Wrapping Crossovers in Tape...?

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Hey, guys. Well, I have a bit of a problem. I recently installed a pair of PG RSD's in my friends car... but that bish leaks like there's no tomorrow. I installed the Xover on the inside of the door, and I guess it got wet, now the left side isn't working. I have an extra pair of Xovers that I'll just throw on, and I'll see if I can fit the Xover between the door and the panel. But, can I wrap them in like Electrical tape to avoid it getting wet again...?

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[TIeclipseMOJO 10+ year member]

yea they shouldnt get too warm

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

have you noticed the crossovers getting hot? that would be the first thing i could think of... when i had PG RSD's they did get very warm and melted the top part of their casings (where there were vents to help it cool off //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif, didnt help much lol). but tape shouldnt effect that, might hold in the heat more.

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

yea they shouldnt get too warm

water cooled x overs

 

[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

Should be alright as long as you're putting the tape over the covers and not on the crossover stuff lol. Tape the shtt out of it. Haha. Make sure they don't get warm in the first place though...I don't have them but use judgment.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Well, she said that the driver side would randomly work. So, I'm guessing it shorted out the Xover as a whole. The ones I'll replace them with would either be my Hertz Xover from my car, and replace my Hertz with my CDT ones, or just give her the CDT ones. The CDT seem to be better. But, I could be wrong. The Hertz Xover are just little boxes, maybe 2 or 3 inches long, and like 1/2 inch wide / high while the CDT are your standard 2-way Xover.

 

[CadillacMatt 10+ year member]

Hmm... is there somewhere else you could mount them?

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Put em in a ziplock.

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

use one of thoze giant balloons from car dealers. i used a balloons for my crossovers works like a charm keep em dry

 

[TSGP]

move the xovers to the kicks and just run wires into the door.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

use one of thoze giant balloons from car dealers. i used a balloons for my crossovers works like a charm keep em dry

Sounds like a good idea.

Just curious, does it look like a condom on your crossover?

 

[timaishu 10+ year member]

i just put mine in the plastic bag that i came shipped in. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

I would just relocate them.

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

relocation would be your best bet..you could always mount them under the front seats if you have to.

 

[C3 Customs 10+ year member]

I would just relocate them.

x2

Save yourself the headache or you can find the leaks and fix them all in addition to changing out the crossovers.