Door Speaker Question

[CrazyKenKid 64]

Piece of wood (mdf) or other and attatch it to your door and mount your speaker to that. Seal around the baffle and all open holes in your door.

would a piece of drywall work also?

[Kanaworm$ 292]

Piece of wood (mdf) or other and attatch it to your door and mount your speaker to that. Seal around the baffle and all open holes in your door.

would a piece of drywall work also?

Nope! (I meant other as in wood)

[CrazyKenKid 64]

crap b/c i ended up using drywall! lol it happens i guess!

[Nirvalica 0]

You don't need a whole lot of sound deadener for the doors either. I used about 3-4 cu.ft. to deaden mine. Some people recommend sealing the doors as well. That means cover up the holes in the door panel with something. I've heard of gluing wood or plexi over the holes or using clay for smaller holes. I tried duct tape and I was surprised that it actually made the door speakers a little louder. I just used strips in an overlaping fashion over the big holes. I'd say its worth trying and can't really hurt anything.

[CrazyKenKid 64]

i just covered my entire inside of the door with sound deadener lol! 3 layers behind the speaker, 2 ontop of that and 1 ontop by the window line! and on the bottom about 2 layer again! it took forever lol!

[Nirvalica 0]

i just covered my entire inside of the door with sound deadener lol! 3 layers behind the speaker, 2 ontop of that and 1 ontop by the window line! and on the bottom about 2 layer again! it took forever lol!

Lol, that sounds like overkill. I didn't go all out like that. I strategically placed pieces on flat surfaces where the metal could vibrate. I just went around tapping the door in various spots with the handle of my roller to figure out where I needed more deadener. If it didn't ring out at all, I was good.

[CrazyKenKid 64]

lol overkill ftw lol!! plus the door shuts a lot better now! sure it is heavier... lol!!

OP and rule of thumb dont' BUTT up deadener to each other provided you are going to go though with deadener lol!

actualy how long do you plan on keeping the car?

[///M5 2,833]

You don't need a whole lot of sound deadener for the doors either. I used about 3-4 cu.ft. to deaden mine. Some people recommend sealing the doors as well. That means cover up the holes in the door panel with something. I've heard of gluing wood or plexi over the holes or using clay for smaller holes. I tried duct tape and I was surprised that it actually made the door speakers a little louder. I just used strips in an overlaping fashion over the big holes. I'd say its worth trying and can't really hurt anything.

Makes a HUGE difference. Some cutting board, silicone, and rivets and it is easy. Louder isn't the goal, although it is a subset usually. Duct tape will make a not very effective seal. Need something with some mass, in fact the more the better. I usually deaden the plastic for that reason, but some MLV would be even better.

crap b/c i ended up using drywall! lol it happens i guess!

When that gets wet your eff'd. I take it apart and fix it pronto.

[Nirvalica 0]

You don't need a whole lot of sound deadener for the doors either. I used about 3-4 cu.ft. to deaden mine. Some people recommend sealing the doors as well. That means cover up the holes in the door panel with something. I've heard of gluing wood or plexi over the holes or using clay for smaller holes. I tried duct tape and I was surprised that it actually made the door speakers a little louder. I just used strips in an overlaping fashion over the big holes. I'd say its worth trying and can't really hurt anything.

Makes a HUGE difference. Some cutting board, silicone, and rivets and it is easy. Louder isn't the goal, although it is a subset usually. Duct tape will make a not very effective seal. Need something with some mass, in fact the more the better. I usually deaden the plastic for that reason, but some MLV would be even better.

Sure the Duct tape isn't a solid seal. But I would bet it blocks out some of the higher frequencies from canceling out with the front wave, which would make sense why it seemed a little louder after I did it.

[///M5 2,833]

You don't need a whole lot of sound deadener for the doors either. I used about 3-4 cu.ft. to deaden mine. Some people recommend sealing the doors as well. That means cover up the holes in the door panel with something. I've heard of gluing wood or plexi over the holes or using clay for smaller holes. I tried duct tape and I was surprised that it actually made the door speakers a little louder. I just used strips in an overlaping fashion over the big holes. I'd say its worth trying and can't really hurt anything.

Makes a HUGE difference. Some cutting board, silicone, and rivets and it is easy. Louder isn't the goal, although it is a subset usually. Duct tape will make a not very effective seal. Need something with some mass, in fact the more the better. I usually deaden the plastic for that reason, but some MLV would be even better.

