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Old 06-22-2011, 08:50 PM
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I have the stock pioneer system right now, with my bass turned to 5(max)...I've noticed that even MINIMUM bass makes my driver door have a rattling sound. I thought it was the speaker itself but I've determined it's actually the window levers (buttons?)...anyone else have this problem?
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Old 06-22-2011, 11:10 PM
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You sure its the window switches? My switches are super tight and dont rattle. I have a dash rattle and rear hatch rattle somewhere i cant find that im tracking down.
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No matter what you do, the car will always have a rattle somewhere due to bass. I have all panels dynamatted and i still hear it in certain spots at times. It's inevitable unless you really go hard on deadening.
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Old 06-23-2011, 04:27 AM
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Ahh, oh well then I'll just live with it I guess. Thanks for the help guys
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Yeah, the door panel is pretty unsupported, so it's going to rattle with anything. Dynamating will help, but not eliminate the rattle. The stock system on 5 (max) puts a nasty load on the HU internal amp. Most bass controls boost the bass by about 10-12dB (about 16x above the flat 0 level). If your volume is playing at 3 watts no bass boost, then bumping the bass to max makes your amp try to put out 16x that, or 48 watts, which is more that the amp can put out. So you get sloppy bass.
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Thanks for the info that was very helpful
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