Rattling trunk
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Silver Member Username: Thumpinwith8s2 RE8s, 300 watt Jense..., 133.3db@49hz!! Post Number: 318 Registered: Jun-07 | ok, I love my setup, sounds great..especially inside...however, when playing at full volume, with the bass slider on the radio all the way up, I hear trunk rattle. I had noticed that the license plate only had the top 2 screws in it, and it was rattling. So I put the 2 bottom screws in, and that helped that. However, its a Dodge Neon SXT which means that there is a spoiler on the trunk. The spoiler seems to rattle a lot, can I just tighten it down some more, or do I need to do something else to stop it. Also, would just putting soundproofing on the trunk lid help stop it from rattling, or will I have to do the whole trunk? |
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New member Username: GavrileyGrand Blanc, MI USA Post Number: 2 Registered: Jul-07 | ok first off, its nearly impossible to get something tight enough to stop the rattle, but yes get some dynomat extreme or whatever you prefer and do the trunk lid, if possible do the whole trunk, helped me alot and made it louder |
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Silver Member Username: Mike11202Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 791 Registered: Nov-06 | Wolfman I think ive about mastered this by experiment after experiment now lol I sound deadened my trunk LID, then all around the edges I stuck thick weather foam there. Eliminated all my rattles and I have a small spoiler as well. So say this smiley is the trunk lid  you want to weather foam the outside circle I have 4 screws in my liscense plate and also lined the back of it with thin weather foam. Make sure you tape all around the edges of the sound deadener so it doesn't stick to anything. Only rattle I have is where the window meets the rear deck and the roof-lining where the window meets. |
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Silver Member Username: Thumpinwith8s2 RE8s, 300 watt Jense..., 133.3db@49hz!! Post Number: 319 Registered: Jun-07 | weather foam? Do you mean weatherstripping? and what size? |
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Silver Member Username: Mike11202Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 802 Registered: Nov-06 |  |
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Silver Member Username: Mike11202Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 803 Registered: Nov-06 | yeah same thing, i think its about 3/8" thick and 1" width. just go to lowes they should have the exact same thing from Frost King |
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Silver Member Username: Mike11202Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 805 Registered: Nov-06 |  |
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Silver Member Username: Mike11202Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 806 Registered: Nov-06 |  |
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Silver Member Username: Thumpinwith8s2 RE8s, 300 watt Jense..., 133.3db@49hz!! Post Number: 320 Registered: Jun-07 | THANKS for the pics, mike, gonna have to try that this weekend. but what did you use for the deadening on the lid? |
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Silver Member Username: Mike11202Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 807 Registered: Nov-06 | eDead V1 SE2 |
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Silver Member Username: Mike11202Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 808 Registered: Nov-06 | no problem, i may have some extra i cud sell ya real cheap |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 2247 Registered: Dec-06 | Looks to me like eDead or fatmat. Wolf, fill up all of the hollow areas of the trunk lid with some expanding foam... smooth it out to create a flat surface and then apply your deadening over the top. Then do Mike's trick and like he said don't forget to dampen the back of your license plate. |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 2248 Registered: Dec-06 | ^^^ Didn't see your latest post while I was typing. |
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Silver Member Username: Thumpinwith8s2 RE8s, 300 watt Jense..., 133.3db@49hz!! Post Number: 321 Registered: Jun-07 | mike, how cheap on the edead? |
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Silver Member Username: Mike11202Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 809 Registered: Nov-06 | actually its at my house in delaware and im in new jersey for the summer nvm on that |
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Gold Member Username: 54danny54KY More Wang Th... Post Number: 3873 Registered: Nov-04 | http://www.edesignaudio.com/edv2/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=52 they have more than that |
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Silver Member Username: Mrskullz1Brooklyn, New York Post Number: 619 Registered: Feb-07 | ^ go there and just type in forum discount...cheaper items |
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Silver Member Username: Thumpinwith8s2 RE8s, 300 watt Jense..., 133.3db@49hz!! Post Number: 322 Registered: Jun-07 | how many sq. ft. should it take just for the trunk lid? |
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