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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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Bass rattle

I love my stock audio system. 7 speaker Pioneer. Now when it was new I knew eventually things would start rattling. Well that day has come. My passenger door panel now rattles from the bass and some behind the driver seat rattles too. Any tips on how to dampen this problem?
Old Feb 20, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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Second skin. I just did my rear doors and I should finish with the front doors and hatch this weekend. They are the best value I've found for vibration dampening and sound deadening.
Old Feb 20, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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How does something like that get installed?
Old Feb 20, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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How does something like that get installed?
Rip the panels off and stick it on, dude.
Old Feb 20, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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The worst rattle you will have will come from the lock mechanism. Ive used metal and raamat and it still rattles. I would suggest possibly unbolting it and putting some rubber under the bolts. Another place thats bad is the plastic trim piece across the middle of the door panel. Its plastic welded on, I used some raamat on the backside of the panel to add mass. These cars are just flimsy and rattle.
Old Feb 21, 2009 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by hugheshhr
These cars are just flimsy and rattle.
Heresy! All cars are flimsy and rattle when you hit them with <30Hz shockwaves.
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