I reciently bought 2x Sony Xplod 6x9" 220w(MAX) Speakers, 2x Sony Xplod 4" 120w(Max) Speakers and a Pioneer 4x50w(MAX) Head Unit and fitted the 6x9" speakers into the Sides of the rear of the wagon (where 6x9's are usually placed), and replaced the stock dash speakers with the 4" speakers in a 94 Toyota Lexcen (Commodore) VP Wagon. When I give it a bit of volume the bass make the back of the wagon rattle like hell. At first it diddn't really bother me but now it's really anoying. The rattle sounds like it's coming from above the rear wheels inside the pannels/body somewhere (no its not the speakers) and it sounds **** from the outside. I heard it's a common problem but I havn't found an answer yet on how to fix it (if possible). Can Any1 Help Me..? Great Help If Some1 Can.. Thanx..!
Mate, why dont you stand next to your car with the stereo cranking and go to where the vibrating noise is and push on pannels, plastic trim in the wheel arch etc, if the vibrating stops or deadens when you push it in you need to work on that area. Takes time but you wont figure it out other wise, could turn out to be a myriad of things, just have to eliminate them one by one. Enjoy
Seeing as where you mounted them...it's most likely the airvent flaps rattling their arses off. if its them,a thin strip of padding along each flap will shut them up and keep the vent operational.
I'v been trying to pinpoint the rattle by doing that.. I pushed as hard as i could on all pannels and stuff but sounds like its more in the car or behind the pannels somewhere. I dont really wanna pull the rear of the car apart if its not needed. I wanna know in any knows exactly what it is that rattles. Its actually quite common in those cars. Where are the vents located? And how hard would it be to get to em?
I pulled out one of the 6x9's and located an air vent. But it doesnt seem to be loose or anything. So i put the speaker back in and it still rattled. So i looked under the car and you can just see the airvent under the body pannel. It must be the air vent caus its coming from that area. Which way would be easier to get to it? a: get behind the speaker (not much room at all) or b: take off the pannel (never done it before)
How would i do that? Is there screws or clips and would it be a hard job? I dont wanna stuff the back of the car up. And how can ya get to the air vent by taking the rear bumper off? The vents are on the side, not the rear. Or do i have to take the sides of as well as the bumper?
yeh mate ive got a vs wagon and i have the exact same problem. havnt had time to take a good look though... i goes ****ing crazy when u turn it up... so sum good advice would help alot of us cheers
First off, I would remove the speakers and tape them up so they can't move AT ALL....then see if they are definetly at fault. Because, yes you will need to remove the bumper. Where the bumper finishes behind the front wheel guard if you lookup, you will see a screw. Remove it! (simple huh?) Then pull on the bumper and you will feel a HUGE rubber clip let go You will find screw and clips all along the bumper like this. Once the bumper is off you will see the vents sitting there looking very pretty. Now, get out the sticky foam and shut the mofos up! Along the edge of each flap run a strip of foam. Then put the bumper back on and enjoy yourefforts and rattle free stereo! (note: after eliminating a rattle, you generally start to hear others)
um yeh.... wat exactly do thoses vents vent?? i ripped out the rubber flaps cause i was 2 lazy to take the bumper off. was this a bad idea? doesnt it only stop **** from flying in??
