Date:         Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:29:47 +0100
Reply-To:     Calle <vw.vanagon@TELIA.COM>
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From:         Calle <vw.vanagon@TELIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: noise from door seals at speed
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Try to adjust the door to close a bit tighter!
I know the lock is adjustable and if I remember things right, so are the
hinges !
This is the kind of problem you get from soundproofing the car though, did
that on an old Mazda I had and suddenly I realized that there was a lot of
noice comming from the radio antenna and the mirrors !!!

A cheap and simple solution is to weld the door but that will make entrance
somewhat more difficult  ;-)

Calle

----- Original Message -----
From: "-- Dan Roberts" <danielcroberts@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 7:01 PM
Subject: noise from door seals at speed


>I have done a lot to insulate my vehicle for sound, and for heat retention.
> I've added additional undercoating, especially around the underside of the
> front of the van. I've insulated the doors, floor, walls and over the
> engine
> with a type of bubble wrap between layers of tin foil. (Good for heat
> retention and surprisingly good for sound protection.)
>
> However, I get an unacceptable level of noise from my passenger side door.
> It's the door seal, I know, but the price of a new seal is too much. Does
> anyone know of a method for correcting this problem short of installing
> new
> door seals?
>