kthai417

there seem to be a rattling noise in my rear center speaker when i have the music on high (or when the bass is high).

the rattle noise stop if i place my hand with slight pressure pressing down on it. so i am guessing the speaker maybe loose or something.

any idea how to fix this or how to remove the speaker so i can maybe use some tape in between to help the rattle noise?

thanks.

PowerCommander

How did you put your hand on it if you don't know how to remove it is my question? It's only a few screws holding it down. I'm guessing it's not the speaker that you was holding down but rather your back dashboard... The back dash boards have clips holding it down location of those clips are on the manual so you can just pop them up with a tool.

kthai417

i put my hand on it by simply putting my hand on the speaker cover and pressing it down with slight pressure. thats how i did it.

justnspace

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Guess where I found this info??? the 3G garage!!! That's where.

It's conveniently located on the first page of the 3G TL page. It's sticky-ed and is called:

Sticky: >>> 3G TL Service Department (AKA GARAGE): Questions & Answers- CHECK HERE FIRST!

IT even says CHECK HERE FIRST!

Now, God forbid you do some exploring and find the DIY link on the 3G service department page conveniently named: CLICK HERE TO OPEN AND SEE LISTING OF TOPICS

kthai417

yup i read through those link, didnt see any on REAR center speaker. thanks for the links anyway.

h4qq

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lol, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you don't try to arrogantly help someone.

RBeachTL

Your rear center speaker is your subwoofer. Even though 'space is being kind of arrogant there are a lot of threads on this. Do a search with the keywords "rear deck rattle", you will get more information then you know what to do with.

For whatever it's worth, I fixed this by applying felt to the hard plastic of the rear deck cover. Most likely it's this hard plastic vibrating against the rear deck metal that's causing your problem.

Good Luck

justnspace

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You called it a center speaker, and I didnt read carefully. I gave you the steps to remove the front center speaker...you're wanting the rear, which is called a subwoofer.

Here is the instructions on removing the seat and upper deck.
Hope this helps.

kthai417

i call it the REAR CENTER aka BACK MIDDLE speaker and not "center speaker" as that is where the component is located and which is what I am trying to remove.

Can you provide more detailed instructions then.
1. remove rear upper seat part
2. remove rear c-pillars
3. remove rear shelf cover.

I dont see a link on "here is a link how to do that"

thanks.

dwb993

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Trunk Monkey

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Haha your pushin' it man!....just sayin

EvoToTL

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you will have to remove the following:

1: first bottom seats, push down on both and there are two clips that hold them from the front. then there should be a 10mm on the back of it.

2: upper seat part: there are two tens on top of the upper seat part. take off the head rest and there the leather splits theres one 10mm on each side of the back of the seat. once u put ur 10mm long socket with an extension u will feel it. then on the bottom on each of the side u will also see two 10mm bolts each side with i think one in the middle when lifting up the seat.

3: c pillars: u have to use a hook or some sort of clip remover to pry out the side airbag sign. the whole sign is a clip. once u have the whole thing pry back u can then start pulling the whole panel from the side. its all clips holding it back. its the same for each side.

4: the rear deck: this part is simple. its all clips that hold it. start yanking it up from each side then work ur way to the back.

then u should see the subwoofer and 8mm bolts that hold it!

kthai417

sounds like too much work....i thought i could access it from the trunk or something

niebur3

Considering how this thread has been going, I can see that you find it too much work....lol.

legendbliss

douche.

A SiQ TL

Move your cursor over the sentence that says, here is a link how to do that, in his post , and you will see the link.