moisture on back of door panel speakers

Is it normal to get moisture on the back side of door panel speakers, specifically on the magnet and cage area?

vehicle: 2003 Mistubishi Eclipse
speakers: Boston Acoustics SL 6.5" component

I replaced my factory speakers and put sound dampening material on the exterior and interior panels (moisture barrier in the trash, full dampening coverage on interior panel). I recently pulled one of the speakers and noticed moisture on the back side of the speaker and other areas inside the door. There was no water on the speaker cone. The door drain is clear. The moisture is just water droplets (condensation?).

I read that it's normal to get moisture inside the door but am not sure if it's normal to get moisture on the speaker, if this can damage the speaker or if I can do anything to prevent moisture from getting on the speakers (i.e. some kind of shield). The factory speaker area was not protected by the original moisture barrier and I'm not sure if moisture ever got on the original speakers (probably did, but I never checked).

We have had quite a bit of rain lately and my car stays parked outside. Window seal appears to be in good condition and the door drain (hole at bottom of door) is clear (door is not flooding).

Any help/advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Tim

yeah its important not to get your speakers wet, if they were marine,,,total different subject, rreason yoiur tinsel leads on the terminals are going to start to get oxidated, turning green, losing sound. you can make or buy baffels for them, what messes them up is the actual water gettin on them. not too much the moisture itself. what kind of vechicle you own?

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calijtee1 wrote:

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yeah its important not to get your speakers wet, if they were marine,,,total different subject, rreason yoiur tinsel leads on the terminals are going to start to get oxidated, turning green, losing sound. you can make or buy baffels for them, what messes them up is the actual water gettin on them. not too much the moisture itself. what kind of vechicle you own?

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2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Boston SL 6.5" components

I didn't see any moisture on the terminals.

But just to be on the safe side, where can I buy baffles ... or how do I make them?

Thanks,

Tim

This should be posted in the car audio forums. But you can get foam speaker baffles/protectors from partsexpress.com for like 8 bucks a pair.

CutDog504 wrote:

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This should be posted in the car audio forums. But you can get foam speaker baffles/protectors from partsexpress.com for like 8 bucks a pair.

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Thanks ...

ordered a pair today ($9.50 + $8.81 usps priority mail).

Tim

I installed them on all four doors in my suburban. I noticed when I took the factory speaker out that the tinsel leads were pretty corroded. That made me even more glad I ordered them. One tip I have for you though. Make sure you have enough clearance for your window to roll down and not hit the speaker baffle. I did that it was hitting on mine. But the back door were fine, no issues at all. I had to trim about an inch from the top flange or the open part and stretch it out over the hole to get the screws to bite into it and hold it down. Duct tape helped hold it down too. Also, cut a TINY slit for you to insert your speaker wire into it. But do it on the bottom so no watter will get into it. If you do it on the top and it gets wet, water may seep down through your slit. By doing it on the bottom, water will never flow upwards against gravity.