subs blown? help please *pics*

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

hey guys,

well i started to notice my subs sounded like they were bottoming out. and i was just gonna keep playing them and if they blow then ill just get new ones because ive been wanting to try other shallow subs out there like the new jl tw5 but anyways so one day i was bumpin and i notice that i dont hear any bottoming out anymore but they werent hitting nearly as hard. i decide to look behind my seat one day and i find the cap of my sub is completely off. i dont know if cap is the correct word. i have no clue if there is even a name for this piece so i just took a picture off the internet to show you what im talking about. here it is.

the piece i circled in green just popped off. should i just superglue it back on or what? please tell me what's goin on and what i should do. thanks

-eric

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[northside210 10+ year member]

how much can a wood chuck chuck if a wood could chuck wood?

 

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

anyone with a real response?

 

[grassroots 10+ year member]

it's the dust cap and it keeps dirt and debris out of the motor gap... yes, you should glue it back on...

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

if it the surround is not ripped you can use CA glue and glue it back on. it sounds like it is the dust cap. if it is the cone eh prolly would not turn out right...

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

the surround seperated from the cone?

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

if the dustcap came off, you should be able to put it back on.. is what what you're asking? not sure how well super glue will work.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Use CA glue, I had to do that to pair of Old subs I had. Same thing happend...

 

[atlninja82 10+ year member]

i was just making sure it wouldnt damage the voice coils or anything because i know you are supposed to wait to play your subs after putting silicone in your box. but thanks for the responce guys. i appreciate it.

 

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

real pics are a plus in this situation.

 

[mirracomitch 10+ year member]

i had the same thing happen to one of my p3's. i just got some super glue and glued it back on. not a big deal

 

[Atimm693 10+ year member]

Super glue gets brittle, CA glue is hard to find for me.

Goop will work best IMO, it's flexible so it won't break, and I see it all over the place. The full name is The Incredible Goop.

 

[visitor]

Are you really a ninja?

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

i was just making sure it wouldnt damage the voice coils or anything because i know you are supposed to wait to play your subs after putting silicone in your box. but thanks for the responce guys. i appreciate it.

lol.......o rly

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

Sounds to me like you have no supersonic filter engaged

cuz you're over excurting the crap out of those p3's