REPAIR HOLES in Subwoofer Surrounds w/ CHEAP FOAM from Walmart | HOW TO Fix a Torn Speaker Tutorial

Yup, it happens to the best of us :( Dealing with a torn subwoofer surround is never fun, or is it!?!? In this video we show an easy way how to repair ripped woofers with a cheap foam replacement from Walmart and E6000 glue. Hope you enjoy, Thanks For Watching too :)
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[@kevinrobertshaw6479]

That drill! Every fan of EXOs biggest fear when watching his builds.

[@nuclearbum9858]

im pissed if i dont see that drill....that thing is famous now

[@caseynewland2614]

I TOTALLY AGREE!! whats up with all the hate.

[@salvatorehayes2753]

What a relatable intro lmao

[@EazyDoesIt916]

me this morning installing my new subs 💔

[@bananasmcduck630]

So relatable

[@siouxunit17]

Me too atleast the intro made me laugh about it ​@EazyDoesIt916

[@Denis7947.]

Xd

[@Jmen-og8iv]

This gotta be the best intro to a video ever 😂

[@computerborn1749]

I just wanted to say that the funny intro made my day a lot better and I've only been watching this channel for a few days, but I think your sense of humor is great, so thank you very much for putting a smile on my face as well as many other's.

[@pyroboyZB]

when this happens to me i know the best thing to use is a bycicle tyre repair kit! stretches verry good and can handle big presure!! great for your sub!!! and looks like new to!

[@perezchristian83]

I repair a lot of flat inner tubes. do I use the same method for speaker repair?

[@roddizzle2659]

I need some help on my 2 15s dbs

[@SonicElectronix]

Awesome video and what a great product to demo!

[@legend131000]

Cool to see you guys around here.

[@PankajSharma-lj8wk]

Can I use faviquik

[@nellysummer5039]

Used your patch idea, worked a treat with some RTV silicon. Has made a 10+ year old sub usable again and sounds great, thanks.

[@KYDSLADE453]

The intro is fucking amazing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wayannail2318]

💪

[@sc8106]

Dude... seriously. One of the best videos I've ever seen you edit. Your gonna get famous keep at it.

[@sc8106]

More famous than you already are I should say..

[@ridethewagon69]

I know this is an old video. But I bought some subs used and realized upon better inspection someone havmd driven a screwdriver through a surround near the gasket. Last night I watched your video and happened to have the materials in my garage...it works 100%. Easy fix. And I opemted to keep it clean and just do an inside foam repair..thanks for the tips and keep the videos coming!

[@EXOcontralto]

Happy to help, glad it worked out!!!! Thanks for sharing your experience :D

[@Slip_The_Jab]

In my experience with a punctured foam surround. I cut a patch from an old T-shirt. Then I applied silicone to the patch enough to make it tacky to the touch. Applied the patch to the inner side of the foam surround. Then I added silicone on top of the patch and spread it evenly over the repaired area. The puncture was hardly visible if at all from the front of the surround. The material from the T-shirt & the silicone combination held it all together and worked flawlessly. Hope this helps..

[@hugon6717]

Thanks might try it

[@siouxunit17]

3m vhb 5925 ftw! Fixed my skar vxf like a charm. Thanks for your intro really made me feel better

[@rcfunandrandom859]

Can you make a video about how to fix a broken dust cap?

[@Based_F22]

If you dislike this video your simply going to hell.

[@ixionn563]

Recently ordered a second kicker CompC and another box for the truck, got the kicker for half price because it has a very small cut in the surround, I'm gonna try my good quality electrical tape as a bandaid first, if not I will definitely put this method to use. I only came here for help with the cut but your intro made me laugh my ass off, good mix of humor and advice, love this channel. Can't wait to get this dual sub setup going, thanks Exo!

[@georgemarshall4833]

Young man, I'm almost old enough to be your grandfather, and I'm here to say that YOU ARE THE BOMB (Happy Birthday, by the way)! I came here looking for ideas to fix my 5.5 inch 100W midrange, where the part you repaired in the video is almost all deteriorated. Don't know why. But here I learned from you about the foam at WalMart, and your favorite glue. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[@PedallingwithPaul]

Love it. Always try to find a way to fix things before I go full replace. E6000 has been my go to repair glue forever

[@EXOcontralto]

Heck yeah, man! Glad you're able to fix them up as well :)

[@PedallingwithPaul]

@@EXOcontralto I am getting ready to try to recone/re-surround some of my JL subs.

[@kevinlivingston9563]

The "memories" montage was a nice touch

[@thereptiledude7247]

I have used just straight silicone with no patch before. Worked flawlessly!

[@JoniK1]

Happy birthday! I will be 28 as well in two months, 1989 was a great year :D

[@skizzarz]

Impressive subwoofer, equally impressive fix!

[@909sam9er]

This dude is awesome! He got knowledge

[@myhops]

Thanks so much for this. I bought a used subwoofer only to find a crack in the surround. I put some E6000 and a slice of foam and it works great now!

