Sound Proof and stock speakers

[semco]

Just got quite interested info about our stock speakers. A lot of people belive that our speakers are crap, but it is not true, what we need is to have sound proof isolation and after that our stock speakers will sound much better without sacrificing the true sound. Well, you wont have hi-end speakers, but they are going to be quite different what you know. I am re-posting several pix how it must be done,hope someone can add other toughts:

[dkguffe]

Originally Posted by semco

Just got quite interested info about our stock speakers. A lot of people belive that our speakers are crap, but it is not true, what we need is to have sound proof isolation and after that our stock speakers will sound much better without sacrificing the true sound. Well, you wont have hi-end speakers, but they are going to be quite different what you know. I am re-posting several pix how it must be done,hope someone can add other toughts:

I agree with you Semco, the stock speakers are fine. For me, it is the best STOCK speakers that I have heard in a reasonable priced car.

I had Mazda's, Toyota's and Volvo before, many of them new cars, but sound was not that good. These ones are fair, and like you mention above, a lot can be done cheap, to get even better sound out of them.

Still though, I wonder if going that far, in terms of effort, is a lot, if it is only to improve the sound of the stock speakers..

I would love to get the sound dampening done to my car though, if for nothing else but the sound of the wheel arcs etc. I'm just too lazy to do it myself, and dont really feel like taking my car apart yet... :-)

[Msolano]

Semco,

would it be nice, if you have done this work to your GV, to post material type used, quantity (in terms of yards, sq. feet or sq.meters), and total time taken to do the full job.

I'll probably do it, but not looking to enhance my speakers sound but to deaden the outside noise. I'm sure it will make a lot of difference.

[semco]

yes, I am thinking to do it, I will bring thst sort of material from Europe next month and will do. I beleive, based on the info from other GV owners who did the same soundproofing, the quality of the sound speakers will rise up.I will add some more pix what other people do just as a reference to think about it, you know.

[ammx_i]

You right Semco... for me, are really good stock speakers, hey, what´s the name of that material??

[geevee]

I did our GV over a year ago. I used 50 square feet of "ultimate" from a Canadian company called "b-quiet".

I could have used much more if I'd removed the seats to access the whole floor. 50sqft was enough for the doors, the rear quarter panels, and as much of the floor as I could get at without removing the seats and console. I also did not do the tailgate.

You can find the cost on the b-quiet website.

It took me a full day or so. Beware that on the front doors, there is a plastic connector located on the upper part of the door panel that is hidden by the dashboard when the door is closed. I could not find how to remove this connector without breaking it, but it seems to serve little purpose.

Your vehicle will smell like tar for a few days, but the material is very easy to work with. I think the weight gain was about 20lb.

Some time when I get around to it, I'll remove the plastic fender liners and stick some of that material or similar on the insides of the liners before replacing them. Also, extra insulation under the hood would help. I see Suzuki used an upgraded hood blanket in '09, so you could always get one of those.

In addition, I added carefully fitted sticky-back black foam door weatherstripping around the doors. This helps a lot. One place where it really helps is the overlapping seam between the front and back doors, and filled the gap between the B pillar and the tops of the door frames.

I also stuffed automotive felt carpet backing here and there in cavities while I was at it.

So does all this make a difference? The answer is yes. It's not Lexus-quiet, but then again I only did half what I could have.

Oh, by the way. This stuff soon bonds to anything it's stuck to. It makes a helluva tarry mess if you need to get into the doors etc. to do wiring and so forth.

[basspaul]

Originally Posted by geevee

It took me a full day or so. Beware that on the front doors, there is a plastic connector located on the upper part of the door panel that is hidden by the dashboard when the door is closed. I could not find how to remove this connector without breaking it, but it seems to serve little purpose.

It's counter-intuitive: you press the little dot in the middle into the fastener to release (don't feel bad, I scrapped a couple before I figured it out)

[helldamned]

i put sound deadening in my doors.. it did improve the sound from my new speakers i also installed and makes the doors feel even more solid, i would advice tho if u want it quieter in the cabin also do the floor, wheel arch's (on inside) and firewall (in cabin).. i still get alot of road noise from there. But in my opinion its worth the money doing and if you are going to do all this work you may aswell upgrade the speakers.
I used stinger roadkill , also get the roller applicator.

[helldamned]

When i was researching this stuff few months ago i also came across a few posts on forums of people using a spray sound deadening solution for plastic moldings etc (the door liner) etc ...it was alot cheaper option for those areas that dont really need the expensive stuff.

[geevee]

Originally Posted by basspaul

It's counter-intuitive: you press the little dot in the middle into the fastener to release (don't feel bad, I scrapped a couple before I figured it out)

Thanks for the info.
Did you get the replacements from a dealer? And did they cost a fortune?