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<blockquote data-quote="yacob.naif" data-source="post: 1903541" data-attributes="member: 565696"><p>Got tired of my crappy midbass... I had literally NO midbass..</p><p></p><p>Then i tried speaker baffles (foam cups) and they helped ouput a bit, but the stupid baffles themselves rattled and make crap noises, and my entire door panels rattled...</p><p></p><p>So finally, i decided to spend this 4-day weekend revamping my component installs. I didn't do the work initially, i had it done by a shop so that it would be done 'right'...</p><p></p><p>well, 'right' ended up looking a lot like this:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1060/30031ep.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>yup, that's right, they just cut a hole in the middle of the factory plastic speaker grille, and mounted 'em up..... Thanks, guys.</p><p></p><p>So today i gathered up all my equipment, went to lowes to get a roll of that cheap rubberized asphalt mat, and was ready to go to town on my rear doors (starting small here...)</p><p></p><p>My initial plan for p:Am was to put a 10"x10" piece of dynamat xtreme behind the speaker, and then deaden the top door panel completely, sealing all holes, with the cheap rubberized asphalt, creating a true IB install, opposed to my rattling, door-panel-mounted crap install above ^^....</p><p></p><p>Well, was i in for a treat.... I got the first door panel off, and my mouth dropped...</p><p></p><p>This is what i saw:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2020/15rv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>...... anyone who cares about proper door installs is crying right now....</p><p></p><p>There's nothing IN THE DOOR to dampen!!! There is no outer metal door, the factory speakers were actually installed IN THE PLASTIC DOOR PANELS!!!</p><p></p><p>At this point, i'm just crying, sitting by myself in the dark, wondering why in the hell i decided to get rid of my jetta, which was a perfect car for stereos, and get this audi, which evidently was NOT designed for stereo overhauls....</p><p></p><p>So now this turned into a project real fast.</p><p></p><p>I had two options,</p><p></p><p>#1) deaden the crap out of the ^^ inner door panel, which already has a gigantic tar mat covering the entire thing (futile) and deaden my plastic door panel, and HOPE for no rattles, and convince myself it's ENOUGH of an infinite baffle install for it not to bug me constantly...</p><p></p><p>or...............................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yacob.naif, post: 1903541, member: 565696"] Got tired of my crappy midbass... I had literally NO midbass.. Then i tried speaker baffles (foam cups) and they helped ouput a bit, but the stupid baffles themselves rattled and make crap noises, and my entire door panels rattled... So finally, i decided to spend this 4-day weekend revamping my component installs. I didn't do the work initially, i had it done by a shop so that it would be done 'right'... well, 'right' ended up looking a lot like this: [IMG]http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1060/30031ep.jpg[/IMG] yup, that's right, they just cut a hole in the middle of the factory plastic speaker grille, and mounted 'em up..... Thanks, guys. So today i gathered up all my equipment, went to lowes to get a roll of that cheap rubberized asphalt mat, and was ready to go to town on my rear doors (starting small here...) My initial plan for p:Am was to put a 10"x10" piece of dynamat xtreme behind the speaker, and then deaden the top door panel completely, sealing all holes, with the cheap rubberized asphalt, creating a true IB install, opposed to my rattling, door-panel-mounted crap install above ^^.... Well, was i in for a treat.... I got the first door panel off, and my mouth dropped... This is what i saw: [IMG]http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2020/15rv.jpg[/IMG] ...... anyone who cares about proper door installs is crying right now.... There's nothing IN THE DOOR to dampen!!! There is no outer metal door, the factory speakers were actually installed IN THE PLASTIC DOOR PANELS!!! At this point, i'm just crying, sitting by myself in the dark, wondering why in the hell i decided to get rid of my jetta, which was a perfect car for stereos, and get this audi, which evidently was NOT designed for stereo overhauls.... So now this turned into a project real fast. I had two options, #1) deaden the crap out of the ^^ inner door panel, which already has a gigantic tar mat covering the entire thing (futile) and deaden my plastic door panel, and HOPE for no rattles, and convince myself it's ENOUGH of an infinite baffle install for it not to bug me constantly... or............................... [/QUOTE]
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