What's the best way to seal the edges around sub wire?

[cleanerupper 10+ year member]

If I'm running a subwoofer box without terminal cups, and the wires are going into the box through two small holes, what's the best way to seal them? Silicon doesn't seem like it would keep the wires in place if they were to get yanked on.

Thanks

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[CJL 10+ year member]

hot glue?

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

bondo or kittyhair. then silicone over it.

 

[Kagymp5 10+ year member]

If I'm running a subwoofer box without terminal cups, and the wires are going into the box through two small holes, what's the best way to seal them? Silicon doesn't seem like it would keep the wires in place if they were to get yanked on.
Thanks

gorilla glue/epoxy the wires inplace and then just incase cover the glue with silicone

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

you can also staple some of the wire to the side around the hole. then it would not move outta place if yanked on

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

you can also staple some of the wire to the side around the hole. then you would not move outta place if yanked on

x2 thats what i was thinking also

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

put a knot in the wire on the insidelof the box

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

put a knot in the wire on the insideo f the box

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

Speaker-wire through the port!

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

who's yankin your wire?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Speaker-wire through the port!

x2

 

[Big Dee 10+ year member]

I put about a 1 inch layer of silicon around the wire, there's no way it's going anywhere, but if you want I guess some wood glue would work also.

It helps on mine that they were tight to begin with. There was almost no space at all around the wire.

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

you can also take two screws out of the sub and pull the individual split wires through the empty screw holes.

 

[cleanerupper 10+ year member]

Thanks fellas. I guess I'll just do gorilla glue, let that dry, then silicon.