I recently installed subs and all that goes along with in my 2014 S Plus. I had a stupid amount of rattle to start (everything from deck lid, bumper, tail lights all the way to the hood and front head light assembly) most was fixed with bolt and screw thightening and Dynamat... except a rattle from the driver side rear near the fuel door. I laid 1/8” Dynamat in the entire rear from back doors, under seat, deck, Spare well, everything but there is a rattle from some where inside the rear qtr still and I can’t locate it. HELP!!!
Rattle I can’t mitigate after sound system upgrade
- Thread starter Nick Schmit
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I’ve been dealing with rattles for two years now. I feel your pain!
And it’s worse now that it’s cold outside. I’ve tried to use dynamat sparingly because it’s heavy.
I removed my deck lid and filled in all those little squares with it. I have a piece of dense foam between the lid and the metal and I have wrapped all the contact edges with felt tape. That was all just for the damn deck lid!
I’ve done parts of the doors on the drivers side, mostly the inside of the outter skin. I’ve done the fuel door. Removed carpet from the trunk lid and put dynamat between the skin and the frame. Done quarter panels in the trunk too. Still FN rattles!
What I’m thinking now is where the spare is. The whole trunk floor needs to be done.
I have also discovered that the rear bumper cover has a rattle too. I might pull it off and dynamat the inside of it.
And it’s worse now that it’s cold outside. I’ve tried to use dynamat sparingly because it’s heavy.
I removed my deck lid and filled in all those little squares with it. I have a piece of dense foam between the lid and the metal and I have wrapped all the contact edges with felt tape. That was all just for the damn deck lid!
I’ve done parts of the doors on the drivers side, mostly the inside of the outter skin. I’ve done the fuel door. Removed carpet from the trunk lid and put dynamat between the skin and the frame. Done quarter panels in the trunk too. Still FN rattles!
What I’m thinking now is where the spare is. The whole trunk floor needs to be done.
I have also discovered that the rear bumper cover has a rattle too. I might pull it off and dynamat the inside of it.
I removed all carpet and laid Dynamat over entire trunk top to bottom, and deck lid. The rattle is not the fuel door it. Is some where in rear qtr around the wheel well. I can’t get pic’s to upload, but I am currently running 2xRF P3D4-10’s wired down to 1ohm with 2 RF PD500X1bd amps and a RF 2Faard Cap.
The rattles dont bother me much except the rear deck cover i just laid towels on them for now and shoved them in the corners it helps a little. And when i unplugged my rear deck speakers the bass seems to sound a lot better a cleaner sounding bass....i may take the deck cover off and get the dynamat pit on there and remove rear speakers....