Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 9m 13d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 03/06/09 12:19 PM Share Posted 03/06/09 12:19 PM (edited) hi guys. I thought I would start a thread with some tips for easily and cheaply improving the sound quality.I have been an audiophile for a long time and have a BIG stereo in my ef. but for the ba I dont want to go all out, just a reasonably good improvement over stock premo sound.my plan is simple- replace all speakers and maybe a bigger amp for the sub.because of not installing big everything, it is handy to know some tips on improving the sound.so that leads me to starting this thread, to help anyone to get the best out of their system without too much cost or effort.feel free to add your own tips if you like.....one of the easiest and cheapest ways of improving the sound of any speaker is to spray some body tar/ sound deadener on the panel behind the speaker.the body panels are thin and vibrate quite a bit, so adding some weight and 'soft' material to them will improve the sound- often by a surprising amount.when installing new speakers and the door trims are off, spray a liberal ammount of underbody tar to the inside of the door panel behind where the speaker will sit and you will get the best result from that speaker. the only downside is that its a bit smelly for a few days.enjoy! some pics of my ef install if your interested: Edited 03/06/09 12:26 PM by fordriver1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicklaser Member 183 Member For: 18y 5m 20d Location: Mackay QLD Posted 03/06/09 08:20 PM Share Posted 03/06/09 08:20 PM and use a product like dynamat to cover all the inspection holes in the door frame behind the door trim to help seal the door. will boost midbass performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 9m 13d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 03/06/09 08:59 PM Author Share Posted 03/06/09 08:59 PM yeah dynamat is good stuff, but pretty expensive if someone wants to get the best they can from their system cheaply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSK Member 340 Member For: 17y 5m 16d Gender: Male Posted 03/06/09 11:21 PM Share Posted 03/06/09 11:21 PM Nice install! Do you do the fibreglassing yourself? I'm currently making up a custom fibreglass rear parcel shelf and will then do the doors and boot.Damn it's time consuming and messy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicklaser Member 183 Member For: 18y 5m 20d Location: Mackay QLD Posted 04/06/09 05:58 AM Share Posted 04/06/09 05:58 AM yeah dynamat is good stuff, but pretty expensive if someone wants to get the best they can from their system cheaply.there are other products a bit cheaper that do nearly as good job. was more of a generalisation cause most people know what dynamat is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 04/06/09 08:17 AM Share Posted 04/06/09 08:17 AM I was happy with the results of Flashtac that others have mentioned and that is with only the outside door skin done, I haven't sealed the door gaps yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 9m 13d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 04/06/09 08:31 AM Author Share Posted 04/06/09 08:31 AM yeah I did it all myself. not that hard, just time consuming. sand, sand some more, then some more, then some more........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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