sound deadening front doors with home depot stuff

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:03 am

so i saw a video on youtube some guy installed this stuff called "quick roof" to the interior of an old vw bug to sound deaden it and stop vibrations...anyone tried this stuff?http://www.homedepot.com/webap...earchit's only like $16 and the guy says it worked well. i plan on putting some on the front doors. they sound kinda hollow lolbtw anyone know how to remove the front door panels? i don't see any clips on them.

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:54 am

product not available, with the link providedYea some have used ice and water shield products.I have a whole thread on sound deadner and what i used.do a search for my posts and you will find it.Should be clips, all cars have them these days LOL maybe a few screws too.yea i closed my fathers door yesterday on his trix and the car door sounded like a tin can being kickedclose my door on my vibe... and they go THUD!HAHA

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:05 am

hehe thanks i'll do some searching =D actually i went to home depot and took me like 15 minutes to find a parking lol but yah i was able to find that "quick roof" thing and it looks very thin...maybe need two layers or so...but for $15 bucks it's not bad...i just gotta try to remove my door panels first...i'm afraid if i pull too hard i'll break something lol

Wolfman213 · Post by **Wolfman213** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:35 am

Quote, originally posted by lowincash Â»actually i went to home depot and took me like 15 minutes to find a parking lol when i went to our Home Depot, I parked right away and was 3rd from the front with plenty of other prime spots to chose from lol

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:25 am

i did end up parking in the front...like right in front of the entrance but took a while to find it lol

Jyik40 · Post by **Jyik40** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:01 pm

It is very easy to remove the door panels on the 09 vibe. Pry off the window control switch panel from the rear first. There will be two screws accessible with a philips screwdriver. Pry the panel off located behind the door latch. There will be a philips screw you will have to remove. Then all you have to do is pull the panel off from the bottom of the door using firm quick tugs. The door panel is held on by plastic clips.

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:13 pm

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe Â»product not available, with the link providedThis might work better: http://www.cofair.com/roof.aspx

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lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:48 am

thanks for the tips...i might spend a weekend doing this =D

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:31 am

Quote, originally posted by lowincash Â»thanks for the tips...i might spend a weekend doing this =D Let us know how it goes and don't forget to take pictures. If it works out well I might give it a shot. Seems a heck of alot cheaper than the FatMat or Dynamat routeI believe this is the YouTube segment you were referring to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...lated

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:04 am

yeah that's the youtube video i saw. i'll see how it works out...hopefully i'll try this weekend if i have time

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:50 am

So, what quantiy are you getting for 15$? As I thought, that is an asphalt based product... Being so, it's going to "offgas" some wonderful smells over time... may or may not stick well on verticle surfaces (in the heat) and generally doesn't work as well as others butyl based deadeners.. Look at RAAMaudio at RAAMat BXT for a better product.. That is still cheap..

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:57 am

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»So, what quantiy are you getting for 15$? As I thought, that is an asphalt based product... Being so, it's going to "offgas" some wonderful smells over time... may or may not stick well on verticle surfaces (in the heat) and generally doesn't work as well as others butyl based deadeners.. Look at RAAMaudio at RAAMat BXT for a better product.. That is still cheap.. well i'm not sure of the quality but i don't think i'm going to use this anymore...i found a local audio shop that will install the two doors for $99 or something. that's better than Al & Ed's audio that quoted me $200'ish lol

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:13 pm

That's not bad man... really... I'd like to know the products they plan on using and the amount of coverage that propose for that price... The biggest thing with sound deadening, is it's so labor intensive... I'd say I've got 60+hrs in my car, in just the deadening.. VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:19 pm

i might eventually sound deaden the whole car one day...but i'm taking it slowly...since i am not good at installs i'm going to have those audio shops do it for me and probably do bit by bit...but i'm doing the doors first mainly because i wanted it to sound more solid when closing them.btw, i was wondering, can we stick some sound deadening stuff to the radio? i mean behind the dash or something because i have this rattle when it's cold...not rattle but sort of a squeak whenever i hit a bump and it seems like it's coming from behind the radio area lol

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:34 am

Deadener isn't designed to stop rattles... you need "isolation" for that, or placing something between the 2 offending parts rattling/squeeking... I have an install tutorial the shows how easy it is to get the factory unit it... it's really easy.. Might be a little DIY project for you... the more you do the better you get.. If you are truely "lowincash" DIY is the way to go..

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:56 am

do you have a link to your tutorial page? yah i guess only way to stop rattles and squeaks is to put things between where it's rubbing...i put some rubber things in my driver side air vent in between two plastic pieces that were touching and have stopped that rattle for now.oh btw, i've scheduled this saturday to get my vibe front doors sound deadened...$100 for both doors and they're using dynamat. not sure why this place is half the price of the first place i got a quote from...i guess those bigger companies charge more.

