Rattle quick fixes
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Rattle quick fixes
As i'm sure we are all aware, our cars rattle. It's a fact of life, and one of the burdens we bear as G owners. This has become much more apparent to me post-install of my amp/subs. The next step is obvious, sound deadening. However, it's not exactly something I'm prepared to pay for at this exact moment, so I come to my more seasoned G owners for advice. Does anyone know of any quick fixes or DIY solutions that one on a budget could utilize to minimize the awful rattle coming from the rear of my car? Yes, dynamat (or equivalent) is in my future. Just looking for little things I can do to cut back on rattle while I wait for a better time to do it.
Forgive me if this has been discussed, search yeilded nothing useful for me.
Any and all input appreciated.
Forgive me if this has been discussed, search yeilded nothing useful for me.
Any and all input appreciated.
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Crammed as much cloth as I could possibly get in there, and I suppose that the rattle decreased marginally.
Any other problem items that can be persuaded to stfu?
Also, while gathering quotes for sound deadening, I realized that I really have no idea what I SHOULD be paying for this. Any input, gents? SoCal area.
Any other problem items that can be persuaded to stfu?
Also, while gathering quotes for sound deadening, I realized that I really have no idea what I SHOULD be paying for this. Any input, gents? SoCal area.
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I'm running the stock Bose, and even with that it caused tons of rattles with my choice in music. I took apart my entire interior, over the course of a month and used adhesive foam and adhesive weather stripping (bought it at Home Depot for less than $10) and went to work. I do plan on sound deadening in the near future (DIY, I don't trust anyone), as I'm nearing the end of my performance modding and heading towards a comfort/luxury modding. This however, yielded fantastic results for what it was. During a lot of bass heavy portions of songs, the rattles that normally came from the rear parcel shelf and the door panels were gone. This is a budget option and in no way provides the quality sound deadening of a real product. But it's an option, lmk if you have any more questions.
Edit: the rear shelf has a TON of contact points with the physical metal shelf. These are hard plastic on metal points that cause so many rattles, Even with the Bose like I said prior, that I took it out and layered it with foam. I'm pretty sure that's where a lot of your woes are coming from. Also, the liner in the trunk is the exact same thing. I foamed all that down as well. Those two things in combination provided the majority of the rattle reduction I was looking for.
Edit: the rear shelf has a TON of contact points with the physical metal shelf. These are hard plastic on metal points that cause so many rattles, Even with the Bose like I said prior, that I took it out and layered it with foam. I'm pretty sure that's where a lot of your woes are coming from. Also, the liner in the trunk is the exact same thing. I foamed all that down as well. Those two things in combination provided the majority of the rattle reduction I was looking for.
Last edited by Footballmania32; 09-22-2012 at 03:18 PM.
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I had a vehicle professionally Dynomatted years ago. Sounded great, but I'm not willing to spend the money for that right now. Also I hear dynomat is not the best for the money now a days (don't know if it was back then either ).
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It is expensive. I personally won't use Dynamat. I've been researching aome other brands that seem to have better performance, lower cost, and a bit easier installation. I'm going to install it myself to save some money, and to know its done right. people always seem to mess up the small things no matter how great they are. For example, I just had my spoiler repainted at a nice shop, and they scratched/tore my driver side window tint. Attention to detail is a big deal to me.
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Well Footballmania,
It appears that you have confirmed my suspicions. This shall be quite the task. I will likely be in touch with you via pm if you wouldn't mind offering a little experience oriented advice. Today I rest, tomorrow off to the hardware store. Maybe i'll grab a heat gun and shave my rear emblems while i'm at it.
It appears that you have confirmed my suspicions. This shall be quite the task. I will likely be in touch with you via pm if you wouldn't mind offering a little experience oriented advice. Today I rest, tomorrow off to the hardware store. Maybe i'll grab a heat gun and shave my rear emblems while i'm at it.
Last edited by G3531; 09-22-2012 at 07:35 PM.