Bracing doors?

[Based]

So I'm about to brace my roof with wood and I just thought of something. Has anyone done a door bracing where they stick pieces of wood inbetween the inner and outer door panels? This would make it so the outer door panel can't flex and bend and make noise. Mine do that a lot like they flap like wings =O

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I had to weld some cross beams on my inner frame when I put the mid bass drivers in.

 

[Based]

I had to weld some cross beams on my inner frame when I put the mid bass drivers in.

welding didn't **** your paint up? How much did the braces help with flexing?

 

[Based]

Here's a vid explaining what I am thinking about doing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhadEXXM-ss&list=UUy1Yn-oDCuSwBvyvhgSbTaw

Should I use metal? PVC? wood? Screws? Bolts? Glue? I'm gonna glue it to the panel that is on the outside of the truck but I'm thinking just screw the metal into the inner door frame part.

 

[CSCStang]

You need to build a wooden car and put your chit in it. No flex in that......

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Just use regular deadener. If you want it crazy hard then use fiberglass resin, make a mold thenget some sort of epoxy-based product to stick to the aluminum as a substrate, and then epoxy the glass onto the substrate.

 

[Based]

yeah I'm getting 30 sq ft of Damp Pro B Stock I'm ordering it this weekend and I'm doing 100% coverage on all four doors and then put the rest on my back wall. We'll see how that goes.

 

[Umbra]

Don at SDS addressed this. He had the ingenious (in my opinion) idea to jam extruded butyl rope between the beams and the outer panels. I couldn't find extruded butyl rope locally, but I used some duct seal by Gardner Bender (like $2.50/lb at Home Depot) in its place to great effect.

His his walk through:

Doors | Sound Deadener Showdown

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Unless you do major modifications (welding) you won't stop your doors from flexing. Best bet is to just get some deadener on there to stop it from making noise. I played around with attaching wood to the inside of the panel using some strong adhesive but that didn't do much.

 

[Joseph7195 10+ year member]

@Kangaroux ; Long time no see. I have missed you so. I have been dreaming of running my fingers through your perfectly silky Jew Fro. It's been too long. OMG, I just came.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

[quote name='Joseph7195']@Kangaroux ; Long time no see. I have missed you so. I have been dreaming of running my fingers through your perfectly silky Jew Fro. It's been too long. OMG, I just came.[/QUOTE]

Went to a local show and got the bug again...

 

[Joseph7195 10+ year member]

Well I have been gone for a while, and when I got back, I noticed this forum could DEFINITELY use some of your wisdom. I hope all is well with the family and school is doing great!!