My project dd3515 motor with new 18" basket & 18" fi recone

[808subz 10+ year member]

Okay so this is what I got I bought a dd3515 that was blown from a friend and I was going to send it to my local shop for refining back to original but when I got a quick quote I decided to lick at other options so as I was looking around I fell upon the idea of making it into a complely different woofer. I'm thinking of getting a 18" basket and a 18"fi refine kit and putting the three together. You think it would work? I've done my research and I can get a 18" basket for around 45$ that will bolt right on @ the refine would be about 120 from fi. That comes to about 200 with everything (basket, CA glue, & recone) compared to at least 300 to get it reconed. Lmk what you guys think?

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[808subz 10+ year member]

Sorry for the double post.

 

[lamont1 10+ year member]

i would keep it as a dd,some ppl dont like custom subs if you sell it.

 

[808subz 10+ year member]

Yeah I considered that but I Wanna be a little different lol.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Keep it DD recone back to a 3518..

 

[808subz 10+ year member]

It would cost over 400 to do that that's what I'm trying to stay away from because I'm still in hs.

 

[surreal 10+ year member]

The **** is a refine?

Check coil differences..

 

[808subz 10+ year member]

I ment recone I'm posting this from my phone and it autocorrected it.

But the coil of my 3515 is a 3"x4" & a 1.5" coil winding.

The fi recone has the same size 3" coil the only thing that I don't know is the legnth, but I have a spacer to help with that problem.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Im too lazy to look into the logistics of whether or not the parts you specify are compatible, but if they are, I say go for it. DD is notorious for raping people on pricing, especially for recones or reworking their products.

If you need help figuring out the compatibility questions, PM'ing woofercooker (a member here who does tons of recones and is very experienced with the subject) would be a good way to find out.

Good luck, let us know how it turns out.

 

[speakerdude123 10+ year member]

Please don't listen to these people kid, if you can get the parts and you think you can do it by all means GO FOR IT! Who gives a rats *** if you cant sell the thing, you built it! why would you wanna get rid of something you built in the first place. Not very many people can say they built their own sub woofer.

Take pride in what you do with your own hands because one day it will get you somewhere, remember that.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Please don't listen to these people kid, if you can get the parts and you think you can do it by all means GO FOR IT! Who gives a rats *** if you cant sell the thing, you built it! why would you wanna get rid of something you built in the first place. Not very many people can say they built their own sub woofer.
Take pride in what you do with your own hands because one day it will get you somewhere, remember that.

There are actually a shit load of people here who build customer woofers on a daily basis.

 

[speakerdude123 10+ year member]

There are actually a shit load of people here who build customer woofers on a daily basis.

I can somewhat agree with this, but if you compare it to the number of people who DON'T build their own woofers, your looking at a very big number verses a very very small number.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

DD does not charge $400 for a recone kit more like $150. Anyways, Having resko or woofer recone is also a good idea and might save u a few bucks.

 

[808subz 10+ year member]

I live in hawaii & the nearest shop is on Oahu and I live on Kauai they want to charge me 300 for it to be put back to stock 3515d an to make it a 18 would guarantee be over 400& dd no longer sells their recones to anyone you have to be a dealer to get them. So I'll take this approach and see what becomes of this sub.

 

[Villeza1 10+ year member]

Good luck dude, I hope it's possible.