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i have just put a cheep sony system (by cheep i mean i spent under $500 for EVERYTHING (kenwood cd player and 5 1/4, sony 1200watt amp [BS} and xplod 12s -oh yeah and free boston acustic 6*9s) in my girlfriends civic. for the money it is fine but the trunk rattles to all hell. I am facing the subs into the car but i know i am losing alot of sound. even with the subs facing forward, i can still hear the car shake from inside and at full volume-i cring to think about what it sounds like to the poor people next to me! i am looking for cheep solutions for this problem. i know stuff like dynomat is suppost to work but i have never had this problem before. that stuff is expensive but i found cheaper stuff on ebay. Anyway i want to know if this stuff works and how do i apply it. any other suggestions would be great.

it depends on what is rattling in the car. if its the rear deck, you can just buy the speaker kit of dynamat for $20, and that should be enough to cover it. the stuff is easy to apply, and there are directions for it when you buy it.

i know it is more than just the rear deck, although that is rattling also (it rattled when i just had the 6*9s in the car) bbut this is definatly the trunk. when i sit or push down on it, the rattle lessens

thanks for telling me it easy to apply. i figured but didnt know. but would the trunk kit really deaden the sound

let me clarify, i have installed more expensive and powerful systems before, but i have never encontered such a problem. i am begining to thing the car has at one point been wrecked because the noise is so loud. like i said i have never had to think about sound deadener as a means to negate vibration of this magnatude. this is my girlfriends car so this is not a spl machine but i would like to be able to turn the bass up to what this small system can do (being a sq man myself)---- sorry i write so much but i am drunk right now and it is fun to whatch my fingers move at warp speed!!!!!

if it rattled when you had just the 6x9s in there, its most likely the rear deck.

it barely rattled with the 6x9s. it was not a problem though i cound not hear it unless i was right next to the back window

Just by peel n' seel man..you can pick it up at lowe's for like $13 a roll..and u get lots of it..i've heard it does a real good job and why not stick w/ the cheap theme..

"let me clarify, i have installed more expensive and powerful systems before, but i have never encontered such a problem. i am begining to thing the car has at one point been wrecked because the noise is so loud."

In all honestly, that's a Honda for you, especially Civics. The metal they use is razor thin, it just doesn't have enough weight to it for it not to rattle. The sound deadening will make a big difference.

yeah, im obvously an american made kinda guy, i just didnt know if it would work. thanks jonathan. is the cheap chit on ebay worth it or should i spend twice the money?


hey audiobass im from port charlotte though im in boston right now!