Wet door panel ( speakers )

[Deano96GS]

After pulling out my speakers today, ( aftermarket JBl's ) because of rattling,<BR>i found that, the surrounds were all wet ( raining out ), and the water, got to the adhesive, and the surround is now, not attached, I got a new pair in, by warranty, but water is still gonna collect in my door panel, it appears to be dripping from somewhere, any help as to what i can seal, to avoid water getting into my door? Much Appreciated!

[Custommx3]

WRONG FORUM.<BR>MOVED TO CAR AUDIO/ALARM

[Custommx3]

Same thing was happening to me. <P>I bought some speaker baffles from crutchfeild, cut the back off of them (they were too thick to roll down my windows), and used tape to seal them around the back of the speakers. This kept me from buying another set.

[mxcess]

Check the weatherstripping that goes on the outside of the window that wipes it clean when you roll the window up and down. If it is cracked or missing in a few places it will cause rain to get inside the doors. This is most likely the problem. Hope it helps. As for the fix, buy new window strips(expensive) or do like in the previous post and buy the protectors(economical ).

[Deano96GS]

Great Guys thanks for you help<BR>DOes anyone know if Crutchfield ships to canada? if so, How do i specify ( there is no drop box for any CDN prov's

[GMGQ]

Yeah, no matter how well that black strip is that "squigee's" (sp??) the window when you roll it down, some water will still get in there.<P>What I did was make a custom shroud for the back of the speakers. I took a margerine container, cut it in half down the middle, and hot glued it around each of the speakers.

[mxcess]

Good idea GMGQ!!!! I might have to try that since it sounds like one of my Sony Xplod's might be going out(probably got wet). I was trying to make custom kicker boxes the same shape as the door speaker cover(out of wire mesh and fiberglass matting), but after making the frame for the passenger side I lost motivation. REAL pain in the arse to shape the wire in the multiple angles. Plus I have never worked with the matting before so don't know if it will be worth the trouble. CRAP! I'm babbling again. Sorry, I'll shut up now.

[GMGQ]

heh, yep. I've got Sony Xplod 5.25" in the front too, and the margerine containers fit perfectly. The only thing is, if you use hot glue to stick it on, the hot glue will dry very quickly once it touches the cold metal of the speaker. So you have to be quick and accurate when you press the shroud onto the speaker (else try again!).<P>Or you can always use silicone I guess <p>[ October 22, 2001: Message edited by: GMGQ ]

[Mark2611]

I am having the same problem on my 94 MX-3. My question is: If I put a margarine container to seal my speakers am I suppose to add an air tunnel that will connect the contained air in the new speakers casing and the interior of my car (So that the speakers bounce properly)??? If yes what size should the tube diameter be? I know they put such tubing on sub woofer. That is why I am wondering if the same rule should be apply here.<P>Thanks<p>[ October 28, 2001: Message edited by: Mark2611 ]

[-=deathtrap-mx3=-]

mark-<BR>you don't have to worry about porting your highs. they need room to "breathe", but i don't think that sealing them off would cut off too much air. you can always try and see if it hampers the speakers SQ. margarine retails for a couple bucks

[GMGQ]

Well I don't mean that you should use one whole margerine container for each speaker. Take one margerine container and cut it in half, so that it covers only the top half of the back of the speaker. There should still be ample space for the speaker to "breathe."

[mxcess]

Hey GMGQ,<BR>How did you shim out your 6.5 Sony's to clear the window? I just used double sided tape for a "quick fix" since I didn't realize the fitment problem until I tried to install them and plus I did it in the middle of the summer here in Texas. I was sweating my arse off and just wanted to get them in and over with. Any suggestions would be great since I need to take them back out for the "margarine update" . Sounds funny doesn't it.<BR>Thanks,<BR>Robert

[GMGQ]

Oh yeah! I totally forgot that they did touch the windows a bit. I just went to the screw/nails aisle at Home Depot and picked up some of those small, white plastic spacers/nuts (the spacers aren't threaded, so I got additional plastic nuts to hold the spacers onto the screw, so that they don't fall out if/when I unscrew the speakers). <P>I forgot how many I used, but they're about 5mm thick, so I stacked a few on each of the long screws I used to attach the speakers. Put them between the metal body of the door, and the back of the speaker -- so that the speaker is pushed forward towards the door's speaker grill.<P>[metal door][nut][spacers...][speaker]<BR>oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo0 screw<P>That's basically what I did. (I actually made an adapter ring that the speaker screws into first, which also acts as a bit of a spacer). LMK if this helps.<P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mxcess:<BR><STRONG>Hey GMGQ,<BR>How did you shim out your 6.5 Sony's to clear the window? I just used double sided tape for a "quick fix" since I didn't realize the fitment problem until I tried to install them and plus I did it in the middle of the summer here in Texas. I was sweating my arse off and just wanted to get them in and over with. Any suggestions would be great since I need to take them back out for the "margarine update" . Sounds funny doesn't it.<BR>Thanks,<BR>Robert</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>