Posted June 7, 201015 yr A drill went through my subwoofer (foam surround, not the actual subwoofer) while taking it out of its enclosure. The hole is about an inch long, what do I need to do to fix it? Is there some sort of kit I can buy, if so where at?
June 7, 201015 yr It will probably eventually tear in which you will need a recone... What sub is it?
June 7, 201015 yr That Happened To Mine as i was taking backing out the scews to take the sub out of my enclosure.Stupid regular screwsThats why i will only use the + cross phillips head ones now.AnywayMine however was about half an inch bigi uses Ultra Clear superglue and put it back to normal and smoothed everything outbarely noticable !!
June 7, 201015 yr the only free way i know to fix this would be a bit of silicone on the front and back on the tear....but thats a bit ghetto
June 7, 201015 yr also the sub will have to dry open air....some silicone will put off an acidic vapor when it drys.....and i have seen this hold up over a year or less than a month.....if its a fi i would pay for a re cone
June 8, 201015 yr what kind of surround I used a innertube repair kit when that happened to me once. There is also a rubber tape that'll work but get some spray adheisive to reinforce the bond
June 8, 201015 yr Silicone caulk will do the trick. Obviously a recone will completely fix it, but the caulk will work fine.
June 8, 201015 yr That Happened To Mine as i was taking backing out the scews to take the sub out of my enclosure.Stupid regular screwsThats why i will only use the + cross phillips head ones now.AnywayMine however was about half an inch bigi uses Ultra Clear superglue and put it back to normal and smoothed everything outbarely noticable !!It wasnt the screws, that is always why you should use a guide when drilling a screw in whether it is your finger or the one attached to the drill(if available).
June 8, 201015 yr That Happened To Mine as i was taking backing out the scews to take the sub out of my enclosure.Stupid regular screwsThats why i will only use the + cross phillips head ones now.AnywayMine however was about half an inch bigi uses Ultra Clear superglue and put it back to normal and smoothed everything outbarely noticable !!It wasnt the screws, that is always why you should use a guide when drilling a screw in whether it is your finger or the one attached to the drill(if available).I put a screw through my finger not that long ago. It is still messed up.
June 8, 201015 yr caulk, silicone, any adhesive that is flexible dont use super glue it dont bend and looks nasty
June 8, 201015 yr Did you pre-drill at first to make the screw go in with ease instead of having to force the screw in from the start? Ouch sounds painful, never had that happen to me.Also OP, take a picture so we can see if the hole is bad or not (whether simple or extreme measures need to be taken).
June 8, 201015 yr I used super glue and it worked fine. But mine was tiny. It was gorilla super glue.
June 8, 201015 yr There's a hole in my subwoofer, dear SSA, dear SSA,There's a hole in my subwoofer, dear SSA, a hole.Then fix it, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, dear youngb94,Then fix it, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, fix it. With what shall I fix it, dear SSA, dear SSA?With what shall I fix it, dear SSA, with what?With a recone, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, dear youngb94,With a recone, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, a recone. The recone is too expensive, dear SSA, dear SSA,The recone is too expensive, dear SSA, too expensive,Then repair it, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, dear youngb94,Then repair it, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, repair it. With what shall I repair it, dear SSA, dear SSA?With what shall I repair it, dear SSA, with what?With silicone, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, dear youngb94,With silicone, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, with silicone.Any other options, dear SSA, dear SSA?Any other options, dear SSA, other options?With superglue, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, dear youngb94,With superglue, dear youngb94, dear youngb94, with superglue.It depends on the size of the hole dear youngb94, dear youngb94It depends on the size of the hole dear youngb94, the hole. Too much time on my hands, but I think I captured the essence of this thread.
June 8, 201015 yr Dang Impious, that was something else. Boredom can make us do some strange things. LOL
June 8, 201015 yr I don't understand why people use drills to put screws for subs in boxes. If you have a guide over the screw and drill head I guess that's fine. But man, give me a screwdriver any day. That's the way I've always put my screws in. Sure it takes 5 minutes longer and you actually have to use some arm muscles, but it's so much easier to control and I have never even slipped once.
June 8, 201015 yr i've never slipped using the drill yet but carpeting my box i slipped with the exacto knife and lets just say my finger needed superglue b/c the wait at the hospital was six hours for 4 stichest so i used a bottle of super glue to hold it together
June 8, 201015 yr Yeah I cup my hand around the bit, and it helps that I'm not a tard with a power tool
June 8, 201015 yr Did it once on a cheap Flea Market sub, But didn't make a big hole, heck it was barely noticeable.....
June 9, 201015 yr Author https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=df903282d8&view=att&th=1291e34e97680e84&attid=0.1&disp=inline&zwI dont know if that worked or not, but it should be a picture of the hole in my sub.
June 9, 201015 yr Author Picture doesnt work at all, just takes you to the gmail sign in page.Yfrog Image : yfrog.com/59subbjThis one works.
June 10, 201015 yr Put tape on the backside of the foam, then rubber cement it from the front. After it dries take off the tape. Superglue stiffens up the foam too much. My adire audio shivas were banged up with random holes and rubber cement worked better than anything else I tried...
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