Rattling dampening advice

[Dr.Smooth]

Hey, I just recently got a Alpine type-R 12 installed, and I'm running a 400 watt coustic amp to it. It pounds pretty nice, but now it's been a couple weeks, and I've noticed lots of different things rattling in my car that weren't rattling before. The major rattle seems to be from the strip of plastic right next to the windshield where the serial number is. I was thinking of breaking out the crazy glue but was wondering if anyone else had some ideas for this and other spots in the car.

[mxcess]

Ha Ha! A fellow rattler! I am as stumped as you are. Mine rattles right where you mentioned so I folded a piece of paper and stuffed it right under the tags and inspection sticker(I'm in Texas). That rattle stopped, but doesn't look good with paper in there. Oh well! I have another rattle coming from the door panels next to the window. Tried everything to fix it. Not as bad but still noticable when hitting hard. The other, most noticable rattle is coming from the plastic in the hatch area. Mostly from the strip that covers the third brake on the hatch. Still waiting to fix that one. I've already tried using double sided tape to stick the pieces together, but came un-stuck after awhile. I was thinking of covering all the plastic pieces with vinyl the same color as the interior and thought it would be cheaper than buying 100 yards of Dynamat. Good luck and let us know if you find a "cure". <BR>Later,<BR>Robert<BR>BTW- I have two 12"Autotek SS's in a sealed enclosure and a 400 Jensen pushing them.<p>[ September 24, 2001: Message edited by: mxcess ]

[Marlon]

i got 2 12' orion cobalts in a bandpass and it pounds<BR>my wing rattles alot and now my side mirror rattles alot but with the windows closed all i hear is bass

[VizualXTC]

I wish there was an easy way of saying this.....you're in for some $$$$. You need to put Dynamat in if you want the rattles to stop. Maybe the spray type will be the best (it is a little cheaper than the sheets) but that is what you are going to have to do. Maybe a little weather stripping will help, but over all I would go with Dynamat.<BR>~Ryan~

[Wheelz]

Put in a second amplifier to your midrange and highs. Unless you're playing a track with only bass, the rattling will not be too detectable. Other than that, go around and check all bolts to make sure they are periodically tightened as the rattling can loosen them. I know it's not much of a fix, more of an avoidance, but it works. My car hits over 145dB with only 2 10" and 240W sub power. When i play a bass test song it rattles like hell but otherwise it's hardly noticable. If you don't want to add another amp then I agree, Dynamat is the way to go, or, along with the million other people with stereos out there you can live with it

[GMGQ]

I stuffed this white foam stuff in my hatch area, around where the hatch meets the glass. That alleviated some of the rattling. But recently I've started to hear a new rattle, and I cannot figure out where it's coming from. I put my hand on the plastic parts, holding them down, but I still can't figure out where the new rattling is coming from.<P>I'm pretty sure it's not coming from the passenger side of the hatch. I took off the garnish, and applied this accoustical sound dampening stuff to the metal underneath, wrapping all around it. <P>But it only rattles at certain bass frequencies. I guess it's just one of those things we gotta deal with. But it's soooo worth it. At one point when I thought I had cured all my rattling woes, the music experience was so much better! But once you notice the rattle, you'll ALWAYS notice it, heh.

[-=deathtrap-mx3=-]

i'm gonna have to disagree with using Dynamat. use B-quiet brownbread, hi-temp mastic or RAAMmat. cheaper and is just as good. you may have to use more than one layer with b-quiet and hi-tmep mastic. <A HREF="http://www.selectproducts.com" TARGET=_blank>www.selectproducts.com</A> <A HREF="http://www.mcmaster.com" TARGET=_blank>www.mcmaster.com</A> <A HREF="http://www.partsexpress.com" TARGET=_blank>www.partsexpress.com</A> <A HREF="http://www.sounddomain.com" TARGET=_blank>www.sounddomain.com</A> <P>good palces for audio stuff!