Tore the surround on my SA12

[plantinseeds]

Can I repair it myself and have it sound as good as before, or do i have to send it in to get reconed?

Either way I'm ******* depressed now

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[Serpent710 10+ year member]

How'd you do that? And all depends how bad it is post a pic if yu can

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

yeah, how bad is it...post a pic. If it's not all the way around it can usually be repaired

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

How did it happen?

 

[plantinseeds]

I have no idea how it happened, I was taking out the right SA12 so I could find out why my box was rattling so badly and then I look over and the surround magically developed a rip...

Must've accidentally leaned the other SA12 onto the one that ripped, these things are ******* sensitive haha.

I'll post a pic asap, it's only a small tear though.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

One of my hd3 12s has has a small half inch rip in the surround for years and its never gotten any bigger.

Not sure if its the same kind of surround as an sa though.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

The edges on the SA motors are pretty sharp, I wouldn't be surprised if the motor sliced it a bit.

 

[plantinseeds]

The edges on the SA motors are pretty sharp, I wouldn't be surprised if the motor sliced it a bit.

Motor wasn't leaning on the other SA12 it was the outer edge of the surround, not sure what I would call that part of a subwoofer... haha

Trying to post a picture but my Ipod is being a little *****

 

[plantinseeds]

https://twitter.com/Plantinseeds/status/210081880136105984/photo/1

There's the pic

 

[Serpent710 10+ year member]

looks like more of a hole than a rip. should be fixable though

 

[04murdalanche]

silicone ftw

 

[plantinseeds]

looks like more of a hole than a rip. should be fixable though

Well what do you suggest? I see people saying use some **** called goop or e6000?

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

i wouldnt use e6000 on a surround, but rtv silicone should do the trick, it kept the surround on my ss xxx going for a while until i cut it apart.

 

[Serpent710 10+ year member]

goop/e6000 is usually the go too. looks like crap but usually holds pretty good. use that and a piece of thin fabric on the inside of the surround to strengthen the bond and prevent further tearing.

 

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i wouldnt use e6000 on a surround, but rtv silicone should do the trick, it kept the surround on my ss xxx going for a while until i cut it apart.

this too, all of them work.

 

[plantinseeds]

goop/e6000 is usually the go too. looks like crap but usually holds pretty good. use that and a piece of thin fabric on the inside of the surround to strengthen the bond and prevent further tearing. 

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this too, all of them work.

Well I bought the RTV stuff and glued it up with a small piece of fabric like you said. How long should it wait to test it out again?