Help needed! subaru boot rattle!
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Help needed! subaru boot rattle!
Hi guys, i have a subaru impreza sport 99 and i have subwoofers fitted and i am getting a very bad boot rattle and i have tried eveything to stop it, the boot has been fitted with dynamatt but its still ratteling very badly 
anyone got any ideas on how i can stop the rattle?
any help is greatly appreciated
anyone got any ideas on how i can stop the rattle?
any help is greatly appreciated
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The biggest problem is the rear shelf rattles like crazy in the classic shape scoobs, I have a 12" RE sub powered by an RE 12.1 amp in my boot and have sound proofed everything correctly, boot lid, inside boot lid, boot floor, side panels ETC but still have some small rattles. I also used some of the spray-on sound proofing to get in some of the more awkward places.The linkage that works the boot lock also rattled, this was fixed by cutting up a sponge and pushing pieces between the boot lid and the linkage, worked a treat, just make sure you don't put too much pressure on the linkage.
As for the rear shelf I removed it and then removed the crappy OEM speakers, this allows the sub to breathe easier, then refitted the rear shelf AFTER sound proofing the metal that is under the shelf , I also found that anti-slip matting is very good under the shelf to stop the rattles.
The rear bumper also rattles, but have not done anything with that yet, the biggest problem I have is the rear view mirror vibrates so much that it is unusable and drops down occasionally, I have tightened it right up but it still come loose, the windscreen also vibrates and so do the wiper blades, destructive things these RE sub!! the old classic shape is not a great one for fitting ICE in.
Some of us can be of help here.
As for the rear shelf I removed it and then removed the crappy OEM speakers, this allows the sub to breathe easier, then refitted the rear shelf AFTER sound proofing the metal that is under the shelf , I also found that anti-slip matting is very good under the shelf to stop the rattles.
The rear bumper also rattles, but have not done anything with that yet, the biggest problem I have is the rear view mirror vibrates so much that it is unusable and drops down occasionally, I have tightened it right up but it still come loose, the windscreen also vibrates and so do the wiper blades, destructive things these RE sub!! the old classic shape is not a great one for fitting ICE in.
Some of us can be of help here.
Last edited by BigRed; Nov 10, 2008 at 08:52 PM.
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The biggest problem is the rear shelf rattles like crazy in the classic shape scoobs, I have a 12" RE sub powered by an RE 12.1 amp in my boot and have sound proofed everything correctly, boot lid, inside boot lid, boot floor, side panels ETC but still have some small rattles. I also used some of the spray-on sound proofing to get in some of the more awkward places.The linkage that works the boot lock also rattled, this was fixed by cutting up a sponge and pushing pieces between the boot lid and the linkage, worked a treat, just make sure you don't put too much pressure on the linkage.
As for the rear shelf I removed it and then removed the crappy OEM speakers, this allows the sub to breathe easier, then refitted the rear shelf AFTER sound proofing the metal that is under the shelf , I also found that anti-slip matting is very good under the shelf to stop the rattles.
The rear bumper also rattles, but have not done anything with that yet, the biggest problem I have is the rear view mirror vibrates so much that it is unusable and drops down occasionally, I have tightened it right up but it still come loose, the windscreen also vibrates and so do the wiper blades, destructive things these RE sub!! the old classic shape is not a great one for fitting ICE in.
Some of us can be of help here.
As for the rear shelf I removed it and then removed the crappy OEM speakers, this allows the sub to breathe easier, then refitted the rear shelf AFTER sound proofing the metal that is under the shelf , I also found that anti-slip matting is very good under the shelf to stop the rattles.
The rear bumper also rattles, but have not done anything with that yet, the biggest problem I have is the rear view mirror vibrates so much that it is unusable and drops down occasionally, I have tightened it right up but it still come loose, the windscreen also vibrates and so do the wiper blades, destructive things these RE sub!! the old classic shape is not a great one for fitting ICE in.
Some of us can be of help here.
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hi there have you got a spoiler on the boot with a brake light....
if you do unscrew the light and tape the wires down or stick them down with something but NOT superglue i had this prob when i fitted sound system in. try that one.
if you do unscrew the light and tape the wires down or stick them down with something but NOT superglue i had this prob when i fitted sound system in. try that one.
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thanks alot bud
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