Door speaker baffling and sealing

[Jeo]

Don't bother with internal baffling, it won't achieve much. If you're keen, sound deadening the doors is the way to go. You can normally pick up a door kit for around $100 which will more than cover both doors. You'll only need a few hours, a heat gun (or hair dryer if you take the extra time) and some degreaser.

If you've already upgraded some of your audio system and aren't worried about the extra weight (a few kilos at most) I'd recommend it. Makes the music sound a bit crisper and blocks out a little road noise (and makes the doors sound awesome when they close).

The tools + product


Door skin off, dust guard off, degrease everything, remove all that black sticky stuff


Nice clean door


the finished product

[Jeo]

The majority of car speakers are designed with car doors in mind. This means that unlike your home audio system, they actually want a large open space both in front and behind the driver (known as an infinite baffle). Putting them in a small sealed enclosure will do horrible things to the sound.