james21_h

I mentioned that I had a TLX loaner for a day and noticed the car had triple seals on all its doors. So I went ahead and applied an additional layer to all the doors except the front passenger door for an experiment. I noticed the wind noise is definitely reduced when the car is running on high way especially on the newly paved portion. Since I left the front passenger door untouched, my wife and I noticed the mind noise is a bit more noticeable on that side. Here are some pics I took this morning. I spent a total of $30 and one hour of my time to do it. Maybe it's just our mind but we do think it worked. But did not help much on the road noise.... I guess I need a new set of tires. Still running on the OEM crap with 29K miles on the meter.

paperboy42190

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Wow that's interesting. Where did you by the seal at?

james21_h

Now the doors close with a really solid thud!! Plus I don't have to clean door jambs as often now!!

james21_h

Ebay and amazon. I got the D, P, and Z shapes. Z on the front door gap, P on the bottom of the door, D on the pillars. I also looked at my friend's Merc ML and it had those seals as well!!

KarKraze

Interesting idea. Nice job .

echodigital

I want to do this next spring. Good idea!

dainmezron

Fantastic work, in most of the pics I can't see where OEM left off and your work picked up, very nicely done!! I will certainly be looking into doing the same!!

james21_h

Thank you sir! It is quite easy and pretty cheap to do the experiment! One tip: Make sure you get the strips with 3M tape backing! The D shape I got from Amazon does not have 3M backing tape and after a few raining days, the ends started to pop loose..... The P and Z shapes do have 3M and they are still intact perfectly!!

VanyDotK

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Good idea, I'm going to have to give this a try one of these days!

Amazon link for supplies?

HeartTLs

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2x please link!

echodigital

Me too!

james21_h

Alright, here are the links:
Z shape:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231197026595?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AITD shape:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131542932974?_trksid=p2060353.m2763.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AITP shape:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/361082933601?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Just finished my passenger door and the whole car is complete! Hope this helps!

ABDomega

This is interesting. Not so much for the TL but definitely for my wife's Pilot. That things like a wind tunnel. Thanks, OP!

HeartTLs

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James the links you posted, I assume the amount of material needed is 2x of each to do both sides, front and back?

james21_h

No, just one set of each will work. I have pretty leftovers!!

wreak

So in theory this seems like a good idea but after considering it I decided it's not worth the risk. I'm guessing Acura has done it's homework on how to channel water out of that space and messing with it could lead to rust from trapped water and debris, or water draining somewhere it's not supposed to.

james21_h

What if this seals most of the gaps where the water normally gets in between doors and quarter panels? That means a more weather proof and sound proof

wreak

It may very well work and I hope it does for you.

echodigital

Your door jams are really clean after looking at the pictures again. I park my car outdoors. I have a 2009 version and it's so noisy on the highway so I am welling to give it a try in the spring.

james21_h

After almost a week of driving since I put in those seals, I do believe my car is now quieter. The wind noise is really low now. When you apply those seals, make sure you clean up the area well with rubbing alcohol and wax/grease removal!! The front door edge is the most pain in the butt area...

LostProphet

OP, great idea and write up. Any updates on how the seals are holding up?

crxb

drove a loaner MDX 2016 - noticed it had triple seals and had very low sound levels while driving

echodigital

I am so doing this in the spring.

james21_h

All the rubber seals I put on are still intact after months of rain in Seattle area! I really think the extra seals do make difference! Very little wind noise while driving 65 mph. I will be putting on a new set of Conti DSW tires next week and see if the car will be even quieter!!

carbonTSEX

Another member from Seattle. Nice! May have to peep in person.

