How to Recone Subwoofer

[@d0peshow]

This would have been a useful video if you didn't have Steven Hawking narrate it. It was too annoying to watch.

[@SparkedEd]

@bassabigdeal what? entertainment and education? Sorry, you dont have to watch if you dont want. The Goal of my vids is to give something different than all of the other bland car audio vids out there, and to spread the years of knowledge and experience I have attained from doing this. If you already know so much and make the best vids, or have seen the best vids, you need not share in my channel if you do not wish. Thank you for watching this vid and good luck to you in the future.

[@SparkedEd]

Surround to cone is a tough joint and may never be back to 100%. But you can use "Amazing GOOP" or epoxy to fix that joint. Just make sure it is something that can adhere or bond to rubber.

[@SparkedEd]

@Qaasim830 There are many different factors, coil inner and outer diameter and coil height, also spider sizes and clearances. You need a recone that is made for your woofer. Try fixmyspeaker . com

[@SparkedEd]

@bassabigdeal lol, OK. Well you are free to watch and learn a few things, watch more of my vids and learn about what it is I do, but your immature, and ill informed remarks are not welcome here.

[@SparkedEd]

lol. well you can use adhesive dissolver but it doesnt really work on silicon. The silicon shouldnt have soaked through the fiberglass/woof so it should eventually separate from the box.

[@SparkedEd]

@tacomabanga1986 Its just black CA with a slight rubberization. Bonds well to Foam type surrounds. Have to rip or cut the surround to get it off. I never used any CA that sets up white.

[@tyoung319]

I like to use GOOP on the surrounds as well as the dust cap, i apply the ca to the spider landing, then goop to surround landing, drop cone in, press firmly and spay activator on spider. Once held take the subwoooofer gasket and put it on, this holds the surround down to the GOOP great! Reason behind using GOOP on the surround is its much cheaper/ easyer and holds great! Awesome vid ed!

[@SparkedEd]

@92TegRs Well I built my own recones. You can contact the manufacturer of the woofer you want to repair to purchase a recone, or try fix my speaker , com

[@SparkedEd]

@tyoung319 GOOP is good there too. Just takes a while to fully dry and still costs some bit o money. Buy its available in most hardware stores.

[@SparkedEd]

The voice coil pushes the cone in sequence to the electrical signal fed to it. The cone then vibrates the air molecules and this is sound.

[@SparkedEd]

@warmaster5128 parts are hard to come by. I may sell some in the future but for now, fixmyspeaker . com is the place

[@SparkedEd]

@Quekil830 Only ones you have the parts for. I only had a few parts laying around for this one.

[@SparkedEd]

@emartinez0291 Nope, no Hifonics Woofers there. Just custom woofer parts and a T3 Audio woofer.

[@SparkedEd]

@GoPre474 Maybe from Sony but I doubt they offer recones, youd have to contact them to see.

[@SparkedEd]

@carloextreme I am not familiar enough with those woofers to know if parts are compatible.

[@SparkedEd]

@CAneophyte Most hobby shops have basic types, or you can go to fixmyspeaker, dot, com

[@SparkedEd]

@bubba906 Working on a new vid series now. Just needed my computer back and running.

[@SparkedEd]

I purchased from an industrial supplier. You can try CA Plus, or even hobby shops

[@J00bles]

i like the video! was a great how-to and even a veteran reconer (like myself) picked up a handy trick or two. i just wish YOU would have done the narration instead of the computer. got a little annoying lol

[@theskeemask]

I've only done one re-cone so I'm no expert, got an 2002 RE XXX and when I re-coned it, as you did (except I did the whole surround at once) the surround moves all the way to the edge of the landing for the surround, which I thought was fine until I put the gasket on and it was riding on the surround as well the mounting screws would cut into the surround slightly asked Fi about this and they explained when you glue the surround down you need to put the gasket on to align the surround correctly

[@tyoung319]

@ShowtimeSPL It does for sure, but i build the recone while reconing the sub now, so it sits for a day or 2 any way......... I always seem to run out of CA lol so i try and use it the least since theres no quick way for me to get more...... I guess I could stock more than 2lbs at a time huh lol :P With the glue I get from jacob (think its the same as yours) its tough to get it off the top landing vs the goop..... Word to the wise, dont get the ca fumes in your eyes BURNS = understatement :)

[@Loudizzzzle]

I always love me some edwin T. Socket. Very informative video! LIKED!

