I Found and “Fixed” Another Noise/Vibration Point

[medphys3]

I’ve been dealing with a noisy something vibrating in the back of the car for a while. I finally took the time to look around and it turns out that the rear deck (where the rear speakers are mounted) isn’t solidly mounted in there. Tapping on in, I could reproduce the sound.

Quick fix- from the trunk, I stuffed a couple of folded up socks between the metal of the deck lid and the deck lid itself.

Pic attached.

 

[XPsionic]

Good job finding that. I used a frequency generator app on my phone, played the notes through the speakers loudly, and used that to help me find rattles. I bought some foam with sticky back and tried to fill all kinds of gaps in the car between different materials/panels, and got rid of most of the annoying rattles.

 

[rpiotro]

Had that exact same noise on mine. I let the SC take care of it. Gone!

 

[father_of_6]

I'm glad you're no longer wearing those socks!

 

[medphys3]

I'm glad you're no longer wearing those socks!

Christmas gift from work lol

 

[wingnutsglory]

I’ve been dealing with a noisy something vibrating in the back of the car for a while. I finally took the time to look around and it turns out that the rear deck (where the rear speakers are mounted) isn’t solidly mounted in there. Tapping on in, I could reproduce the sound.

Quick fix- from the trunk, I stuffed a couple of folded up socks between the metal of the deck lid and the deck lid itself.

Pic attached.

I’d had two separate vibe issues coming from this area, one that resonated with a tone generator around 70-80hz and another that I couldn’t produce with the app. This fixed both! I’d tried less “aggressive” versions of the same but ultimately gave this a shot with a spare microfiber towel. Bliss!!

 

[PianoAl]

Nice! I've found that noise location is so difficult that I give up unless it really bugs me. I had a squeak that I swore was from the front of the car, but it turned to be my spare tire squeaking against the ceiling of the trunk. Put a towel on it, and the problem went away.

(Modern spare).

I've got a chirp that happens randomly about once every fifteen miles, so I'm ignoring it for now.

 

[Gulfcoaster]

I’ve been dealing with a noisy something vibrating in the back of the car for a while. I finally took the time to look around and it turns out that the rear deck (where the rear speakers are mounted) isn’t solidly mounted in there. Tapping on in, I could reproduce the sound.

Quick fix- from the trunk, I stuffed a couple of folded up socks between the metal of the deck lid and the deck lid itself.

Pic attached.

I'd leave the socks there, it adds some much needed color to the interior

What I would do is order some Dynamat and apply it the the underside of that thin metal shelf, Dynamat helps absorb and deaden vibrations.