Fiberglassing Door Panels
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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=78405
Printed Date: April 25, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Topic: Fiberglassing Door Panels
Posted By: kaace
Subject: Fiberglassing Door Panels
Date Posted: May 28, 2006 at 9:40 PM
would it be...or would it not be a good idea to fiberglass inside of the doorpanel of my car to help reinforce the speaker location and also make the door a little heavier and create some sound dampening effect?...does this happen with fiberglass?...or am i waisting time, money and energy?...not the whole door...just in the general area where the speaker mounts to?...i have a 97 civic coupe and the speaker mounts to the door...i upgraded the sotck speakers and they sound awful...i am sure its because i am losing alot of enery via mounting the speak to flimsy plastic...i am going to amp them tonight...but i know if i dont do something they will still sound terrible..just louder...any opinions...cheap DIY sound deadening....is appreciated... ------------- "it was a rhetorical question...what have i told you about thinking"
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: May 28, 2006 at 10:42 PM
Having a solid baffle does help for SQ. Do what you have to to make the baffle as solid as possible. Fiberglassing the back of the panel will help add weight to the door panel and will also help attach the speaker to the panel, so it's a win-win situation.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: radiofreak88
Date Posted: June 04, 2006 at 12:27 AM
i try to fiberglass small round boxes for my door speakers about the size of a cool whip dish but usually i make them a little bigger. ive done it a few times it make even some factory speakers sound as good as aftermarket!!! almost anyway.
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rattles suck lets hear your system
Posted By: sprawl85
Date Posted: June 04, 2006 at 3:43 AM
if you completely airtight seal door speakers though isn't it bad for them since most of them are designed for freeair/infinite baffle usage?
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fiberglass reminds me of peanut brittle... but fiberglass tastes better!
Posted By: jlord16
Date Posted: June 04, 2006 at 4:44 AM
Depends on the brand and model, some perform better in a small box
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Clarion DB36MP
Infinity Kappa Perfect 10"
Respone 800w Mono
ALPINE MRP-F250
*Custom fabrications*
Posted By: hifihacks
Date Posted: June 24, 2006 at 3:02 AM
I know in my car the door was pressed cardboard and very flimsy, I took out and filled all the 'terrain' in the panel with expandable foam (the stuff boat builders use).
It added little weight but was *much* more solid, no rattling at all when playhing the stereo.
Hifi Hacks-------------
Posted By: ridin4jesus
Date Posted: July 28, 2006 at 11:30 AM
whats up kaace, i have a 98 civic ex and i am going to do the door panel over and fiberglass the hole slot where the factory speaker was at, kinda like a miniature sub box. hopefully it will come out looking like this 
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