STOP THE RATTLING!!!!
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From: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle: 2002 Accent
STOP THE RATTLING!!!!
Since doing my swap the vibrations have torn my interior to pieces. Everything rattles when I hit a certain RPM range and it's making me hate my car. The mirror rattles, door panels, all the interior plastics, glove box, all of it! Any tips at all on how to quiet things up or anyone had the same issue? I was thinking instead of replacing all the plastic snaps, hitting key spots with like a dab of hot glue to try and stiffen things up? I really don't know, anyone?
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Dynamat and foam. Tight areas you can spray in a little expanding foam.
My Accent has a lot of rattles, almost all resulting from the old stereo system I had.
My Accent has a lot of rattles, almost all resulting from the old stereo system I had.
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I'd actually go with some FatMat from ebay. Its cheaper, but if you're not rocking a big stereo you don't really need as much thickness. I actually layered up my FatMat...but I've got a stereo...no rattles anywhere no matter how loud I crank it.
I'd say try and have a friend drive/rev and see where and what exactly rattles and if it is cured just by pushing on it a bit. Otherwise, you can always do like I did and just rip the interior out and put it everywhere possible smile.gif If you choose to do a sound deadener, make sure you have one of those wooden rollers and get a heat gun - you'll thank me later!
I'd say try and have a friend drive/rev and see where and what exactly rattles and if it is cured just by pushing on it a bit. Otherwise, you can always do like I did and just rip the interior out and put it everywhere possible smile.gif If you choose to do a sound deadener, make sure you have one of those wooden rollers and get a heat gun - you'll thank me later!
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um... You didn't mention what type of swap you did, an interior swap, a engine swap, transmission swap? I went through your profile posts and topics to find any mention. You should clarify.
For interior rattles, I've found foam weather stripping behind panels to be an effective way to stop rattling. You can remove clearances using that and strategically positioned dynamat. No need to dynamat the entire car to remove rattles. Just pull the panel, and place dynamat in areas that have less then 1/8" of clearance, then use a roll of foam stick-on weather stripping on the screw holes and clips holding panels onto the interior. It looks like this and can be found at the auto parts stores and walmart. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_0...20070921x00003a
Now, that eliminates the symptoms, however if you did an engine swap, you may need new motor mounts, or roll stop mounts, maybe even a new sub-frame. I was able to eliminate alot of vibration by drilling some holes in my roll stop mounts to give it extra clearance for the engine to move around.
For interior rattles, I've found foam weather stripping behind panels to be an effective way to stop rattling. You can remove clearances using that and strategically positioned dynamat. No need to dynamat the entire car to remove rattles. Just pull the panel, and place dynamat in areas that have less then 1/8" of clearance, then use a roll of foam stick-on weather stripping on the screw holes and clips holding panels onto the interior. It looks like this and can be found at the auto parts stores and walmart. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_0...20070921x00003a
Now, that eliminates the symptoms, however if you did an engine swap, you may need new motor mounts, or roll stop mounts, maybe even a new sub-frame. I was able to eliminate alot of vibration by drilling some holes in my roll stop mounts to give it extra clearance for the engine to move around.