Refoaming Vintage Clarion SE-9450 4-way Speakers

[amix]

Hi,

I found a pair of 30 years old, oval shaped Clarion SE-9450 4(!)-way speakers, 150W max. input from my first days with a car. I want to add them to my dad's old car on a soundboard (car is a liftback). Sadly, the foam disintegrates from just looking at it.

Problem: It seems, the web has never heard about these speakers. So I doubt I will find a refoam-kit.

Is there any way to create custom-foam for this?

All technical info I have is from the packaging box, no manual or the like, so I do not have exact measurements of the actual speaker itself. Since the web does not seem to know this speaker, I will add as much info I could gather, for others to find:

Features:

• MULTI-AXIAL 4-WAY SLANT ANGLE-TYPE
• Rear Parcel Shelf Speaker for Car Stereo
• Slant-angle Mounted Mid-range, Tweeter and Super Tweeter Designed to Precisely Match Car Accoustics
• High Compliance Non-pressed Woofer Cone
• Clean and Clean Dynamic-type Balanced and Super Tweeter Cones
• Heat Resistant Voice Coil and Polyimide Woofer Bobbin
• Black Molded, Heat Resistant Enclousure with Perforated Metal Bolt-on Grille

Specifications:

Manufacturer	Clarion
Model	SE-9450
Year	approx. 1991
Reproduction System	Multi-axial 4-Way
Size	150mm x 230mm (6 x 9in. Dia)
Size with frame	Top: 241mm (9.5in.) x 167mm (6 5/8in.) Side: 48mm (visible) + 73,5mm (under surface) (1 7/8in. + 2 7/8in.) Bottom: 222mm (8 3/4in.)
Nominal Impedance	4ohm
Maximum Music Power	150W
Nominal Power	60W
Magnet Material	Ferrite (Wo): 506g (17,8oz) Strontium (Mi): 74,5g (2.6oz) Alnico (Tw): 10,2g (0.28oz) Ferrite (St): 6,7g (0.28oz)
Weight (one speaker)	1940g (68.4oz)

I'll also add some photos. Also, two shots of the first fracture:

Thanks!

P.S. No, I wasn't that rich as a late teen, I payed 100 DM less for them at a sale! It's funny, though, that, counting today's inflation, at the regular price, they would cost EUR 351 now.

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[Deiimos]

Perhaps take measurements, then browse eBay for “6x9 speaker surround”, to see if any match up. Replacement surround listings should show detailed measurements. You might want to browse the listings first to see what kind of measurements you need. Hopefully you can find one that is close in size, and not crazy expensive to your location. I don’t know much about Amazon, never bought anything from that site, but look there too if needed, and or google search for 6x9 speaker replacement surround.

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

Thanks

Like Deiimos said, you will find surrounds on eBay. Aside from dimensions, the other specification I would seek is if the cone's edge has a flat landing. If not, look for a foam that follows the cone's pitch.

 

[amix]

@Deiimos, @1aespinoza: Thanks, will do. Seems I could get some for around 5€-7€ total from local eBay sellers.

 

[amix]

If anyone has a frequency curve and SPL values for this speaker, please report here! Thanks.

 

[Robert1999]

Nice find, they look pretty standard you should be able to find surround.

I found some on ebay for a set of 10" a couple years back.