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<blockquote data-quote="tommymilan311" data-source="post: 8484973" data-attributes="member: 664761"><p>Now onto the passenger door. Just knowing what to do made this so much less time consuming. I was able to go from completely untreated to done in about 6 hours or so.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2019.39.49_zpsvjbwzaqg.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2019.39.49_zpsvjbwzaqg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I have to be extra careful not to scratch the tint when taking the window out (stupid Iowa law, I got pulled over the other day for my front windows being too dark)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.00.48_zpsljgcuyxn.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.00.48_zpsljgcuyxn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The untreated bare door</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.08.17_zpsf5srjgyc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.08.17_zpsf5srjgyc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Some Deadening done. I feel like I used less deadener on this door but it sounds more solid when I knock on it.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.23.21_zpslgtxrs2z.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.23.21_zpslgtxrs2z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Some sound absorption</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.11.06_zps25qdpif1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.11.06_zps25qdpif1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Again. I had to be extra careful not to scratch the tint when putting the windows back in. As you can see you can get to the window tracks through the speaker hole. There is another spot on the other side covered by a rubber grommet. The window has to be removed in order to remover the black plastic cover on the door. But removing and reassembling only took a matter or minutes.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.22.02_zpsztelzrip.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.22.02_zpsztelzrip.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Windows back in</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.34.15_zpsm3ekiv6m.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.34.15_zpsm3ekiv6m.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Like I mentioned before, I plan on replacing these speaker adapters with MDF later.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.53.30_zpshc9353s4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.53.30_zpshc9353s4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Soldered and heatshunk leads for my speaker wires, all connected up and heat shrunk to the leads back to my amp.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2022.50.41_zpslyypdnpb.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2022.50.41_zpslyypdnpb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Add some loom</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2022.57.26_zpskmrbhxdk.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2022.57.26_zpskmrbhxdk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tommymilan311, post: 8484973, member: 664761"] Now onto the passenger door. Just knowing what to do made this so much less time consuming. I was able to go from completely untreated to done in about 6 hours or so. [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2019.39.49_zpsvjbwzaqg.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2019.39.49_zpsvjbwzaqg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I have to be extra careful not to scratch the tint when taking the window out (stupid Iowa law, I got pulled over the other day for my front windows being too dark) [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.00.48_zpsljgcuyxn.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.00.48_zpsljgcuyxn.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The untreated bare door [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.08.17_zpsf5srjgyc.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.08.17_zpsf5srjgyc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Some Deadening done. I feel like I used less deadener on this door but it sounds more solid when I knock on it. [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.23.21_zpslgtxrs2z.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2020.23.21_zpslgtxrs2z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Some sound absorption [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.11.06_zps25qdpif1.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.11.06_zps25qdpif1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Again. I had to be extra careful not to scratch the tint when putting the windows back in. As you can see you can get to the window tracks through the speaker hole. There is another spot on the other side covered by a rubber grommet. The window has to be removed in order to remover the black plastic cover on the door. But removing and reassembling only took a matter or minutes. [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.22.02_zpsztelzrip.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.22.02_zpsztelzrip.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Windows back in [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.34.15_zpsm3ekiv6m.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.34.15_zpsm3ekiv6m.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Like I mentioned before, I plan on replacing these speaker adapters with MDF later. [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.53.30_zpshc9353s4.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2021.53.30_zpshc9353s4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Soldered and heatshunk leads for my speaker wires, all connected up and heat shrunk to the leads back to my amp. [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2022.50.41_zpslyypdnpb.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2022.50.41_zpslyypdnpb.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Add some loom [URL="http://s593.photobucket.com/user/tommymilan311/media/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2022.57.26_zpskmrbhxdk.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt20/tommymilan311/2014%20Kia%20Optima%20SQ%20Build/2016-03-07%2022.57.26_zpskmrbhxdk.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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