[@warmaster5128]

@i7cpu i would do 8 ohm im not a owner of the channal but that would be safe look on the magnet of they existing subwoofer on your ampilfire and get the number and look one up and see all the inpedences and try to find a subwoofer at the ohm it is and all the inpideances correct

[@SparkedEd]

The automotive or the Marine. I think they are the same anyway.

[@SparkedEd]

I will soon, I am building a webstore at showtimecaraudio . net

[@Cashdollar2009]

Hey I bought that Diamond Audio subwoofer! Lol. Made a box out of scrap wood and managed to do a 135 @ 40Hz on around 100wrms in my tiny temp. setup in my Aveo. The direct leads were nice. :)

[@SparkedEd]

@bassabigdeal Oh? And who are you and why would you say that?

[@theskeemask]

You do not want to glue+accel that way when doing the surround... some subwoofers require you to put the gasket on to line up the surround properly.. just sayin'. Nice vid though!

[@sikvibration]

great vid man extremely helpful i hav mojos so i just swap baskets and love the subliminal showtime spl that kept popin up

[@SparkedEd]

@elijahcollins1988 you can try alpine or fixmyspeaker . com

[@SparkedEd]

I make my own, watch my other vid on how to make a re-cone

[@UNIQUE-eu9ik]

For your permission if I can ask you questions I'd like to you what you know I hope that don't offend yousome people just need a little help like me lol I hope you reply me with just a simple yes or no will be fine instead of no reply you know Ii have a passion for this kinda stuff and I'd like to learn more I'm honestly just asking for your help and if we could be friends so I will stop there i could write all night lol yea well bye hopefully u get this

[@UNIQUE-eu9ik]

Hi I just wanna say like your video and you really inspire me a lot I fix subs for friends some times and instal systems sometimes but I feel that you are really intelligent and I read every one of your comments lol and people are just immature and I know people ask you questions all the time and its prolly annoying and I know you prolly don't reply to all of them so I just wanna say I think your very smart and I wanna just ask you if

[@jamesw9546]

Quick question... i have read many forums regarding fixing the surround on a subwoofer but i have a Phoenix Gold Rsdc 12" Duel 2ohm voice coils capable of 600 watt rms at 2 ohm. When playing the subwoofer noticed odd flapping noise to find out that I blew the butyl rubber surround off some of the cone about 6 inches. What would be the best steps to take to attach the rubber surround to the cone again?

[@tacomabanga1986]

ed, do u use a different type of ca glue because mine wouldn't glue the surround, i had to use loctite glue for it to work right, all ca glue did was set up white and come unglued and shimming makes a huge difference if u have surround problems, i had to shim mine to keep vc straight, i dont like tight vc gaps but the subs perform awesome tho lol, keep up the good work mr socket

[@SparkedEd]

At full power for daily use, yes that is a bit too much.

[@i7cpu]

Hi I need kind a professional help , I've got 3A andante "prelude " bi-amplified 3 way speaker but woofer has blown and I don't know which woofer to put 1. Eminence Guitar Legend 4 or 8 ohms? or this kind a woofer it's only for guitars usable freq 45 hz- 3.5 khz 400 W or 2. Martini Wiseman 51 hz to 4 khz 400 W ? help me please if you can which one should i put ?

[@theloudgamer9708]

Subloofer xD

[@Dojahs]

TheLoudGamer 9 I just remembered this video while talking with a friend. I couldn't stop laughing the first time I saw this shit 4 years ago just cruzin youtube

[@theskeemask]

You're right, sorry for tryna act like I knew something when I didn't.. two re-cone kits they put the wrong surround for my basket.. sorry dude!

