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Post by **MarkCoupe** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:12 pm

In the world of ice, whats your worst fear, that thing that everytime you do it makes you drip sweat till its up to your ankles. Yes removing slot fit (so you need a flat head screwdriver) gauze facias from speakers.Well today after 8years of ICE, i realised my worst fear, yes i stuck a screwdriver through my Â£350 Kicker compnent speakers :cry:

Tallbloke · Post by **Tallbloke** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:24 pm

Gutted for you mate....

I know what you mean tho. Although not as expensive or as good I did the same to my sony fronts....

Chris

madhaggis · Post by **madhaggis** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:03 pm

That is so easy to do!!! The Screws should be torx. Gutted for ya mate!

Bob

Ryan220 · Post by **Ryan220** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:12 pm

Yep, had the same experience a coupe of times, never trashed Â£350's worth though.

You may be able to repair the cone by gluing.

I put a screwy the the rubber surround of a sub once and used a couple of rizlas and some bathroom sealer to repair it. Looked crap, but sounded as good as new.

Hope you can sort it

goonasuk · Post by **goonasuk** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:14 pm

I came close to doing that to a set of Focal Utopias (rrp Â£569.99)

I was extremely careful after than

Funkster · Post by **Funkster** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:17 pm

Speakers can be repaired, price depends on the extent of the damage. I'll give you the numbers of some people to call when I can get to my phone book.

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Olly

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:23 pm

Cheers for the empathy guys, it is truely gutting , and you get so angry yourself but like you say Bob its too easy to do.

Thanks Olly, id be really greatful

Ive rung kicker and although theyre still selling them in stores, theyve just (by a few weeks) stopped making them, and i really like them, the only componenets ive heard and preferred were utopias so i hope i can get em sorted(cant afford new components right now :cry:

)

Thanks again
Mark

Relentless Tan · Post by **Relentless Tan** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:42 pm

try bicycle puncture repair kit.

T :mrgreen:

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:15 pm

When I got my car I soon discovered one of the speakers had a hole in it. I just used araldite to stick it back together. It seems to work fine.
I'm not really into ICE at all, but enjoy listening to my music at a decent volume at times, yet the speaker doesn't sound any worse due to the fix.

Funkster · Post by **Funkster** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:39 pm

Couple of people to try:

JM Loudspeaker Repairs
0121 327 3111

D. C. Boulton
01535 642053

I've done quite a bit of speaker repair myself. What glue and materials you have to use depends on which bit of the driver is damaged. Did you hurt the cone or just the foam surround?

hth,
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Olly

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:58 pm

The rubber surround Olly

Funkster · Post by **Funkster** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:22 pm

The surround can be replaced in its entirity as new ones are available in all sizes from the right suppliers, but doing it right is a bit of an art. First removing the old one without damaging the cone is quite tricky (!) and once removed the cone must be kept absolutely central while the new one is fitted, otherwise the voice coil will end up out of alignment with the magnetic gap.

If you want to try to repair the surround, then you need to use an adhesive that will remain flexible such as red evo-stik, and make the patch out of something that is either quite thin or very flexible, or both. I find that silk impregnated with glue is very effective.

Probably best left to the professionals :o)
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Olly

radddogg · Post by **radddogg** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:53 pm

Funkster wrote: I find that silk impregnated with glue is very effective.

Just wait till the update

MarkCoupe wrote:Just got back from A&E, it was difficult trying to explain why I had my mum's fishy knickers stuck to my fingers

iainp · Post by **iainp** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:54 pm

Iain

Funkster · Post by **Funkster** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:06 pm

Euw! Totally uncalled for!

:oD
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Olly

MGJohn · Post by **MGJohn** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:19 am

Nooooooooooooooooooo.

unfortunately YES

Reminds me of that old duffer in The Vicar of Dibley

Bad luck Mark.

syzsounds · Post by **syzsounds** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:35 am

If your brave try using a pair of tights and a flexible glue ....i did this to a pioneer 12" sub i killed ... after a couple of glue fingers later its as good as new ..

sy

DOM_COUPE · Post by **DOM_COUPE** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:35 pm

big time gutted for ya it has to be the biggest bar steward of a job in audio next to finding somewhere to route the power cable!

Mynheers_a_pint · Post by **Mynheers_a_pint** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:29 pm

i guess you could say... you slipped on your ice!!!

Sorry.... teeheeee Its a bugger though.....