Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:56 pm
HEck you can even put a small piece behind the license plate. Last time I turned my system up that was the ONLY thing vibrating.
Aotoyota wrote:do you have an equalizer for frequencies under 60hz? in particluar, 40ish hz..
drop it like 2-3dB and let us know if that fixes some of it..
but in actuality.. you need sound dampening material everywhere. the trunk, the trunk lid rear deck anywhere you see metal.
System_Crash wrote:Easy fix on the license plate go to a local dealer and talk to a mechanic ask him if they have any spare foam pads with glue on them (they come on new cars attached to the doors to prevent door dings) alot of techs will save these to stick on lift posts so they don't hit the doors on them. Stick this behind the plate (will have to trim to fit) they are like 2" by 4" by 6" of solid or soft foam. Have this on my car and it works wonders.
[SMAN] wrote:the brake lights have 3 bolts around them that can be tightened and you can access them by pulling out the side carpet trim in the trunk. As for the rear deck, mine rattles still. I've added dynomat to the rear deck metal. I've also spray coated the plastic cover and basicly glued those snap clips in place. It appears as though the culprit as far as people sitting in the back is the tail light hitting the rear glass I think. So either i need to put some black foam around the 3rd brake light to keep it from hitting the glass, but i also think that the 3rd light is "loose" inside the plastic holder, so i want to tighten that up this comming weekend aswell.
[SMAN] wrote:[SMAN] wrote:the brake lights have 3 bolts around them that can be tightened and you can access them by pulling out the side carpet trim in the trunk. As for the rear deck, mine rattles still. I've added dynomat to the rear deck metal. I've also spray coated the plastic cover and basicly glued those snap clips in place. It appears as though the culprit as far as people sitting in the back is the tail light hitting the rear glass I think. So either i need to put some black foam around the 3rd brake light to keep it from hitting the glass, but i also think that the 3rd light is "loose" inside the plastic holder, so i want to tighten that up this comming weekend aswell.
So it's not the third brake light. I added a good amount of e-dead to the back side of the rear deck and practicly glued the 3rd brake light in place. The rear deck plastic just isn't strong enough. It flexes under the shear pressure of my 6x9s. I thought maybe it was hitting the rear glass, so i put some black foam around it to seal it up, but it's not hitting so it didn't fix it. Part of the problem stems from the covers for the child seat hooks. Those 3 covers rattle like crazy. I've deadened them as much as i can without glueing them inplace. It's definatly a lot better than it used to be, but I think it will never be perfect without re-enforcing the rear deck with several coats of fiberglass or cement!
wkbrdr91 wrote:[SMAN] wrote:[SMAN] wrote:the brake lights have 3 bolts around them that can be tightened and you can access them by pulling out the side carpet trim in the trunk. As for the rear deck, mine rattles still. I've added dynomat to the rear deck metal. I've also spray coated the plastic cover and basicly glued those snap clips in place. It appears as though the culprit as far as people sitting in the back is the tail light hitting the rear glass I think. So either i need to put some black foam around the 3rd brake light to keep it from hitting the glass, but i also think that the 3rd light is "loose" inside the plastic holder, so i want to tighten that up this comming weekend aswell.
So it's not the third brake light. I added a good amount of e-dead to the back side of the rear deck and practicly glued the 3rd brake light in place. The rear deck plastic just isn't strong enough. It flexes under the shear pressure of my 6x9s. I thought maybe it was hitting the rear glass, so i put some black foam around it to seal it up, but it's not hitting so it didn't fix it. Part of the problem stems from the covers for the child seat hooks. Those 3 covers rattle like crazy. I've deadened them as much as i can without glueing them inplace. It's definatly a lot better than it used to be, but I think it will never be perfect without re-enforcing the rear deck with several coats of fiberglass or cement!
I would have never thought of those child seat hooks vibrating... ill never need them (hopefully the car will die before i ever would need that lol), is there a way to just take them out??
[SMAN] wrote:wkbrdr91 wrote:[SMAN] wrote:[SMAN] wrote:the brake lights have 3 bolts around them that can be tightened and you can access them by pulling out the side carpet trim in the trunk. As for the rear deck, mine rattles still. I've added dynomat to the rear deck metal. I've also spray coated the plastic cover and basicly glued those snap clips in place. It appears as though the culprit as far as people sitting in the back is the tail light hitting the rear glass I think. So either i need to put some black foam around the 3rd brake light to keep it from hitting the glass, but i also think that the 3rd light is "loose" inside the plastic holder, so i want to tighten that up this comming weekend aswell.
So it's not the third brake light. I added a good amount of e-dead to the back side of the rear deck and practicly glued the 3rd brake light in place. The rear deck plastic just isn't strong enough. It flexes under the shear pressure of my 6x9s. I thought maybe it was hitting the rear glass, so i put some black foam around it to seal it up, but it's not hitting so it didn't fix it. Part of the problem stems from the covers for the child seat hooks. Those 3 covers rattle like crazy. I've deadened them as much as i can without glueing them inplace. It's definatly a lot better than it used to be, but I think it will never be perfect without re-enforcing the rear deck with several coats of fiberglass or cement!
I would have never thought of those child seat hooks vibrating... ill never need them (hopefully the car will die before i ever would need that lol), is there a way to just take them out??
It's not really the hooks (they are bolted in tight) so much as the covers. They are easy to pop out cause they are just plastic, but then you will have the shiny metal hooks reflecting in the rear window.
wkbrdr91 wrote:[SMAN] wrote:wkbrdr91 wrote:[SMAN] wrote:[SMAN] wrote:the brake lights have 3 bolts around them that can be tightened and you can access them by pulling out the side carpet trim in the trunk. As for the rear deck, mine rattles still. I've added dynomat to the rear deck metal. I've also spray coated the plastic cover and basicly glued those snap clips in place. It appears as though the culprit as far as people sitting in the back is the tail light hitting the rear glass I think. So either i need to put some black foam around the 3rd brake light to keep it from hitting the glass, but i also think that the 3rd light is "loose" inside the plastic holder, so i want to tighten that up this comming weekend aswell.
So it's not the third brake light. I added a good amount of e-dead to the back side of the rear deck and practicly glued the 3rd brake light in place. The rear deck plastic just isn't strong enough. It flexes under the shear pressure of my 6x9s. I thought maybe it was hitting the rear glass, so i put some black foam around it to seal it up, but it's not hitting so it didn't fix it. Part of the problem stems from the covers for the child seat hooks. Those 3 covers rattle like crazy. I've deadened them as much as i can without glueing them inplace. It's definatly a lot better than it used to be, but I think it will never be perfect without re-enforcing the rear deck with several coats of fiberglass or cement!
I would have never thought of those child seat hooks vibrating... ill never need them (hopefully the car will die before i ever would need that lol), is there a way to just take them out??
It's not really the hooks (they are bolted in tight) so much as the covers. They are easy to pop out cause they are just plastic, but then you will have the shiny metal hooks reflecting in the rear window.
will a piece of foam, or electrical tape over the spot that it rests on take care of it?