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Originally Posted by nvrdone
I have abs door panels that fit from the window trim to the bottom of the door. im thinking of taking the easy way and putting the sound deadening material on the back of the abs.
any thoughts?
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What type of sound deadening material are you talking about? If you're referring to the heavy butyl rubber mats, then no. Those are intended to kill vibrations so putting them on the inside of a plastic door panel won't do much.
If you're talking about a closed cell foam or thermal insulation, then you could do that if you had the room. Those will absorb sound more than dampen it.
I think words get minced here sometimes.
It really comes down to what you're trying to accomplish. On this truck, I wanted to kill the vibrations in the door that make it sound like a tin can when you close the door. Using about 4 sheets of the self adhesive butyl rubber sheets accomplished that. On my tacoma, I wanted to silence road and air noise that was transmitted through the doors/floor/roof, so I used a multi layer and product approach.