?? about sealing doors up

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i've got the front doors in my explorer all stripped down right now. is it really necessary to weld metal plates over the holes, or can i just do double layers of deadener or something? thing is, i'm not a welder and its kind of a pain to get plates welded over the holes, plus it would be permanent (what if my window falls off the track or something?)

how far down do i need to strip it? do i need to remove the window, track, motor assembly, or would i not really notice a difference from leaving a few really hard to get to places undeadened?

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[Thieroff 10+ year member]

haha, i used deadener, but thats kind of ghetto, you can use a lexan or plexi, or even aluminum flashing, or mdf

CT

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

duct tape ftw?

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

Hahaha, NO!

Don't do it

Well, actually you can do whatever you want to, i just wouldn't reccomend it

CT

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i was just kidding. actually though it wouldnt be too bad an idea, cut out plates to fit over the holes and tape the shit out of em. if you can't duct it, **** it. i dont want to weld anything, and if i seal it up, i can't very well hold a nut on the backside to bolt it down.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

duct tape would work good....

duct tape plexi over the holes, and then deaden over the whole thing when you're through to hold everything in place

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

can i get plexi at like lowes? jigsaw is fine to use on that right?

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Liquid nails and 1/4 inch masonite.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

yeah, you can get it at lowes

jigsaw or a dremel will be fine

you might want to flash the edges afterwards if you use a jigsaw

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i like the masonite idea, would that be more solid than plexi/duct tape? will the liquid nails adhere to the metal?

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

I got liquid nails to adhere to metal...Im deadening my doors today at work...I'll take some pictures.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i think the reason plexi is usually recommended is because it's waterproof.

your window seals drain through the doors, it's a wet environment in there

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

plexi/duct tape it is then, heading to lowe's now. thanks everybody, i'll get some pictures up later.

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

Cool man, can't wait to see

CT

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

im also i the process of deadening my doors. I deadened all around the major holes. Im just waiting ot go over to my grandpas so he can cut out the MDF BUt i was wondering if 1/2" was to thick, and should i use liquid nails to adhere the mdf to the frame?