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Old 04-21-2005, 05:12 AM
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Front Doors Rattle from speakers

I have Pioneers in the front and Kenwood in the back with the stock H/U.

The doors rattle a bit when the bass or volume is up. Anyone know where exactly this rattle comes from and if there's an easy fix?
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Old 04-21-2005, 05:36 AM
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Add a layer of vibrational dampening, such as eDead v1.0, Second Skin Damplifier, or Cascade...

You will need to layer the door panels so they don't vibrate.
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Old 04-21-2005, 03:31 PM
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Yea, for you to even have a noticable difference youll need to dampen the door quite a bit. I mean, youve got to take the door off to begin with and disassemble a lot of your door...might as well do the whole thing. Just dont use Dynamat.
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Old 04-21-2005, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxima-Ness
Just dont use Dynamat.
Seriously, there is much better stuff out there for MUCH cheaper!
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Old 04-21-2005, 06:24 PM
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Are you sure the rattle isn't more of a crackle...maybe a speaker is blown or falling apart? My doors dont rattle at all and the speakers are getting like 60 rms each. Something in your door might be loose too. Maybe take the panel off and inspect back there.
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Old 04-22-2005, 08:20 AM
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Play a CD that makes the door rattle a lot. While it's playing, press firmly on various parts of the door, inluding handles, switches, and trim pieces. If you can figure out which piece is making the noise, then you can probably fix that in a minute with something laying around the house (foam, tape, etc.).
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I paid $29 dollars for my Dynamat Extreme a few years back . I put it on my front doors and I am very happy with the results. Having a friend that use to work at an audio shop was great.
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