repair surround ???

[audiobahngods 10+ year member]

What's the best way to repair the foam surround on the sub. Will this effect the performance of the sub?

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[Ineed$ 10+ year member]

how bad is it?

 

[icpurplepplalot 5,000+ posts]

silicone

 

[audiobahngods 10+ year member]

It has 2 splits in it. all the way across the surround(from the cone to the basket).

 

[audiobahngods 10+ year member]

bump

 

[Atimm693 10+ year member]

Silicon will work for the smaller splits like that. Anything bigger i'd do a refoam if it is an exensive sub.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

Silicon will work for the smaller splits like that. Anything bigger i'd do a refoam if it is an exensive sub.

^^^^but yours sounds like a larger split, so refoam should be your fix.....if the sub is any good

 

[audiobahngods 10+ year member]

Looks big to me. But it 's actually about a 1 inch split in the foam.

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

go to autozone and pick up some stuff called the incredible goop

 

[audiobahngods 10+ year member]

Do you use it on the outside of the foam, and the inside? Or would the outside be enough to hold it?

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

Both, need to get it in the crack as well or it won't hold

 

[audiobahngods 10+ year member]

Thanks man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

My idmax got a small tear in the surround in my wreck. It goes all the way through but it isnt that bad i guess, ill take pics if necessary. Autozone will carry a silicon or something i should use i guess. Is there something specific for rubber?

 

[truspector 10+ year member]

What's the best way to repair the foam surround on the sub. Will this effect the performance of the sub?

My 10 split a while back and you have two options.

Your best bet is to replace the surround. Check out this website, if done properly, the speaker will sound as good as new.

Option two is to attempt a repair using some sort of chemical. When I repaired mine I used "hard as nails" acrylic nail polish. The trick is to get some inside of the crack, some on the back of the crack, and some on the front of the crack. The more coats the better. I've heard of other people using rubber cement, incredible goop, etc. I don't care what anybody says, your speaker will never sound as good as it did before, but if done properly you can come close.

 

[big_Edge_head 10+ year member]

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