can somebody tell me WTH is rattling!? i tried to ignore it...but damn! its ruining my music! hehe..... does anybody have any suggestions what it might can be that is rattling so much? its in the rear trunk i know for sure cause when i sit on my trunk while the music is playing it sounds great haha.... does anybody have any suggestions on what i should do????

 

Do a search for "rattle", you will find what you're looking for.

 

It could be the tray the softtop folds into(*you have to cut it into little squares), could be the trunk latch(*small strips around the stupid thing), licence plate(*just a good size piece on the back of it), could be the trunk lid itself(*in the triangle sections).
Do you have any pictures of your setup?

I would use Dynamat (*or that type of product) on all those areas(*in the ()'s I put how to install the mat in those area's in the above paragraph). If you still have rattles after that... I'll be surprised.

 

isolate the problem. identify if its coming from the left or the right side of the trunk. Then check if its above your or below you (when you stick your head in, etc. This is what I do and I usually find the problem unless the noise is from resonance than I have to sound deaden the hell out of my trunk.. usually its something hitting against something else.

 

ok i have figured out the problem..... but i dont know how to deal with....darkknight is CORRECT it is the tray the softtop fold into....is there any way i can remove this crap? darkknight u said cut....do u eventually mean cut it off so theres a big hole? or is there a way i can simply unscrew or pop it out??? if there is does anybody know the steps so i can pop it out without cutting it...???

 

You will find directions somewhere on the second page. It won't hurt to read the entire thread since you may find other ideas.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...20%20trunk&st=0

Good luck!

 

Yup you certianly can remove it if you'd like to, many people have done it. I'll try and find the directions for you.
What I meant by cutting it was to cut the dynamat (or something like it) into little squares and stick it to the underside of the tray. The underside of the tray is shaped in little squares. You can cut the mat to fit into the tray. That's what I did and I have no rattles what-so-ever.

 

This recent thread has some information about removing the tray:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=256594

There are others, too, but I don't have any links handy.

 

Perfect thanks!

 

hey guys thanks for helping.... thank you all doods! i will try taking this peice of crap off tomarrow hehe hope everything goes well i was just wondering will removing this tray have any disadvantages? like water leaking through.....(for exp: when i wash my car and put tha top down while its wet) hmm just a thought....and also one more thing....does anybody have pictures of removing this thing? it would make everything much easier for my DUMBASS.......


thanks................ -sam