Hey folks - I'm in the process of replacing my damaged 2 front interior door panels and got a couple questions. First off, while I've got the panels off and door frame exposed, I'd like to do some sound deadening. I've heard of people using "Ice and Water Shield" which is a urethane/rubber underlayment used in home roofing. It can be purchased at Home Depot, etc, and is considerably cheaper than products marketed as 'sound deadening' specific, and it appears to be pretty similar stuff. Have any of you used it for this purpose, or have any thoughts? And would I apply a stick-on sound deadening material like this between the door panel and the door, or is it possible/affective to insulate the inside of the door (on the back side of the exterior surface). The second part of my project involves new speakers. The replacement door panels I got have no speaker holes at all (I think they came out of an '80 air cooled with no door speakers), so I've got the option to install speakers in the lower part of the panel, where there is a larger cutout in the door. I'm hoping I can fit 6.5" speakers down there. Has anyone here been successful doing this? Thanks! Jon |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.