[@EXOcontralto]

Way to go man!!!!

[@hobbitgottit]

I love it. great video. The 'you and your best friend' skit with the subwoofer was awesome

[@marcovaldovinos5009]

The intro is one of the best ive seen 🤣 made my day 😄

[@slantedperspective]

that's a good relationship with that sub

[@100rats2]

It's works just fine for me have had it on for more than a year and it still is on there and jamming 👍

[@cadenjames442]

Exo makes the best bass related videos on youtubulas Chang my mind

[@abdelkaderelbachir9523]

what was that intro girl you did almost make me cry they should give you an Oscar for this artwork that was so dramatic !!!!! 😐😕

[@EXOcontralto]

Intro girl? Thanks for the comment!

[@HeyImJorg]

6:00 close your eyes

[@ethandunchack9777]

i love your enthusiasm

[@wesleydelaat1476]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EXO!

[@shawnmiller9678]

windsheild urethane. or window weld works excellent also for surrounds it is flexible and strong in 1/6 inch and 1/8 inch layers you can get it in black or clear

[@cb14011970]

bicycle tube repair patch might do the trick, too, gonna try it out

[@tyrant29bow2]

Happy birthday EXO!!!!

[@DC-it8qk]

exo makes some of the best videos

[@dudegonecrazy]

If you rounded the corners on the patch it is less likely to peel

[@poppypineapple9885]

I love how it’s the same sub i looked up this video for

[@098cpt]

I did few patches on a old kevlar pioneer sub, and i did 4-5 coats of black pastidip on the foam to hide the patches. It holds great and looks great.

[@ryans9176]

I agree. Liquid Tape works great too.

[@XianOrtiz7]

this fo real plucks my heart strings. thank you for the video

[@AWIERD1]

E6000 is one of the best glues/patch materials for subwoofers or speakers. It's extremely durable and can stretch amazingly well and I've used it to repair many speakers and subs. So yeah I'll "salvage" audio equipment from behind my local car audio shop and in a attempt to discourage such actions alot of the time they puncture the cones. But yeah E6000 9/10 times does the trick alone ...

[@jeremykilgore1444]

Love the intro to this video...funny stuff!! Good tip also.

[@EXOcontralto]

Many thanks! I have lots of fun making videos :D

[@SickenedSparrow]

Haha such awesome video skills Exo. Happy birthday man!

[@caseynewland2614]

HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY EXO!

[@suicidesally1160]

Haha i dig your cheese-e acting! 💙🤘😃 and thanks for helping me fix my sub

[@bhvm333]

Really enjoyed the emotional intro . keep it up.

[@petegeanacopulos9730]

I did this to my NVX 5mins after taking it out the box. same type of perforation....that's how I ran em at all the shows last season man. fixed it w G.E. silicone. see u out there this season broseph.

[@monstrositygarage]

Happy Birthday EXO!

[@legofeak12]

This video was amazing

[@CarlosTorres-be7bu]

I was so baked when I watched this the first part was hella funny 😂😂

[@XeL_666]

This has helped me a lot. Repaired a set 12" kickers so I can hook them up in my girls car. Was gonna use silicone but this method works great with black foam. If you have access to a craft store then stop in there and you can get lucky with finding the right color and thickness.

[@EXOcontralto]

Way to go man!!!

[@GiDD504]

Best sketch ever! Love you Exo !!

[@SpanishGold123]

lol love it.."newbee" hahaha great vid

[@Hustle199]

Intro is exactly what I did and why I’m here😭👎🏼 7 years later thank you fam

[@caseynewland2614]

hell yeah man thanks for bringing back some those old school skits we all love :D keep it going EXO

[@1badpit100]

Happy Birthday exo love the channel.

[@jimmymccants770]

Electric tape and a lil bit of super glue worked for years for me

[@jitbass.]

LOVE THE INTRO 😁

[@realjaxon]

Nice job. I'm going to try this method.

[@crazyeye1]

I did this the first time i installed my comp R 12s. I ended up using gorilla tape on the inside, fixed it. Withstands the high vegas summer temps too. Its been 2 years now

[@JokeManComedy]

Omg i love the intro and how he's dancing

[@JasonWW2000]

I loved the intro. Great job!

[@jkstdstang]

I use one of those bit holders on my drill that slides down over the screw head so it can’t slip out. Works like a charm but I’ve definitely slipped up and poked a hole in my surround before when i first got into car audio back in the 90s haha. Cool to see the patch idea worked well and using an old scrap surround from a recone is good idea also. Maybe not the prettiest repair but functional until a recone can be done. Btw Im running a pair of those vcw 12s on an audio legion 1600 currently and love them! They hit the lows , bang hard, and have great SQ to boot! thinking about throwing my second 1600.1 on them!

[@nareshkashyap9517]

W

[@kblopp]

I had the same problem once and just used the E6000 on the rip (the black version of E6000) and it worked fine without using a patch.

