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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:09 pm 
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Okay i'm having troubles with my parcel shelf rattling like buggery and wondering what people have done to fix it? Its just the stock setup (2 6" and the 8" sub). Should i be looking at making up some spacers or cutting a whole sheet of mdf or maysonite the same shape as the shelf and screwing them to that and chucking the carpet back on top?

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:43 pm 
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tension the seatbelt and clip it in :P

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:46 pm 
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Cheers ill give it a shot!

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:10 am 
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Okay i'm having troubles with my parcel shelf rattling like buggery and wondering what people have done to fix it? Its just the stock setup (2 6" and the 8" sub). Should i be looking at making up some spacers or cutting a whole sheet of mdf or maysonite the same shape as the shelf and screwing them to that and chucking the carpet back on top?

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You have a few options mate...what is actually vibrating the metal shelf itself or other stuff like the belt holsters etc...you can yes try first screwing the carpet etc down tighter and the other attached componets incase anything comes loose with the vibrations.

Otherwise u can make your own cheap mdf rings/spacers....can even go cheaper with some thick underfelt like under the parcel shelf carpet...just underneath the sub....or buy a commercial product like sound-off/dynamat for speakers/woofers etc...this will cut down the speaker vibrating the hell out of what its directly in contact with by dampening it.

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:05 pm 
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i found the vibration in mine wasn't from the shelf at all, was actally the number plate. changed to slimline and it still rattled. have you checked that?

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 11:21 pm 
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i found the vibration in mine wasn't from the shelf at all, was actally the number plate. changed to slimline and it still rattled. have you checked that?


I know its not the numberplate, if i hold the bit where the middle belt goes in or push the whole carpet bit up from the boot it seems to stop it.

 

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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 11:34 pm 
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lift it up n put some sound deadener in on the supports for the parcel shelf.

 

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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:28 pm 
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lift it up n put some sound deadener in on the supports for the parcel shelf.


yeh its what i'd be doun...can go professional but obviously more costly route and use sound-off or dynamat underlay....or see if u can get some underlay felt from a wrecker...or pick up a second hand carpet with the underlay...and just tear it off and cut to suit ya shelf...

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:42 pm 
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This might be sort of off topic, but it is an idea... how about pissing off the 8inch 150wrms sub (well thats the power the amp supplies) and get yourself, like a decent sub which will be boxed and you wont have the rattling and the bass would sound much better than the stock sub. just an idea.
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:45 pm 
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i didn't bother getting an old 8inch sub, cos of its age, low power and the parcel shelf incident where it would rattle as many have witnessed.... so i bought an alpine type r 12inch 500wrms, boxed running off a 500wrms amp.. bought that a while ago now.
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:31 pm 
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if you want to go the cheap way? just find an old shirt or some fabric or something and lay it in between the shelf and the metal shelf...I'm sure that will stop it from rattling :D

Either that or do what I did...make a whole new parcel shelf ;) hahaha

Good luck with it mate

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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:50 pm 
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I don't wanna get another sub or amp, im happy with the setup it does me fine bass wise and it takes up no boot space. I think ill just try jaming some fabric under the carpet.

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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:33 am 
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if you want to go the cheap way? just find an old shirt or some fabric or something and lay it in between the shelf and the metal shelf...I'm sure that will stop it from rattling :D

Either that or do what I did...make a whole new parcel shelf ;) hahaha

Good luck with it mate

phong =P~


He he, I've done that exact "mod" to many a car! It may be dodgy, but it does stop those damn rattles!
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:25 am 
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I don't wanna get another sub or amp, im happy with the setup it does me fine bass wise and it takes up no boot space. I think ill just try jaming some fabric under the carpet.

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:D the easy way out is always good hahaha...it will stop the rattling.

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He he, I've done that exact "mod" to many a car! It may be dodgy, but it does stop those damn rattles!


hahaha yeah it does the trick so why not do it unless you have the time and money to do it properly. Dodgy or not...if it works its good...not like anyone is going to lift the parcel shelf and look what's underneath.

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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:18 pm 
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if you want to go the cheap way? just find an old shirt or some fabric or something and lay it in between the shelf and the metal shelf...I'm sure that will stop it from rattling :D

Either that or do what I did...make a whole new parcel shelf ;) hahaha

Good luck with it mate

phong =P~


He he, I've done that exact "mod" to many a car! It may be dodgy, but it does stop those damn rattles!


ya this sounds good......u should have it fixed in no time.
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