Cool trick to listen for rattles / noisy panels

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

While there is bass playing, if you want to listen for rattles normally you would go outside your vehicle but that's not great for when there's rattling inside your vehicle. So what you do is actually plug your nose and mouth and try to exhale. Imagine you're about to sneeze so you cover your mouth and nose, and right at that moment of sneezing your ears plug up for a second. For whatever reason, when your ears plug up and get all stuffy (similar to when you come out of being underwater and can't hear for a moment) you can't hear bass at all.

Just as an example, on my drive home I noticed a clicking noise on a couple songs and I couldn't tell where it was coming from, all I knew was that when there was a strong kick I heard it. I thought one of my subs was starting to go but I blocked out the sound for a moment and was able to tell that it was just a couple of panels that were slapping together.

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[CSCStang]

Yeah? Gotta try that. I have some rattles in the dash that I can't pinpoint and it's driving me nuts lol.

 

[OKAY]

Yeah? Gotta try that. I have some rattles in the dash that I can't pinpoint and it's driving me nuts lol.

Was that what that was...? Okay

Lol

 

[CSCStang]

Was that what that was...? Okay

Lol

Just started with the new box so you didn't hear it haha.

 

[OKAY]

Just started with the new box so you didn't hear it haha.

OhhmybaaadLOL

Ps- I BET THAT NEW BOX WILL BANG!!!![emoji106]

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Just spray foam everything!

I've got three cans of great stuff ready to go in the garage

 

[Tripn88]

So like trying to pop your ears. Huh. I'll have to try this.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Popping your ears works

 

[Catbug]

Thanks for the tip I have something rattling somewhere that I haven't found. Once you hear it you will never not hear it until it's gone.

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Once you hear it you will never not hear it until it's gone.

That is so true!!!!!

 

[OKAY]

I didn't read the op until now and this is what I do a lot when my setup sounds different (not as loud or bass tone changing).

I've has tubes inserted into teh ears when I was 5 so mys ears always pluggin up and that beat seems to me like something is wrong with the equipment so, I poppa my ears and listen for the crisp highs and bass waves more this way and I am more relaxed. I am not kidding I can't hear the soft chatter when people are talking to me in a room. So maybe this is why my listening volume is always max 31/35 I'm deaf.

Know exactly what your talking about I do 100x's a day just to hear 'clearly'.