sound proofing car?, wanna get rid of the rattle Options

[marco-polo]

anything you do will help with this problem....i used carpet padding (not to thread jack) check out my thread, 2nd and 3rd page

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...69671&st=40

This post has been edited by marco-polo: Feb 5, 2010 - 7:46 PM

[GriffGirl]

Yes, carpet padding helps and is a cheap alternative to sound deadening material. In fact, I've got a crapload of it if anyone wants it, just pay the shipping and you can have it.

i got alot of dynomat from sonixelectroix.com for really cheap more then i needed.

OMG a ghost! Nice to see ya, how are you?!

[trdproven]

Has anyone done the license plate bezel (center piece) yet, that seems to be the biggest rattle for sounds.

[Malek]

Has anyone done the license plate bezel (center piece) yet, that seems to be the biggest rattle for sounds.

I have! Haha I stuck a piece of pink insulation (like actual house insulation) behind the bezel and tightened it so the insulation wouldn't fall. Can't even be seen from the outside and no more rattles.

[IBTINTN]

I coverd my doors in dynomat when I changed out my speakers. The differance in sound is unbeliveable, the bass is deeper and loader and no rattles. Eventually I will do pretty much the whole interior, I am going for the best sound not so much the fastest car.

[OOBE]

I'll have to do that then. My door speakers (Infinity Kappa 60.7cs) sound awful in my Celica. They have no bass at all. I have installed them in other cars and they sound amazing.

[GriffGirl]

Yeah, I highly recommend investing in some decent sound deadening. And for that matter, I cannot recommend raammat highly enough. Rick (the owner) is just an awesome guy, super friendly and REALLY knows his stuff, and his prices are VERY decent. In fact right now he's got a special (I think it's still up) on material you use for your floorboards, and if you buy the discounted floorboard material along with the other stuff you need to do your doors and trunk, wheel wells, etc, you can do your entire car for about $200. He's also very responsive to emails with questions, etc. http://www.raamaudio.com

Has anyone done the license plate bezel (center piece) yet, that seems to be the biggest rattle for sounds.

I haven't done mine yet, I don't seem to notice my rattling, but that could be because I haven't finished the rest of my car yet, and once IT'S quiet, I'll actually hear the license plate bezel lol If I have enough material left over after the doors and hatch, I'll probably do the midsection of the license plate panel and maybe some double stick foam around the edges.

[zonz540]

I'll have to do that then. My door speakers (Infinity Kappa 60.7cs) sound awful in my Celica. They have no bass at all. I have installed them in other cars and they sound amazing.

I love my kappas. Its all in the deck, amp, and tuning.

[BonzaiCelica]

is there any sound insulation inside the dashboard where the firewall is?

[m0dd3d1]

Just a thought: I also put the little extra bits I had (yes, b/c I cut everything like the OCD freak I am) here behind the rear speakers. I had stock speakers all around and it sounded great inside.

[delusionz]

Do you guys have a problem with sound??? I've stripped the factory sound proofing and stripped the underside of the carpet bare and when I have my beats playing all noises are drowned out anyways.

[m0dd3d1]

Never really had major issues. I only Dynamatted the trunk and rear seats. It made the stock system/bass sound nice. You can only crank it up so far on a stock system...you can't go all the way to 11!

[96stgreendemon]

ha ha well the rattle stopped when i put the new speakers in, guess the other ones were just old, now i can crank it all the way and there is no rattle or anything

[OOBE]

I'll have to do that then. My door speakers (Infinity Kappa 60.7cs) sound awful in my Celica. They have no bass at all. I have installed them in other cars and they sound amazing.

I love my kappas. Its all in the deck, amp, and tuning.

I love them too, but I insist they don't sound as good as they should in the car. I have an old-ass Blaupunkt San Francisco CD70. It's a jewel of a deck in sound quality. For amp, I have a Signat ROM 4. It's an audiophile (gosh, I HATE that word) -grade amp. I tested Eminence 8" mid-bass speakers and they sound wonderful, especially for not being car speakers. I guess my Kappas don't like the Celica.

[JuMPiiN]

LOL i have 2 Type Rs in a custon built ported box and 2 alpine 500RMS amps. One for each speaker. Beleive me if you turn it up to like 8 or 9 i dont hear ANYTHING police sirens, horns, nothing but bass and highs. But if you want to sound proof your car go for it. I just dont think it needs it in my case.

[Cs91]

LOL i have 2 Type Rs in a custon built ported box and 2 alpine 500RMS amps. One for each speaker. Beleive me if you turn it up to like 8 or 9 i dont hear ANYTHING police sirens, horns, nothing but bass and highs. But if you want to sound proof your car go for it. I just dont think it needs it in my case.

Well, you kinda have no clue until you have sound proofed your car. I did my trunk and will continue on the rest of the car as the cash flow runs. Atm i'm still struggling with my hatchback. to much rattling when i crank up the base.

12" Dynabel with 2500Watts of power up its arse makes alot of noise and the low tunes really shake the whole trunk to pieces. Sound proofing also help for the road noise, which is nice if driving on the freeway ect.

[JuMPiiN]

Doesnt DYNOMAT make your car alot heavier too tho ?

[SoDo]

Go to home depot and buy roof and gutter repair tape. Its the same as dynamat but 20x cheaper. Its a little thinner, but for the price you can put as many layers as u want.

[SoDo]

I'll have to do that then. My door speakers (Infinity Kappa 60.7cs) sound awful in my Celica. They have no bass at all. I have installed them in other cars and they sound amazing.

Must be doing something wrong. I got plenty of mid bass with my 60.7's. Tune your speakers.