[@ozzayyyy]

Y black

[@gabejosephjr]

the pain when you puncture your speaker is actually immeasurable

[@TheSamson50]

hahahahaha! EXO! this is why im subbed buddy, gave me a good laugh on my sick day off. i can relate to this so much! You're great bro, keep it up :)

[@christophermozeleski7149]

You crack me up. I'm going to have to try this.

[@eeeeee1630]

0:05 OMG I LOVE U SOO MUCH!!!

[@plusmusic7499]

Do u think you can just leave the e6000 on with out the foam?

[@AdamMcEuen]

And sooo true! I've done the very same thing myself and kinda made the repairs work on my Kicker C10s and there was never anything really flexible enough!

[@oriolinton]

your video intro was perfect lol keep making videos and btw, this was really helpful to my particular situation

[@BigHeadBaggersOhio]

good info in the video but I loved the intro lol I watched it twice and was laughing so dam hard

[@AJRestoration]

That intro made me subscribe.

[@SuperDaddyruss]

I know super old video. I have cammed out many screws thats why I use tiny hex head bolts. Got tired of slipping and breaking surrounds though id done it more often on doors and rear decks. Great content exo thank you so much for your time.

[@gahbah274]

Torx wood screws

[@mikedyess1340]

Thanks man hey the crazy glue for crafts work great also very flexible and strong its been holding holding my cone together for 2 years now

[@paulgreene6899]

I used a small bicycle inner tube That fits the diameter of it, Glued up the entire surround by each strip.

[@renekaspersen9429]

mega good video

[@belartful]

Walmart foam!!!!!! thank you!!! Re-coning and Re-foaming some speakers for my old G3 imac. Will give it a try.

[@facetime9156]

Excellent dramatics! Intro always funny!

[@pyroboy417]

That intro was great

[@VENOM-en9zn]

Pretty funny starting

[@kylemeys391]

Love your work

[@gregl5677]

what up EXO man it's been awhile. I use to watch you back in the day. went up to college and now out and I got alot of catching up to do. haha. glad to see you are still kicking. my old channel was chevyislife.

[@LionWithTheLamb]

If you have a Dollar Tree nearby you can get the foam and the crazy glue all purpose adhesive for a buck each except it's a small container. From what I can tell Crazy Glue All Purpose Adhesive, Shoe Goo, and E6000 glue are the same thing.

[@samwoodward9817]

Stepside1986 funilly enough, from model working I can say that nail glue from salon stores works incredible. And it's quick drying so you can use it in a hurry like at a show or something. Just putting in my personal opinion, though.

[@randygerlach9096]

Samuel Woodward salon nail gloe is just CA glue and it is ok for temporary fix but will fail because it dries out the material and eventually will cause a bigger hole because it will tear the material overtime..

[@vincentkoster6291]

THE INTRO CRACKED ME UP😂😂😂😂

[@syedabsarkazmi6756]

Awesome repair with all test

[@CVLova]

hahah the intro :D Happy birthday EXO :D

[@fazooleq1523]

I literally did exactly this and poked a hole in my surround with a power screwdriver. Maybe not a subwoofer but for lighter applications (mine is a 6" guitar amp woofer), I found a simpler lighter solution as well:" I remembered how insanely strong wet suit cement was and you could use that but if you can't find that, there is liquid electrical tape, brush on several thin layers - its extremely strong and totally flexible. And it doesn't add a big "patch" to the surround. Again, a subwoofer may need something stronger like your patch - but for less aggressive applications, give this a try.

[@mogawa451]

love that intro😂👍👏

[@d.phothirath5084]

Thank you for the tip ! Nice video ! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@itsme2369]

Hahahaha I love little Ernest this guys channel has helped me out in so many way. Thank you very much my dude

[@Gershy13]

5:59 Listen to this with your eyes closed lmao

[@kennethjudequimada1706]

You are like shaggy in . . Scobby Doo dude . . 😂😂😂😂👌👌👍

[@Glman707]

EXO I just started watching your videos you are a very happy guy keep your happiness about you that's what makes you yourself reply if you get this message

[@azmike1956]

found this just in time - straight tear in surround. reglued the cap on one of my original mtx black golds (used melamine/roo glue). goes on white & dries clear. very clean! then i found a tear along the outer edge of surround. hard to get to but i'm gonna try RTV(silicon) & some kind of reinforcing material. i've got to patch a tire today too, maybe i'll just use that!😆 Hahaha!

[@g0mp]

Who else think he drilled that hole on purpose in the intro? :D

[@randygerlach9096]

Gomp He did for the vid to help everyone!! Sometimes there's gotta be a sacrifice lol!! Nice exo..

[@lumppio6025]

why would he?

[@maxyml7847]

I love the intro

[@gopalakrishna9651]

You saved me some money. Thanks for the video

[@djephexx]

This Vid saved my life!!! Happy belated Birthday man!

[@EXOcontralto]

That's what I like to hear!!! Thanks for watching :D

[@armarmnam]

Best intro :D