Door Panel Problems

[Balleriffic1]

Man as much as I love being a DSM owner, I have to admit, the craftsmanship that went into designing our door panels are door itself are appalling. Same thing with the 1/4 panels for the rear speakers. i used to work at a toyota dealer and i would notice, the inside of those panels are REALLY structured and supported. Now i work at a dodge dealer, and after noticing that the avenger and sebring have the SAME interior, i can't help but notice the huge difference. What we have for the door panels are just the plastic shell and nothing behind to support it. I'm running only 6.5's on my front and the bass is just appalling from all the banging of the panel itself. I've tried sealing the entire panel with that liquid foam and all sorts of contraptions, BUT THE DOORS STILL SUCK! Is there ANY way i can soundproof these panels, or at least find someone who sells custom hard panels?

 

[dynatos]

you can try to adhere some dynomat kind of material - i have heard too that you can spray them with a glue/sealant to make them a lot more rigid which can help with them bouncin' around.

I agree with you though, the rattles and squeaks they produce are not that great. I wonder if you could do anything with that foam/insulation stuff that expands and hardens when you spray it (to create a support and seal the speaker's rear )

 

[Balleriffic1]

tried it. doesn't work

 

[chriw21_2000]

www.teamprototype.com

They have fiberglass door panels. I personally have had no problems with my door panels. I had the original set, and got another set that were black. Neither have problems...

Laterz

 

[VOTBLINDUB]

soundproofing well is kinda hard. i would go to local audio shops, hang out there and snag SPQ people and beg them to tell you whats in theirs

 

[DarthBulk]

I helped a friend solve a similar problem on a non-DSM car, and we used thick (about 1/4 inch) thick SOLID rubber sheets. You adhere those to the back of the panels, where they fit. That kind of rubber sheet is HEAVY though...but that is what you need to dampen out the motion. Foams and matting aren't enough.

 

[Defiant]

Not too much:

http://www.dow.com/greatstuff/index.htm

 

[Balleriffic1]

that's what i used on my car...i helped, but far from fixed it