Just got rainbow SLCs hole in surround

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

I bought some speakers used and they have a hole in the rubber part that is arround the surround. Will that effect them at all?

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[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

Why dont you fix the puncture? Takes 5 minutes and a 10 bucks bro, and then it wont hurt anything at all for sure.

Edit - No hole in the surround or on the cone? Correct?

If the puncture is not on the surround itself or on the cone, then you're fine.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Its on the rubber part that is around the cone I think it might be the cone not really sure what to call it.

Its like the roundish rubber part

 

[datboiroy]

why not take a pic?

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Good thinking lol

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

Rubbery/Styrofoam feeling shit around the cone is the surround.

I would personally repair it, but that's just me.

It could possibly hurt your midbass but I'm assuming it's not in a sealed location anyways

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Yeah its the surround then

My camera is being gay right now ill try and get a pic up if I can

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

dark, I know you're not new man...

Just use some epoxy or silly-cone to close it up.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Alright thanks

Should I be annoyed he did not tell me about the rip or just let it go

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Here is a pic

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

OUCH!

I would be a little heated if I wasn't told about it. Should be able to fix it though.

 

[khanhfat 10+ year member]

looks like ants bites //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif JK.... something is wrong wit it

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Here is a pic

WHO sold that to you and didn't tell you it's condition??

that's borderline scam to me. what you paid is not what they're worth with that tear in the surround.

Let us know of the shady seller.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

I dont want to mention names before I talk to him id like to give him a chance to work it out first.

Umm I paid 100 bucks will they sound like normal or what?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I dont want to mention names before I talk to him id like to give him a chance to work it out first.
Umm I paid 100 bucks will they sound like normal or what?

They'll sound normal when you seal up that hole. I'd suggest you get some black silicone. Put blue masking tape on TOP of the surround and apply the silicone UNDER the surround). that way it won't look like shit.

Whatever his excuse is, I won't believe it. That won't happen during shipping. If it did, it would be easy to tell by the packaging. If not, then he knew they were like that before sending them out.