Dust Cap Repair (PICS)

[xluben 10+ year member]

Reference this thread:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2345980

I got the "Goop" today and tried reattaching my dust caps:

caps removed:

underside of cap 1

underside of cap 2

in the next two pics i highlighted the area's where the dust cap and cone were never bonded!

sub 1 (large area, the rest of the cap was already pulling off)

sub 2 (smaller area, sub was just making slight chuffing noises)

here's the goop (was a real pain to work with!)

caps back on, held down with 2 1/2 lbs weights //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

the goop was really hard to get where i wanted it. the fist sub i didn't use all that much, so i hope it seals. the second sub i used quite a bit more and some came out the edge, so it doesn't look perfect anymore //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

looks like chad had an off day when he was glueing these //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif also, you can see in the close ups, that one voice coil has the mesh above the ring and one is below, and the mesh's are different styles. the one under the ring has round perforations (looks nice) and the other is just some type of woven screen (looks like crap).

i really hope they work! but i still think i might like to get a pair of fi caps just to be cool (hop on the bandwagon).

to anyone who has installed a regular dustcap (****) on a normal cone (no ridge); did you apply the adhesive to the cap and the cone before you bonded them?

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[SQBubble 10+ year member]

hope everything will work well man.

when are u gonna try them?

 

[dB Dom 10+ year member]

I put adhesive on both surfaces

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

mesh is just there to keep shit from entering your pole vent and getting into the gap... who cares what it looks like.

And if for some reason the goop doesnt work, go to a hobby shop and pick up a CA glue and accelerator

 

[dB Dom 10+ year member]

What does CA stand for anyway, I always thought it was "Cone Assembly" Glue.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

cyanoacrylate?

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

i could be wrong though

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Yup, cyano-acrylate.

Goop will work great.

nG

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

Pics of the final product?

 

[CBFryman2 5,000+ posts]

CA glue is fancy talk for Superglue. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

i decided i didn't want to wait overnight, and they seemed pretty dried, so i put the subs in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif here's some pics:

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/xluben211/arsenal%20pics/

the dust cap repair seems to have worked perfectly //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i free-aired them both (individually) with test tones and they sounded fine, so i installed them and the amp.

first time hearing the amp and the subs and i was impressed with the low end power!

they DEFINITELY have more low end than the assassin's. the peak output (40-45Hz) seemed a bit louder as well. for some reason the SQ wasn't really there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif i think i need to tweak the low pass filter or phase or something, i'll work on that tomorrow.

i forgot how much my car rattles..... i think it does even more now. the trunk is crazy and the rear deck is super loud on low notes. i did fix the rearview mirror with a hammer //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i installed the remote, but unfortunately it controls the bass boost //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif i guess i won't be using that.....

i'll tweak it some more tomorrow and hopefully have vids (i took one, but it was already too dark).

 

[CBFryman2 5,000+ posts]

Arsenal FTW.

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

It turned out very nicely. Good job.