, RCA clearance:



Before/after sectioning rear trim piece:



Didn't take pics of the fabrication process, but here's the finished product:



I sectioned about 2", filled the void with 1/8" ABS/epoxy, used body filler to smooth things out, then applied texture by spraying a medium-thick coat of primer and pressing a piece of vinyl from my a-pillar build to the surface, transferring the grain pattern of the vinyl. I frankly could have done a little cleaner job on finishing this piece, but it's pretty much invisible in the install, so I decided it made sense to not spend a ton of time trying to achieve perfection here.