Pride

Hello all,

I performed the Alpine Type S Speaker upgrade in all doors and rear deck. It sounds fantastic and the bass is definitely better, however I am running into an issue with back deck rattle/vibration when the bass hits.

Whats the point of good bass if the rattle it creates is louder than the bass?

Has anyone successfully quieted this using dynamat or something else?

I didn't want to rip apart the back dash only to find that it didnt help at all.

Thanks!

jiggaman

i feel your pain, i actually did rip mine apart and put some dynamat, it helped but didn't eliminate rattles completely. eliminating rattles is tricky as hell.

i am seriously considering a hatchback like the subaru STI for my next vehicle just so my subwoofers aren't in a trunk anymore...

White92

An often overlooked item that rattles in cars is the 3rd brake light. That was the problem in my Accords, Prelude and now my TSX. Try wedging a dishtowel or something similar between the light and back glass. Those things rattle like crazy. If that's what it is, you can come up with a more permanent solution like moleskin or something similar.

jiggaman

yep, i wedged some rubber in there, helped alot.

noclownn

What exactly do you guys mean about wedging some rubber in the third brake light? Can anyone post how to seal the third brake light correctly?

White92

Well, I didn't use rubber. I used moleskin. (The stuff for blisters) But a good way to tell if it's even the 3rd brake like that is causing the noise is to get an old rag and wedge it in there between the 3rd brake light housing and the glass. If there were rattles, it won't be there now. You can then take the rag out and come up with a more permanent solution like the moleskin or whatever you can find.

noclownn

What model Alpine Type S Speaker upgrade did you do in all doors? Also how did they fit? Any modifications that had to be made? I am doing a complete upgrade to my 2006 TSX and I want to get everything in order before i start and I appreciate all the help everyone can lend. I am currently trying to narrow down the best all around speakers along with exact model of the speakers to go with. Originallyi was going to do JL components, but I am not hearing great things about them.

Black TL

I put that air conditioning spongy weather stripping between the subwoofer and the rear deck which pretty much the rear deck rattle on my 2nd gen TL about 9 years ago. It was more annoying than the rattles the car had. Has been silent ever since. Good luck.

saltyone

Look at this thread. There are some pictures of my rear deck. There is absolutely no rattles...no noise...nothing to take away from the enjoyment of the music.

https://acurazine.com/forums/audio-video-electronics-navigation-22/install-complete-pics-install-finished-product-370359/

fliplyricist1

if you do go the sound deadening route, only stick with the following:

dynamat xtreme
second skin
raamat

though I hear second skin outperforms xtreme, but is quite a bit costly