I haven't found it by the search. How do you take the rear door apart to put deadening in it? Is it just the 11 or so clips, or something else as well?

 

by rear door do you mean rear passenger door or rear hatch?

the passenger doors come apart pretty easy, there are some guides here...the rear hatch is just the clips....easy as pie, just try not to break em (a fork works pretty good :D )

 

Hatch is what I meant. The one all the way in the back of the box.

Thanks.

 

What muffler are you using?

This DIY says "The rear hatch panel is retained by 13 plastic rivets."
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65529

 

I think he was guestimating. :D

 

Stock. Just trying to cut down on sound.

I'd skimmed that post but didn't see where he took the hatch apart.

 

Yeh, just the inner trim cover needs to come off. You'll need a tool called a panel popper or door trim tool. I found a really nice one made by Lisle at Pepboys for ~$10. Not in the tools, but in the section with door handles & etc...

Mine got a couple of layers of raammat bxt, then stuffed tight with fiberglas left over from a home project. Definitely makes a difference. I also did the rear quarter panels, doors and floor of the cargo area with it and ensolite foam, as well.

It all seems to addup...

 

Yes, whether 11 or 13 clips is not important. What the DIY indicated was that nothing more than clips was involved.

 

Thanks. Don't have a Pep-Boys but I'll look around.

I've got the springs and struts to do this week, then it's to the interior.

 

Deaden the panels with eDead or other deadener, then stuff it full of insulation or polyfill.

Be sure to deaden the inside of the outer skin and the inner skeletal panel also. Lots of little strips to cut everywhere, but what a difference! Last, lay some deadener on the back side of the carpeted trim panel. Well worth it!

An easy spot is the cargo area, where the spare/foam box is. Not a lot to remove.

 

A thin layer of a quality undercoating spray like 3M offers also is very effective (cut's corrosion possibilities also). Depending on the panel tool, you can also gain some "anti-paint scratching" safety by adding some hockey, duct, or vinyl electrical tape where there are metal to paint contact points.

 

^^Great tip! Keeps the box looking good as well as sounding great.