Just got rainbow SLCs hole in surround

[528hz 10+ year member]

Did you buy these from the guy who just got his stuff jacked?

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

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.

He said it did happen in shipping and the speakers were kid of resting on each other so its not that hard to believe. He seemds like an honest guy and I beleive him. He said he insured them for $150 and he would refund me that full amount (I only paid 100) after he filed the claim.

Think I should do that or keep them? 100 dollars for SLCs seem good and I probably could patch them up with silicone

 

[headless 10+ year member]

needs the surround replaced, really. ****, that sucks.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

silicone wont fix it?

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Do you guys think I should keep em? Having trouble deciding what to do here. I really cant aford to pay anymore for rainbows so id probably be stuck with some PGs or something if I let him file a claim

Can anyone explain a little better how to fix them up and if it will be worth it. Ill put that one in hte passengers side

 

[mike11202 10+ year member]

i did the same thing to my mids when i was screwing them in with a screwdriver.. thats probably exactly what happened since mine looked the same

all i did was silicone the outside and a tiny bit on the inside in the surround, spray painted it black, and it works fine

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Ok i think ill keep them. Either way I got an awesome price

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

Here is a pic

dude if the guy told you this hole happened in shipping, that is some straight BS you can tell the hole was made when it was being screwed in place, its right by the freeking mounting holes, which look messed up also.

lies

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

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.

silicone wont fix it?

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I guess the seller just sux at packaging mids...

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

and I know, because iv pokes holes in surrounds before installing, and its the worst feeling, it can be fixed easy and play fine, but just a bummer.

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

dude if the guy told you this hole happened in shipping, that is some straight BS you can tell the hole was made when it was being screwed in place, its right by the freeking mounting holes, which look messed up also.
lies

x2. Either he lied to you or you did it. It's easy to fix though, I've done the same thing.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

Yeah it is a bummer

I am going to keep them though

Ok so how I put some silcone under the hole then put tape on top? And how much silcone do I need to use

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

dude flip the speaker over, put a little silicone on your finger and rub it over the hole on the under side.

done.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

drop that damn name. I sure as hell don't ever want to deal with this seller.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

dude flip the speaker over, put a little silicone on your finger and rub it over the hole on the under side.
done.

tape on top so the surround will keep it's original shape and do the above^^