Boot Rattle

[SLW42]

i hav a 1 12" sub in my ae71 and the boot rattles lik crazy an i was curious will expanda foam work if not what can i do 2 stop it from rattling???????

[benzo]

turn the bass down? lol

[JiP]

What part of the boot rattles?? Maybe get a new boot seal??

[smacko84]

i hav a 1 12" sub in my ae71 and the boot rattles lik crazy an i was curious will expanda foam work if not what can i do 2 stop it from rattling???????

 

Chances are you wont get rid of it completely.

 

With mine my boot lid 'popped' off the bracing so i filled that gap with silicone, i put on a new boot seal, made sure the taillights and every other bolt i could tighten was tightened and at the end of the day it was the whole rear panel (with tailights etc) that managed to rattle, and I'm not the biggest bass whore.

 

I found that removing the melomine (sorry spelling) sheet from behind the rear seat increased the bass in the car and did lessen the boot rattle a bit.

[trav_555]

i sealed the boot with mdf and expanda foam, and put rubber behind the number plate, only part that shook after i was done was the p plate bracket, all air shifted into car then so it adds more bass as well :y:

[greenmac80]

i agree with smacko...

i don reckon you ever be able to get rid of it completely.

factory cars straight off the line with subs rattle.

[SLW42]

well i have sorted out tha tail light rattle but not the boot rattle, the top of the boot has seperated from the bracing :y: and i don't hav number plates for the time being

 

so silicone will stop most of the problems then

 

my celica has 2 12's an it has never been mucked with an doesnt rattle at all maybe it was toyota design never to hav subs in a ae71

Edited January 3, 2009 by mr ae71

[Jason KE30]

fyi

silicone should not be used on or near cars, bad things happen.

if you need to use anything close to silicone, use the stuff sikaflex

alot stronger and won't screw anything up if you plan to do sumthing in the future

[toyota_ae71]

^^^^ agreed... my cousin has a Ford BA falcon and his boot rattled like crazy, so he put "sitkaflex" around the bracing and all the rattles stopped... i think its the same stuff they put around the front window when installed??

[Jason KE30]

yea most likely

my dad uses the stuff at his work as a panelbeater on buses

they use it to stick to panels on

and its a bitch to get off too lol

[Johno]

I agree, don't use silicon for anything on your car. Use sikaflex.

[towe001]

^^^^ agreed... my cousin has a Ford BA falcon and his boot rattled like crazy, so he put "sitkaflex" around the bracing and all the rattles stopped... i think its the same stuff they put around the front window when installed??

 

 

yea most likely

my dad uses the stuff at his work as a panelbeater on buses

they use it to stick to panels on

and its a bitch to get off too lol

It depends on what Sikaflex (as in Sick-a-Flex) is used cause there's more then one type

eg - 255 is for gluing down the windscreens

Jason what your dad most likely would be using is 252 its a panel glue more or less

and 551,552 and 554 are spray on protective coatings (551 is like a sound deadener from memory)

[Jason KE30]

oh ok

just figured that there's either black or white and it was some sort of 'super' super glue

learn something new everyday

cheers for the info :y:

[towe001]

Going a little off topic but in that case you should also check out some of the 3M brand double-sided tape. Its used in the construction industry for bonding outside panels to skyscrapers etc

[Jason KE30]

bahaha

that sounds funny

Architect: 'This skyscraper is stuck together with sticky tape'

Crowd: 'Ahhhh'

mind you my dad also uses the real strong double sided tape on buses