How do you stop rattling!?!

[Astyl 10+ year member]

So whats the secret to stop rattles in a trunk car? because ive used 100sqft of sound deadening over my entire trunk and i honestly dont think it made one hell of a difference, it still rattles loud enough to wake up anyone within 50 yards, ive got three layers of eDead on my trunk lid and it still flex and rattles the most out of anything, nothing seems to help no matter what i do, i want it to be completely silent like some other people have over here, whats the secret because just sound deadening hasent done jack for me yet

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[outspoken 10+ year member]

i had the same problem with my pathfinder on the rear trim piece and the upper center brake light, i just took them off and stuffed paper towels behind them and it fixed it... i dunno if it will work for you but basically i'd say find it, then get something to "stuff" behind it or brace it so it stops...

 

[Trez0r 10+ year member]

crazy glue

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

find a way to fasten it... to stop the rattling.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

Walk around the car and find the exact sources of the rattling. On my car there is a seperate piece that slides into the trunk for the license plate (hard to explain) that was the worst I siliconed that down. On my boys car it was the bottom of the trunk and similiar license plate thing, piece of card board and small piece of deadner solved that. But really if you have a trunk car and a big system there is no way to prevent it all. Just make it loud enough so your highs and bass drown out the rattling //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Heres what I did... I put foam strips behind the license plate, and tightened all the bolts on the rear of the trunk... Like the ones for the lights... Stopped most rattling...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Walk around the car and find the exact sources of the rattling. On my car there is a seperate piece that slides into the trunk for the license plate (hard to explain) that was the worst I siliconed that down. On my boys car it was the bottom of the trunk and similiar license plate thing, piece of card board and small piece of deadner solved that. But really if you have a trunk car and a big system there is no way to prevent it all. Just make it loud enough so your highs and bass drown out the rattling //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

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I had my entire cutty damped out from head to toe so to speak. Floorboards, roof, doors, trunk and back deck was taken out for the port that was done in 3/4 MDF. Bish still rattled like a mofo. Had 4 12's in it and over 4k watts in it and was in mid 150's and didn't matter, still rattled like a bish. I guess it helped a little being it sounded better inside, but outside I couldn't tell much of a difference.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Self tapping screws can be your friend also, but probably not on a trunk lid...