redbaronace
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I performed this modification and it took approximately 2 hours to complete. We used Noico mat for the sound deadening around the speaker grill. For the foam, we cut an old yoga mat (closed cell foam) into strips and rolled them up and filled the gaps.
I can state that the sound quality has noticeably improved. The base is deeper and the sound clearer and louder.
The added benefit, is that the interior cabin will also undoubtedly be quieter since the speaker gap and port has been plugged which means less air gaps for noise to enter from the outer door skin through the speaker grill.
If I were to go one step further, we would have removed the door skin and put some Noico mat on the inner door skin to reduce transmitted vibrations.
As of now, I feel that this is a mod which is a cheap and noticeable improvement. Our cost was around $50 for the Noico and we still have 80% of it left.
If anyone wants to try this and they are in Seattle area, feel free to contact me. I will provide you enough Noico and yoga mat to get your job done for $10.
Big thanks to the Original Poster for sharing this.
I can state that the sound quality has noticeably improved. The base is deeper and the sound clearer and louder.
The added benefit, is that the interior cabin will also undoubtedly be quieter since the speaker gap and port has been plugged which means less air gaps for noise to enter from the outer door skin through the speaker grill.
If I were to go one step further, we would have removed the door skin and put some Noico mat on the inner door skin to reduce transmitted vibrations.
As of now, I feel that this is a mod which is a cheap and noticeable improvement. Our cost was around $50 for the Noico and we still have 80% of it left.
If anyone wants to try this and they are in Seattle area, feel free to contact me. I will provide you enough Noico and yoga mat to get your job done for $10.
Big thanks to the Original Poster for sharing this.