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    Water protection for midbass in doors

    So I had some moisture problems in my last car and had some visible water deposits and a bit of rust on my midbass in the doors. Nothing terrible and they still work fine but I really want to try to protect them more this time. I have the metra silicone baffles but space is tight and they don't fit and I really don't want to cut the door. Anyone have any clever ideas other than these baffles? Thanks

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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    I've used those XTC baffles and just cut the bottom out with decent results. Made sure to leave enough material to cover the motor of the midbass, then just snipped the lower half or third away.

    Had some Image Dynamics XS mids that were notorious for rusting, and that method kept them looking and performing great.
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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    Ditto, I've used those foam baffles from Crutchfield and cut out the lower section to make avrair cover for door speakers.

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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    ^^^ +2 on cutting the baffles...

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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    Third vote for chopping up foam baffles. Also, make a drip loop in your wire so water can't run down the wire right to the terminals. You want the last bit of wire to be an uphill path not down.

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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    I thought about that. Just wondering if there was why other ideas. I'll do that and hope it fits. There's no issue with the basket being up against the door is there?

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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    I’ve been actually using the new rubber ones from Metra.


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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    Quote Originally Posted by cms983 View Post
    There's no issue with the basket being up against the door is there?
    You're gonna have to explain what you mean by this, for me, anyways.

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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    Has anybody made anything simple from plastic sheeting, or tyvek, or anything quick and dirty, without any negative issues?

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    Re: Water protection for midbass in doors

    Quote Originally Posted by xTHANATOPSISx View Post
    Third vote for chopping up foam baffles. Also, make a drip loop in your wire so water can't run down the wire right to the terminals. You want the last bit of wire to be an uphill path not down.
    When I did mine, I actually made a small hole in the foam baffles to feed the wire through (it was a snug fit) and then smeared some silicone all over the area to "waterproof" the area the wire entered the baffle. Not sure if it was any better than looping underneath so water has to run uphill, but when I initially installed them, they were not cut for use as rain covers. Quickly found that the "good seal" caused the baffle to be sucked in and pushed out as the speaker played and the output was really muddy and muffled. That's when I went in and cut out (what I'm going to call) the bottom 1/3 of the baffle to allow air movement, yet protect against immediate moisture damage.

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