Sure the Duct tape isn't a solid seal. But I would bet it blocks out some of the higher frequencies from canceling out with the front wave, which would make sense why it seemed a little louder after I did it.

Lol, look up the stc of duct tape.

[CrazyKenKid 64]

crap water is bad.. i guess i am on the hunt for some wood! thanks for the tip

crap b/c i ended up using drywall! lol it happens i guess!

When that gets wet your eff'd. I take it apart and fix it pronto.

[Nirvalica 0]

Lol, look up the stc of duct tape.

Couldn't find it, maybe you can inform me.

[///M5 2,833]

Lol, look up the stc of duct tape.

Couldn't find it, maybe you can inform me.

Basically non existent.

[Nirvalica 0]

Lol, look up the stc of duct tape.

Couldn't find it, maybe you can inform me.

Basically non existent.

But it's better then nothing, especially with the minimal work it takes to do and nearly no cost since most people usually have a roll of duct tape at home.

[///M5 2,833]

Lol, look up the stc of duct tape.

Couldn't find it, maybe you can inform me.

Basically non existent.

But it's better then nothing, especially with the minimal work it takes to do and nearly no cost since most people usually have a roll of duct tape at home.

Not really, it won't help on any of the frequencies of your door mounted driver.

[Nirvalica 0]

But it's better then nothing, especially with the minimal work it takes to do and nearly no cost since most people usually have a roll of duct tape at home.

Not really, it won't help on any of the frequencies of your door mounted driver.

I disagree mainly because I've tried it, and it makes a difference. Most people might be intimidated by your SSA tech team and your 40,000 posts and just take your word for it. I think, however, that you are just against it because it's not the "proper" thing to do. Yea, there are better ways to get a better result, but this does have some effect and you can't deny that.

[CrownVic 15]

I'm not sure how long I'll keep the car but I have learned alot about this and when I get this court stuff payed off I'll be lookin at some deadner install

[CrazyKenKid 64]

good plan! keep us updated and make sure to take some pics and post up a build log!

[CrownVic 15]

I will

[///M5 2,833]

But it's better then nothing, especially with the minimal work it takes to do and nearly no cost since most people usually have a roll of duct tape at home.

Not really, it won't help on any of the frequencies of your door mounted driver.

I disagree mainly because I've tried it, and it makes a difference. Most people might be intimidated by your SSA tech team and your 40,000 posts and just take your word for it. I think, however, that you are just against it because it's not the "proper" thing to do. Yea, there are better ways to get a better result, but this does have some effect and you can't deny that.

Fine we can play that way, what effect did it have then? Don't answer loudness without responding to what frequencies either.

It isn't about intimidation, just science and we'll get to the bottom of it

[CrazyKenKid 64]

But it's better then nothing, especially with the minimal work it takes to do and nearly no cost since most people usually have a roll of duct tape at home.

Not really, it won't help on any of the frequencies of your door mounted driver.

I disagree mainly because I've tried it, and it makes a difference. Most people might be intimidated by your SSA tech team and your 40,000 posts and just take your word for it. I think, however, that you are just against it because it's not the "proper" thing to do. Yea, there are better ways to get a better result, but this does have some effect and you can't deny that.

hey man no need to lose your lid on this, about 99.5% of the time m5 is coorect in his thinking and reasoning, he will not steer you wrong or bully ppl around. he just puts his brain in motion before his keyboard!

other then that we did use donald duck tape in my buddies car and he LOVED it then one night i stole his keys and ripped it ALL out, while it was dark outside and i think i must have been drunk to actualy do it all, and then a week later I asked him

"how he liked that duck tape?" he siad

"man i am glad i did it! i love it"

and then i tossed him a BALL of duck tape and said

"well it isnt' doing jack for you b/c i took it all out when you werent' looking!!"

or maybe he was passed out...overall i took it out lol he didn't even catch on, but if he would have told me man i don't know i don't htink it is doing much then i would have felt like a dick and i wouldn't have tossed hhim the ball lol!

[ryan s 12]

Duct tape to seal the doors? Wtf is going on here?

Would anyone seal their sub box with tape? No? A seal's a seal, right?

Notice the sarcasm and rhetoric questions.

I'm all about DIYing and doing it better, cheaper, but there's a line where things are either done right or half assed. Duct tape is half assed, as Mr. Donald Duck Tape illustrated