PLEASE HELP??RECONING a JL W6 13???

[Notoriouslep]

i was hoping to find anyone that can Recone or anyone that knows where i can recone a JL W6 13" in or around the Chicago Land area?

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[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

You'll have to send it back to JL. Be sure to lube up your ******* first.

 

[Notoriouslep]

thank you for the quick feedback. Now is that my only option?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

thank you for the quick feedback. Now is that my only option?

The problem is the JL surround is proprietary. As Im sure you've noticed, its not the standard surround style found on other speakers. JL has it patented.

Unless you find someone with a spare JL recone kit they want to sell, yes so far as I know JL Audio is your only choice for reconing what you have.

Someone here recently posted pics of a JL sub (dont remember if it was a w6 or w7) that only reused the motor, and had a standard 12-spoke frame, which opened up a lot of options for softpart choices. This would be a more extensive rebuild however.

 

[Notoriouslep]

Thanks for your help man

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

sorry but its a paper weight. the motor is noting special and by the time you spend money on getting it fixed you could have had a better sub.

next time when buying a sub get something with a standard 2.5 or 3" coil so it can be rebuilt fairly cheap. or buy from companys such as sundown,dc,ia,dd that can send you a recone kit for around $100...

 

[R34P3R 10+ year member]

You'll have to send it back to JL. Be sure to lube up your ******* first.

Sig lol

 

[teamquakecelica 10+ year member]

I'd be interested in buying the motor to see if any of the 12billion parts I have fit... lol.. if you want to .. PM.. and we can see what it would cost to ship that paperweight

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

The problem is the JL surround is proprietary. As Im sure you've noticed, its not the standard surround style found on other speakers.

Not only that, but the voice coils are goofy sizes.. IIRC the W6v2 has a 2.7" coil, and no one makes those except for JL...

The only newer JL sub that can be reconed readilly using a standard basket is the 12W7, as far as I know...