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Post by Jackal on Jan 17, 2002 12:29:51 GMT -5
My speakers rattle sometimes when I'm playing music at a loud volume. They're being amped correctly and I know they aren't blown, so my guess is they're just playing themselves loose from their screws.
Does this happen to anybody else? I know I tightened those screws as much as I possibly could...
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Post by slyex on Jan 17, 2002 13:38:24 GMT -5
Nope. Must be installer error  |
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Post by JScullin on Jan 17, 2002 17:57:41 GMT -5
Are you sure it's the speakers themselves? Or could it be something inside the door that's shaken loose around them?
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Post by Slowhawk on Jan 17, 2002 22:07:47 GMT -5
A good way to stop alot of rattling is using Dynamat squares where your speaker is mounted.Sometimes the speaker frame vibrates on the sheet metal.
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Post by Jackal on Jan 18, 2002 0:02:49 GMT -5
Not a bad idea. I always backed away from Dynamat because all salesmen said you should cover the ENTIRE trunk or the ENTIRE door with it. I mean, that would give the best results, but just covering a small area around the speaker would be inexpensive and probably would help out.
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Post by Delhux on Jan 18, 2002 4:25:32 GMT -5
On my old Mustang I had some trouble with the speakers rattling in their mountings, so I used cotton balls. I just twisted some up and put them between the speakers' mounting bracket and the car's mounting and fastened the screws tightly.
Worked wonders.
Only cost me about 3/4 of a cent.
I'm sure Dynamat would be a more elegant solution, but my solution worked so damn well I'd be surprised if Dynamat would actually do any better. Of course I never told anyone I had my speakers stuffed with cotton balls when I owned the car, if I had Dynamat in it, however, I'm sure I would've told everyone I know.
Oh well, the rear dash in my car rattles a bit on heavy bass. My planned solution: super balls. I'll update you on that endeavor when it happens.
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Post by JScullin on Jan 18, 2002 21:16:59 GMT -5
Your mom says I have superballs.
What does that Dynamat stuff do? I think I remember someone mentioning that it deadens sound or something. What are it's advantages?
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Post by Delhux on Jan 19, 2002 12:45:58 GMT -5
I had a small pack of that stuff in my trunk when I went and got new plates. I stuck a layer of it under the new rear-license plate, and I still feel that the corkboard and duct tape I was using before to reduce rattling did a better job. Chalk another triumph up to Yankee ingenuity! I still have corkboard and duct tape in my passenger-side door, works like a charm . |
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Post by slyex on Jan 19, 2002 15:53:28 GMT -5
A good sound deadener is the black insulate layer you get in rolls for roofing. Fairly cheap and does a nice job
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Post by Slowhawk on Jan 19, 2002 22:43:53 GMT -5
Or you can go to Home Depot and get rubber tape from the Electrical dept.Just like Dynomat strips.
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Post by Mitsubishi099 on Jan 24, 2002 23:11:56 GMT -5
use a baby where the speakers rattle.
Nothing stops outside noise better then a still born, and the dead baby is cheaper then dynomat.
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Post by Delhux on Jan 24, 2002 23:58:06 GMT -5
Ok, 25 posts and the kid finally begins to get weird.
I hope you don't make too many enemies, Chuck.
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Post by Jackal on Jan 25, 2002 0:31:02 GMT -5
Babies are much better as tasty treats though. And lately, they've been harder to come by than Dynamat.
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Post by slyex on Jan 25, 2002 6:31:19 GMT -5
use a baby where the speakers rattle. Nothing stops outside noise better then a still born, and the dead baby is cheaper then dynomat. Sorry, but you've got to be pretty fucked in the head to make a comment like that  |
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