DIY - Poor Door-Bottom Seal FIX
#31
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#33
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I've attached two pictures... one showing the running boards with the doors open to show how much it covers the bottom, as well as one more from underneath, also showing the coverage.
Only one thing I'm not so happy with. When there's water on the road, the water thrown up by the tires makes an awful hollow scraping sound as it hits the undersides of the running boards. Well, this weekend, they are coming off again to get a few coats of rubberized undercoat.
Only one thing I'm not so happy with. When there's water on the road, the water thrown up by the tires makes an awful hollow scraping sound as it hits the undersides of the running boards. Well, this weekend, they are coming off again to get a few coats of rubberized undercoat.
Last edited by legrunt; 04-12-15 at 09:30 PM.
#34
I've attached two pictures... one showing the running boards with the doors open to show how much it covers the bottom, as well as one more from underneath, also showing the coverage.
Only one thing I'm not so happy with. When there's water on the road, the water thrown up by the tires makes an awful hollow scraping sound as it hits the undersides of the running boards. Well, this weekend, they are coming off again to get a few coats of rubberized undercoat.
Only one thing I'm not so happy with. When there's water on the road, the water thrown up by the tires makes an awful hollow scraping sound as it hits the undersides of the running boards. Well, this weekend, they are coming off again to get a few coats of rubberized undercoat.
#36
The pursuit of F
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I've attached two pictures... one showing the running boards with the doors open to show how much it covers the bottom, as well as one more from underneath, also showing the coverage.
Only one thing I'm not so happy with. When there's water on the road, the water thrown up by the tires makes an awful hollow scraping sound as it hits the undersides of the running boards. Well, this weekend, they are coming off again to get a few coats of rubberized undercoat.
Only one thing I'm not so happy with. When there's water on the road, the water thrown up by the tires makes an awful hollow scraping sound as it hits the undersides of the running boards. Well, this weekend, they are coming off again to get a few coats of rubberized undercoat.
Nice to see the boards cover the bottom of the doors. This definitely blocks any snow or dirt sticking to the doors. Thanks for the pics
#37
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DO NOT USE RUBBERIZED UNDERCOATING!!!!!
THAT STUFF IS A ****ING NIGHTMARE!!!!!
It sticks to what you don't want it to stick to and doesn't stick to what you want it to!
After it was dry, I noticed it rubbed off the smooth aluminium easily. But when the dry stuff got onto my fingers, I had to bloody scrub them almost raw! Doesn't freakkin make sense, I mean, its already DRY!!!
Also, I noticed the stuff wasn't doing much in terms of insulating the scraping hollow sound rainwater makes when its thrown up by the wheels...
So I used a power washer to scrub most of it off the boards. That was my second mistake. My legs were peppered with that stuff!!!!
I ended up using gap filling foam. I sprayed on a few lines and let it expand, then trimmed off the excess after it cured.
THAT STUFF IS A ****ING NIGHTMARE!!!!!
It sticks to what you don't want it to stick to and doesn't stick to what you want it to!
After it was dry, I noticed it rubbed off the smooth aluminium easily. But when the dry stuff got onto my fingers, I had to bloody scrub them almost raw! Doesn't freakkin make sense, I mean, its already DRY!!!
Also, I noticed the stuff wasn't doing much in terms of insulating the scraping hollow sound rainwater makes when its thrown up by the wheels...
So I used a power washer to scrub most of it off the boards. That was my second mistake. My legs were peppered with that stuff!!!!
I ended up using gap filling foam. I sprayed on a few lines and let it expand, then trimmed off the excess after it cured.
#38
DO NOT USE RUBBERIZED UNDERCOATING!!!!!
THAT STUFF IS A ****ING NIGHTMARE!!!!!
It sticks to what you don't want it to stick to and doesn't stick to what you want it to!
After it was dry, I noticed it rubbed off the smooth aluminium easily. But when the dry stuff got onto my fingers, I had to bloody scrub them almost raw! Doesn't freakkin make sense, I mean, its already DRY!!!
Also, I noticed the stuff wasn't doing much in terms of insulating the scraping hollow sound rainwater makes when its thrown up by the wheels...
So I used a power washer to scrub most of it off the boards. That was my second mistake. My legs were peppered with that stuff!!!!
I ended up using gap filling foam. I sprayed on a few lines and let it expand, then trimmed off the excess after it cured.
THAT STUFF IS A ****ING NIGHTMARE!!!!!
It sticks to what you don't want it to stick to and doesn't stick to what you want it to!
After it was dry, I noticed it rubbed off the smooth aluminium easily. But when the dry stuff got onto my fingers, I had to bloody scrub them almost raw! Doesn't freakkin make sense, I mean, its already DRY!!!
Also, I noticed the stuff wasn't doing much in terms of insulating the scraping hollow sound rainwater makes when its thrown up by the wheels...
So I used a power washer to scrub most of it off the boards. That was my second mistake. My legs were peppered with that stuff!!!!
I ended up using gap filling foam. I sprayed on a few lines and let it expand, then trimmed off the excess after it cured.
So is the foam working to cut down the noise of water hitting the bottom? Hope it lasts.
#40
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Ok, it rained cats dogs monkeys and donkeys last night just as I was leaving the office.
Verdict - the foam cuts out quite a lot of the grinding hollow sound from spray from the wheels, but it is still audible.
I would estimate 50-60% reduction in the noise level.
I'm still scrubbing my legs till today...
Almost all gone, but still a few spots...
Verdict - the foam cuts out quite a lot of the grinding hollow sound from spray from the wheels, but it is still audible.
I would estimate 50-60% reduction in the noise level.
I'm still scrubbing my legs till today...
Almost all gone, but still a few spots...
#42
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#44
#45
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I've had the mud guards on since delivery and the snow still built up. It's only after implementing this seal extension fix did the accumulation notably reduce. Also, as per typocl, one or two members have also pointed out a reduction of snow with the running boards. Would be interesting to know if anyone has done both.