Hi guys, i have a subaru impreza sport 99 and i have subwoofers fitted and i am getting a very bad boot rattle and i have tried eveything to stop it, the boot has been fitted with dynamatt but its still ratteling very badly
anyone got any ideas on how i can stop the rattle?
any help is greatly appreciated

 

yes mate...buy a proper scoob.

 

The biggest problem is the rear shelf rattles like crazy in the classic shape scoobs, I have a 12" RE sub powered by an RE 12.1 amp in my boot and have sound proofed everything correctly, boot lid, inside boot lid, boot floor, side panels ETC but still have some small rattles. I also used some of the spray-on sound proofing to get in some of the more awkward places.The linkage that works the boot lock also rattled, this was fixed by cutting up a sponge and pushing pieces between the boot lid and the linkage, worked a treat, just make sure you don't put too much pressure on the linkage.

As for the rear shelf I removed it and then removed the crappy OEM speakers, this allows the sub to breathe easier, then refitted the rear shelf AFTER sound proofing the metal that is under the shelf , I also found that anti-slip matting is very good under the shelf to stop the rattles.

The rear bumper also rattles, but have not done anything with that yet, the biggest problem I have is the rear view mirror vibrates so much that it is unusable and drops down occasionally, I have tightened it right up but it still come loose, the windscreen also vibrates and so do the wiper blades, destructive things these RE sub!! the old classic shape is not a great one for fitting ICE in.

Some of us can be of help here.

 

what are you on about? i own a 'proper scoob'
if you mean buy a 'turbo' instead of my sport how do you expect someone so young to afford insurance on a turbo?
use your brain please. cheers

 

BIGRED thanks alot for that, i will get onto sorting all the problems you pointed out, thanks alot mate, i really appreciate your advice

 

hi there have you got a spoiler on the boot with a brake light....
if you do unscrew the light and tape the wires down or stick them down with something but NOT superglue i had this prob when i fitted sound system in. try that one.

 

I have been told this before, but i never got around to trying it, i'll try it tomorrow and have a look see if it works.
thanks alot bud