[@pimpinoes]

i have a 12 inch kicker cvr do you think if i grabbed a recone kit i would be able to use the basket from the cvr if i got the same size voice coil and would that change the rms in any way could i make it go up or down??? ive never reconed but i have so many blown subs lying around it wont hurt to try

[@SparkedEd]

just gotta get a razor knife under there and chip away

[@SparkedEd]

@sk82rap I built my own, I worked at a woofer factory

[@Qaasim830]

I got a question if you guys dont mind.....I want to recone my subwoofer but the manufacture doesnot make recones so i was searching on the web and found this sing 4 ohm recone kit and my subwoofer is a single 4 ohm will this work

[@bassabigdeal]

Hey man listen, If you like the computer voice keep it. You shouldn't have to compromise your video on my personal judge men

[@mminc81]

@patriotpaqtrick, The glue he is using is called CA Glue and the spray is to speed up the drying of the CA Glue.

[@TACTICIAN4009]

Mixed emotions im having as i watched as those sub came back to life and i also feel bad because ive trashed a lot of sub's because they where blown dam.But screw it good job on the sub's and the vid.keep it up

[@splaudio1]

the robot voice had me loling really hard but its great to see the great ed lester and his alter ego edwin t hard at work

[@matrixownz]

ed i have a question i need to glue a new foam surround to a polypropyene cone and dust cap what glue can i use the will have a strong hold contact cement says it wont work with it ? thanks

[@scbjgs]

...that's only gunna take 3 years...but ok..didn't know if there were any tricks like heating olive oil and vinegar to exactly 134.7 degrees and spraying it on there or something dumb. haha

[@Ian2lo4u2c]

(Standing Ovation) Ian2lo gives 2 thumbs up.... Showtime, has outdone himself.... I shall sub now.... I feel like a vid response is in order, if you'll watch it... I have something to say....

[@bassabigdeal]

It's a good video dont get me wrong and it's helpful. I just don't think you really had to include all that bullshit

[@GeoAl09]

Silly but serious question. Guy with the glasses I really like your hairstyle. What do you call that? Er like if you go to get your haircut, what do you say to get that style?

[@357demonio]

@ShowtimeSPL hey man T3is out businnes, so i wonder if your guys have TSNS motor for sale. cuz i have 2 baskets from DC audio , I wany use w/ TSNS motor, please let me know...

[@FonZ4590]

@narcoti yes that is possible, then you just need to recone with a different coil. Where you have to do this depends on what subwoofer you've got. what subwoofer do you have??

[@SparkedEd]

@bassabigdeal oh Thank you, its not about that. A lot of people bash on youtube, unreasonably. I look at all of us car audio guys as a select group that share a common interest and that's the groundwork for friendship. If a lot of people dont like the computer voice, I wont use it again. But a lot of people like my humor and what I add with knowledge so I keep including it. We can all share ideas for vids and audio.

[@956rangoflex]

@showtimespl if I got db drive,Memphis,hifonics goliath,etc. That don't have recones where or how do I go about fixing them and psi has turned down every request I submitted

[@SparkedEd]

@poweracoustik267 These are Dual voice coil subs

[@warmaster5128]

@ShowtimeSPL were you get the parts then just wondering i kinda want to get into this to recone and stuff

[@FAMOOSE]

awesome vid ed way to go aways wondered how to do it right still dont know if i would try it but good info

[@scbjgs]

i've got 3 jl audio 12's in a fiberglass box that are siliconed/colked into the box....does anyone know any way to get them out with-out destroying anything?...

[@habrimable]

hey i got a eclipse sw4200 12" thats blown and i want to recone it but where can i get the kit, how much will it be, and what kind of recone kit should i buy.

[@carloextreme]

hi Mr.Socket! i have a DD 2515 that is rated @ 750W RMS and im pushing it to 1000W RMS, daily. my question is, can i use a 3515 recone kit if i blew off my 2515?

