Speaker Vibration - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JayNutter · 12-20-2012, 02:04 PM

Any recommendations for a quick and easy way to keep panels from vibrating?

I moved the sub inside so the back panel doesn't shake anymore, but the side panels still vibrate from the speakers. Is there a common spot that could use some dynamat or is there a clip loose?

Aznek · 12-20-2012, 10:15 PM

I find that locking the doors actually helps quite a bit. I think the locking mechanism hangs loose when unlocked or something.

mashal · 12-20-2012, 10:17 PM

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JayNutter · 12-21-2012, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aznek

I find that locking the doors actually helps quite a bit. I think the locking mechanism hangs loose when unlocked or something.

I will definitely give this a try. Really hoping to avoid having to tear anything apart in the car.

rawbz · 12-21-2012, 03:17 PM

I find myself driving around with my left hand applying downward pressure on the panel with the window scroll controls which stops the driver side rattling almost entirely.

Aside from that I will probably be opening the door and lining with dynamat next spring, people have reporting dynamat (or similar) has helped the stock set-up sound quite a bit better.

SubieNate · 12-21-2012, 04:48 PM

The biggest source of rattle is the switchplates I think. Pop those out and line them with some foam or something so they can't move around and you should be way better off.

Supermassive · 12-21-2012, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SubieNate

The biggest source of rattle is the switchplates I think. Pop those out and line them with some foam or something so they can't move around and you should be way better off.

The rattle comes from the back plate of the switch housing, it's actually pretty loose so what i did was to some dynamat and used it to secure the back plate securely to the switch housing. Presto no rattle! But yes, you'll have to remove the door card to do this...it's not too hard, just annoying taking off the silver trim of the door handle.

M_Dubbs · 12-22-2012, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Supermassive

The rattle comes from the back plate of the switch housing, it's actually pretty loose so what i did was to some dynamat and used it to secure the back plate securely to the switch housing. Presto no rattle! But yes, you'll have to remove the door card to do this...it's not too hard, just annoying taking off the silver trim of the door handle.

Yep, dynamatted my brother's doors but when you take the panel off, you can definitely see how the switch panel was causing the noise.

xjohnx · 02-10-2013, 08:27 PM

Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead, but I just fixed my rattle today using the same method. The culprit seems to be the power mirror adjustment switch, but I went ahead and added some dynamat to the other portion as well, just in case. just finished reinstalling and tested, rattle gone. Sounds so much better now.

turbo_jimbo · 02-10-2013, 09:59 PM

Toyota applied some foam tape to both my window switches. Rattle gone. Asinine design with subs in the doors.

WolfSongX · 02-11-2013, 01:36 AM

Plastic panels have a resonant frequency as well, so there 's definitely some improvement to be had by taking off the door card and applying some CLD to each of the sections and the switchgear.

Another thing to try if you don't have any sheets of a CLD is to find some weatherstripping foam or a window unit A/C. It comes as a 2"x2"x36" chunk of foam and could be easily attached with some adhesive. In the 8th Gen Civic, the package tray used to seriously vibrate with a factory or aftermarket sub, and stuffing the space between the metal layers of the package tray really quieted that location down.

topnotch · 02-19-2013, 01:05 AM

I placed small strips of sound deadening material around the speaker grille on the door panel and around the panel itself. It helped with the vibrations. I also put them on the mounting points between the door panel and the grille.

M_Dubbs · 07-31-2013, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by turbo_jimbo

Toyota applied some foam tape to both my window switches. Rattle gone. Asinine design with subs in the doors.

Who has those?! Lucky!

-joking. But I am correct that there are only 6" spks in the doors, right?

I have only dealt with two, and they were BRZ limiteds...

12-20-2012, 02:04 PM	#1
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Aznek Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 White Scion FRS Location: Ontario Posts: 198 Thanks: 24 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I find that locking the doors actually helps quite a bit. I think the locking mechanism hangs loose when unlocked or something.

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12-21-2012, 03:17 PM	#5
rawbz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 148 Thanks: 37 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I find myself driving around with my left hand applying downward pressure on the panel with the window scroll controls which stops the driver side rattling almost entirely. Aside from that I will probably be opening the door and lining with dynamat next spring, people have reporting dynamat (or similar) has helped the stock set-up sound quite a bit better.

12-21-2012, 04:48 PM	#6
SubieNate Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Ultramarine Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 959 Thanks: 288 Thanked 560 Times in 269 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The biggest source of rattle is the switchplates I think. Pop those out and line them with some foam or something so they can't move around and you should be way better off.

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xjohnx Grip>Slip Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 SWP BRZ Ltd - Innovate Powered! Location: RVA Posts: 3,563 Thanks: 656 Thanked 1,717 Times in 1,031 Posts Mentioned: 45 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead, but I just fixed my rattle today using the same method. The culprit seems to be the power mirror adjustment switch, but I went ahead and added some dynamat to the other portion as well, just in case. just finished reinstalling and tested, rattle gone. Sounds so much better now.

02-10-2013, 09:59 PM	#10
turbo_jimbo Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 01 MR-s, 78 280z, 13 FR-s Location: Las Vegas Posts: 68 Thanks: 3 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Toyota applied some foam tape to both my window switches. Rattle gone. Asinine design with subs in the doors.

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topnotch Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Central Cali Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I placed small strips of sound deadening material around the speaker grille on the door panel and around the panel itself. It helped with the vibrations. I also put them on the mounting points between the door panel and the grille.

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