After installing a set of rear speakers on my 5gen, now I began to notice a shaking and rattling noise from the back everytime I turn in the bass higher. I curious if there is anyway to stop that. PLEASE HELP.
Is the vibration coming from the speaker itself or from the back deck? You may have to tighten down the speakers or line the deck with a good sound deadening material like dynamat. But before spedning any money just try screwing them in a little bit tighter.
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Leaking oil? No thats just sweat from all the horsepower...
OK. Many things rattle in the rear deck, especially with bass.
First, find out where the rattle is coming from. If it is the 3rd brake light (The one in the window) take it out, and get some speaker caulking and apply it to everywhere that touches another part. There are a few of these places in this little thing... That'll stop that from rattling 100% though... even with 2 12"s in the trunk
If its the rear deck, you're in for some sound damping fun This its a little more tricky, because you have to take off the trim foam piece that goes over the corner and then remove the rear deck pad and carpetting (which is one piece) pain in the butt, because you're head is crammed against the roof and there are little plastic clips that you DON'T want to break. Easily stopped though... if you have a pair of vise grips. They are visible from the trunk, and you grab the bottom of them and push up.
If its the speakers, put something between the speaker and the mount on the rear deck (which is metal) because they may vibrate together.
Did I leave anything out? I hope not
Hope this helps!
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1989 Prelude 2.0Si (White)
1000 watt stereo, which is making me deaf.
DC CC Headers, 2.5" High Flow Cat, Custom CAI, Relocated Battery, 16" Gunmetal Rota Slipstreams
Originally posted by krnnamja83 wat is speaker caulking and where can i find/buy them?
i turned my mids down dramatically and it fixed my problem. I have them like -3 on my deck with bass at +4 and treble at +8 and like i said, it went away.
caulking is the black stuff that comes with most speakers. Go to Radio shack. I don't know if its called caulking, but its a pretty basic thing. Hell, you could probably use silicone, with better results.
Just use something that will stay put in between the plastic and metal so nothing is vibrating
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1989 Prelude 2.0Si (White)
1000 watt stereo, which is making me deaf.
DC CC Headers, 2.5" High Flow Cat, Custom CAI, Relocated Battery, 16" Gunmetal Rota Slipstreams
ok i added liquid cement to the inside of the brake light to hold together pretty much everything in there...
and then i added 3 layers of double sided tape to the edges of the bottom of the brake lightning case and now the thing doesnt rattle nor does it even budge witout significant force
haha had a little trouble getting the sucker back in too...
but the rattle from the brake lights are 100% completely gone...
well that was the MAJOR rattle problem...and the rest...ill deal with later.
Now, all you have to worry about is the plastic surrounds on the speakers you installed rattling. Another easy fix.
Don't use a permanent alternative like silicone or rubber cement for this. Put some FOAM (very little amount) in between the metal and the plastic/metal surround on the speakers. Its just a buffer, and it works! Make it look good though.
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1989 Prelude 2.0Si (White)
1000 watt stereo, which is making me deaf.
DC CC Headers, 2.5" High Flow Cat, Custom CAI, Relocated Battery, 16" Gunmetal Rota Slipstreams
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