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Originally Posted by slizoth
Removing and resealing this is a growing concern for me, if it's done incorrectly does water or condensation get in the cabin?
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I have been told by door design people the service hole cover or "garbage bag" is actually there to protect against water intrusion.
-- I can't speak specifically on this vehicle but I would be a little hesitant on completely removing it since I live in a place that has a lot of water.
I like the pond liner type material under the garbage bag to cover up the giant holes I bet you could notice a huge difference just from covering these up--I would probably reapply the service hole cover and seal it back up with tape since the butyl does not always stick once it is pulled down.
If you are worried about possible wetness inside the vehicle you could copy the service hole cover layout and make panels from Shoddy (recycled fibers) and pond liner (buy at home depot). You can cut them to fit just like the service hole cover does and then tape the shoddy and pond liner together with the pond liner touching the door panel and then tape it to the sheet metal.
You could pick out different materials or chose a different layout depending on your overall goal.
Here is an article on some acoustic materials
http://www.roush.com/Portals/1/Downl...dAbsorbing.pdf