2000 interior rattles driving me nuts (any sound insulation)

badgett · Post by **badgett** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:16 am

My 00 is really noisey inside. My wife's 09 Caliber is quiet as a mouse going down the road. I have door panel rattles and dash rattles and alot of engine noise. Is there any kind of noise insulation I can use to make it quiet inside? I drive 90% highway and would like some peace and quiet while I drive. I figured if anyone would know you guys would.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:22 am

Well, using dynamat or lizard skin or some other heat/sound resistant material on the floors, inside the doors, and as far up the firewall as you can get will help considerably with engine and road noise.

As far as the squeaks and rattles... only real way to get rid of them is to figure out what is rattling and tackle each one as they come.

For example, if your dash is rattling, which piece is it? If it's just a loose bolt, tighten it up and that one should be gone. Same goes for your door panels. If it's rattling because something is loose or not connected, tighten it up.

That's really about the only thing you can do, sadly. These cars were not meant to go forever, and it shows in their production quality.

badgett · Post by **badgett** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:31 am

They are still going strong though. Mine has almost 200k on it and shows no sign of stopping. I don't want to get another car. I just want to improve mine. I'll check on the lizardskin and get the door panels off and check things out.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:35 am

I've also heard of people using rubberized undercoating as heat/sound resistance, but you'll end up needing several coats, and probably a case of the stuff.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:39 am

turn up radio lol

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:10 am

on the door panels you cant really tighten it up much with the screws. you just need to make sure all the plastic clips are on there and holding tight. They can break from time to time, and you can get spares from the chain part stores.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:11 am

There are a couple screws though, and those may help.

badgett · Post by **badgett** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:43 am

my door speakers have been replaced so it may have not been put back right. The only thing I have really noticed is my inside door handle is loose. It has the screw in it so I guess I will have to disassemble and take a look. I'm really going to try something on the firewall to help with engine noise. It's probably going to be a PITA.

RADARsx 2.0 · Post by **RADARsx 2.0** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:21 am

You gotta remember your car is 10 years old. Mines only 6 and the door started to squeak. I just had a few clips holding the panel on go weak...you just gotta do like Random1 said...tighten everything up that you can in the area that squeaks..bet that will help.

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:26 pm

Silicone spray lubricant, works great for fixing squeaks.

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