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Help me with sealing door speakers? I have pictures!
So I'm not sure of the best way to get a good seal with my door speakers. My doors are already very solid heavy and I have minimal rattling, so I dont need any advice with dynamat or sound deadening material. Not to mention that it's not in the budget right now. What I do need help with is figuring out how to make a bracket/mount (MDF is the best?) for my speakers to replace my stock flimsy plastic. I also heard that I should use weather stripping to get a good seal. A member here made a nice diagram that I will post up as well.
Bottom line: I'm posting pictures so I can get people to who know what they are doing to help me in my particular situation.
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Re: Help me with sealing door speakers? I have pictures!
Here's what I do
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...uild/001-4.jpg
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That's roofing tin IIRC that I used. I used cardboard to trace out hole that I was going to cover and then traced it onto the tin and cut it out. Be sure to cut the tin slightly larger than the hole so you have a way to attach it. Then put a bead of silicone around the outer edges of the hole, press into place and drill a few holes around the outer border and install a few pop rivets to hold it into place. Works like a charm and is stiff and non-resonant after a layer of deadener.
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mdf works good for new baffles, once their on can use somesort of deadener around it to seal it off, cover up the gaps if it's not perfectly flush on the door
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Mdf will rot unless it's completely sealed. My rings were soaked in fiberglass resin to prevent that. Just fyi
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bhsdriller 
mdf works good for new baffles, once their on can use somesort of deadener around it to seal it off, cover up the gaps if it's not perfectly flush on the door
How do I go about attaching the mdf baffle to the door? Do I use adhesive or screws... Or whatever else, idk? Is there any type of product in a spray can that I can spray on it to keep it from getting wet? Truck bed liner? And do you think this will really help the mid bass response by using an mdf cutout rather than the plastic bracket?
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if you use mdf make sure you soak them in stain after cutting and drilling holes otherwise they will swell up and rot
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sjv13 How do I go about attaching the mdf baffle to the door? Do I use adhesive or screws... Or whatever else, idk? Is there any type of product in a spray can that I can spray on it to keep it from getting wet? Truck bed liner? And do you think this will really help the mid bass response by using an mdf cutout rather than the plastic bracket?
I attached the mdf to the door with sheet metal screws, bed liner would work.
honestly idk if the response would gain or not. Sealing up around the plastic one would
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