Mounting midbass with adhesives ONLY?

[sportyaccordy 10+ year member]

I know this sounds absolutely nuts, but I'm in a jam.

I have Dayton DC-160-4s, shielded (they were cheap from PE and they didn't have the tons of Peerless woofers they have now when I ordered these... yea I'm a dumb ***)

Anyways I have tapered MDF rings. The ID on the rings is just big enough that I have to screw the screws on the speaker in at an angle; so screwing them into the door would be a nightmare.

The other issue is the door mounting surface itself doesn't allow the MDF ring to sit flush.

MY QUESTION IS: can I use a combination of hardening clay and adhesive or just some kind of putty like material to mount the speaker + baffle to the door? It doesn't even have to be a perfect seal; this setup is temporary, and I don't plan on getting deadener to seal the doors. Should I just dump these for some coaxials or would Liquid Nails work?

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[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

no, get a speaker/baffle that fits. Don't be retarded

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

no, get a speaker that fits. Don't be retarded

I concur

 

[FatPat*da*Ratt 10+ year member]

Why rig your ride ?

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

you can debuck the magnet and gain some depth, guess you need depth

 

[sportyaccordy 10+ year member]

Wound up doing it the right way... bought a cordless drill, mounted the baffle to the door, speaker to the baffle and sealing everything with roof insulation. Actually sounds pretty good!

 

[WheresTheButta 10+ year member]

I know this sounds absolutely nuts, but I'm in a jam.
I have Dayton DC-160-4s, shielded (they were cheap from PE and they didn't have the tons of Peerless woofers they have now when I ordered these... yea I'm a dumb ***)

Anyways I have tapered MDF rings. The ID on the rings is just big enough that I have to screw the screws on the speaker in at an angle; so screwing them into the door would be a nightmare.

The other issue is the door mounting surface itself doesn't allow the MDF ring to sit flush.

MY QUESTION IS: can I use a combination of hardening clay and adhesive or just some kind of putty like material to mount the speaker + baffle to the door? It doesn't even have to be a perfect seal; this setup is temporary, and I don't plan on getting deadener to seal the doors. Should I just dump these for some coaxials or would Liquid Nails work?

The only way I know to properly mold something the way you're asking to... is to use fiberglass.

Outside of that, i agree with the others - just buy a speaker that fits.