Non carpeted car = extra rattle?
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 154 Registered: Oct-06 | I'm currently drivin a crown vic police cruiser...after the police retire these cars, they strip em, carpet n' all. the floor in the car and trunk is just bare i dont know how else to describe it. i've been told that the carpet in most cars acts as a natural sound dampener...is that true? should i be hesitant to put bass in a car like this? would there be all kindsa rattling and poor sound quality? |
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Silver Member Username: J_baby15Kentucky Post Number: 983 Registered: Feb-06 | Theres prolly gunna be come extra rattling. y not Edead or dynamat it? |
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 155 Registered: Oct-06 | y not spread a layer of peanut butter over the whole interior too in case i get hungry jordan how bout that?  This why i wanna sell this puppy and get an suv with carpet like normal cars...don't really wanna mess with all the dynamat and sh!t especially when the system ima put in isn't even gunnna be all that powerful where i should have to worry about rattling. 2 assassin 12's pushed by a zx750 ?? |
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Silver Member Username: Andrew571Stillwater/Edmond, Oklahoma USA Post Number: 325 Registered: Oct-05 | migth as well edead since the first step is done for you...strip lol |
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Silver Member Username: J_baby15Kentucky Post Number: 985 Registered: Feb-06 | lol. i c. man that sucks that theres no carpet in the whole car. Idk how much of a rattle there would really be, but i kno that after i added my dynamat it sounded alot better/clearer. Is there no where you can get the replacement carpet pieces? Maybe u should jus hold off till u find an SUV. |
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Silver Member Username: Livin_loud18 of Love Fi Audio Post Number: 731 Registered: Jan-06 | yeah the hardest part is out of the way lol, you actually have it good if you decide to deaden it, which you should anyways... |
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 156 Registered: Oct-06 | okay so lets say i decide to "edead" the trunk...what exactly is involved in that process? Does it glue to the floor/walls of the trunk..is it permanent? removable? how much approx. would it cost? |
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 157 Registered: Oct-06 | also forgot to ask...what does the final result look like? anyone can show me pics? |
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Bronze Member Username: BrettnicklePost Number: 59 Registered: May-06 | i dont have any carpet in my trunk either because i took it out to put edead all over and couldnt get it back in and it sounds alot better with the edead and no carpet but it doesnt look better so now i have to buy new carpet somewhere |
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Silver Member Username: Andrew571Stillwater/Edmond, Oklahoma USA Post Number: 326 Registered: Oct-05 | what it looks like depends on what material u used, but generally after u edead it, u put the carpet and paneling back on lol. in ur case i guess u could leave it as the deaden or soemthing lol |
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Silver Member Username: Timothy_314Post Number: 302 Registered: May-06 | 2000CrownVicP.I. how much did you pay for that car?? |
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Gold Member Username: DrsmithMontana USA Post Number: 2009 Registered: Nov-04 |
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ROFL i that had me goin for like 5 minutes just picturing that |
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 158 Registered: Oct-06 | y you wanna buy it timothy? i bought it for 5,000 knowing it needed work...i've put 3K under the hood (with paperwork to prove it) and it is running smooth and FAST!!! I'm open to offers for anyone who is in the chicago area. It's a 2000 with a 4.6L V8 and only 71,000 miles (low for a car built to last a quater million miles.) |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 1276 Registered: Sep-04 | yeah those police cars come fast. I always wanted to get the SUV Police cruiser bc I heard they come with a supercharger and other mods. www.auto-interior.com has cheap prices for carpet, you can either get the carpet with mass backing which is like sound deadener or without it. |
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 159 Registered: Oct-06 | hehe i bet the suvs are really hard to find. I got a great deal on mine becuz i bought it from a friend who sold it cheap cuz he just didn't wanna put in the work/$$$ it needed. Thx for that link Berny...the crappy interior is one of the big reasons i wanna sell it...now you got me thinking maybe i just need to put a lil money on the inside now stead of under the hood. That mass backing would be awesome cuz it would take care of the carpet and sound deadening in ONE JOB!!! question though...those carpet packages don't include carpeting for the trunk right? i would assume not. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 1287 Registered: Sep-04 | Usually the price does, for the whole carpet in my car with mass backing it cost about 300 bucks. Thats including seating areas and cargo area which is the trunk in a suv kinda thing. So just read carefully and you'll see. Why not just buy some edead and do the floor ahead of time =). 50cuft or so shouldn't be too much. |
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 160 Registered: Oct-06 | you're saying i should do the edead AND the carpet with mass backing? i thought the mass backing had the same effect as the edead. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 1289 Registered: Sep-04 | but it can only do so much! The mass backing sticks to the carpet, not the car, so theres still potential for the metal to vibrate. What the mass backing does is blocks the vibrations from coming through so strong. So edead is still a good idea to control the rattle/vibrations. |
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 161 Registered: Oct-06 | well i'm only gonna be runnin a system with like 8 or 9 hundred watts RMS...like 2 12" assassins. so in your knowledgeable opinion mr. berny sir , do you think the edead would be necessary? or just a bonus? |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 1290 Registered: Sep-04 | Well I thought you were the guy with two DD95's so nope not necessary then =). It'll be just fine. |
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Silver Member Username: PitbullguyChicago, Illinois USA Post Number: 163 Registered: Oct-06 | believe me berny...i WISH i was the guy with two DD95's |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3Friday, Str8t to the Gentlemans club Post Number: 2776 Registered: Feb-06 | becarfull using edead plz    some pleople dont use it correclty i wonder who????????? |
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Gold Member Username: AdddisorderWest palm, Florida Post Number: 2178 Registered: Jan-06 | why not just carpet your car. i did my whole car under 75$ with that foam stuff that goes under the carpet too |
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