MINI2 - MINI Forum - View Single Post - HK or Boost noise & static with cold temperatures

RenaultF1 · Dec 22nd, 2004, 12:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI

My experience - the loss of bass at very low temps is normal. I have read of some expensive aftermarket speakers featuring "good performance at low temps" so I think it is probably normal for most speakers.

The vibration in the passenger door is not so much "speaker rattle" as "speaker induced door panel rattle"

I did not have MINI Peabody look at it - I was an early HK owner and it was not then general knowledge that this was an issue. Since I had the door panels off anyway for other reasons, I just felted the backs of the door panels.

Josh (original poster of this thread) did his panels too and has an excellent How To write-up

Excellent info, thanks I'll check it out. Oh, and I hear you about the "speaker induced door panel rattle". It is impossible for me to not crank up the sound, especially since I had the iPod adapter installed.

Dec 22nd, 2004, 12:48 PM	#12
RenaultF1 Of course it is... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maine Local Time: 09:54 PM Posts: 647 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GBMINI My experience - the loss of bass at very low temps is normal. I have read of some expensive aftermarket speakers featuring "good performance at low temps" so I think it is probably normal for most speakers. The vibration in the passenger door is not so much "speaker rattle" as "speaker induced door panel rattle" I did not have MINI Peabody look at it - I was an early HK owner and it was not then general knowledge that this was an issue. Since I had the door panels off anyway for other reasons, I just felted the backs of the door panels. Josh (original poster of this thread) did his panels too and has an excellent How To write-up Excellent info, thanks I'll check it out. Oh, and I hear you about the "speaker induced door panel rattle". It is impossible for me to not crank up the sound, especially since I had the iPod adapter installed.