...so THAT'S wtf was rattling so bad....

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

So last month i noticed something in my spare tire well area rattling pretty bad but i couldn't quite place my finger on it. It got worse over the course of the month. Then recently the bad rattling went almost completely away which caught my attention. i did some snooping around and this is what i found.......

im guessing there was already a small fracture or just a really weak spot and the violent shaking over a 3 month period just ripped it wide open. As of now i think i'm just going to get some deadener and put an oversized patch over the fractured area on both sides of the tire well. Any other suggestions lol?

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[Jeremy M 10+ year member]

wow....

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

oh noes... I'd get that welded. WHat part of the car is that?

 

[hempy 10+ year member]

I'd probably use something for rust prevention before just covering it up.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

at the very minimum, tack weld it in place before doing anything else.

Ide just get it welded up though

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

if i weld it will the weld hold even with all the bass? deadening both sides wont be reasonable solution?

 

[gangstajpimpin 10+ year member]

just put duct-tape over it...it should work!

LOL...get that shit welded and reinforced ASAP

 

[peas247 10+ year member]

spair wheel well??

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

spair wheel well??

yes

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

just put duct-tape over it...it should work!
LOL...get that shit welded and reinforced ASAP

thats what competitors do at db drag

 

[Cravingbass123]

ur bass couldnt have done that.

get it welded tight. thats it

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

ur bass couldnt have done that.
get it welded tight. thats it

i mean it couldnt have caused the fracture, but if there was a fracture there it could have easily worked that fracture open to where it is now. that part of the car takes alot of force from the sound waves coming through the trunk

 

[Andrizzle 10+ year member]

Duct Tape... Seriously

just clean the spots before you place it...

 

[Cravingbass123]

i mean it couldnt have caused the fracture, but if there was a fracture there it could have easily worked that fracture open to where it is now. that part of the car takes alot of force from the sound waves coming through the trunk

if it already had a little crack and you put your batteries in the well, then sure, overtime the weight would reak havoc and increase the crack.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

Duct Tape... Seriously

just clean the spots before you place it...

oh yeah i now that. anything done down there will require alot of cleaning.

if it already had a little crack and you put your batteries in the well, then sure, overtime the weight would reak havoc and increase the crack.

no batteries in the well besides the stock one, but thats on the far other side of the well (closer to the trunk side)

ive looked under my car while full tilt before any damage was audible and i'm telling you that thin metal down there oscillates just as hard as my roof/windshield. that thin metal flexes, and just like a small crack in a windshield major flex will rip it apart.