Cooldude01

First of all, thanks for the information.
The P shape from Ebay has the 4M adhesive back but i'm not sure how long that will last...
The other question is do you have any tip on how to properly install the Z strip? They look like a b*** to install..

james21_h

Not a problem. So for the Z shape, yes it is a little pain in the butt to install. I did a small section from the top edge of the door to the hinge and a long section from top hinge to the bottom edge. I just use my finger and a 12" ziptie (tie the 3M tape cover to the ziptie and feed it through the hinge). So that would be much easier to pull out the tape while applying Z shape to the door edge. Hope that helps!!

james21_h

By the way, I have a new set of Conti DWS installed last week! Wow, what a difference compared to the OEM tires. The car is much quieter on the rough pavement. Very little wind noise with these third seals and little road noise now! I was riding with a coworker in his new Mazda 6.... night and day, my TL is way way quieter! I would say it is comparable to TLX. The engine noise is more in my TL but hey, I love that VTEC noise!!

Cooldude01

Thanks i'll try that method.
My car is quiet but I still can hear the wind noise from the Driver's side when driving over 60mph. Hope these door seal will help with that...

james21_h

After driving the car with the new seals for few months, the seals are still intact! The car is definitely quieter with the new Conti DWS tires I put on. One thing I noticed... All the doors are now well sealed and every time when my wife shut the passenger door, it creates a huge air pressure and makes my ears hurt.... She doesn't slam the door, just normal force and it is already hurting my ears. It is pretty crazy that this 3rd seal would make such difference.

jtech316

Thanks for the info man. Going to try this. Been driving on the highways a little more lately and noticing the wind noise the more I drive.

echodigital

I just ordered it (5/4/2016) from ebay.ca from the same vendor and I just got the package yesterday. I did a quick look and it appears to have 3M tape on it as well. I plan on installing soon but I need clean the door jams first.

Z Shape 157" 4METER CAR Truck Motor Door Rubber Strip Weatherstrip Seals Hollow | eBay

157" 4METER P Shape CAR Truck Door Rubber Seal Strip Weatherstrip Seals Hollow | eBay

160" 14 12mm BIG D CAR Truck Door Rubber Seal Strip Weatherstrip Seals Hollow | eBay

james21_h

Yeah, the key is preparation! Gotta clean the areas good before applying the seals. Let me know the result!

carbonTSEX

Huge air pressure when closing the doors doesn't sound too good. Did this not happen earlier after you installed them and does it only happen in the front passenger door? Do you plan on keeping the added seals on now with that issue?

james21_h

So when I first did this, my wife was out of town for months.... that's why I had spare time to do it. Then I had rentals for 70 days. Now I actually have a passenger with me when I drive the TL, I started noticing this.. The air pressure isn't too bad. It just abnormal to me. She has been sitting in the back with our new born baby so we haven't tested out the front passenger door yet. But it didn't seem like it bothers her when I shut my driver door while she is in the car. I guess I just notice things.... I will keep the seals regardless.... I may just crack open my driver's window or the trunk passthrough cover open whenever I have it parked in the garage!

ABDomega

There may have been a vent or drain that you plugged by installing the additional seals. There has got to be somewhere the air goes when you close the doors and it seems like it might not be getting out.

echodigital

Looks like I need to wait, I need to order the small D shape. I ordered the large one. Doh!

echodigital

I just installed it yesterday and it makes a huge difference. There is a more solid thunk and it's quieter in city driving. I have not gone on the highway yet. I left some gaps on the corners so water has a place to exit. This is a cheap mod with great results.

I would order an extra P shape so if it comes off, you can fix it again if necessary. You can't make a mistake on the bottom of the doors as there not much spare material left.

It's like a Lexus!

Looking at the photos, I only put a P shape on the front doors but I put it at the bottom edge so it did cover the "drain" holes. It looks like you put a P and the Z on the Front doors and only a P on the back doors.

james21_h

That's great!! Good to hear that works for you as well. After 4 months, all my seals are still intact!! I would like to hear what you think after some highway driving!!

echodigital

The front door front edge uses a Z shape so I placed it from top to bottom with a bit extra material near the bottom and then I removed the sticker backing from top to bottom pulling it behind the PITA hinges. I then cut it when I was almost done peeling the sticker near the bottom of the door. The D shape was the easiest part to install.