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Hey guys. My friend found a couple prime spots for rattling with me. The plastic caps behind the door handle that covers up the two screws, and the plastic cap that covers the screw where the inlet is to shut the door.

Remove the caps.

Put one or two small peices of electrical tape on it. put a small amount on the opening where the cap goes (just enough so the cap fits very snugly).

Pop the peices back in. See it for yourself, no more "play" by the inlet, and if you tap the cap by the handle, you'll notice it's much more solid, almost like an audi [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG].

Well anyway, not sure if your peices rattle. Mine did, I did that and it fixed the problem. Last issues are the dash and the trunk tension bars (the things that help open the trunk - I'm doing the DIY strut install on that soon).


Hope this helps guys!

 
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Thanks........i'll have to go check mine out.

 
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3 words... Door Lock Actuators [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG]

 
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Hey mohawk, can you elaborate?[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

 
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I know of the plastic cap behind the interior door handle, but where is the other spot you're referring to? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

 
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Well it's an opening I usually put my cell phone into, its kind of like a well in the door. the cap is smaller than a dime but it SLIDES front and back making noise. Most companies put those there so you can use it to shut the door

 
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i still dont know where you are talking about. what about some pics? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG] no? no pics huh? oh well thats alright. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

 
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Oh, you mean that one little plastic cap that covers the screw? Yeah, I don't think that thing makes any noise? Well, maybe a little bit.

 
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yeah that's it, sorry bout the pic issue, im working on it. But all the small noises taken away adds up a little bit. over certain roads i just noticed my car being slightly quieter that's all. anyway, im heading to my garage now to see if there's any free mod i can do for tonight, see ya

 
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Well put speakers in your doors with extremely heavy midbass output and you'll see...my power door lock plungers/actuators buzz like a **** right now....not under warranty..and it's too cold outside to go figure a way tog et it to stop buzzing

 
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How about slipping a bit of silicon hose over them?

 
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won't work...I might just change them for some heavier duty metallic one;s instead of the cheap plasctic with copper wound coills..

 
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I've got come 6.5 mids in the doors and used to have a lot of rattle, I put some XTC foam baffles behind the speakers. Basically they are a small foam speaker enclosure. They made my mids sound more punchier and also eliminated a lot of door rattle. The baffles only cost like $8.00 if that so I would recommend anyone to put those in at the same time they install door speakers....

 
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that would great effect my speaker response...the rainbows are designed for free-air use mainly....and their 7" Speakers

 
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I have those XTC foam baffles and I don't reccomend them. At least not up front. The 6.5" ones touch one of the reinforcement bars of the door and they transfer the deep base to the door itself which cancels it out and makes this basketball like sound inside and especially outside. IDQcivic, which ones did you buy? What size? The 6.5" ones? I wonder why you like them so much? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

 
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I already said why I like them, they made my midbass more punchy sounding with less door rattle... I was also able to lower my crossover point to my door speakers so I could get more bass up front to help my sound stage a little... After all you want the sound to sound like its coming from up front not behind you so having good midbass makes the bass seem like its coming from up front... I think the baffles are good because they act as a small sealed enclosure so the mids dont bottom out due to the oringinal free air usuage. Plus the foam absorbs any vibrations that could cause rattling. Also the sound isn't lost in the door but comes out into the listening area. I still have some rattles its just not as bad as it was! I have the CDT auto CL6x-B component set...

 
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do the foam baffles actualy breathe..or are they sealed up pretty tight?...I might give them a try if they let air through

 
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No, they're closed foam. I cut a slit in them to put the wire through, but they still seal up pretty tight. Why would you want them to breathe? Actually, that might help even out the bass. I just bought mine to prevent water from getting on my speaker.