Water inside door panel!

**turbocad6** · 09-27-2006, 01:46 AM

ha, matrix, I see you had a run in with sdashiki

... most of his early posts were like in your thread.. he called everyone stupid morons, in the mean while, he was increadably "not too smart" himself...

after a year or so he calmed down a bit & spends alot of his time here in off topic now, reporting the latest news he's read usually with links & his own "opinion"

that guy is not to normal

most cars when you pull a pair of low mounted speakers after a few years, you WILL see rust... the water cannot go directly on the speakers, but a lot of times it'll get wet from moisture being there, or in some cases splashing as water hits the bottom of the door... baffles only do so much, & you don't want to block the whole rear of the speaker or you'll really hurt the lower end response bigtime

weep holes usually clog when dirt & water kinda makes a paste & clogs the drains... leaves & dirt are usually the cause

most guys put those half cup baffles on wrong, they should usually go on the bottom end of the speaker, cause the water that hits a speaker does so from the bottom up, as splash, not from the top down, most guys put them on top like an umbrella, but that does nothing... again, in most cases...

if you do decide to go that route... make sure there not sealed like a cup though, incase water does get in, theres an easier way for it to drain..

**RedGTiVR6** · 09-27-2006, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by MatrixPC

At the end, I bought 4 baffles to protect the speakers.

be extemely careful with these baffels.

Many times, they stick out behind the speaker too far and the window will tear them when it goes up and down.

**sdashiki** · 09-27-2006, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by MatrixPC

I ask it once so here you go. Read it for your own entertainment.

At the end, I bought 4 baffles to protect the speakers. I don't know what did the ashole who called me moron used. He had a matrix too.

THAT WAS ME!!!!! But I was merely thinking to myself "who says SOAKED when referring to their car door's interior?"

and I apologize, as I recently opened up my doors and saw some drops of water.

honestly, I didnt think anything of rain in my doors cuz over the years I never saw a drop in any of my previous vehicles, and I just didnt think logically about it.

ill eventually get myself some baffles.

on the matrix tip, what did you use?

PLUS I IS CRAZEEEEE! (used to say "Emotionally Unstable" under my name, sad to see Max Bitrate!)

**HHdesign** · 09-27-2006, 08:28 PM

I'm not sure where I saw, this but it was mainly used in kicks, but some people have used tupperware containers behind their speakers to help get an air-tight seal for optimal SQ. I'd venture to say that in 90% of cars this wouldn't work because of window clearance, but it would help waterproof the speakers.