quick door panel queston

[NonEvo 10+ year member]

Can someone tell me what this plastic stuff is for? Can I remove it or do I need to replace it in someway. As you can tell it is already falling off.

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[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

It could be some factory lining in an attempt to whether proof the door, I am not sure... My door panels, or any car I have taken apart, has had that in it. You can remove it, I dont see the harm.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

yeah its factory plastic, rip it out, then dynamat it..

 

[NonEvo 10+ year member]

yeah its factory plastic, rip it out, then dynamat it..

If i dynamat, do I just do the area that the plastic is covering, or are you supposed to dynamat the the inner area of the door(the metal that makes up the out door panel.

 

[PepsiFiend69 10+ year member]

you usally do the area that the plastic was covering, i think. but i dont think it would hurt to do both //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

The plastic sheet is a "vapor barrier" = oem attempt at creating a protective shield over the electronic components in the door in case of leaks. It helps a little, I usually try to put it back on If I can. I tend to deaden the skin ( exterior door panel ) as well as the inner door frame. More times than not, the resonation will come from the large exterior door skin. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif