Reconed RE XXX has metal blocking some of the mounting holes? huh?

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

The motor is probably different (normally) going from a 12 to an 18 though...

 

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

Um..dude there's already holes in the basket.
Take the gasket off

Flip it over

The edge of the surround is designed so you poke holes through the holes that are in the frame...

1/4" drill bit and 2 seconds for each hole...and your done.

I hope you did not drill 8 more holes through your basket..because if you did odds are it is going to crack. You should not be drilling on any metal.

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What happened was 3 of the holes in the basket were not drilled all the way through, so I had to drill them out myself. Did not make new holes, just drilled the existing ones all the way through.

 

[Brian Owens 10+ year member]

The motor is probably different (normally) going from a 12 to an 18 though...

Wrong. . .Normally the same motor is used for the range of sizes for a particular sub. If the motor will not handle a size, it just will not be available.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

The motor is probably different (normally) going from a 12 to an 18 though...

nope

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

The motor is probably different (normally) going from a 12 to an 18 though...

nope

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

What happened was 3 of the holes in the basket were not drilled all the way through, so I had to drill them out myself. Did not make new holes, just drilled the existing ones all the way through.

They are all tooled on the same die...they all have 8 holes in them. It is impossible for them to not have a hole in it.

This is why I said take the gasket off and look on the back side.

There may be a little bit of glue on the holes...you do not have to drill aluminum.

The gasket just isn't lined up...

 

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

They are all tooled on the same die...they all have 8 holes in them. It is impossible for them to not have a hole in it.
This is why I said take the gasket off and look on the back side.

There may be a little bit of glue on the holes...you do not have to drill aluminum.

The gasket just isn't lined up...

I'm not sure what to tell you, I did post a picture of what I am talking about in the original post. 3 of the holes were not drilled all the way through, and I know there are 8 pre-drilled holes in the basket itself, regardless of the rubber gasket. 3 of those holes were completely blocked off in the middle by metal.

But regardless, please check the other thread, I hooked up the speaker and it is barely working, and that is a much more serious problem then holes not drilled out all the way.