Joe N.

Many of you have probably done this, but oh well, I'll post my version to see if it helps anyone...

Ok, ok, I was annoyed with the rear shelf speaker vibration (mainly from my passenger-side rear shelf speaker) which made my Bose system sound pretty chincy. I first thought it was a blown speaker in the rear, so I just took it to Audi under warranty and they got me a new one; but that didn't solve anything. I let it slide for a couple of months, until I sat in a car with a nice system, and hence this...

To see if you have a blown speaker or just irritating vibration, just push down on the shelf while playing some heavy bass music, like some of Kenny G's harder-hitting stuff or Yanni in general; if the vibration subsides a bit, then it's the vibration; if it continues then it's the speaker.

Anyway, I had some brand new foam insoles that I had never used laying around when I was thinking, and decided to ad hoc the whole thing. I basically stuffed the insoles into the small holes near the speaker, and about 80-85% of the vibration went away - not bad. I poked it in with my fingers, and then shoved it a littel further in with a flathead screwdriver. It worked better than towels because of the obvious damping qualities of foam. I'll might get Dynamat later on, but I doubt it since my music sounds pretty nice at high-levels now, and you can't even see the foam unless you crawl into the trunk mafia-style and explore for a it. I never ghetto anything into my car, but this time it was warranted.

Btw, I was kidding about Kenny G and Yanni; like I'd rock that in my ride.

Andy_FL

Yup, a towel works pretty well too :-)

Digit@lex

Hehe, I like the "Kenny G's harder-hitting stuff or Yanni" part...and I've done that foam mod. :-)

Joe N.

Thanks, man... you know you bump Kenny G with the windows down =^]