Any audio experts on subwoofers able to help me?

Aight, yesterday, I heard a rattle in my trunk when my music was on. Me and my friend opened the truck, and saw that the rubber sealing part had been blown out, which was causing the rattling. We checked, and nothing else was blown, and nothing was fried, and my friend super glued the rubber sealing back in place. I wait 24 hours to let the glue sit, and don't play my sounds at all. I play it today, and the rattle is still there. And It's not coming from the car itself, because it didn't have rattle before, and it's clearly coming from the sub. Anybody know what might still be causing the rattling? Are the cones, and rubber sealings replaceable to where I don't have to get a new sub, because there is nothing wrong with it, besides the sealing being blown and glued back together?

 

ok, I'm not an expert on subs, but I know a bit about speakers.

A piece of something might have gotten broken off and is now rattling on the inside. It may have been the source of the rattling all along. Can you take them apart and see what's up? Otherwise, I'd say just take em back to where you got em and see if you can get em checked out.

Though, a rattle could also be caused by a very tiny hole in the speakers, in which case they'll probably just have to be replaced if you can't figure out how to repair it. The smallest of holes can cause major dysfunction in sound.

But I'm more of a wiring expert, not the speakers themselves. Those are my guesses, though. Hope you get the problem worked out babe.

 

Thanks, DH. I think the glue didn't seal it enough. When I put a little pressure on the rubber sealing, the rattling stops, so I think I'll just have to re-glue it somehow or something. I'm just glad nothing from the speaker itself is fried.

 

aha, hopefully that's all it is then. What kind of glue did you use? Get you some heavy duty rubber cement or some shit, that should help.

 

My friend just used some standard super glue. Is rubber cement more effective? He said the super glue might work in helping it.

 

You need something that will bond with the rubber better than the super glue. And since it's rubber, you'll also probably want a glue that is more flexible when dried.

...I use a lot of different kinds of glue. lol

I did a lil research on google...I think rubber cement would fall under the latex glue category. According to this page I found, I'd suggest either a latex glue, for a flexible hold, or a contact glue, for a strong hold.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Which-Glue-To-Use-For-The-Job&id=19815

 

Good shit. Props, DH. I'll have to head up to Wal-Mart to get some rubber latex glue shit.