Removing A/C Front and Rear Seats, Floor, and Door panel for Sound Dampening

[vballer22]

doc... i just ran to my car.. yanked out the piece... i remembered incorrectly lol... mine looks just like that... and the pieces are super easy to pop out and pop in... Well now atleast i dont need to worry about where to run the wire lol

Haha I'm glad they're super easy for you to pop out. It took me about 10 minutes to figure out how to undo those and I consider myself a pretty smart guy lol. But yeah those are just the clips holding the carpet in place and secure. It's pretty convenient to have it for running wire though! especially when you've got a 0 gauge like me. All those pics are of the passenger side in case anyone gets confused.

[razah9]

Did you do the roof? Isn't the roof liner glued on or something?

[razah9]

Did you do the roof too? Isn't it glued on?

[Cali 2 Balti G]

Why doesn't any one seem to use the FSM posted on this forum. The FSM tells you how to disassemble the entire car - yet time and time again - we ge tthe how do you questions. Don't wing it - use the manual!!

[vballer22]

Did you do the roof? Isn't the roof liner glued on or something?

I didnt do the roof, I dont know if its glued on or what, but Im pretty sure it wouldnt be too hard to get it off. There are airbags in it, so it has to be accessible. Im almost positive doc did it. In my opinion, the roof wont do much for road noise, and theres not too much that can rattle or vibrate in there, so use all your resources on the doors, sides, floor, and trunk, then do the roof if theres anything left.

Why doesn't any one seem to use the FSM posted on this forum. The FSM tells you how to disassemble the entire car - yet time and time again - we ge tthe how do you questions. Don't wing it - use the manual!!

I agree for the most part, I ALWAYS use the manual, but then again Ive been doing installs and working on cars for a long time. So I would call myself fairly experienced and confident when it comes to this kind of stuff. A lot of people arent, and thats why I always post pics when I can. Even I get confused sometimes by the FSM, so Im just doin all I can. So I agree use the manual! but a it helps to always get a second opinion or to see the process in pictures, even if it's just a confidence thing.

[rjdmmfl1]

Why doesn't any one seem to use the FSM posted on this forum. The FSM tells you how to disassemble the entire car - yet time and time again - we ge tthe how do you questions. Don't wing it - use the manual!!

remember, all different skills levels on here regarding mods... some folks can take the entore car apart and put it back together... but for some folks, seeing this



and this



would cause them to $hit themselves!!!

I didnt do the roof, I dont know if its glued on or what, but Im pretty sure it wouldnt be too hard to get it off. There are airbags in it, so it has to be accessible. Im almost positive doc did it. In my opinion, the roof wont do much for road noise, and theres not too much that can rattle or vibrate in there, so use all your resources on the doors, sides, floor, and trunk, then do the roof if theres anything left.

nosirrr!!!! didn't touch the roof, not a lot of road noise coming in from up there! But I will go back and do a layer of luxury liner in some key areas... I think that will make a world of a difference and really quiet down the insde... the quieter the insde is, the louder the music sounds, ya dig!

[papawu]

would cause them to $hit themselves!!!

That is what my toys look like after I got bored with them. I used to love taking them apart to see what they were made of. But now that I have to buy my own toys, I hesitate when I have to open them up to do something.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

would cause them to $hit themselves!!!

Consider me shat!

[vballer22]

Consider me shat!

LOL

Yeah man, that stuff used to scare the crap outta me, since were on the topic.

But then I got curious and started doin little mods and stuff, and slowly got the hang of it. Plus I've been playin trumpet and other instruments for about 15 years now, and being around so much music turned me into an audiophile, and I got the audio bug.



By the way, I didnt want to create a whole new thread yet, But here's a little teaser. I havntposted many pics yet of my audio setup because all the enclosures and everything has been testing. Im not really proud of how it looks, just how it sounds. Well, the next step is almost here. Today I finished working with my audio guys and now have a HUGE dual 12" fiberglass subwoofer enclosure painted glossy black. Were now working on plexiglass amp windows to mount the amps under a false floor in the trunk in front of the subs. It's gonna be an all out spare-tire-removin' custom fit job, were just movin a little slow cuz I'm not rollin in cash right now.

[adidas2go]

Im sorry bro, I forgot about this. I will do a write up, for the tech page

[SHIFT_COUPE]

vballer, shoot me an email with the custom title that you'd like! I don't know how we missed this writeup!

[notaverage]

Tyler, can we add a link to this from the how to section?

[AppleBonker]

Tyler, can we add a link to this from the how to section?

I'll tack this onto the FAQ next time I update. With the thread being locked, I'm going to try to update only once I have about 5+ things to take care of. It'll make it easier on the mods.