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Old 11-05-10, 03:10 PM
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Guys, I've been meaning to ask this for a while now. So, do anyone know what the small box, next to the sub, is for? can I remove it because it's making noise when my sub hits.

Plus, I'm going to add rear speakers, so I may use that opening.


It's to the right of the sub if you are looking from the back.

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Old 11-05-10, 03:14 PM
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it the nav brain or xm I think
Old 11-05-10, 03:21 PM
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in my car its the XM.
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I don't have xm or nav... I have all aftermarket stuff.
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in my car its the Seatbelt...
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Originally Posted by djspawn00
in my car its the Seatbelt...
Do you need a pic? LOL... your seat belt goes back that far? I'm talking about the the underside of the rear panel. The middle would hold the sub, and the right of it would be a square-ish black box.
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Originally Posted by sam430
Do you need a pic? LOL... your seat belt goes back that far? I'm talking about the the underside of the rear panel. The middle would hold the sub, and the right of it would be a square-ish black box.
a pic would help.. i thought you were referring to the rear deck.. I assumed your sub is mounted in the middle and to the right of that was the housing of the middle seatbelt.. I removed that when I built a custom box for my subs and ported through the existing opening where my sub used to be.
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I'm gonna snap a pic later on tonite. It rattles like crazy. If I'm gonna put a 15" IB sub there.. it's gonna be worse (not sure it's a good idea to put a 15" sub in stock location).
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Originally Posted by sam430
I'm gonna snap a pic later on tonite. It rattles like crazy. If I'm gonna put a 15" IB sub there.. it's gonna be worse (not sure it's a good idea to put a 15" sub in stock location).
Or you can do like mine is to use the DAP to seal the edge from rattling when you turn on your bass. Simple fixed. Now I did not have any rattle noise from the black box anymore and no matter how loud the bass is. Good luck.
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yes...that's what I'm talking about. This is what I did, didn't work though LOL. I'd like to remove it complete to make space for my rear speakers.



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its the seatbelt for the backseat. the middle one.......
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Originally Posted by sam430
yes...that's what I'm talking about. This is what I did, didn't work though LOL. I'd like to remove it complete to make space for my rear speakers.



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Were you using the dymate stuff damp the rattle? If so, it did not work that's why I used DAP instead. Anyhow, just my 02. Good luck.
Old 11-05-10, 05:53 PM
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definitely the seat belt. i've dealt with it for a while but since i am redoing my trunk now i took the belt out
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Originally Posted by djspawn00
in my car its the Seatbelt...
seatbelt for the win
Old 11-06-10, 07:14 AM
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+1 -- Its definitely the center seatbelt mechanism. I also glued the box into place (and dynomatted the inside of the thing), but that's not what rattles, it's the stuff inside the assembly. I removed (but saved) the whole center seat belt. Never gets used anyway.


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