I installed a Toyota Corolla door seal kit to see whether it could reduce wind noise and improve the door closing sound. Here is what changed and what I learned during installation.
I installed inexpensive air-powered deer whistles behind the lower grille of my Toyota Corolla and tested one with compressed air. Here is how I mounted them and what the research says about whether they actually work.
After treating the doors, trunk and hood of my 2024 Toyota Corolla Touring Sports, there was one more large panel at the rear of the car that seemed worth looking at — the tailgate. The tailgate already had some factory trim and insulation, but underneath the plastic panel there was still a fairly large lightweight…
One of the things that surprised me when I first bought my 2024 Toyota Corolla Touring Sports was how noticeable the engine could be inside the cabin. I still remember sitting in the car at the Toyota dealership while the salesman and I were setting up Android Auto and going through some of the vehicle…
After sound-deadening all four doors of my 2024 Toyota Corolla Touring Sports, the trunk was the next area I wanted to tackle. Reducing road noise from the rear of the car was one reason, but it was not the only one. I was also planning a larger audio installation in the trunk, including a dual-subwoofer…
One of the first things I noticed after removing the door trim on my 2024 Toyota Corolla Touring Sports was how little factory damping Toyota actually uses. Large areas of the doors are essentially bare sheet metal, and tapping on them makes the panels ring almost like a drum. The front doors had one small…