need a little help
Aug 30, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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From: Bronx NY
need a little help
i recently installed my system; consisting of alpine type e 10" sub/ and a 1200watt(300rms) kenwood amp....
the system sounds great but theres just one thing i need to do.....
my license plate keeps rattling when a certain ammount of volume is given. Is there a way i can get rid of this rattle
Aug 30, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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From: Lll
The plate vibrates because it is moving and hitting the bumper. Put some padding between it. I've tried putting Dynamat behind the plates and it works well. Having a lic plate holder might also contribute to the noise.
Aug 30, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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From: Delaware, Ohio
dynamat actually does sell a licence plate kit...
Aug 30, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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Start by removing your license plate frames. They're useless, and IMO the car looks cleaner without them.
Aug 30, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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Buy some of that adhesive weather stripping that goes in door jams. It's about a 1/2 inch thick. Put it on the back of the plate. Works pretty good.
Aug 30, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by delsol161
dynamat actually does sell a licence plate kit...
Too expensive for what it is. You can spend MUCH less money and achieve the same result.
Aug 31, 2005 | 04:48 AM
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ah ok ty for the info i'll try removing the frame and see how it sounds..... then i'll prolly put some padding.
Aug 31, 2005 | 11:28 AM
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From: Delaware, Ohio
i did it the easy way. i ran the screws through small pieces of rubber tubing, bout quarter of an inch think. worked wonders.
Aug 31, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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any kind of rubber would work. I used some rubber weather stripping and double sticky tape.
I needed to put some behind my plate and i only have the stock radio
Aug 31, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by janiVI
any kind of rubber would work. I used some rubber weather stripping and double sticky tape.
I needed to put some behind my plate and i only have the stock radio
yup. juss about anything that absorbs vibrations will work.