Why not put your amp in the little key entry storage bin way in back on the drivers side ? My amp used to sit in the back glass like i imagine yours is. Then my hard-headed neibor said if somebody wanted to steal it all they would need is a rock. Then i got all paranoid and decided to find a place to hide it. I dont recall my amp ever getting hot enough to shut down on me tho. On your question about cooling the amp, I use small DC computer type fans on the inside covers of my home stereo to keep it cool. I dont see why you couldnt come up with some kind of fan system for it. Might be able to buy some kind of kit maybe. Here's a pic of where my amp used to be. Kinda hard to tell where the pictures at if you dont have a T/A.