# How do you keep your car audio secure? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 12, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724 "2008-01-12T16:20:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/1 "2008-01-12T16:20:50Z")
and no I’m not talking about keeping it safe from would be thives. how do you keep your boom boom bass from sliding around the trunk while taking hard turns?I realize some people may have a box big enough that it just doesn’t move, but I have a 10in sub in a small box in my bimmer, and while taking sharp turns I could hear it sliding around, and sometimes the ground wire would be ripped from the amp. no boom boom bass makes me sad.so, let’s hear and see how you guys do it. just looking for some ideas for next summer. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/2 "2008-01-12T16:40:41Z")
Industrial velcro on the bottom of the box? ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/3 "2008-01-12T16:46:25Z")
um most people on there that go Vroom Vroom dont go Boom Boom. just use a few screwes in to the board. or velcro. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/4 "2008-01-12T16:46:52Z")
in my beater i have a piece of plywood on the floor that fits snug in the truck then the box on top of that and and i put 2 screws on each side of the box around it so if it goes to slide it gets stopped on the screws, i also have 4 screws going thru the corners of the box into the piece of plywood the amps screwed on to the box so its all one pice basically ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/5 "2008-01-12T17:07:12Z")
my buddy put hooks in the box then used a small peice of cable on each side it does not move. when i have ambition i will do the same ---
**Author:** ![02svtfocus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/02svtfocus/32/7318_2.png) [@02svtfocus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02svtfocus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/6 "2008-01-12T17:09:56Z")
i built my box in my SVT to just barely fit in the hatch, and it fit completely snug. Although if it was smaller I’d bolt a piece of wood down in front and behind the box, and carpet them. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/7 "2008-01-12T17:20:02Z")
park in a secure garage. also bolt everything to the car really well. you’ll want to do this for sound quality anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/8 "2008-01-12T17:23:46Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > park in a secure garage. > > also bolt everything to the car really well. you’ll want to do this for sound quality anyway. > [@Jam"](#): > > and no I’m not talking about keeping it safe from would be thives. lol… ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/9 "2008-01-12T17:39:12Z")
Just get some small angle brackets and screw them down. ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/10 "2008-01-12T17:41:43Z")
completely off-topic, i knew someone who would put razor blades all along the bottom of the box, out of sight, but if someone went to pick it up, the would have a nice big painful and bloody surprise when they tried to lift the box out. on topic: if you have any hooks or anchor points in the trunk, you could just use a tie down or bungee cord of some wort if you didnt want to drill holes for hooks ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/11 "2008-01-12T17:50:01Z")
Depends how much energy you want to put into this. Quick/Lazy way would be to grab some cheap tie down straps and wrap the box to something. The more involved way would be to either permanently mount the box in the trunk with screws or bolts or to go even further and bolt/weld an L bracket (as CKY mentioned) to the trunk and then screw the box to it. This adds security as well. > [@MikeRi24](#): > > completely off-topic, i knew someone who would put razor blades all along the bottom of the box, out of sight, but if someone went to pick it up, the would have a nice big painful and bloody surprise when they tried to lift the box out. Yeah some people have done this with head units for a while. I was going to do it with mine but I didn’t have the ambition. ---
**Author:** ![02svtfocus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/02svtfocus/32/7318_2.png) [@02svtfocus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02svtfocus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/12 "2008-01-12T18:21:35Z")
As far as hooks and what not are concerned, I really wouldn’t drill into the box as it will most likely cause distortion and what not, but if its sealed properly I guess it would be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/13 "2008-01-12T18:55:55Z")
> [@Shockwave179](#): > > Industrial velcro on the bottom of the box? This will do the trick. 2 or 3 strips evenly spaced on the bottom will keep it from sliding. ---
**Author:** ![02svtfocus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/02svtfocus/32/7318_2.png) [@02svtfocus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02svtfocus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/14 "2008-01-12T19:18:15Z")
the whole carpet could slide though ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/15 "2008-01-12T19:44:15Z")
in the evo I have a large Mmatts box that almost fits in perfect… I just took the factory jack from under the rug… wedged it between the box and the side of the trucnk and rotate the hande till nothings moving… and put my jumpercables, and towropes around it so no one see’s it… ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/16 "2008-01-12T20:05:55Z")
Velcro works, but doesn’t help thieves Making the box fit perfect is the other option. And/Or bolt it to the car; the most work, but the most secure, safe, and thief-difficult (nothing is thief proof) ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/17 "2008-01-12T20:38:39Z")
L brackets and velcro ---
**Author:** ![IntegLS94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@IntegLS94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IntegLS94)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/18 "2008-01-12T21:52:09Z")
on my integra i use a rear strut tower brace across the back of the trunk and anchor the box right to that. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/19 "2008-01-12T21:57:16Z")
i just use L brackets and screwed them to my box and my floor. as for the razor blades trick, that just sounds crazy. lol i mean, yeah its a great idea, but i would probably be th first to get cut. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724/20 "2008-01-13T09:27:03Z")
I took two eyehooks and screwed them into the rear seat frame backing thingy. Then just used a bungee cord. This was in a Buick Lesabre though. Obviously if you have a hatch, it won’t work. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-keep-your-car-audio-secure/41724.md?page=2)