while this certainly isnt a luxzo model, the back doors close pretty hard/cheap with little cushioning compared to the front. any fix for it?

 

by hard.. do you mean loud/thin sounding?? or hard, large "thump" sound???

to make the doors sound/feel a bit more solid you could put some sound deadener on them... like dynamat, edead, fatmat ect... makes them sound lots better
give the warm fuzzy of a nice solid door

 

yes, loud & thin. there is considerable notice from how the the front doors close. i'll check out those products, thanks

 

no prob... you'll notice the difference

 

I've noticed that the last door to close, rear, hatch, or front, always feels more cushioned - because it is, by compression of the air inside the car. If you close a front door with the hatch open, it feels cheap too.

RichC

 

i've done the air pressure trick, testing out all the doors and hatch. It's obvious the front doors have that faked "heavy door of quality" cushioning built right in. the back doors don't. it's an 06 i just bought(a month ago to this day), and since both back doors are of equal cheesiness, im sure it's just how they were manufactured.

 

Try the sound deadening, I can't eve hear when I lock the doors since I did it to my xB.

 

Sound deadener makes a big difference for the back door.

 

do the dynamat, makes a very big difference!!

 

Doesnt that stuff add a ton of weight

 

No, not unless you go crazy. I would guess that one layer in all doors and hatch would be well under 10 lbs, and very much worth it.

 

Friend of mine that also owns an xB closed the door after I added sound deadening and was surprised. When I dropped him back off at his house - he tapped on my passenger door and then on the Ford Taurus door I was parked next to. The xBs door sounded just as solid as it did.

I was told it makes a tremendous difference but I will say I must be used to it or faking myself out since I lowered my xB the same weekend I installed the sound deadnening. I'm thinking about using my excess matt to do the roof this weekend and maybe add some foam to the doors.

 

ill have to try that. i dont have a problem with the doors but ill give it a shot

 

Both doors about the same...i tested it...or i would say my wife tested the sides door strength....T-boned LOL