TLontheDL Posted August 18, 2002 Posted August 18, 2002 as the title says.. my trunk rattles! i got a bandpass box with 2 12" rockford punch DVC's... when i turn on my music...its really "Bassy" but i think thats due to my bandpass box. after i got the box, a friend of mine told me i should have gotten sealed! he said seald boxes sound more nicer but the guy who sold me the box said bandpass is more "bassy" whats the diff??? anyway.... so yeah, my trunk rattles. i heard that if i dynamat my trunk, my car will still rattle. it usually stops rattling for most other cars but not my TL...at least not my year TL. my cousin dynomat his TL (same year as mine) and he said it still rattled but its better than not dynomatting... is this true? should i still dynamatt my car?? i went shopping around for dynamat and they're pretty expensive. the door kit is like 50 bucks for a pair of doors. how much money should i expect to pay if i want to do just my trunk?? around 80-100 bucks?? :(
EGRacer Posted August 18, 2002 Posted August 18, 2002 yes dynomat ur car. u will probably spend around 200 for your HOLE trunk
TLontheDL Posted August 19, 2002 Author Posted August 19, 2002 good lawd!!!!!! you know what i can buy with 2 bills?! geeeeeeeeeez LOL
0verb00st Posted August 19, 2002 Posted August 19, 2002 go to wal mart and pick up about 4 cans of rubberized undercoating. remove all the trim panels in your trunk (i prefer to remove the whole trunk lid) then spray the inside metal. that should stop the rattles. it helps if you have a second car, because you want to give it enough time to dry. i would recommend 2 days. the sound quality in sealed or vented/ported boxes are much better then bandpass. bandpass manipulates the sound waves to make them only come out at the tuned frequency. this makes that frequency about +3db (maybe more). but the lows and higher sub bass get cut.
optional187 Posted October 18, 2002 Posted October 18, 2002 hmmm...been a long time since somebody replied on this thread..but i'm having kinda the same prob with my civic. i have the stock system in it too!!! its not my trunk though, or my tag (i put some foam behind it a lil while back)...the prob is somewhere under the rear 6x9's. i already went to all the screws and nuts but that didn't help much. the left speaker is rattleling like a mo fo! pissing me off. and i'm about to get 2 12's in a couple of weeks. i don't wanna sound ghetto!
0verb00st Posted October 18, 2002 Posted October 18, 2002 like i said, remove all the plastic panels and spray the backs of them with rubberized undercoating. some people use spray on bedliner for pickups, but that stuff isnt as thick and it costs more too. the good thing about spraying all the panels is that it makes your car extremely quiet. you can turn off the music and drive as fast as you want and not hear wind, road, or engine noise.
EGRacer Posted October 18, 2002 Posted October 18, 2002 yea he has a very good point. except i like the rattling out of my rex cause it shakes my car and the people next to mine
TLontheDL Posted October 19, 2002 Author Posted October 19, 2002 this "rubberized undercoating" what does it look like when you spray/paint the trunk? is it something you spray or paint?? can i apply it and keep my trunk empty (take out the carpeting or the trim panel) to dry as i drive it or no?
0verb00st Posted October 19, 2002 Posted October 19, 2002 it has a black textured look. you remove all the panels and carpeting and spray behind. you can drive it with the panels removed. i drove my explorer for 3 days with the panels removed.
TLontheDL Posted October 20, 2002 Author Posted October 20, 2002 okay, do you know exactly what i should look for when i go to walmart? what brand should i pick up? will it say the word, "rubberized undercoating" on the can or bottle?
0verb00st Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 yeah, it's a red can with a black cap. it's by the automotive spray paints and bondo. it costs between $3-$4 per can.
TLontheDL Posted November 11, 2002 Author Posted November 11, 2002 sorry for bringing this topic up again but i decided to actually close my eyes and go ahead and buy dynamat. there are diff sizes/types of dynamat and im not sure of which one to purchase. i found this one......is this what i need??? http://www.cbrstereo.com/Merchant2/merchan...ry_Code=DYNAMAT
Vtec8785 Posted December 10, 2002 Posted December 10, 2002 my trunk rattles too but as long as u can hear the bass from 3 miles away its all good
ACCORDing to me Posted December 12, 2002 Posted December 12, 2002 just a little heads up, Dynomat extreme (the better stuff) is 150 bucks for the 36 square feet bulk kit on woofersetc.com. and that would do your entire trunk and some
TLontheDL Posted December 13, 2002 Author Posted December 13, 2002 www.raamaudio.com sells a dampening thats just as good as dynamat but for a cheaper price. 99 bucks for like 46 ft 2 or so
UNC5981 Posted January 2, 2003 Posted January 2, 2003 hey im probly gonna have to do somethin to my CRX with two twelves, so how well does the undercoating work? (im kinda on a REALLY tite budget)
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