I want to put two 12"s in my car. How to keep trunk from rattling?

Question

2002 Ford Taurus......Also where can i find a dash installation kit? and what size door, back seat, and rear deck speakers do i need?

Answer 1

Trunk rattling: you may find you don't have to do anything. Many vehicles can have subwoofers added without a serious trunk-rattle problem. Anyway, there are lots of different reasons why a trunk might rattle, each with a different solution. If you install the subs and get some rattling, you can figure out the exact cause and address it then. There's no such thing as an all-in-one solution that cures every trunk rattle.

Dash installation kits for that vehicle can be purchased at any car audio retailer, or online: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-RJgt2AlELK8/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=751&I=142FD1380B The kit in this vehicle replaces the entire factory radio/climate control panel, and includes wiring to run to the factory amp/tuner in the trunk. Kits are only available for models with rotary knob-type climate controls; if you have a digital pushbutton climate control system I'm not aware of any kit made to replace it.

The front door and rear deck speakers are 6x8". You can use a 6x8" or 5x7" speaker with no modification or use 6 1/2" speakers with an adapter. Some models have a factory tweeter in the sail panel of the door; if you use component speaker replacements, most after-market tweeters will fit in that location with minor modification.

Answer 2

buy some dynamatting and line the trunk with it. Can be found at electronic stores. Look up the speaker sizes in the car manual or take out and measure to the 1/4 inch.

Answer 3

See your local stereo shop for the kit and harness for this vehicle.

Front doors and rear deck s/b 6x8's.

You can use sound dampening material in your trunk. Stinger has a trunck kit and Dynamat probably does too.

Hope that helps.
Hank

Answer 4

At the shop I work at we use hushmat it's like dynamat but easier to apply i've done quite a few systems and I really like the hush mat for sound dampening, and killing rattles

Answer 5

I used a piece of dynamat behind my license plate to stop the rattle.

Answer 6

on the rattling, you CAN stop it and NEVER use fatmat and dynamat is more than twice the price of better mats.
fatmat and all but all other cheaper mats are made of asphalt. wich is a PAIN to keep on in the summer heat and stinks up your car for a long time. www.raamaudio.com sells RAAM mat wich is WAY cheaper than dynamat and holds up over 300. because its made of butyl and not asphalt, their ensolite foam is great too.

you can visit RAAMaudio here
http://www.raamaudio.com

the speakers are 6x8 and i recomend this for a budget
http://www.cardomain.com/item/INF6822CF?vq_id=-20

the dash kit is Scosche FD1380
http://www.cardomain.com/item/SCOFD1380B

the wiring harness is Scosche SHFD03
http://www.cardomain.com/item/SCOSHFD03B


POWER ANTENNA|red/pink

rear control unit (The rear control unit is on the left side of the trunk.)

LF SPEAKER|lt blu/wh-org/lt grn| |rear control unit or speaker

RF SPEAKER|grn/org - wht/lt grn| |rear control unit or speaker

LR SPEAKER|tan/yel - gry/lt blu| |rear control unit or speaker

RR SPEAKER|brn/pnk - org/red | |rear control unit or speaker

Answer 7

sound deadener helps, but you'll never fully get rid of the rattle. the vibrations are just too much. you'd have to reinforce your trunk with heavy duty stuff to stop it, then it wouldnt be as useful

Answer 8

you can spary the truck with a sound proofer. Or use a product call fat mat. And check cructhfield for what fits your car

Answer 9

use dynamat