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Oct 25, 2011 | 08:54 AM

SilverE350

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Barn Door Victory!

After lining up the doors and strikers so they would close properly and stay that way, I decided to insulate them.

I filled the side and rear doors with 3" "Roxsul Safe n Sound" and then taped Refletix to the inside of the door panels as well as the trim around the windows. What an improvement! Gone is the tinny echo when the doors close, replaced with a luxury car thud.

Oct 25, 2011 | 09:31 AM

JWA

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Very very cool Silver-----that extra paddng makes a big difference!

I filled all four of my rear area doors with the pink unfaced stuff then added plywood panels topped off with an ABS plastic pebble textured material usually found in commercial bathrooms. I'd found a set of factory cardboard panels for an early ('92 or so) van, made patterns and installed them with slotted body rivnuts and stainless steel truss head screws.

I added the Reflextic-like material to my driver/passenger doors too but I'd refitted my van with power windows and door locks so it was very easy to do. That too makes a difference and I swear the stereo sounds a bit better too!

Thanks for sharing!

Oct 25, 2011 | 01:16 PM

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cool, congrats! I need to as well but what you did is pretty time consuming!

Oct 25, 2011 | 01:39 PM

SilverE350

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Actually, insulating the doors took about 1 hour each. I had the materials in the back and did one at a time as time permited. I did one while waiting for my oldest daughter at dance and another while my two youngest were at music lessons.

Oct 26, 2011 | 05:09 AM

JWA

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Yeah this is easy enough to do, time permitting-----small bites, one at a time, no hurries and before you know its done. After completely just that first one the difference is immediately noticeable and we're suddenly motivated to do the rest.

Oct 26, 2011 | 05:36 PM

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Silver, where did you get the safe n' sound, mail order? Also, did you spray glue it in or just lay it in there? I was looking at it on Amazon but only saw about 1" looking sheets. Where did you get the 3"?

thx

Oct 26, 2011 | 06:23 PM

Henry10s

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Maybe USGBC should come up with LEED for vehicles. Only if the paperwork was easier!!!

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Oct 26, 2011 | 09:28 PM

SilverE350

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Hey Scotty, the stuff I used is just sound insulation from Home Depot. It comes in 3" or 3.5" thicknesses. I used it in my house and it worked well, so that's why it is now in my van. The 3" fits perfectly in the door void (friction fit), is water resistant and has a higher fire rating than pink fiberglass. It comes in a similar bale as fiberglass. The Reflectix double double and double foil and is taped to the door panels because it was way easier than taping to the steel of the door and then making the panel hooks fit the door. Also, the way Reflectix works, is by using an air void to raise the R value, so I concluded that it needs to be away from the inside of the outer skin, the sound insulation providing the air void. I know many have glued it right to the outer skin with good results, but I'm not really into gluing anything and the tape seemed to work. The Reflectix will work on the outer skin, but will not gain R value like when used with an air space.