I Fvcked Up!

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

so out of all the installs i have done myself i finally FVCKED UP! not to bad but when i was securing the sub down i slipped //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif! frckn created a tinny tear about 2 mm long all the way through! so i immediately threw on sum window sealer aka sillicone on the outside then after reading a lil more put clear nail polish on the inside. should i have done this? will it hold?

heres a pic of the UGLY *** fix

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[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

you shall be fine

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

you shall be fine

oh please i hope so! i am soooooooo out of money right now! just finished all my Christmas shopping for 22 people 2 night //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif! dropped like 1000 bux! **** large families! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

You'll be fine.

I've done that before too. Then I decided to lay a finger on the surround near where I am screwing. I would rather drive my bit through my finger than the speaker from now on haha.

Caulk it and you're fine.

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

You'll be fine.I've done that before too. Then I decided to lay a finger on the surround near where I am screwing. I would rather drive my bit through my finger than the speaker from now on haha.

Caulk it and you're fine.

!haha this was my LAST! SCREW TO! when u say caulk it what u mean its already siliconed and nail polished //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif:laugh://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

it probably wouldnt have made a difference in sound at all with a tiny rip

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

it probably wouldnt have made a difference in sound at all with a tiny rip

Possibly. Although the possibility of the tear becoming larger is negated by using some nail polish. I have used this fix on several drivers (mine and friends), and it seems to work well. You should be fine!

geo

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

I think everybody has done that a least once.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

I think everybody has done that a least once.

Unfortunately. I have done it 4-5 times that I can think of. Luckily, the tear was never big enough to demand a recone/replacement.

geo

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

oh well, better to do it on your own sub and not while installing for someone else.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

oh well, better to do it on your own sub and not while installing for someone else.

True, ive done it before. Everybody gets in a hurry and excited when it comes time to put speakers in i guess.

 

[2000LaDe 10+ year member]

join the club bro. after installing so many speakers you are bound to put at least one hole in a sub. the safety sleeve drill bits work wonders if u use drywall screws to secure your subs.

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

yeah i now wrap my hand around that bad boy now! dont wana do it again! i said some choice words when it happened woke up my poor old neighbor to! haha

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Happened to my FI Q, but I didn't do it. Some how it happened from playing it or something hitting through my grills.:wow:Changed the sound a lot. Sounded like a wet fart everytime it slammed. I tried to fix it with basically the same ish and it didn't work.

I since sold it like that and he knew about it and said probably need a recone, but he ended up doing the same thing I did and said it has been fine ever since. Must not have sealed it up good enough or something. Was a good sized rip as well.

 

[TIeclipseMOJO 10+ year member]

yeah i now wrap my hand around that bad boy now! dont wana do it again! i said some choice words when it happened woke up my poor old neighbor to! haha

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