Ty_Max

Sorry [/i]

mattieg

If you bought the sub from a JL audio dealer then you can send it to JL to get it fixed, has to be less than a year old. Also if it is a torn surround you would be able to see it. My advice would be to take a digital volt meter and set it on ohms. Test each voice coil on the sub itself. Each side (if it is a dual voice coil) should read 4 ohms, or 8. If it reads zero then it is a blown voice coil.

Ty_Max

^thanks for the info...
I hope the rubber cement works for the surround...
If not I probably do have a blown voice coil...then I am fubared...unless you can actually get those repaired for a decent amount...

mattieg

Eh I would really call JL audio on that one. I mean its such a nice subwoofer and I would hate to see it held together with rubber cement. The cement would probably come apart because the sub is pretty diesal.

vettereddie

RTV silicone does a lot better than rubber cement if you can find the tear. Seal it from the back side to make the repair look clean. When I get the whistle sound though, it's usually because the box isn't sealing. This happens from the speaker not sitting flush, the foam gasket on the back side being worn or damaged, or having a hole somewhere in the box, like around the wire terminals or in a corner.

When you put the new sub in, did you take the old one out at any point?

Ty_Max

^Weirdly enough you are exactly right...
Damn super autobacs...sold me a faulty box..
After getting a huge head ache from listening for the sound..
Finally found it..
SUCH A TINY hole...
Can't even see it on the inside..
but it is coming from there ....its like the didnt screw it down or glue it all the way in the top corner of the side...
Lammmeee...

Sooo...anyone have good ideas for sealing it?
...Already used the rubber cement to fix some of the tears in the old w6 maybe I can just use it for that too?

vettereddie

Rubber cement is not what you want to use. It stays pliable, you want something stiffer. For the inside of boxes, coat the seams with liquid nails. The clear silicone sealant works well too, do you have a caulking gun? They work much better than the smaller foil tubes.

mattieg

So true, well good luck. Its an easy fix and a hundred times better than fixing a sub.

nebster

omg DO NOT REPAIR YOUR SUB WITH RUBER CEMENT OR SILICONE.

they make special speaker glue that you need to use. unless everything is lined up perfectly you're going to end up damaging it even more. please god take it to a place that does this for a living

Ty_Max

^STop buying stuff and get a tc already haha

vettereddie

For the RTV, I use that in the event of the surround being punctured only, not for cone separation. No disassembly is required for that one, though how long it holds out is questionable.

I'm suggesting liquid nails though to fix the leak coming from the corner of the box. If there's cone separation, get it repaired professionally.

Ty_Max

Thanks much
You were right on the dot
Thumbs up for you

Ty_Max

I know I knoww ...But my friend works there and he asked his buddy if it should be fine for two w6's and he said yes...Probably shouldn't trust them..They are all retards anyways usually.