Any reason I can't remove the plastic inside door if doing sound deadener?

[Dave88LX 10+ year member]

'05 Civic that I'm going to sound-deaden the doors, and do what I can about filling in the extra holes. I've heard a bunch of different reasons for the plastic. I assume that having the holes filled and the installation of sound-deadener will pretty much nullify any use the plastic had, yes?

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[supra1987]

It's coming off regardless to do what you plan on doing.I don't think it needs to go back.my opinion.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

The plastic isn't a big deal, it provides a bit of a water seal but thats about it. The important thing to pay attention to is that your door panel seals tightly. The better the seal, the better your midbass.

 

[Dave88LX 10+ year member]

OK I will yank it out then and spend a few hours getting all that goop off! I'm going to do a temporary door-mount with a pair of Polk dB651 I have from a previous car, to hold me over, but the later-term plan is to get a set of Q Logic kick panels and quality components. I drive 140 miles round/trip 5x week for work, so either way I'd love to do everything I can to quiet it down.