Why would a car door sound hollow?
The hollow screen-door ping sound was the result of the neglect of the previous body shop (or Toyo dealer) who DID NOT affix the factory sound-absorbing pad to the interior of the new skin.
What does a vapor barrier do in a car door?
It is installed between the door panel and the door. It provides a degree of water protection to your inner door, and is designed as a vapor barrier. It comes in a 12 feet roll and is shipped in a 3 inch tube for protection. One roll will seal the front doors on most cars or trucks.
How can I make my door speakers louder?
The easiest way to make speakers sound louder is to replace them with high sensitivity speakers. Typical factory mounted speakers have sensitivity around 86 to 88 dBA, which is not the best when it comes to the loudness.
What kind of amp do I need for door speakers?
Matching speakers will need to each have a top RMS rating of 75 watts RMS or more. Those of you who want even greater impact and eye-popping volume out of your system will want to go for an amp with 100 watts RMS or more per channel.
Do you need an amp for door speakers?
Do you need an amp for door speakers? The answer is a resounding yes! Amplifiers make a significant difference to the performance of audio systems, both at home and in an automobile. However, many car owners, especially those not too fussy about sound quality, only see it as an additional expense.
Can you hook up door speakers to an amp?
Run the two pairs of door speaker wires to the back of the amp and fasten to the right and left channel front outputs of the amp. Most car audio amps use push-in sockets: red for positive and black for negative. Most factory-installed speaker wiring uses copper-colored wire for positive and silver-colored for negative.
What amp do I need for 6 speakers?
You can connect 6 speakers to 4 channel amp either in series or parallel.
Is 500w RMS loud?
500 watts to a couple of average 12 inch subs in a ported box gets pretty loud. 500 watts to a single 10 inch sub in a sealed box would not be very loud.
Does RMS mean louder?
Higher sensetivity means louder sound. For example, take two subs each rated at 500w, one is spec’ed at 88db @ 1w 1m, the other is spec’ed at 91db @ 1w 1m, the second one would be expected to be louder.
Is 100W RMS loud?
There are many factors how loud a speaker can play while consuming 100W RMS. First factor is speaker sensitivity. Say one speaker is 88dB and another is 98dB per RMS watt at 1m . For 100W RMS consumption, first speaker will play 108 dB and second speaker will play 118dB.