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:09 am

well i had my two front doors installed with dynamat yesterday and i think it's worth it. i notice it's somewhat quieter driving on the highway...when cars fly by you it's not as noticeable as before. the stock speakers somewhat sounds better too. but the best part is i like how the doors sound when closing it now...nice solid thud hahahave some pieces left over...i might use it for my external hard drive cuz it makes vibrating sound when on =/ hope it'll work.

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:34 am

Quote, originally posted by lowincash Â»have some pieces left over...i might use it for my external hard drive cuz it makes vibrating sound when on =/ hope it'll work.That's most likely a problem with the fan. Might be off balance, a wire touching the fan blade, or a loose screw. You should be able to get a replacement fan for the enclosure from any computer parts supply store for within $10.00

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:28 am

i checked the fans and everything seems fine...i just stuck a piece about 2 sq inches on my hd and it worked lol the vibrating sound is gone =D

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:27 pm

SWEET...!!! Congratz... I'd still like to know how much material they used on the door and where.. IDK if that is possible, but it would be nice... The link to my tutorial is in the DIY section, about 3/4 the way down the stickied thread..

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:16 am

i'm not good at removing car parts and i have no idea how to remove the door...i tried but no luck lol but i did take a peek when they were working on my car...i only saw them put it on where the speakers are. they said they had to use an extra piece and says it's $18 more but i didn't' see that charge =/ they did give me the left over pieces and the bigest piece was the round one they cut out for the speaker.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:44 am

sounds like a decent job then... I was wondering if they did the inner door skin AND the outter skin, sounds like they may have.. A lot of companies sell "door kits" with an amount of deadener good enough for 2 doors..

JohnC · Post by **JohnC** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:52 am

If you could figure out how to lessen the noise coming thru the extremely thin windows then the other sound abatement projects would be worth a try. Thin windows = light wieght = noisy interior.

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:49 am

i do notice some wind noise coming from the front windows...i plan to buy some thin foam weather strip things from home depot and just slide it in. i did that on my previous car and i was able to minimize the wind noise quite a bit.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:33 pm

Quote, originally posted by JohnC Â»If you could figure out how to lessen the noise coming thru the extremely thin windows then the other sound abatement projects would be worth a try. Thin windows = light wieght = noisy interior.Thin windows is just the beginning, there are MANY more aspects that could be addressed first.. you are right though, this is an "economy" car, so sound deadening and things like thicker glass are not of a huge concern... Like my GF's Aveo, you think the Vibe is loud... lol... Quote, originally posted by lowincash Â»i do notice some wind noise coming from the front windows...i plan to buy some thin foam weather strip things from home depot and just slide it in. i did that on my previous car and i was able to minimize the wind noise quite a bit.That's not a bad idea...

JohnC · Post by **JohnC** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:16 am

Here is a link to a thread explaining how I found my door seal leaks. getting rid of the leaks helped alot, but the thin window/noise I haven't figured out...well maybe a 09 Malibu I here they are pretty quite.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=31699

lowincash · Post by **lowincash** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:03 am

the 09 new malibu's are very quiet...they have laminated front windshields and double pane side windows which are acoustic laminated too. my friend has one as a company car and that car was very quiet. but i'm going to try to put some weather strip in the window channels this weekend to see if it helps.

duster_do86 · Post by **duster_do86** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:03 pm

Okay, so I'm installing front door speakers in my friends 09 vibe. He has the manual windows, and I read an older write up where you have to take the clip off the handle. I've looked and can't seem to find where the clip is on the handle. Do you have to pry it out a little to get to it?!? There's a plastic piece behind the handle that looks like a little washer, is the clip behind that somehow. Any help would be great...thanks

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:40 pm

Quote, originally posted by duster_do86 Â»Okay, so I'm installing front door speakers in my friends 09 vibe. He has the manual windows, and I read an older write up where you have to take the clip off the handle. I've looked and can't seem to find where the clip is on the handle. Do you have to pry it out a little to get to it?!? There's a plastic piece behind the handle that looks like a little washer, is the clip behind that somehow. Any help would be great...thanksIf you press on the door panel, right around the window crank, and look behind the handle, there is a clip... It's a major PITA... BUT, one of the members here, put me on a path to removing that so easily, it's silly.. (usually it's a special tool, or a pick tool)A simple old T-shirt... Yep, run the old shirt behind the handle, it'll grab the clip and pull it out.. BUT, beware, that clip likes to FLY and will fly FAR.. so cup your hands or hang another shirt, around the area to catch it should it fly... once you have it off, it's pretty self explanatory how it works, you'll see..

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