[@Piggie822]

I like the computer voice, but maybe some subtitles would be helpful. I wouldn't be able to recone a woofer because of how easily I get distracted by animals.

[@SparkedEd]

Sounds like there may have been an issue or something custom going on. Most woofers are not like that and only use the basket to align the surround. And some surrounds have a solid landing so the holes have to be cut or punched afterwards anyway. Some are tooled with the holes already punched and that would require spinning the cone/surround until they are lined up.

[@scbjgs]

seperate from the box by itself?...it's been in there for like 7 years.. :/. and i used adhesive colk. haha. gunna have a fun day doing this..

[@teamfapa]

@ShowtimeSPL where can you buy the black ca glue all i can find is clear @ mobile solutions

[@SparkedEd]

@Got5pl You can try contacting Soundstream

[@SparkedEd]

@poweracoustik267 I will be selling an 18"

[@CFH4E]

hahaha ive always done the battery thing after i install stuff to see if its all in phase i never seen anyone else doit though

[@SparkedEd]

@trancedj77 haha, He was the inspiration

[@SparkedEd]

@ShowtimeSPL BTW, I am a professional woofer builder at a factory and never wanted to show a recone vid because of some Trade secrets I may let out. But a bunch of viewers kept asking for one. So whalla! And I couldnt narrate myself that day because the audio got screwed up. that's a behind the scenes secret.

[@SparkedEd]

Cause I like to have fun with my vids.

[@SenorDennis]

Wtf the computer voice totally ruined this video. Couldnt even watch it

[@Got5pl]

Is it possible to get a recone kit for a Soundstream T4 15"?, Im in australia.... The whole coil is catus.

[@DJInclined]

is one of those an old DAD woofer?

[@SparkedEd]

@warmaster5128 I made them myself

[@korebrent1234]

I was about to ask where u get your cones but read you made them u have a skill set to be envied son

[@randomsavage520]

aye man, how could i purchase a couple of these woofers??? and what is the power ratings on them????

[@LordPS3]

i always prefer wrapping the tape around a popsicle stick when i clean the gap. makes it much easier.

[@bassabigdeal]

@ShowtimeSPL Alright dude sorry for waisting your time. Subscribed.

[@perlewitzaudio]

I laughed out loud while watching these guys make faces!! LOL!!! :)

[@cotyballs]

Liked the vid man. Great instructions for peeps that haven't done it

[@jesseadkins187]

exactly how i do my recones.. :)

[@SparkedEd]

The gasket is used to line up the surround? Hmm I've never seen that, can you explain? Which model woofers? I'm curious

[@krisraps]

Oww My Ge Ou Double D , You Talk Like Snoop De Ou Double G..

[@Dicer69r]

where do i get recones? i have audiovox subs theyre kinda rare but i blew the hell out of them

[@bigcurt011]

I have kicker cvr and my adhesive dissolved around my cone what can I use to seal it back

[@airforceranger48]

always love your vids bro... imformative... yet funny as hell

[@SparkedEd]

@teamfapa check out fixmyspeaker ,dot, com

[@hrdcoreme]

I have laughed at this subwooofer so hard probably to hard but it’s so funny

[@saedabumokh9577]

The title attracted me, but i managed to get out of this video because of that voice.

[@SparkedEd]

@splaudio1 lol, thanks dude

[@ivgen1987]

are you selling them? or do you know where can we buy a recone kit? please help us

[@Quekil830]

Loved the video guys i got a question Can you recone any sub woofer or certain ones

[@Alexlivingloud]

lmfao at the voice..LIKED!! funny and informative.. thats what i like to watch...

[@SparkedEd]

GOOP is the brand I prefer

[@SparkedEd]

Amazing GOOP will work, or epoxy meant for plastics. Just scratch up the plastic with sandpaper first.

[@SparkedEd]

@importracer4life69 lol, sorry, it was glitches in my editing program. I need a new computer.

[@Warl0k]

Seeing the video but hearing Mr Hawkins speak made this video so worth watching.