| J. Towle |
| I just bought a 2001 MDX with 37K miles, touring pkge. The driver's door seems to be hollow sounding when I shut the door or when I tap my hand on the outside. It almost seems to be missing the insulation or something, and the passenger door doesn't sound like that at all. It sounds solid and heavy when I shut it. Any ideas what may have happened, or is this normal? |
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| frostyra |
| J. Towle, welcome to our forum! No, that is not normal. The car may have been wrecked and whoever repaired/replaced the door didn't replace the insulation, or perhaps the previous owner had worked on the sound system and tore out the insulation for some reason. It could be that the insulation just "fell off", but I'd think that it would thud-around a bit during normal driving; I've not heard of this happening. |
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| J. Towle |
| Thanks, my friend! I'm not sure where to go from here...I think that the stereo has been worked on, as I see very small pry marks on the stereo console area. Will the manufacturers warranty help me in this case? |
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| EXCALIBUR |
J. Towle,
Before you go any further, why don't you play detective? Try taking off the driver's side door panel and see what is there or missing. It will give you clues as to what you are dealing with. Good luck.:29: |
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| hammermdx |
| What EXCALIBUR said, plus if the speakers were worked on and changed, then I doubt going to the dealer will help for warranty help. |
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| shootist |
| And, after you've finished your inquiry, you can add some Ultimate Dynamat strips inside the door. I put one 4 inch wide by about 16 inch long strips in each door, and they sound like a tank closing its hatch. |
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| J. Towle |
| Never heard of that...tell me more. Is this an Acura aftermarket thing? |
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| EXCALIBUR |
J. Towle,
Q: What is Dynamat?
A: Dynamat is a thin, flexible, easy-to-cut and mold sheet that actually stops noise-causing resonance and vibration, by using visco-elastic qualities that promote vibro-acoustic energy conversion. In short, Dynamat turns noise into silent energy.
Check this out:http://www.dynamat.com/ |
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| shootist |
quote:
Originally posted by J. Towle
Never heard of that...tell me more. Is this an Acura aftermarket thing?
Nope- it's a car stereo enthusiast's thing. It's a sticky pad that rolls onto hidden sheet metal surfaces, and deadens them. It turns "thack" into "thump". Making the door sound better is a side benefit to the sound deadening effect behind sterro speakers.
One correspondent here has dismatled his entire interior, and installed a dynamat clone product everywhere. |
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